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November 30, 2017 22:43

• Rome Professor helps zoo activists to get land near Makhachkala

  This week, "Ecolife" activists have begun building a centre for homeless animals near the dwelling settlement of Talgi near Makhachkala. The land plot was allocated by the authorities at the request of Professor Djalal Saidbegov, a native of Dagestan, who works at the University of Rome, an "Ecolife" source has stated.

November 30, 2017 19:22

• Use of marijuana decriminalized in Georgia

  The Georgia's Constitutional Court (CC) has abolished criminal punishment for consumption of marijuana and cannabis, finding it an encroachment on the freedom to choose the type of rest and relaxation.

November 30, 2017 14:37

• Russian State Duma MP tells about the fate of Cossack Zabolotny in IS

  Six people, captured in Syria, including Roman Zabolotny, a native of the Rostov Region, are supposedly alive; negotiations are underway with militants about hand the captives over, Victor Vodolatsky, a State Duma MP, has stated.

November 30, 2017 14:25

• Chechen authorities found 104 Russia citizens in Iraq

  Among Russian citizens captured by the Iraqi militaries in Mosul, there are women and children from different Russian regions.

November 30, 2017 12:10

• In Grozny, exhibition of relics timed to Prophet Muhammad's birthday

  Today, Chechnya is holding festive events on the occasion of the Prophet Muhammad's birthday. An exhibition of relics belonging to the Prophet Muhammad and Chechen saints was opened in the "Heart of Chechnya" Mosque, and fireworks were arranged before the morning prayer. Some of the local residents are dissatisfied with secular celebration of the holiday.

November 30, 2017 12:04

• Dagestan announces release of animated series about life of mountain villages

  The animated series "A Masters' Aul" about adventures of a city teenager in a mountain aul (village) will be created with the help of a grant from the Russian President in the amount of 2.1 million roubles. The first three series will be released in 2018, reported Ruslan Salimagaev, an initiator of the project.

November 30, 2017 09:36

• BlaBlaCar faces a ban by court in Kuban

  In Kuban, the Prosecutor's Office has convinced the court to ban information about joint trips with the help of the BlaBlaCar service. Prosecutors believe drivers use the BlaBlaCar service to earn money. The company has appealed against the court's decision.

November 30, 2017 09:25

• Azerbaijan counts 127 facts shelling from the Armenian side

  Within the past 24 hours, Armenian militaries have violated the ceasefire on the contact line for 127 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

November 30, 2017 01:28

• Giyas Ibragimov stops contacting his relatives

  Activist Giyas Ibragimov, sentenced after graffiti appeared on the pedestal of the monument to Heidar Aliev, has never called his relatives during a week, and on November 29, he was not brought to trial on the case of insulting judges. That fact alarmed relatives of the sentenced activist and his advocate.

November 30, 2017 00:28

• Turkey extradites suspects accused of killing Abdulvakhid Edilgeriev to Russia

  On October 22, Turkey extradited to Russia Yuri Anisimov and Alexander Smirnov, accused of killing Abdulvakhid Edilgeriev, an administrator for the website "Kavkaz Centre". According to the Turkish newspaper "Cumhuriyet", both extradited men are suspected of organizing the murders of seven other Chechen political immigrants.

November 30, 2017 00:12

• Killers of Gasanguseinov brothers-shepherds unlikely to be ever caught, relatives assert

  Relatives of the killed shepherds believe the persons guilty of killing the Gasanguseinov brothers from the Dagestani village of Goor-Khindakh will not be brought to justice. Residents of the village have noted that they still live in an atmosphere of fear.

November 29, 2017 23:16

• Sochi woman convicted for treason is back at large

  Inga Tutisani, who spent four years and a month for her SMS message sent to Georgia in August 2008 about the transportation of Russian troops, has returned home.

November 29, 2017 21:52

• Senator Suleiman Kerimov's arrest has not deprived him of Dagestanis' support

  For residents of Dagestan, Senator Suleiman Kerimov, who was barred from leaving the country by a French court, is primarily a benefactor, although his relations with Dagestani authorities changed from confrontational to friendly, journalists of local media have stated.

November 29, 2017 21:34

• Special operation in Tbilisi affects Dagestani tourist business

  Some Dagestan travel agencies are forming groups to Georgia on New Year holidays; others decided to suspend such trips until spring after reports about unjustified non-admission to Georgia of tourists from Northern Caucasus.

November 29, 2017 21:33

• Resident of Chechnya accused of attempt on Imam Tsechoev

  As reported by the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), the case of a resident of Grozny accused of attempting to kill the Ingush Imam Isa Tsechoev has been sent to the court.

November 29, 2017 15:28

• Woman from Argun publicly apologizes for threats to gas workers

  On November 28, on air of the Chechen TV, the woman apologized to employees of gas networks for her attempt to prevent them from disconnecting gas supply because of debts.

November 29, 2017 14:35

• Yerevan residents: exhibition "Eclipse" destroys historical stereotypes

  On November 28, the exhibition "Eclipse" about victims of Stalinist repressions, closed by the decision of the Armenian Ministry of Culture, was opened in the Yerevan private gallery "Sarkis Muradyan". The information from the exhibition can change the attitude towards the history of Armenia, its visitors believe.

November 29, 2017 14:34

• Four months later, Ramzan Kadyrov voices his second willingness to resign

  Ramzan Kadyrov has "outgrown" his status of the leader of Chechnya, but the question of his future career is in the competence of the Russian President. This opinion has been expressed by experts after the Ramzan Kadyrov's new announcement of his willingness to resign.

November 29, 2017 12:24

• Russian militaries hold exercises in Armenia on combating militants

  A three-day hands-on training ended on November 28 at the high-mountain ranges "Kamkhud" and "Alagyaz". Over 300 militaries took part in them.

November 29, 2017 11:06

• Kadyrov's name appears in Montenegro putsch case

  The indictment on the case of plotting a coup d'état in Montenegro mentions the name of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Russian "Izvestia" writes referring to Montenegrin oppositionists.