Moscow stores will lose their licenses for selling alcohol to minors While the capital's retail alcohol market is trying to make up for losses incurred during the summer crisis with pre-holiday sales, Moscow legislators are clarifying the rules of the game for those who survived the introduction of the EGAIS system.

Yesterday, the capital's deputies introduced amendments to the city law “On administrative responsibility for disturbing the peace and quiet of citizens at night in the city of Moscow.” The Moscow City Duma doubled the fines for night owls and shifted responsibility for the noise children make to their parents.

Yesterday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov was appointed special representative of the Russian President for the Middle East. Raising the status of the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for relations with the countries of the Middle East and Africa, in accordance with the protocol, will give the senior diplomat the opportunity to conduct international negotiations at the highest and highest level. Mr.

Berlin is preparing Moscow for the German presidency Yesterday, German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier (pictured) arrived in Moscow. He will meet with the Russian leadership as part of his country's preparation for a “dual presidency” - in January, the Germans will lead the EU for six months and, in addition, will preside over the G8 for the entire 2007. This honorable duty will be transferred to Germany from Russia.

Japanese Prime Minister wants to change the constitution Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to achieve the adoption of a law on a referendum on constitutional reform in January, at the first parliamentary session of the new year.

"Rosimushchestvo" and Yakutia divided "Yakutalmaz" Yesterday, the Supreme Arbitration Court finally approved a settlement agreement between Rosimushchestvo and Yakutia regarding the Yakutalmaz property complex.

Tomorrow Georgia will mark a sad date - the 15th anniversary of the start of the civil war, which ended 16 days later with the overthrow of President Zviad Gamsakhurdia, who moved to Grozny under the tutelage of his friend, the president of the self-proclaimed Ichkeria Dzhokhar Dudayev. In March 1992, former USSR Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze arrived in Georgia.

Mikhail Mishustin headed the agency for special economic zones After a three-month break, the Federal Agency for the Management of Special Economic Zones (RosSEZ) finally received a new head. As the Vremya Novostei newspaper predicted a week ago , it is now the ex-head of Rosnedvizhimost Mikhail Mishustin. Mikhail Mishustin is 40 years old. Since 1989, he has been involved in the creation and operation of information systems. Candidate of Economic Sciences.

State Duma deputies have quarreled Russia with Europe Russia has refused to modernize the work of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). This happened thanks to the decision of the State Duma adopted yesterday - deputies did not ratify the 14th Protocol to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, long ago adopted and ratified by all other member states of the Council of Europe (CoE).

Gazprom cannot agree with the former Soviet republics on supplies for next year Ten days before the New Year, Gazprom managed to agree on supplies for 2007 only with Ukraine and Armenia from the countries of the former USSR. There are no contracts with other consumers and, with the exception of Latvia and Estonia, there are no contracts in sight yet.

Sergei Lavrov presented an overview of Russian foreign policy Yesterday, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov summed up the activities of Russian diplomacy during the “difficult” 2006.

Paris Opera premieres are devoid of radicalism The intendant of the Paris Opera, Gerard Mortier, finally decided to spare the stubborn Parisian public by arranging for them a season of soft-class directing, without excessive radicalism. Three premieres in recent months have been held in this category.

In Turkmenistan, a member of the International Social-Ecological Union (ISEU), 50-year-old Andrei Zatoka, was taken into custody. According to Vremya Novostey's informed sources in Turkmenistan, Mr. Zatoka was detained by police in Tashauz while boarding a plane flying to Ashgabat, from where the ecologist was supposed to go to Moscow for the International Council of Economic Union congress. The incident became known through an SMS message that Mr. Zatoka managed to send to friends.

Aton Group managed to profitably sell its core business Many years of attempts by the founder of the Aton investment group, Evgeniy Yuryev, to sell his business to a Western investor have finally ended successfully. Yesterday, the group officially announced the sale of 100% of its institutional division - Aton-Broker and Aton International Ltd. Bank Austria Creditanstalt, part of the Italian banking group Unicredit, became the buyer of Aton's business.

CLUBS Alexander F. Sklyar will perform at Concert , 21.00. Sergey Starostin (vocals, winds), Arkady Shilkloper (horn) and Arkady Kirichenko (tuba, vocals) will play at “Dom” , 20.00. Goldie & MC 2Shy (UK) featuring DJ Paul B and DJ Subwave . Goldie , known worldwide as Clifford Price, is rightfully considered one of the founders of the jungle style. On stage “B1 Maximum” , 20.00. CONCERTS The Symphony Orchestra of the St.