Seven Days in Photographs, January 19-25, 2013

This week US President Barack Obama took the oath of office for his second term, while Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev arrived at the Davos World Economic Forum.

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© RIA Novosti . Dmitriy Astachov

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Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is heading the Russian delegation at the Davos World Economic Forum, which opened on January 23.

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© RIA Novosti . Said Tsarnaev

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slamic relics of the Prophet Muhammad were delivered from the United Arab Emirates to Grozny on January 23, the Prophet’s birthday.

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© RIA Novosti . Maya Shelkovnikova

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On January 25, the Novosibirsk aircraft plant, part of the Sukhoi holding, delivered five multirole Su-34 strike aircraft to the Russian Air Force

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© RIA Novosti . Andrei Stenin

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On January 23, a total of 77 Russian citizens, mostly women and children, were flown back from Beirut after fleeing Syria by land as the security situation in the war-torn country continues to deteriorate.

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© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Vyatkin

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Sergei Filin, the Bolshoi Ballet artistic director, is recovering after last week’s acid attack.