News

July 11, 2018 20:00

• Relatives claim author of appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov suffers from mental deviations

  A resident of Chechnya, who addressed Ramzan Kadyrov in connection with the information about dangerous vegetables, grown by Chinese entrepreneurs in the republic, is registered at the psychiatrist's place. This was stated by relatives of the man on the air of the Chechen TV Channel. Messages about poor-quality vegetables were also disseminated by other WhatsApp users.

July 11, 2018 19:56

• Georgian resident arrested in US family murder case

  Malkhaz Kobauri, suspected of involvement in the murder of spouses and their child in the mountains of Georgia, has claimed that the people were killed by two people unknown to him.

July 11, 2018 14:13

• Schoolboy driving a car shot down a two-year-old child in Chechnya

  A two-year-old child died after getting under the car, driven by 12-year-old schoolboy.

July 11, 2018 14:11

• Suspects of killing Azerbaijani law enforcers named

  Rashad Beyukkishiev and Farrukh Gasymov have been put on the wanted list under the case of killing two policemen during the riots in the city of Ganja.

July 11, 2018 09:58

• Two Dagestani women find their grandsons in Syria

  Raisat Omarova and Zukhra Gaziakhmatova, residents of Dagestan, have found the whereabouts of their grandsons, who remained in Syria after the death of their parents. For their active actions to evacuate the children from the territory of the "Islamic State" (IS) (banned in Russia by the court), the grandmothers may face criminal liability.

July 11, 2018 09:51

• Policemen prevent self-immolation near Pashinyan's residence in Yerevan

  Law enforcers have saved the man, who poured gasoline over and set himself on fire at the residence of Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia.

July 11, 2018 08:24

• Political analysts outline Nikol Pashinyan's first foreign policy outcomes as Premier

  In the opinion of Tigran Khzmalyan, a political analyst, after three months of Nikol Pashinyan's advent to power in Armenia, a gradual weakening of Russia's influence is noticeable. According to Khikmet Gadjizade, his colleague, Azerbaijan associates Pashinyan with possible progress in settling the Karabakh crisis.

July 11, 2018 08:19

• Two police officers killed during riots in Ganja

  During the riots in Ganja, two police officers were killed, 40 people were detained, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.

July 11, 2018 08:13

• Oyub Titiev's Defence appeals against his arrest extension

  The advocates of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", have filed a complaint against the decision of the Shali City Court of Chechnya to extend Oyub's arrest until December 22.

July 10, 2018 23:55

• Head of Dagestan reports to Putin on his war on corruption

  More than 200 officials in Dagestan are prosecuted for violating the anti-corruption legislation, Vladimir Vasiliev, the acting head of Dagestan, has stated during his meeting with President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin.

July 10, 2018 23:52

• Conflict of Tolerance Institute head with Russian woman causes resonance in Georgia

  A Russian tourist has provided false information about the attack of the head of the Tolerance and Diversity Institute, Eka Chitanava, a participant of the clash, has stated. Tolerance towards Russian symbolism in Georgia has sparked a lively discussion on the Internet.

July 10, 2018 19:17

• Nagorno-Karabakh blames Azerbaijan for breaching OSCE's monitoring terms

  The OSCE mission failed to register any ceasefire violations, the parties to the conflict have stated.

July 10, 2018 19:14

• After criticism in social networks, Makhachkala authorities apologize for garbage heaps

  The administration of Makhachkala has urged townspeople and city guests to perceive the city problems with garbage disposal with understanding and not to go out to protest actions.

July 10, 2018 14:46

• For the first time in over 10 years, Moscow theatre institute recruits students in Adygea

  Four students were selected in the Republic of Adygea by teachers of the Moscow-based Boris Schukin Theatrical Institute for further training for budget funds. The previous recruitment was undertaken in mid-2000s, the local Ministry of Culture has reported.

July 10, 2018 14:40

• Azerbaijan reports 81 shelling episodes from Armenian side

  Over the past 24 hours, the Armenian Armed Forces violated ceasefire on the troops contact line for 81 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

July 10, 2018 10:59

• Fourteen persons arrested in Azerbaijan for publications in social networks

  Social networks users are repressed in Azerbaijan for publications on various mutually unrelated topics.

July 10, 2018 10:47

• With Mayor's resignation, Republican Party of Armenia lost Yerevan

  With the resignation of Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan, the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has lost control over the capital of the country, the Armenian political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe. They noted that Margaryan "had never found himself as the city Mayor."

July 10, 2018 08:59

• Founder of "Golden Apricot" Film Festival in Armenia tells about help to young filmmakers

  The "Golden Apricot" Film Festival has opened the GAIFF Pro cinematography platform to help young filmmakers from Southern Caucasus, Iran and Turkey, said Arutyun Khachatryan, the festival founder. According to his story, 33 film projects and ten applications on unfinished works have been accepted.

July 10, 2018 08:57

• Rumours circulate in Chechnya about massive snake invasion

  Rumours about a large number of snakes and appearance of new species are spread in Chechnya, local residents fear the reptiles. However, the Ministry of Public Health has refuted the information.

July 09, 2018 22:51

• Five people fall victim to cableway accident in Azerbaijan

  One person was killed and four others injured as a result of the crash of the cableway; two of the victims were hospitalized.