Syria may take four years to organize elections — new authorities

Under the commission’s guidelines, candidates will have the opportunity to publish their election programs in national newspapers, including Respublika and Zviazda, and appear on national television and radio

The country has declared a week of mourning

The survey results show that more than half of Russians follow the tradition of making a wish as the New Year’s chimes strike

They had arrived in Grozny on instructions from warlord Doku Umarov

The Market Operator is responsible for organization of trading in electric power and electricity supply

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, December 24th

Since the beginning of the day the price has risen by more than 4%

US President-elect told reporters that he had received an invitation to attend the funeral

Geopolitical situation, the rhetoric of sanctions, the Bank of Russia’s monetary policy, as well as the situation with budget spending, will continue to have the greatest impact on the rate of the national currency in the coming year

Restrictions in airports were introduced for civilian flights safety reasons

The North Korean leader said he was sending the wishes on behalf of himself, the Korean people and all the service personnel of the country’s armed forces

Many well-known politicians, statesmen, scientists and cultural figures passed away in 2024

The list also concludes Biden calling Donald Trump’s supporters "garbage" during the US presidential campaign

Top stories from the Russian press on Saturday, December 28th

Meanwhile, Ukrainian media outlets have reported several explosions in Kiev

Data obtained from the Russian defense ministry’s daily bulletins and other open-access information from its officials indicates that Kiev lost some 595,000 troops as killed or wounded in action in 2024

One infantry fighting vehicle was destroyed, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

The American president also said the US Department of Defense is in the process of delivering hundreds of thousands of artillery rounds and thousands of missiles to Kiev

From February 1 to 5, wildfires killed at least 137 people in Chile's Valparaнso region, with 200 more reported missing

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, December 27th

The company notes that the restriction will remain in effect until Gazprom notifies Moldovagaz in writing otherwise

The statutory monthly minimum wage is the minimum salary of Russians before deducting personal income tax

Trump’s transition team did not respond to a TASS request for comment

In the spring of 2025, we will also witness a partial solar eclipse

In exchange, 150 prisoners of war of the Ukrainian armed forces returned home

"The flight recorders will be delivered to the CENIPA," the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan said

According to Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko, digitalization should fully support the functioning of the EAEU's single domestic market

Ukrainian army lost up to 505 servicemen from Russia’s Battlegroup West actions

The Russian president noted that the US agency had achieved its goal of changing the government but failed to see what it would evolve into

VCIOM noted that this wish unites both men and women (31% and 42%, respectively)

"Russian units are also storming the industrial zone and we are also seeing combat in the vicinity of the thermal power plant," he said in a video address published on his Telegram channel

The list did not include the leaders of the UK, Germany, the US, France, Japan, and other large states unfriendly to Russia

According to Chinese President, mutual political trust and coordination of positions between China and Russia "regularly rise to higher levels under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries"

This is not the first time the US recently made allegations of attacks by Chinese-affiliated hackers on US infrastructure

The deal provided for the transit of 40 bln cubic meters of Russian gas through Ukraine annually

The cafe owner told Oksana Vodianova, suffering from autism and cerebal palsy, and her accompanying nurse to leave, claiming they were scaring away other customers

Attacks did not result in new casualties, Alekseenko added

It is reported that Kyrgyzstan plans to host an international conference on cybersecurity in 2025

It is reported that the company will abide by the decision of the principal shareholder but expects an involuntary cut of the investment program due to money shortage

On March 24, 1999, NATO began a military operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

He recalled that in their honor, as well as in honor of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War

The Carter Center non-governmental organization confirmed the death of Jimmy Carter

There are approximately 9,073,878 children aged 5-9 in Russia who may still believe in Father Frost, researcher at the Institute of Computer Sciences and Telecommunications at RUDN University Artur Davtyan said

The deportation requirement will not be applied to foreigners, who want to stay on legal grounds and have met several preconditions

At the same time, Lavrov noted that Moscow has not received any official signals from the United States on the Ukrainian settlement at the moment

"The Ukrainian military has abandoned its positions in Shevchenko. They could not withstand the onslaught of our troops and combined strikes," the sources told TASS

According to the new oil output restoration schedule published on the OPEC website, the production increase is planned for the period from April 2025 to the end of September 2026

According to the report, superbugs are often found in Ukrainian soldiers, who undergo treatment in the country

"Losses of the Ukrainian armed forces totaled more than 445 servicemen; an armored personnel carrier, thirteen armored combat vehicles, and twenty-two motor vehicles were destroyed," the ministry said

The main New Year’s tree celebration takes place in the State Kremlin Palace

Fifteen years ago today, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the Munich Security Conference with a speech that was instantly interpreted as the harshest-ever manifesto since the Cold War era

