US sanctions target 7 Russians, 17 companiesThe United States on Monday imposed sanctions against seven Russian government officials and 17 Russian companies controlled by influential businessmen Gennady Timchenko and Rotenberg brothers, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said.18:13 28.04.2014
Ukraine to sue Gazprom over gas pricesUkrainian government has decided file a lawsuit against Russian gas giant Gazprom, acting Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk told journalists Monday.18:01 28.04.2014
Moscow court returns Navalny brothers Yves Rocher embezzlement case to prosecutorsMoscow's Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Monday ruled to return a case against opposition activist Alexei Navalny and his brother Oleg to prosecutors.17:56 28.04.2014
Firtash to contest Tajik authorities’ decision in international courtTojikAzot, a nitrogen fertilizer producer controlled by Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash, published a statement on Monday saying that it would go to court, including an international court, to protect its business reputation against unsubstantiated allegations made by Tajik authorities.17:41 28.04.2014
Egyptian court bans youth movement that overthrew MubarakThe Egyptian Court for Urgent Matters ruled on Monday to ban the April 6 Youth Movement, which helped spearhead the January 2011 uprising against President Hosni Mubarak, the English-language news web site Ahram Online writes.16:04 28.04.2014
Politkovskaya murder suspect pleads not guiltyOne of the accused in the Anna Politkovskaya murder trial, Rustam Makhmudov, stated during the hearing that he was not involved in the crime, RAPSI reports Monday from the Moscow City Court.15:20 28.04.2014
IP court upholds ruling in Hershey vs Russian confectionary caseRussia’s Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) has upheld a lower court’s ruling in a lawsuit filed by The Hershey Company to terminate the legal protection of the IceBReAKeR trademark of the Krasny Oktyabr confectionery, RAPSI learned in court on Monday.13:43 28.04.2014
Ukrainian acting president signs law recognizing Crimea as “occupied territory”Ukraine’s acting president Aleksandr Turchinov has signed a law recognizing Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, both of which were recently reunified with Russia, as “temporarily occupied territories,” Turchinov’s press office announced Monday.13:18 28.04.2014
Up to 700 Muslim Brotherhood supporters sentenced to death in EgyptA court in Egypt on Monday sentenced the Supreme Guide of Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badie and 682 supporters of the movement to death.12:00 28.04.2014
Suspects in large Moscow property fraud case found in Israel - reportFour suspects in a fraud case involving 120 properties in Moscow, 30 of which are architectural landmarks, have been found in Germany and Israel, Kommersant newspaper writes on Monday.11:52 28.04.2014
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022