American Express withdraws lawsuit in Black Card caseRussia's Intellectual Property Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by American Express against Strauss Group over the legal protection of the Black Card coffee trademark.17:44 05.08.2014
New visa for Russian speaking citizenship applicantsForeigners who are also native Russian speakers will now be able to obtain a one-year visa to enter Russia and apply for Russian citizenship, RIA Novosti reports citing a statement on the cabinet of ministers’ website.16:55 05.08.2014
Navalny supporter denied registration as election candidateRussia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld denial to register Konstantin Yankauskas, a member of the Moscow legislature who had been charged with large-scale fraud, as a candidate for the Moscow City Duma election scheduled for September 14, 2014, the court told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.15:35 05.08.2014
About 1 million foreigners banned from entering RussiaThe Federal Migration Service (FMS) has already prohibited more than 900,000 foreigners from entering Russia for various violations, the FMS head Konstantin Romodanovsky told journalists on Tuesday.14:36 05.08.2014
Georgian Prosecutor General’s Office brings new charges against Mikheil SaakashviliGeorgia’s Main Prosecutor General’s Office has brought new criminal charges against former president Mikheil Saakashvili and former prime minister Vano Merabishvili, NewsGeorgia reports.13:25 05.08.2014
Five Levitan paintings stolen from Central Russian museumOn August 5, five paintings by famous Russian artist Isaak Levitan were stolen from his house-museum in the Ivanovo Region, the regional police department said in a statement.12:51 05.08.2014
Russia to sue German company for cancelling training center contractRussian Defense Ministry officials have instructed the concerned agencies to file a lawsuit against Germany’s Rheinmetall Works after Rheinmetall cancelled a contract to build a combat training center in Mulino in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov told RIA Novosti.11:45 05.08.2014
Russian Consumer Protection Service may block BBC RussiaThe Federal Consumer Protection Service may block the BBC Russia website for posting a controversial interview by Artyom Loskutov in which the public activist urged mass riots and extremism, Izvestia reports this Tuesday.10:45 05.08.2014
Russian Finance Ministry to exclude Malta from offshore zonesThe Russian Finance Ministry intends to exclude Malta from the list of offshore zones due to the double taxation and prevention of tax evasion convention having been ratified between the governments of Russia and Malta, RIA Novosti reports. Respective changes to the list of offshore zones were published on the official legal website.10:17 05.08.2014
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