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July 25, 2018 13:51

• Three people suffer from explosion in Armenian capital

  The victims of a blast in the glass-making shop have been taken to hospital, the Armenian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has reported.

July 25, 2018 13:51

• Political analysts treat exercises of Russian soldiers in Armenia as routine ones

  The large-scale exercises at the military base in Armenia are a planned event of the summer training schedule of the Russian Army, but not an indication of their preparation for an aggravation in the Karabakh conflict zone, experts believe.

July 25, 2018 11:48

• In NCFD regions, activists criticize amendments to law on native languages

  The amendments to the second reading have not changed the original meaning of the bill on native languages, which still contains the principle for voluntary study of the national languages of the peoples of Russia. This was announced by activists from North Ossetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Ingushetia.

July 25, 2018 11:48

• A regular soldier killed in Armenia

  A regular soldier of the Armenian army was fatally wounded to his head and died.

July 25, 2018 08:02

• Orientalists explain motives for attacking policemen in Dagestan

  The shelling of a police car in Dagestan was a local militants' attempt to remind about themselves about half a year after the previous attack; but this grouping has no direct links with the Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court. This is the opinion of the Orientalists Mikhail Roschin, Akhmet Yarlykapov and the political analyst Alexei Malashenko.

July 25, 2018 08:02

• Armenian ex-president's security chief released on bail of 2 million US dollars

  The defence refused to name the person who pledged Vachagan Gazaryan, a former security chief of the third president of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan.

July 24, 2018 23:59

• Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew obliges public employees to clean cemeteries

  Public employees reported a large-scale subbotniks (Saturday voluntary work) in the territory of the cemeteries in the Kurchaloi District held on July 22. The subbotnik was the first such event organized after the appointment of Khamkhat Kadyrov the head of the district. Public employees reported that they were obliged to take part in the subbotnik.

July 24, 2018 22:44

• Nagorno-Karabakh treats the silence in conflict zone as unprecedented

  The number of violations by Azerbaijan of the ceasefire regime has dramatically decreased, Levon Mnatsakanyan, the head of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), has stated. However, today the parties have exchanged threats of attacks on civilian objects.

July 24, 2018 22:44

• Baku court leaves oppositionist Agil Magerramov in custody

  The court in Baku has rejected the defence's motion to transfer Agil Magerramov, a member of the presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), under house arrest. The defence intends to appeal against the refusal.

July 24, 2018 17:24

• Sources name new post of Ramazan Abdulatipov, ex-president of Dagestan

  The former Dagestani head will now represent Russia's interests in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, sources report.

July 24, 2018 16:41

• Mother of Seda Dudurkaeva, detained in Turkey, reports her daughter's attempts to leave IS

  A trial in the case against Seda Dudurkaeva, who was detained in Istanbul and who was a daughter of the former chief of the Federal Migration Service (FMS) Department for Chechnya, is scheduled for mid-August, reported a detainee's mother. According to the woman, her daughter is kept in prison with two sons of 3.5 and 1.5 years old.

July 24, 2018 16:38

• In Georgia, a policeman explains killing a suspect by self-defence

  In Poti, a policeman is accused of abuse of authority after the man wounded by him died. The defence demanded to re-classify the case and pointed to the trauma got by the policeman during the detention of the suspected robber.

July 24, 2018 12:30

• Ukrainian tourist found dead in Georgian mountains

  The Ukrainian tourist who got lost on Tetnuldi Mount in Mestiya died.

July 24, 2018 12:29

• Fans urge Gassiev to improve his boxing style

  Despite his loss of the final fight of the World Boxing Super Series, Murat Gassiev was warmly greeted by hundreds of fans in Vladikavkaz. His fight with Oleksandr Usyk from Ukraine revealed boxing style weaknesses of the young Ossetian athlete; Gassiev needs experience of fighting with different rivals prior to passing over to the heavyweight category, his fans have noted.

July 24, 2018 08:15

• Law enforcers declare attackers on policemen in to be the last Dagestani militants

  The killing of two policemen in the Kizilyurt District was committed by the last grouping of militants, active in Dagestan, said a source from the republic's law enforcement bodies. The spokesman of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) did not confirm the information that a reward of one million roubles has been assigned for the capture of these militants.

July 23, 2018 20:34

• European linguists urge State Duma to reject bill on native languages

  Languages of minor nations of Russia are a unique cultural asset of the whole world; and a bill on the voluntary study of these languages will lead to their death, about 90 linguists from European countries have stated.

July 23, 2018 17:19

• Educational project "Under the Tree" to help children hook into Circassian culture

  Kabardino-Balkaria has launched an educational project on the Circassian culture "Under the Tree", aimed at acquainting children with the richness of traditional Circassian culture, Professor Lydia Zhigunova from the Tulane University (USA), has stated.

July 23, 2018 16:30

• Major exercises begin at Russian military base in Armenia

  Tactical exercises involving more than 3000 military personnel have been started at the Russian base in Armenia, the press service of the Southern Military District reported.

July 23, 2018 16:24

• On July 16-22, 2018, three persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of July 16-22, 2018, two persons were killed and another was wounded in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

July 23, 2018 11:41

• Political analysts see method of "carrot and stick" in Moscow's policy towards Georgia

  When stating inadmissibility for extension of NATO's borders and, at the same time, restoring diplomatic relations with Georgia, Russia uses the "carrot and stick" method against the country, believe Georgian political analysts.