POLITICS
Three political parties - the ruling United Russia, the Communists and Just Russia - are starting their congresses in Moscow and the Moscow Region on Friday.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
After Thursday's meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, it became clear: the Palestinians are set to ask the UN Security Council to recognize their statehood.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
All eyes will shift to a United Russia convention this weekend for clues about whether Vladimir Putin might return to the Kremlin and Dmitry Medvedev might move to the State Duma as speaker.
(The Moscow Times)
Russia said its investments in Iran do not violate international sanctions after a report that a state holding company is setting up a joint venture with an Iranian bank targeted by the United Nations.
(The Moscow Times)
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
All public transportation workers in Greece went on a 24-hour strike yesterday to protest new austerity measures. The measures may still fail to save Athens from default.
(Moskovskiye Novosti)
In an interview with Kommersant, the head of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, Anatoly Isaikin, spoke of Russia's successes and defeats on the global arms market.
(Kommersant)
Moscow-traded Mostotrest won a $530 million government contract to rebuild a traffic overpass system in northern Moscow, the company said.
(The Moscow Times)
SOCIETY
A new runway planned for Sheremetyevo Airport will displace 2,500 to 3,000 people in seven towns, and some homeowners are furious because the only land that they have been offered as compensation is flooded by river waters regularly, a local official said.
(The Moscow Times)
OIL & GAS
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will pay a working visit to Moscow on Saturday. At a meeting with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, he expects to resolve the current gas dispute with Russia and make sure no such disputes occur in future.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
IT
Russia knows how to prevent "internet revolutions" from spreading. A draft UN convention on information security has been drafted by the Russian Security Council and Foreign Ministry. Russia hopes it is adopted in 2012.
(Kommersant)
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