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June 24, 2018 01:39

• Mexican fans stage colourful march before game in Rostov-on-Don

  Football fans held a march on the day of South Korea-Mexico match of the FIFA World Cup-2018. Mexicans won 2:1. Townspeople's impressions from the event differ: some Rostov residents complain about traffic problems and poor organization, others share positive emotions from the festive atmosphere in the city.

June 24, 2018 01:20

• Baku: house tenants evacuated because of fire

  Seven persons were evacuated from apartments of a burning house in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan; in total, 25 house tenants were relocated to a safe area, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has reported.

June 23, 2018 21:13

• Authorities of Chechnya report popularity of car sharing in Grozny

  During the last four months, the service of short-term car rent in Grozny has become very popular among locals and tourists, the Chechen Tourism Committee has reported. The Grozny townspeople treat the car sharing service as convenient and accessible.

June 23, 2018 20:55

• 12,000 guests come to World Cup match in Rostov-on-Don

  About 12,000 foreign fans have come to the South Korea-Mexico match to take place today in Rostov-on-Don, the press service of the Governor of the Rostov Region has reported.

June 23, 2018 19:36

• Georgia's resident arrested after detention on South-Ossetian border

  The Tskhinvali District Court has ruled to arrest Giorgi Gorgisheli, a citizen of Georgia, suspected of a repeated violation of the border, for two months.

June 23, 2018 19:21

• Soldier perished in Armenia

  The body of Ovannes Melkonyan, a contract serviceman, was found in one of the military units, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

June 23, 2018 14:46

• Egyptian footballer becomes an honorary citizen of Chechnya

  Ramzan Kadyrov awarded Mohamed Salah, an attacker of the Egyptian national team, with the title of honorary citizen of Chechnya. The decision contradicts the statute of the award, which is granted to those persons who have worked in Chechnya for at least 20 years, local observers note.

June 23, 2018 14:33

• In Tbilisi, three persons charged in case of metro station collapse

  The director of the company which developed a repair project for the "Varketili" metro station in Tbilisi and two employees of the construction company are accused of failure to perform works of required quality, which led to a collapse of the ceiling at the metro station.

June 23, 2018 14:18

• Social network users treat Caucasian MPs as cowards for failure to protect native languages

  Nineteen Russian State Duma MPs, representing the republics of Northern Caucasus, voted "for" the bill on the voluntary study of native languages in Russian schools. Seven others did not take part in the voting.

June 23, 2018 11:49

• Arutyun Saribekyan released from custody

  By a court judgement, the freedom restraint measure for Arutyun Saribekyan, accused of an attempt to capture the power in Armenia, has been changed to a recognizance not to leave.

June 23, 2018 11:28

• World Cup guests tell about a peaceful atmosphere in Volgograd

  Football fans, who came to Volgograd to watch the Nigeria-Iceland match, have treated the attitude to them of townspeople and opposing team's fans as friendly.

June 23, 2018 09:05

• Kadyrov argues with State Department on Titiev's case

  Today, the US State Department has demanded to liberate Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", calling the accusations against him groundless. The head of Chechnya has replied that the truthfulness of the charges should be evaluated by the court; besides, Kadyrov doubted Titiev's authority as a human rights defender.

June 23, 2018 08:48

• Political analysts treat motorcade with Kadyrov's portraits in Pankisi as provocation

  The conflict that took place on June 15 in the village of Duisi, after the appearance of cars with portraits of Akhmat Kadyrov, was staged by residents of the Pankisi Gorge on both sides, residents of Georgia believe.

June 23, 2018 08:32

• Residents of Chechnya criticize campaign for reunification of broken families

  The Chechen authorities have reported about reunification of 1500 divorced family couples. However, local residents doubt the viability of marriages, restored at the demand of authorities.

June 22, 2018 22:40

• Dagestani wrestler disqualified after doping test

  The Russian Wrestling Federation has disqualified Gadji Gamzatov, an athlete from Dagestan, who in 2018 became the European youth champion, for four years.

June 22, 2018 22:21

• ICRF names Makhachkala shooter

  Aidemir Khydyrbekov, born in 1984, is suspected of shooting and killing a resident of Dagestan; he was put on the wanted list, investigators said today.

June 22, 2018 21:56

• Head of Chechen govt appointed advisor to Russian president

  The decree on appointing Abubakar Edelgeriev, the head of the Chechen government, to the post of adviser to the Russian president Vladimir Putin was published today by the Kremlin's press service.

June 22, 2018 19:22

• In Ingushetia, political conflict gets religious undertones

  The statement voiced by a religious figure from the Russian Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) concerning the legitimacy of Ingush Mufti Isa Khamkhoev and the conflict between the Mufti and Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov have political and not religious reasons. This opinion has been voiced by the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 22, 2018 19:04

• Ingush Ombudsman appeals to FSB about refusal to give out Ibragim Aliev's body

  For more than a week, relatives of Ibragim Aliev killed after his detention cannot get his body for burial, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports today. According to the HRC, the law enforcement bodies have not yet responded to the Ombudsman's letter concerning the problem.

June 22, 2018 18:41

• Egypt expresses dissatisfaction with refereeing of match at 2018 FIFA World Cup

  The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) intends to file a complaint to the FIFA about refereeing at the World Cup match between the national teams of Egypt and Russia, announces Hany Abo Rida, the president of the EFA. Despite the critic statement voiced by the EFA, the authorities of Chechnya invited members of the Egyptian national team to take part in a collective namaz (prayer).