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October 12, 2018 21:13

• Nurmagomedov suspended from UFC fights

  The Nevada State Athletic Commission has disqualified the Dagestani fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov and his rival Conor McGregor for 10 days because of the brawl that broke out after their fight in Las Vegas.

October 12, 2018 18:38

• Monument to repression victims erected for money of KBR residents

  Residents of the village of Psygansu in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic have raised about 200,000 roubles for a monument to their relatives, who fell victim to Stalinist repressions. On October 10, about 250 people came to the opening of the monument.

October 12, 2018 18:27

• Chechen residents treat employment of scandalous video hero as humiliation

  Turpal Khasiev has again publicly apologized for throwing a metal can at a metro passenger in Moscow. Residents of Chechnya have treated Turpal Khasiev's employment as a humiliation of the young man.

October 12, 2018 18:16

• Evkurov promises not to disperse Magas rally

  The dispersal of the protest rally in Magas against the change of the Chechen-Ingush border will bring no fruit, the head of Ingushetia said today, thanking the federal authorities for refraining from using force.

October 12, 2018 14:09

• Azerbaijan claims shelling of two villages in Karabakh conflict zone

  Over the past day, the positions of the Azerbaijani army were shelled 27 times, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.

October 12, 2018 13:59

• Defence asks court to acquit Islam Gugov

  The guilt of Islam Gugov, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, accused of involvement in activities of Syrian militants, has not been proven, his advocates state. Islam Gugov himself has expressed regret that he had gone to Syria.

October 12, 2018 11:17

• Magomed Davudov denies involvement in preparing terror act in Moscow metro

  Magomed Davudov, a native of Dagestan, refused, at a court session, to plead guilty in the case of preparing a terror act in Moscow metro. He also denied an accusation of having links with the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court.

October 12, 2018 11:03

• Shepherd hit a mine in Karabakh conflict zone

  Azad Gasanov, a 22-year-old resident of the Tartar District, was blown up by a mine while grazing cattle. He was operated on and his leg was amputated, the hospital said.

October 12, 2018 10:51

• Ingush residents sue Yunus-Bek Evkurov

  A group of residents of Ingushetia has lodged their administrative claims to the court, challenging the actions of Yunus-Bek Evkurov at conclusion of the border agreement with Chechnya and the voting outcomes in the parliament on October 4.

October 12, 2018 08:39

• Kadyrov sends scandalous video hero to clean streets

  The Chechen, who threw a metal can at metro passengers in Moscow with the words "Akhmat is power!" has urgently arrived in Grozny. In the Chechen capital, the young man was immediately employed: he would clean the streets and plant flowers, said Ramzan Kadyrov.

October 12, 2018 08:30

• British investigators study spending of Azeri banker's wife

  The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) has got interested in the income sources of Zamira, the wife of Djakhangir Khadjiev, a former head of the International Bank of Azerbaijan, after she spent a lot of money at the department store and purchased expensive real estate.

October 11, 2018 22:21

• Khabib Nurmagomedov threatens UFC to terminate his contract

  Dagestani fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, a lightweight champion, has announced his intention to break his contract with the UFC in case if his assistant Zubair Tukhugov, a Chechen native, is dismissed.

October 11, 2018 22:10

• In Magas, rally participants describe role of women in protest

  In Magas, women are on duty around the clock in the square which hosts a rally against the change in the border with Chechnya. They help to cook food and solve the everyday issues of the protesters.

October 11, 2018 22:00

• Nikol Pashinyan announces date of his resignation

  Today, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced that he will resign until October 16 to ensure the dissolution of the country's parliament and the early parliamentary elections.

October 11, 2018 18:02

• Social network users urge Kadyrov to respect law while punishing hero of a scandalous video

  The video, which captured how a native of Chechnya had thrown a can at passengers, provoked indignation among users of social networks. They believe such behaviour should be punished, but call on Ramzan Kadyrov to act according to the law.

October 11, 2018 17:50

• Law enforcers release Stavropol activist

  Muslim Suleimanov, a resident of the Stavropol Territory, has been released by law enforcers without any charge brought against him, and his brother Rinat remains detained, report relatives of the activist. The gathering of residents of the Irgakly village, dissatisfied with the detention, has been finished after officials of the Stavropol Territory promised to investigate the situation.

October 11, 2018 14:31

• Video with apologies of infamous Chechen posted after Kadyrov's threats

  A video clip, in which a Chechen publicly apologizes for throwing a metal can at metro passengers, has been posted today in the page of the pro-government television company. The young man said that "he was scolded by the republic's leadership."

October 11, 2018 14:21

• Azerbaijan fixes 25 attacks on Armenian border

  Over the past 24 hours, positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled in two border areas, in particular, in one village, the Azeri Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

October 11, 2018 14:12

• Police fail to find attackers on moloko+ journalists

  The police have decided to suspend the inquiry into the attack on Pavel Nikulin and Sofiko Arifdjanova, the journalists of the moloko+ edition, because they failed to find the attackers, said the advocate.

October 11, 2018 11:06

• Kadyrov demands public apology from Chechen for his boorish behaviour in metro

  A video, in which a man throws a metal can at metro passengers shouting "Akhmat is power!" has angered the head of Chechnya. Ramzan Kadyrov has harshly characterized the hero of the video, stating that he does not personify the Chechen people. The head of Chechnya also demanded that the man come to him by "the first plane."