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Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian extended congratulations on the start of the holy month of Ramadan to fellow foreign ministers in Islamic nations. Amirabdollahian marked the beginning of Ramadan on Wednesday by sending messages to his counterparts. In his communication, Iran’s foreign minister also urged for global Muslim unity to realize Islam’s noble ideals, emphasizing the need for Islamic solidarity to counter the aggressions and crimes of the Zionist regime against Palestinians. Amirabdollahian highlighted the dire situation in Gaza under Israeli siege, stressing the Islamic world’s necessity to effectively confront warmongers. The observance of Ramadan traditionally begins with the sighting…

The Federal Air Transport Agency noted that since 9 a.m Pulkovo has been operating normally MOSCOW, March 13. /TASS/. Operations at the Pulkovo airport were limited this morning to ensure flight safety, now the airport is operating as usual, the Federal Air Transport Agency said in a statement. “To ensure the safety of civil aircraft flights from 08:29 to 08:59 a.m. Moscow time on March 13, temporary restrictions were introduced on the operation of Pulkovo airport,” the statement says. The Federal Air Transport Agency added that Pulkovo has been operating normally since 9 a.m. Source: Tass

Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet on Tuesday reiterated the necessity of stopping Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and ending the suffering of the Palestinian people, the Saudi Press Agency said. In a weekly Cabinet meeting chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the ministers stressed Palestinians’ rights to live in safety and self-determination through a reliable and irreversible path to establishing their state within the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. Separately, the council renewed its call on all Sudanese parties to adhere to the outcomes of the Jeddah talks aimed at halting hostilities and resolving the crisis through…

NAIROBI, March 13. /TASS/. Russia and Burundi are successfully developing cooperation on peaceful nuclear energy, in particular, in particular on improving the nuclear energy infrastructure in that African country, Russia’s ambassador to Burundi Valery Mikhailov told TASS.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian denounced the continued inability of the United Nations Security Council to stop the war against the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Amirabdollahian noted that the Security Council’s failure to put an end to the genocidal war on Gaza was due to the US’s prevention of the council’s effective actions through excessive resort to the right of veto. He made the remarks in a letter addressed to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the head of the UN Security Council, the secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as well as the foreign…

Dmitry Chernyshenko also noted that by 2030, artificial intelligence will be actively used in all Russian regions, in particular in territorial planning, in medicine, and in the provision of social services

MOSCOW, March 13. /TASS/. Sber plans to earn around 400-450 bln rubles ($4.4-4.9 bln) using artificial intelligence (AI) in 2024, First Deputy Chairman of the Board of Sberbank Alexander Vedyakhin said.

Early voting in Russia’s presidential election is taking place abroad without any incidents, over 40,000 people have already cast their ballots, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. “Early voting is underway. It has already taken place in 23 countries, and 29 election commissions are supervising it. As of March 12, more than 40,000 Russians have already voted,” the diplomat said. “Voting is taking place without any serious incidents,” she pointed out. According to the spokeswoman, local Russian officials are ready to provide any assistance at the first request of their fellow citizens. The Russian Federation Council, or upper house…

YAKUTSK, March 13. /TASS/. The population of musk oxen, which first were brought to Yakutia’s Arctic districts in 1996, reached 6,500 animals, the region’s Ministry of Ecology, Nature Management and Forestry told TASS.

MOSCOW, March 13. /TASS/. The Tagansky District Court of Moscow court fined the Viber messenger 800,000 rubles ($8,756) for a new episode related to refusal to delete banned content, the court’s press service told TASS.