Russia will award Israelis with 16 thousand medals
The Government of the Russian Federation handed over 16 thousand medals "70 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945" for awarding war veterans living in Israel. Their presentation will begin on January 15 with a solemn ceremony at the Russian Cultural Center in Tel Aviv. The organizer of the event together ...
Belarus completes ratification of visa abolition agreement with Israel
On January 13, the text of an agreement between the governments of Belarus and Israel on the abolition of visas for holders of national passports was published on the National Legal Internet Portal of the Republic of Belarus. The official publication of the document was the final stage of the ratification process. As the IzRus portal reported, 11 ...
French President promised to protect all religions
French President Francois Hollande, speaking at the Institute for the Arab World in Paris, said that his country will defend all religions. The French leader also said that Muslims are the main victims of fanaticism. Hollande expressed his confidence that Islam and democracy are not ...
Obama and Cameron intend to continue pressure on Russia
US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron said they intend to continue to put pressure on Russia to “diplomatically resolve the crisis” in Ukraine. The leaders of the United States and Great Britain declared their readiness to resist Russia’s “aggression” in Ukraine in a joint article...
Italian President resigned, citing age and "fatigue"
The 89-year-old Italian president, citing age and "signs of fatigue," resigned. Now the incumbent prime minister lacks a major ally to implement an ambitious plan that the country's capricious parliament will push towards legislative reforms. President Giorgio Napolitano did not wait for the end of his ...
Anxiety on the International Space Station was false
According to the American space agency (NASA), no one was injured or threatened at the International Space Station (ISS), from which an alarm was received, forcing the astronauts to evacuate the American section and move to the Russian section. According to NASA, all six members ...
American journalist to stand trial in Iran
Iranian media reported that a Washington Post journalist arrested last July was facing charges. Citing the words of the prosecutor, the official IRNA news agency reports that Jason Rezayan will appear before the Iranian Revolutionary Court. Not yet reported, in ...
Ebola woman hospitalized in UK
A woman suspected of having Ebola virus disease (EVD) was admitted to a hospital in the British city of Northampton (Northampthornshire). The Press Association reported this on Wednesday evening. A hospital spokesman confirmed that they had admitted a woman with suspected EVD. "She…
Two deputies of the Russian Duma disappeared in Antarctica
The representative of the deputy of the State Duma Alexander Sidyakin announced the disappearance of the parliamentarian in Antarctica. According to Sidyakin's assistant, deputy Oleg Savchenko, who was heading from the training camp to Mount Vinson, accompanied by a guide, also did not get in touch with Sidyakin to hoist ...
On the ISS there was an ammonia leak, the compartment personnel was successfully evacuated
The International Space Station personnel, who were in the American compartment, were urgently evacuated after an ammonia leak. A poisonous gas leak was discovered today, Wednesday, as reported by the space agencies of Russia and the United States. All personnel of the American section were successfully transferred to the Russian section ...