Berdymukhammedov was presented with an Iranian limousine On Saturday, June 16, the two-day official visit of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov to Iran ended. Not counting his April trip to Muslim shrines in Saudi Arabia, it was the new Turkmen leader's third foreign visit since taking power, following visits to Moscow and Astana. Last week, Mr. Berdymukhammedov visited St. Petersburg for an informal CIS summit and international economic forum.

Favorites let Moscow ahead again Far Eastern “Luch” set about straightening out its tournament situation with renewed energy. In the last two rounds in the Far East, two leaders were successively defeated - CSKA and Lokomotiv, and the standings in terms of lost points are again headed by Moscow, which beat the third titan of metropolitan football, Spartak. The revival of "Luch" came as a surprise to his opponents.

Sharapova held the Birmingham tournament in anticipation of clear weather Qualifying matches for the third Grand Slam tournament this season, the British Open, will begin today on the courts of the All England Lawn Tennis Club. For now, the first week of competitive preparation on grass for the world's leading players for Wimbledon is behind us. The men played in London and Halle (Germany), the girls experienced many problems due to bad weather in Birmingham.

Charges of espionage may be added to Boris Berezovsky's numerous "exploits" The Russian FSB has begun investigating a criminal case, the consequences of which no one can judge. With the consent of the Prosecutor General's Office, the Investigation Department (ID) of the security service began an investigation “on signs of British espionage in Russia,” where disgraced oligarch and political refugee Boris Berezovsky could become one of the main defendants.

Military medicine in Russia will be made combat, not rear One of the unexpected structural innovations of the head of the military department, Anatoly Serdyukov, was the reassignment of the medical service of the armed forces from the chief of logistics to the minister of defense in peacetime and to the chief of the General Staff in wartime.

The London Symphony Orchestra performed in Moscow The London Symphony is one of those orchestral greats whose appearance in Russia is considered a rare gift: the last time the LSO was in Moscow was in 1979, with the participation of Benjamin Britten as conductor and Svyatoslav Richter and Mstislav Rostropovich as soloists.

“Fantastic Four” is back on screens in Moscow and around the world We had to wait two years for the second coming of Marvel's quartet of genetically modified heroes on wide screens.

The head of the World Bank will be chosen from one candidate The election of a new president of the World Bank (WB) will be uncontested. The deadline for nominating candidates for the position expired on Friday. The only one willing to take the place of the “American hawk” Paul Wolfowitz, who left because of the scandal, was former US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick.

Afghan militants learn from Iraqi experience The Taliban claimed responsibility for yesterday's bombing of a bus carrying police school cadets in the center of Kabul. The terrorist attack claimed the lives of 35 people, including 22 police officers. According to Kabul Deputy Police Chief Zalmay Khan, the explosion occurred at eight o'clock in the morning near the headquarters of the Kabul Police Chief.

"The End of the Earth" by Philippe Genty at the Chekhov Festival Philippe Genty's performances were staged in Moscow more than once, but with long breaks, and his productions were so different from each other that the next time the director was not recognized. In the mid-60s, Jeanty, then still a young graphic artist, drove around the globe in a small Citroen.

More than half of Russians plan to spend their holidays at home Russians demonstrate their unwavering love for their small homeland in sociological surveys conducted at the beginning of the holiday season. This year, more than half (57%) of our compatriots intend to vacation directly at their place of residence. True, this love for their native walls is largely forced - 45% of Russians simply cannot or do not intend to spend money on a vacation.

The history of the confrontation between Moscow and Spartak, despite its brevity, is quite rich. For example, a year ago the Spartak team led the match against the “citizens” with a score of 3:0, but missed the victory. This match was the last for Alexander Starkov as head coach of Spartak. In the second round, Moscow lost the victory, and the match also ended with a score of 3:3. This time, Leonid Slutsky's team still finished off the opponent, although they scored less than three goals.

CONCERTS Diego El Cigala (vocals, Spain). Flamenco. Svetlanov Hall of the House of Music , 19.00. "Mohicans, step forward!" Kremlin Chamber Orchestra, conductor Misha Rakhlevsky , as well as soloists - five musicians who have been working in the orchestra since its founding. As part of the festival “We are 15 years old - 15 concerts for you” . Church of St. Louis , 19.00. MOVIE “Cargo 200” (Russia, 2007). Directed by Alexey Balabanov.

There are two governments in a divided autonomy Torn by internal conflict , the Palestinian Authority yesterday found itself in a situation of dual power . The head of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Mahmoud Abbas, outlawed the armed groups of the Islamist movement Hamas, which captured the Gaza Strip by the end of last week, and swore in an “emergency government” that replaced the Islamist-dominated government of national unity .

Wave cyclones are intensifying on the European territory of Russia. Under their influence, short-term rains occurred almost everywhere, heavy in places (up to 16-31 mm), with thunderstorms. There will be rain of varying intensity and duration over most of the European territory of Russia in the next two days.