The Georgian opposition promised to leave Saakashvili without a job Today in the center of Tbilisi, on Rustaveli Avenue in front of the parliament building, the opposition is gathering a rally under the slogan “Georgia without a president!” Its participants will also demand that parliamentary elections be held not at the end of 2008, as provided for by the constitution, but in the spring.

Morozevich had to upset Belyavsky At the European Championship, held on the island of Crete, four rounds were played, that is, the participants covered a little less than half the way. Over the past two days, the leaders in men's competitions have noticeably decreased: the standings are headed by the teams of Russia and Azerbaijan, which won all their matches. Late last night they finished the match between themselves.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov is going on a two-day visit to Brussels. This is the first visit to Europe by a Turkmen leader. In the Belgian capital, where the headquarters of the European Union is located, on November 5-6 he will hold talks with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, as well as NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. In addition, Mr.

The government allowed itself a little liberalism The Cabinet of Ministers of Viktor Zubkov demonstrated liberalism in a single reform of a single monopolist. Yesterday, at a government meeting, the next stage of the “modernization” of RAO UES of Russia was discussed. It turned out that there are no or almost no problems - that is, they exist, but they are of a purely technical nature.

Rosaviatsia leaves charters of airlines that delay flights on the ground Following the results of the summer air transportation season, the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation) punished Russian companies that delayed the largest number of charter flights. The agency cut their charter programs announced for the winter of 2007-2008. The company VIM-avia was declared the main violator , and it was also subjected to the most severe sanctions.

The President of Russia decided to provide his successors with an economic program for three terms in advance By February next year, that is, just on the eve of the presidential elections, the Russian authorities want to have at their disposal a strategic program for the development of Russia for almost a 15-year period.

— Recently, Dmitry Kozak was appointed head of the Ministry of Regional Development, responsible for housing and communal services. In this regard, do you expect real reform of the industry? - Kozak will definitely not make a revolution. We have long talked about the need to create a center for managing reforms - with powers and resources. The volume of resources that are now being put at Kozak’s disposal, its hardware weight, it seems to me, will add more dynamism to this process.

Russia has not yet gotten used to the new November holiday Russians still perceive the November holidays solely as an occasion for an “unscheduled” toast .

"Kingdom" on Moscow screens There was a terrorist attack on an American military base in Saudi Arabia.

A powerful Atlantic cyclone, fully equipped, has entered the arena of weather events, which is destined to become the prologue to the rehearsal of winter in most of the European territory already in early November. On Friday, the Atlantic cyclone will cover half the country, from the Baltic to Central Siberia. And on weekends the next stormy whirlwind will come to his aid.

Texans Leave Bush President George W. Bush's ally from his Texas circle , Karen Hughes, is leaving her post as Deputy Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in mid-December .

The Patriarch accused officials of opposing the introduction of the “Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture” The Church has found those who oppose the introduction of the “Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture” course in Russian schools .

Business unions obtained instructions from the president to the government Small and medium-sized businesses received a nod at the highest level. Vladimir Putin met yesterday with representatives of Business Russia and OPORA. Entrepreneurs presented the president with a new concept for reforming the value added tax (VAT) , and the head of state instructed the government to take into account business proposals when preparing the concept of the country's socio-economic development until 2020.

"The Other Russia" will teach citizens to vote against everyone The opposition coalition “The Other Russia” plans to hold the next “dissent marches” on November 24 in Moscow and the next day in St. Petersburg. Next week, official applications for holding actions will be sent to the authorities of the two capitals. One of the leaders of the coalition, former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, told reporters about this yesterday.

The investigation speculates about the causes and source of the explosion in Tolyatti Today in Togliatti the first funeral will be held for the victims of the terrible terrorist attack that killed eight local residents on Wednesday morning. It is recommended to cancel all entertainment events in the region. In total, more than 70 people were injured as a result of the explosion that occurred in a regular passenger bus in the center of Togliatti early on Wednesday morning.