Russia has put forward two conditions for a new envoy to the Middle East Russia has agreed to the appointment of Tony Blair , who resigned yesterday as Prime Minister of Great Britain, as a special envoy for international mediators in the Middle East settlement. "We will welcome Blair's efforts to normalize the situation in the Palestinian territories," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced last night.

CLUBS "White prison" . PodMoskovye , 22.00. CONCERTS "Cockroaches!" at the Central House of Artists , 19.00. "Chaif" . Hermitage Garden , 19.00. CLASSIC Chamber orchestra "Province" consisting of: Vladimir Selivokhin (piano), Maria Gavirko (piano), Elizaveta Makhonina (piano). The program includes: Concerto No. 22 for piano and orchestra, Concerto No. 10 for two pianos and orchestra, Concerto No. 7 for three pianos and orchestra by Mozart. Small Hall of the Conservatory , 19.00.

In most of the European territory of Russia, the weather is determined by a very active Atlantic cyclone centered over the south of Scandinavia. The most intense precipitation over the past 24 hours was observed near its center - in the Northwestern Federal District. The stormy zone did not reach the south of Russia, and a compact anticyclone formed here. There will be cyclones in the European territory of Russia in the next 24 hours.

Will the third president of Russia participate in the 2007 Duma elections? During the autumn campaign for the State Duma elections, Vladimir Putin or his successor may join “one of the political parties,” which will subsequently gain a constitutional majority in the State Duma and gain the right to veto decisions of the next head of state.

Economic pragmatism will bring Moscow and Minsk closer together Today in Minsk, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will take part in celebrations marking the 15th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Belarus . Lavrov’s visit program includes meetings with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov. Mr. Lavrov will be presented with a Certificate of Honor from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, and Mr.

The fish farmer is not allowed to catch the salmon he has raised. A paradoxical situation has developed in the Khabarovsk Territory around the first and so far only non-state fish hatchery in the region. A resident of the city of Sovetskaya Gavan, Konstantin Kuzhel, built a farm for breeding Pacific salmon three years ago on the shore of Lake Tikhoe, leased from the state, very close to the shore of the Tatar Strait.

The government is not considering the issue of transferring the Chayandinskoye field and Sakhalin-3 to Gazprom Gazprom's scandalously approved request by Mikhail Fradkov and the Ministry of Industry and Energy to transfer the licenses for the Chayandinskoye oil and gas field in Yakutia and the offshore areas of the Sakhalin-3 project to the concern has not yet received any follow-up.

By the end of this week, the US Senate is scheduled to take a final vote on a bill to improve the immigration system. On Tuesday, legislators voted 64 to 35 to return to discussion of this document, the previous version of which in early June seemed too liberal to most of them. Immigration reform has many powerful opponents, particularly in labor unions, but it also has many supporters, especially among employers. Before the vote, President George W.

New participants appeared in the trial of the assassination attempt on Chubais In the trial of the assassination attempt on Chubais , which has been going on for more than a year in the Moscow Regional Court, new “players” appeared yesterday. By the decision of the presiding judge at the trial, Alexei Kozlov, two defendants - paratroopers Alexander Naydenov and Robert Yashin - were assigned “fresh” lawyers.

Ali Kaitov was deprived of a cozy two-room cell The case of the former son-in-law of the President of Karachay-Cherkessia Ali Kaitov , sentenced to 17 years in prison for the murder of seven people, from the Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation returned back to the republican court.

Chronicle of sporting events A unification fight between two world champions in the heavyweight category is scheduled to take place in the Russian capital in the fall. The holder of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) belt will meet in the ring with Ruslan Chagaev, who holds the WBA champion title. “When I became champion, I said I was going to unify all the heavyweight titles.

The Italian airline will go to the Italians Aeroflot yesterday refused to participate in the competition for the privatization of the state stake in the Italian airline Alitalia . A statement released on this occasion says that Aeroflot has decided not to submit a final bid for the acquisition of this stake. According to the terms of the competition, held by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, applicants must submit their final proposals by July 12.

Tatarstan will be presented with an agreement with Russia On Wednesday, the president unexpectedly submitted to the State Duma a new version of the agreement on the delimitation of jurisdiction and powers between Russia and Tatarstan. The previous agreement, also endorsed by President Putin, was approved by the State Duma, but rejected in February 2007 by the Federation Council . There are no fundamental changes in the new text, and Tatarstan will now most likely regain its special status.

Lev Dodin staged "Warsaw Melody" A strange thing, an incomprehensible thing... In 1966, the success of Leonid Zorin's play flared up like gunpowder. It was immediately staged at the Vakhtangov Theater, then everywhere. In those days it was called “gorodazh”: “Warsaw Melody” was shown in one and a half hundred cities. The play gave every reason for this: two roles (practically in use, especially on tour), of which the female one is unusually winning, a benefit performance.

In Tehran on Wednesday night, police fought the instigators of spontaneous riots that set fire to 12 gas stations. Three people died in the fire. The reason for the unrest was the government's decision to limit the sale of gasoline to private car owners to 100 liters per month starting yesterday. Authorities announced this two hours before midnight. Iran, the world's fourth-largest oil exporter, imports about 40% of its gasoline consumption, citing a lack of refining capacity.