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July 26, 2011 14:00

• Adzharia: entrepreneurs expect inrush of tourists in August

  In July hotels of seaside resorts in Adzharia were occupied only by 20-25 percent. According to experts, the high season in the city of Batumi starts only in August. At this time tourists from Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and other countries arrive there.

July 26, 2011 11:00

• Shevchenko: Zagra Kadimagomedova is ready for collaboration with the Committee for adaptation of gunmen

  Zagra Kadimagomedova who was wounded in a special operation in Dagestanskie Ogni and delivered up her husband, a supposed gunman, to law enforcement bodies is ready to collaborate with the Committee for adaptation of gunmen in Dagestan. This was reported by member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, TV journalist Maxim Shevchenko.

July 26, 2011 10:00

• “Zenit” fans detained in Makhachkala released

  The fans of “Zenit” of St. Petersburg detained in Makhachkala after a conflict with the local riot squad and “Anzhi” fans were released, protocols of administrative infraction were drawn up concerning them.

July 26, 2011 09:00

• The Ministry of Regional Development suggests to allot four trillion rubles on development of Northern Caucasus

  The Ministry of Regional Development has prepared a state program of development of South Caucasian Federal Okrug. The program for the nearest 14 years was worked out on the commission of the Government of the Russian Federation. Expenses on the state program exceed the ones currently stipulated by regional and federal target programs (FTP) in force tenfold.

July 25, 2011 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 18-24

  Eviction of South-Ossetian and Abkhazian refugees out of temporary accommodation centres (TACs) in Tbilisi; start of dialogue of Armenian authorities with opposition; attack on Circassian leader Ibragim Yaganov in Kabardino-Balkaria; start of trial on terror act at the Moscow "Domodedovo" Airport, – look these and other events in the review of the week of July 18-24, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

July 25, 2011 22:00

• Russia offers Azerbaijan to modernize Gabala Radar Station

  Russia intends to continue operating the Gabala Radar Station, which term of lease by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation expires in 2012. The issue on the lease renewal was discussed in Baku during the negotiations of Defence Ministers of Russia and Azerbaijan – Anatoly Serdyukov and Safar Abiev.

July 25, 2011 21:00

• South Ossetia: Russian citizen was killed in brawl with policemen

  In the Republic of South Ossetia the incident that occurred on July 22 between a Russian citizen and local policemen is under investigation – the Russian citizen was killed at the brawl.

July 25, 2011 20:00

• Relatives of Georgian citizen who disappeared in Norway appeal to Mikhail Saakashvili for help

  Relatives of Tamta Liparteliani, a Georgia citizen, disappeared during the terror act at the camp on the Norwegian island of Utoeya, appealed to President Mikhail Saakashvili to help in her search.

July 25, 2011 19:00

• Ingushetian leader ordered to find Zurab Albogachiev

  Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of Ingushetia, at the last meeting in the republic demanded that the officials and power agents should find the kidnapped Zurab Albogachiev. This was reported by the victim's mother Marem Albogachieva.

July 25, 2011 18:00

• Abkhazian CEC registered three presidential and vice-presidential candidates

  Today the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Abkhazia has registered three candidates for the presidency and respectively for the vice-presidency of the republic.

July 25, 2011 17:00

• In Dagestan, case on rape of underage girl to be brought to court

  In Dagestan the case on the rape of an underage girl in the city of Khasavyurt will soon be brought to the court. This was reported by the official of the Investigatory Committee of Dagestan. According to the girl's mother, the psychological shock experienced by her daughter, has not yet passed.

July 25, 2011 15:00

• In Nakhichevan, human rights activist claims increasing pressure from authorities

  In the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR) of Azerbaijan Khyakimeldostu Mekhtiev, a local public activist, a regional correspondent of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS), claims of incessant pressure on him. Khyakimeldostu Mekhtiev states that he is threatened by criminal prosecution.

July 25, 2011 14:00

• Public Chamber of Russia and rights defenders study circumstances of special operation in Dagestanskie Ogni

  A groups of rights defenders arrived in the city of Dagestanskie Ogni. The purpose of the visit is to explore the reasons why women become supporters of the illegal armed formations.

July 25, 2011 11:00

• Dokku Umarov made peace with the leaders of Chechen armed underground, the gunmen’s web resources report

  Chechen field commanders who refused to obey the organizer of the Caucasus Emirate Dokku Umarov a year ago resumed their oath to the leader of North-Caucasian armed underground. This news appeared at informational web resources supporting North-Caucasian gunmen.

July 25, 2011 10:00

• A recently built mosque pulled down in the capital of Chechnya

  A mosque in Grozny, Ahmat Kadyrov avenue, built last year was pulled down within the framework of a large-scale reconstruction of the main street of the capital of Chechnya. The municipal authorities decided that this small mosque would not fit into the new image of the main street of the town.

July 25, 2011 09:00

• On August, 8, the court in Dagestan will consider an appeal of the policemen acknowledged guilty of beating up a teenager

  The trial on the appeal against the verdict to officers of District Department of Interior Affairs in Shamil district of Dagestan who were accused of beating up a fourteen-year-old boy in June, 2009, was deferred till August, 8.

July 23, 2011 23:00

• Ingushetia: Zurab Albogachiev was kidnapped by people in camouflage, his relatives assert

  On July 20 in Ingushetia, Zurab Kambulatovich Albogachiev, born in 1985, disappeared after being detained by law enforcement agents, his relatives report.

July 23, 2011 22:00

• Residents of Dagestan whose house was damaged in special operation to get 70,000 roubles

  The damage to the private house, owned by residents of the village of Mutsalaul, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, was assessed at 70,000 roubles.

July 23, 2011 21:00

• In Armenia, Razdan residents ask Public Council to stop iron mine

  About 600 residents of the city of Razdan have addressed their letter to the Public Council under the President of Armenia asking not to launch the iron mine, located in close vicinity of the city.

July 23, 2011 20:00

• Kuli District of Dagestan hosts festival of tightrope walkers

  Today, the village of Tsovkra, Kuli District of Dagestan, has hosted the traditional republican festival of tightrope walkers.