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Russian diplomats meet with Russian students detained in Egypt

22:00 02/06/2009

Russian diplomats were finally given access to Russian students, who have been held in custody in Egypt for almost a week, as Cairo authorities released 10 others on Tuesday, a Russian embassy official said.

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Defendants in Nalchik terror attack trial start hunger strike
20:39 02/06/2009
Over 40 defendants accused of involvement in a 2005 attack by militants on the southern Russian city of Nalchik launched a hunger strike on Tuesday demanding hospital treatment for a fellow suspect.
Gazprom's CEO rules out cutoffs of natural gas supplies to Ukraine
20:12 02/06/2009
There is no possibility of cutoffs of natural gas supplies to Ukraine now that a 10-year supply contract has been signed, Gazprom's chief executive said on Tuesday.
Israel's foreign minister to participate in Moscow Mideast talks
19:33 02/06/2009
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday that he would attend a Moscow Middle East peace conference, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
Belarus asks for $9bln Russian loan for nuclear plant project
18:29 02/06/2009
Belarus has asked Russia for a $9 billion loan for the construction of the ex-Soviet republic's first nuclear power plant, a Belarusian government official said on Tuesday.
Russian defense industry production up 2.5% in 1Q09
18:22 02/06/2009
"There is not a whiff of a crisis or any macroeconomic problems here," Sergei Ivanov, who oversees the defense industry as part of his cabinet tasks, told a news conference hosted by RIA Novosti.
Protesters open roads after demos over northwest Russia closures
18:14 02/06/2009
Some 300 residents from a town in northwest Russia, which has been affected by the closure of three of the region's main employers amid the financial crisis, have unblocked a highway, a local official said on Tuesday.
Poland's PGNiG signs deal for extra $300 mln of gas with Gazprom
17:08 02/06/2009
PGNiG has signed a contract to buy an extra $300 million of natural gas from an export arm of Russian energy giant Gazprom, a spokeswoman for Poland's gas monopoly said on Tuesday.
Steel giant Novolipetsk Steel posts $193.8 mln net loss for Q1
16:43 02/06/2009
Novolipetsk Steel, one of Russia's largest steel companies, announced on Tuesday a US GAAP net loss for the first quarter of 2009 of $193.8 million compared with a $617.7 million net profit a year earlier.
Russia's chief doctor rules out chance of swine flu pandemic
16:22 02/06/2009
Strategic arms deal may be drafted before Obama visit - Kremlin
16:06 02/06/2009
A new draft strategic arms reduction deal to replace the START 1 treaty may be ready before U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow on July 6-8, a Russian presidential spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
RIA Novosti, Interfax unveil joint media project
16:01 02/06/2009
“This project is revolutionary as two rival agencies - the independent Interfax agency and the federal state RIA Novosti agency - are carrying out a joint media project for the first time,” RIA Novosti Editor-in-Chief Svetlana Mironyuk said.
Protesters in northwest Russia block road over plant closures
15:25 02/06/2009
Some 300 residents of a northwest Russian town blocked a major road on Tuesday to protest against financial difficulties caused by the closure of three large plants last year.
Putin attends opening ceremony of Nissan St. Petersburg plant
15:02 02/06/2009
Japan's Nissan Motor Company opened on Tuesday a car plant in St. Petersburg at a ceremony attended by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Lavrov urges Iran to prove peaceful nature of nuclear program
14:32 02/06/2009
Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, urged Iran on Tuesday to demonstrate to the international community that its nuclear program was peaceful.
Russian Navy to commission Nerpa submarine in fall - source
12:18 02/06/2009
A nuclear attack submarine involved in a fatal accident during sea trials last year will be commissioned by the Russian Navy in the fall and then leased to the Indian Navy, a source said on Tuesday.
Russian Navy chief of staff resigns over poor health - source
11:12 02/06/2009
Admiral Mikhail Abramov, the chief of Russia's Navy Staff, has submitted his resignation citing poor health, a high-ranking military source told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.
Russian UN envoy backs 'strong' response to N.Korea nuclear test
10:53 02/06/2009
The international community should give a "strong" response to North Korea's nuclear test, Russia's UN envoy said in an interview with a Russian government daily on Tuesday.
Russia plans to rotate warships off Somalia coast in July
09:46 02/06/2009
The commander of Russia's Pacific Fleet, Vice Admiral Konstantin Sidenko, has issued an order to prepare a new task force for anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden, a fleet spokesman said on Tuesday.

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