Crime

Members of Hizb ur-Tahrir terrorist group charged

16.11.2012 15:36   Vladimir Gordeev, edite by Karina Ayvazova

Russia's Interior Ministry announced on Friday that the alleged members of the radical Islamic organization Hizb ut-Tahrir, who were detained on November...

Business as usual

Megafon expects to raise from $1.7-$2.3 billion from IPO

15.11.2012 15:21   Anastasia Matveetva, edited by Karina Ayvazova

Information about the upcoming IPO of Megafon started to spread in April 2012

The Russian operator "Megafon" plans to raise from $ 1.7 billion to $2,3 billion during an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange. "Megafon"...

Iniquities

Law toughening control over foreign funded NGOs comes into force

14.11.2012 13:15   News Dept.

Earlier in October Vladimir Putin signed the controversial law

The law toughening control over foreign funded NGOs in Russia has come into force, the Kremlin-run newspaper "Rossiyskaya gazeta" writes on Wednesday.

Business as usual

BP and AAR to settle all major disputes

13.11.2012 17:12   News Dept.

Russian company AAR and the British oil company BP, both owning 50% of TNK-BP, have reached an agreement to settle all their disputes, the Prime new agency...

Human Rights

Russia evades specific answers at UN committee on Torture meeting

13.11.2012 16:36   Aleksei Zaitsev, edited by Robert Gally

In Geneva late Monday evening, the UN Committee against Torture concluded its review of the 5th Russian report on compliance to UN conventions. At the...

Human Rights

Court paroles Russian scientist sentenced for espionage in 2004

13.11.2012 12:16   Darya Zagvozdina, edited by Karina Ayvazova

Valentin Danilov was sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2004

A district court in the city of Krasnoyarsk granted parole for doctor Valentin Danilov, who was accused of spying for China in 2004.

Iron curtain

Magnitsky list to be passed this week in US Congress

12.11.2012 14:18   Olga Kuzmenkova, edited by Robert Gally

The U.S. House of Representatives may approve the controversial Magnitsky Act bill this week. President Obama is expected to sign the document by...

Space program

Chief GLONASS builder fired amid corruption scandal

12.11.2012 12:18   Maxim Solopov, edited by Karina Ayvazova

Yuri Urlichich still remains the director general for one of GLONASS operating companies, RSS

The Russian military industrial commission, headed by deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin, has fired Yuri Urlichich from his post of chief builder of the GLONASS...

Business as usual

Paid street parking proves profitable in central Moscow

09.11.2012 16:02   News Dept.

In just over a week of operation, Moscow drivers have spent over 700 thousand rubles (approx. $22,000) in the new centrally located street parking system...

Special report

Putin congratulates Obama on victory

07.11.2012 16:06   News Dept.

The Kremlin is "very positive" about Barack Obama's victory in the U.S. presidential election. Russian President Vladimir Putin will shortly congratulate...