He noted that over many years, Washington and its allies have been using "color revolutions" as a tool to contain their geopolitical rivals and get rid of those unwanted

"The business of the two counties want to cooperate and looks for models of interaction in the environment of toughening of the so-called sanction. It seems important for me because there are avenues of interest for the business exactly with the long-term focus. This pertains to branches of industry, energy, transport, agriculture, pharmacy and food security provision," the Russian diplomat added

Russian, Azerbaijani presidents hold telephone conversation on Aktau plane crash

The contract on Russian gas transit via Ukraine expires at the turn of 2024

Deliveries through the Sokhranovka station were terminated in 2022 at the initiative of Kiev, allegedly due to force majeure

Activities of gathering and removing soil polluted with fuel oil are now underway on the area with the total length of 63 km

The ban was introduced in Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachai-Circassia, North Ossetia, Chechnya, Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions

All municipal services are working in the robust security regime

Sergey Bogdan emphasized that the newest Russian fighter was a "magnificent platform for a future generation of configurations, just as the Su-27 aircraft in its heyday"

According to the agency, it has not yet made a decision about its next moves regarding the president

Grigory Perelman proved the Poincare conjecture in 2002-2003 and turned down a $1 million prize awarded to him

The euro exchange rate is trading above 109 rubles

The drone threat was announced in regions of the North Caucasian Federal District from 04:00 a.m. local time

"We do not make assumptions about the plans of the future US administration", Russian Foreign Minister said

According to the head of state, the situation in the special military operation zone is "changing significantly"

TASS has prepared this factbox with background information on the history of Russia’s traditional New Year’s celebration

The comments came after the New York Times reported on Monday that the US Treasury Department accused China-related hackers of breaching its electronic systems

The US national debt for the first time climbed above $36 trillion on November 15

In 2024, according to a government decree, December 29-31 (Sunday through Tuesday) will be days off, while December 28 (Saturday) will be a working day

At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces hit energy facilities of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, airfields, storage depots, command posts, and launch sites for attack drones over the day

Ramzan Kadyrov noted that there is no need to worry about hostilities currently happening on Russian territory

The Cabinet is to finalize and approve an integrated plan for achievement of national development goals for the period by 2030 and in the longer term by 2036 by February 15 of this year

"To date, 1,686 birds have been managed to be rescued. Of them, 1,300 ones were transferred for animal rehabilitation centers in several Russian regions," the center informed

The battlegroup East has eliminated up to 170 Ukrainian servicemen over the past 24 hours, the military emphasized

Information in the media that the IDF air force attack on Yemeni ports was planned in advance is alarming, Vasily Nebenzya emphasized

Higher rates of duties are also introduced for individual kinds of meat and fish, canned ready food made of vegetables, fruits and nuts, confectionery, pasta, and soft drinks

The first consignment will be enough to rearm one battalion

"This act will certainly get a response," Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova emphasized

Putin's New Year's address will be shown before midnight local time in all time zones

He also noted that "all Western media Telegram channels remain freely accessible in Russia

According to the Turkish newspaper, the former Syrian president did it to ensure his own safety

According to Al Masirah, two strikes were carried out on the complex, where the rebels' defense ministry is located

The relevant assignment was given in conclusion of the meeting of the Council for Strategic Development

"On December 31, air defense assets on duty destroyed seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles from 08:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Moscow time," the ministry said

Beijing is ready to cooperate with Moscow and use the consensus reached between the head of two states

An active accomplice of bandits was detained in the search operation and gave confessing testimony

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, the winner of last year’s championship, was earlier disqualified for breaching the dress code

It is noted that the Russian Armed Forces will wait until the construction work reaches a certain point and then carry out strikes to destroy what has been built

Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov has signed a decree on the matter

The restrictions targeted the director of this analytical center, Valery Korovin and Judge Olesya Mendeleyeva

The movement also attacked a power plant located in the vicinity of Jerusalem

"For example, the US and Russia are moving to semi-automatic medicine but the more automated a system becomes, the easier it will be to substitute doctors by AI. And they will be replaced, particularly in ‘conventional medicine,’ in polyclinics and medical institutions at the governmental level," Baranova noted.

Russia has celebrated New Year and Christmas with decorated fir trees since Peter the Great’s reign

The Kazakh Transport Ministry earlier announced that it sent flight recorders from the plane to the Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center in Brazil

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also emphasized that Moscow is outraged by the hypocritical silence of the West and its media on the terrorist attacks in Russia

According to the head of state, the system's serial production has begun

According to Sevim Dagdelen, Friedrich Merz, Economic Minister Robert Habeck and current Chancellor Olaf Scholz 'will probably continue to burn German taxpayer money in Ukraine'

The US forces were preparing a "major strike" against the Yemen’s territory

Russians always treat the New Year’s Eve warmly and cordially, the president said