News

November 05, 2008 12:07

• Levon Ter-Petrosyan: parties in Karabakh conflict prefer mediation of the West

  Despite the fact that at first sight the honour to initiate Karabakh settlement belongs to Russia, nevertheless, the final full stop will be put by the West, believes the first President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan.

November 04, 2008 11:56

• Azi Albakov: search in my house was not sanctioned

  The search, which was conducted by employees of unidentified power agencies in the household of the member of the alternative parliament "National Assembly of Ingushetia" Azi Albakov, was not duly sanctioned. The MP himself told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about it.

November 04, 2008 11:51

• Reporters without Borders call President of Azerbaijan not to stop western radio stations

  The international organization in defence of media called "Reporters without Borders" (RwB) has called President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev to give up his intention to ban broadcasting of foreign radio stations in national frequencies.

November 04, 2008 11:47

• Maksharip Aushev ceases to own "Ingushetia.Org"

  Maksharip Aushev has stated that he refuses to own the "Ingushetia.Org" (former "Ingushetia.Ru") portal, since the resource, in his opinion, has fulfilled its task. Rosa Malsagova, the editor-in-chief of the website, now living in France, will be its temporary manager.

November 04, 2008 10:52

• Ingush citizens gauge their new President

  The Internet users and bloggers from Ingushetia are actively discussing the meeting of the new President Yunus-Bek Evkurov with the parents of the murdered Magomed Evloev and his first actions in his new position.

November 04, 2008 10:48

• In Ingushetia, Evloevs' advocates insist on bringing Zyazikov to court

  On November 18, the Supreme Court of Ingushetia will consider the advocates' petition asking to re-qualify Magomed Evloev's murder case into "intentional homicide". The advocates hope to get support of the new President of the Republic Yunus-Bek Evkurov in bringing Murat Zyazikov as a witness or accused in the case on this crime.

November 04, 2008 10:43

• Mass fight involving Caucasian natives near Moscow

  On November 3, at about 10:00 p.m. Moscow time, a mass fight took place in the central park of Solnechnogorsk (Moscow suburb) between local youth and natives from the Caucasus. Seven persons were injured.

November 03, 2008 13:08

• In Ingushetia, power agents search alternative MP's house

  Today in the morning, at about 6 a.m., about 50 power agents rushed, by breaking the gate through by an armoured troop-carrier (ATC), into the house of Albakov, Azi Yunusovich, a deputy of the alternative parliament - the Ingush Public Movement (IPM) "National Assembly of Ingushetia", and made a search there.

November 03, 2008 12:54

• Ombudspersons on children's rights to appear in Rostov schools

  Positions of ombudspersons (commissioners) on children's rights are introduced in schools of the Rostov Region. In the opinion of the officials, it will promote better microclimate in school environment, reduction of the count of offences and increase of legal literacy among pupils and their parents.

November 03, 2008 12:49

• Signing joint document by Armenia and Azerbaijan is positive, experts say

  The main positive result of the Moscow meeting of Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia is the fact of signing, for the first time after ceasefire in 1994, of a written document by the leaders of the two countries.

November 03, 2008 12:43

• Karachaevo-Circassia holds actions in memory of deportation of Karachay people

  On November 2, the Drama Theatre of the city of Cherkessk hosted a mourning session of the Republic's public to commemorate the deportation day of one of the nations of Karachaevo-Circassia.

November 03, 2008 12:00

• In Georgia, members of "November 7" tried to seize TV Centre

  Today in Tbilisi, some dozens members of the radical youth organization "November 7" have made an attempt to capture the building of the "Georgian TV Channel One".

November 01, 2008 20:14

• In Kabardino-Balkaria, SIZO inmates from Ingushetia and Chechnya hold hunger strike

  Ten residents of Ingushetia and two of Chechnya, kept at the pre-trial detention facility (SIZO) in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, are on full hunger strike since October 21.

November 01, 2008 19:09

• Mass wood felling registered in Sochi National Park

  363 trees have been cut down in the Sochi National Park, on the Grushevoy Ridge, in the vicinity Senokosnaya Meadow. The Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus reports, that the area, where trees were cut, makes several hectares.

November 01, 2008 18:03

• Court upholds verdict to those guilty of house collapse in Baku

  The Baku Appeal Court finished considering the case a consideration of case about collapse in summer of 2007 of an unfinished multi-storey building in Baku. The appeal petition lodged by the workers of the LLC "Mutafakkir" building company was left unsatisfied.

November 01, 2008 16:58

• Athlete from North Ossetia wins Wu-Shu World Championship

  Mark Burnatsev, a resident of the capital of North Ossetia, was awarded with this year's title of World Champion in traditional Wu-Shu. He was recognized as the winner at the competitions held in the Chinese city of Chiyan.

November 01, 2008 15:51

• Dagestan authorities offer partnership to Turkish businessman

  President of Dagestan Mukhu Aliev has discussed with the president of the Turkish holding named "Yayla Turk" Yasmin Zakeria setting up of agricultural processing enterprises in the territory of Dagestan.

November 01, 2008 15:41

• Chechnya has sharply reduced its free-of-charge Hajj quota

  This year, 3000 pilgrims from Chechnya will make their Hajj to Mecca. The number of free-of-charge places in the quota was cut by more than three times.

November 01, 2008 14:37

• Government of Ingushetia dismissed

  Today, the new president of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov has dismissed the government of the republic, having signed the corresponding resignation decree.

November 01, 2008 12:32

• Authorities to stop foreign radio stations in Azerbaijan

  Before the end of 2008, the National Television and Radio Board of Azerbaijan plans to make decision to stop broadcasting of radio stations Liberty, Voice of America in national frequencies.