Egyptian President's fifth term will be democratic Today, in Egypt's 72 million population, nine candidates will compete for the presidency. The list of candidates is headed by the current president, 77-year-old Muhammad Hosni Mubarak. Most likely, the majority of 32 million voters will give preference to him, a proven veteran of Egyptian and all Arab politics.

President Signed a decree on the Presidential Council on Physical Education and Sports. In addition to the president, the council included the head of Rossport Vyacheslav Fetisov, the president of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Arkady Volsky, the Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin, the director of the FSB, the president of the All-Russian Volleyball Federation Nikolai Patrushev, the Minister of Education and Science Andrei Fursenko.

CLUBS Tasting the new game menu. The Apshu club, famous for its witty know-how such as themed seasonal or “local history” evenings, is presenting a new gaming menu. Now, once you've finished your dessert, you can order one of the many stunningly beautiful wooden puzzle toys. Today at the tasting, the owners promise competitions and drawings, a buffet table, and will also sell toys at special prices. "Apshu" , 20.00. "Geopolips" (Russia, 2003). Directed by Nikolai Kopeikin and Andrey Kagadeev.

Deputies liked the idea of ​​increasing social spending The State Duma opens its next autumn session. Today, at the first plenary meeting, deputies will listen to a report by the Minister of Health and Social Development, Mikhail Zurabov, on the topic of accessibility and quality of medical care.

For the first time, exhibitions at ARTStrelka came together as a whole The ARTStrelka cultural center celebrated the second year of its existence on the territory of the Red October factory with dignity - with a series of thematically related exhibitions scattered across different galleries. For the first time, disparate vernissages were glued together into a single text. Unfortunately, it is of a memorial nature.

Small on the threshold of the anniversary season The gathering of the Maly Theater troupe took place in a format that was not kind to the theater: it was a small one-act play with one quiet motive. Motive - anniversary; season - 250th. Last season, the president met with the leaders of the Maly Theater and Alexandrinsky Theater and discussed the upcoming anniversary.

Moscow asks RAO UES for money for network facilities Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov has figured out how to manage the money that Mosenergo and RAO UES of Russia must pay as compensation for damage to capital enterprises from the May energy accident. As Mr. Luzhkov’s first deputy, Pyotr Aksenov, told news agencies yesterday, the mayor turned to Anatoly Chubais with a proposal to send all 1.8 billion rubles.

The privatization of one of the largest buildings in Volgograd may be considered illegal The prosecutor's office of the Volgograd region has resumed an investigation into the illegal privatization and sale of one of the largest city buildings, previously owned by the bankrupt Agroprombank.

Russians suffer second defeat in a row at Euro 2005 The Russian women's team at the European Championships in Turkey worsened its tournament position in Group “B” of the preliminary stage. Our girls, led by the coach of the national champion Samara club VBM-SSAU Igor Grudin, suffered a second defeat in a row on Tuesday.

Russia and Belarus organized a PR day for the union state in Minsk The Union of Russia and Belarus, which is going through hard times today, is trying to survive with the help of its ideologists. And now the fruitless, essentially destructive disputes about a single currency in the form of the Russian ruble are resolutely relegated to later. We are no longer talking about 2006, or 2007, or even 2008.

The registration procedure in Moscow is being demanded to be declared illegal Yesterday, the Moscow City Court began hearings on a lawsuit filed by 17 residents of the capital demanding that part of the Moscow government resolution regulating the rules for registering Russian citizens at their place of residence be invalidated. They believe the ruling violated their constitutional right to freedom of movement.

Russian political scientists are beginning to prepare the basis for a new “YUKOS case” “The government’s task is to form a powerful anti-oligarchic coalition by 2008 and prevent a coup d’état,” Sergei Markov, director of the Institute for Political Research, said at a press conference on Tuesday.

The power crisis in Ukraine is becoming permanent Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko desperately tried yesterday to unite his team, which was falling apart literally before our eyes.

Converting “old” dollars into modern ones has brought classic films to the forefront of distribution For some reason, the success of modern films is usually assessed not by the number of viewers who watched them, but by box office receipts. The more money the audience paid for seats in the cinema, the better the film is considered. And judging by the reports of film distributors, new Hollywood films have become more and more popular with audiences in recent years.

The match with Portugal will have almost no effect on Russia's chances Today at the Lokomotiv stadium the main match of the football season will take place. The main one is not because it decides whether or not the Russian team will play at the World Cup. On the contrary, from a tournament point of view, it is not of decisive importance for Yuri Semin’s team: in any case, everything for us will be decided in the last game with the Slovakian national team.