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June 16, 2018 20:53

• Outdoor namaz in Maykop attracts tourists

  In Maykop, the capital of Adygea, at least 2000 believers attended an open-air collective namaz (prayer) on the occasion of Uraza-Bayram, said Eldar Cheuzh, one of the organizers of the event. Tourists could not only watch the festive prayer, but also take part in it.

June 16, 2018 17:30

• Three million rouble on stake at races in Cherkessk

  The prize fund at equestrian races held in Cherkessk, the capital of Karachay-Cherkessia, dedicated to the Day of Russia, the 73rd anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War and the Uraza-Bayram holiday, amounted to 3 million roubles.

June 16, 2018 12:32

• Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of 250 bombardments during a week

  On June 10-16, Azerbaijani militaries fired 2500 shots at the positions of the Defence Army, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

June 16, 2018 08:06

• Azerbaijan holds exercises in frontline zone

  Exercises involving tanks and artillery were held near the troops contact line. 2000 militaries successfully countered the attack of conventional enemy, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

June 16, 2018 07:10

• Pension reform in Armenia may cause future problems

  In the opinion of Tevan Pogosyan, a political analyst, the start of the accumulation pension system in Armenia, under which citizens will contribute their own funds into their future pensions, will degrade authorities' rating. This duty violates the citizens' ownership rights, Anahit Beglaryan, a lawyer, believes.

June 16, 2018 04:10

• State Department warns US citizens against visiting Northern Caucasus

  The US State Department has warned American tourists about the terrorist threat that exists in the regions of Northern Caucasus and the cities hosting the FIFA World Cup.

June 16, 2018 00:33

• Georgian law enforcers tell about mother with children detained in South Ossetia

  Russian militaries have detained a woman with two young children near the village of Atotsi on the border with South Ossetia.

June 15, 2018 23:58

• At action in Baku, police detain political prisoners' relatives

  Today, in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, policemen detained protesters who demanded freedom for political prisoners. Soon, the detainees were released.

June 15, 2018 21:32

• Azerbaijani woman wounded at Armenian border

  A resident of the Gazakh District of Azerbaijan was wounded in her leg, when she pastured cattle at the border, near positions of the Armenian Army.

June 15, 2018 19:56

• Kadyrov portraits provoke conflict in Pankisi

  During the conflict of residents of the Pankisi Gorge with passengers of the cars decorated with portraits of Akhmat Kadyrov, no one was hurt, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.

June 15, 2018 16:32

• ECtHR registers a complaint about ban of LGBT action in Nalchik

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has registered complaints filed by LGBT activists from the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria and six other Russian cities about a refusal to hold LGBT actions. This was reported by Nikolai Alekseev, a rights defender and an LGBT activist.

June 15, 2018 16:16

• Customs officers hand over seized antiques to National Museum of North Ossetia

  Books and silverware from pre-revolutionary Russia confiscated by customs officers of North Ossetia who prevented an attempt to export the rarities from Russia were accepted by the National Museum of North Ossetia.

June 15, 2018 15:16

• Residents of Dagestan associate celebration of Eid al-Fitr with people's income

  In Dagestan, hundreds of thousands of believers made festive prayers, reported the Muftiate. On the eve of the holiday, Makhachkala residents complained about the increase in food prices.

June 15, 2018 13:26

• Residents of Chechnya celebrate Eid al-Fitr with prayers and Iftars

  On the holiday of Eid al-Fitr celebrated today, residents of Chechnya arrange tables with food, voice best wishes to their relatives, and visit graves of deceased relatives. On the eve of the holiday, people from Chechnya complained about the uncertainty in the celebration date and the rise in prices for food.

June 15, 2018 11:45

• Azerbaijan announces five days off to celebrate end of Ramadan

  In Azerbaijan, on the occasion of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr and the National Salvation Day, the authorities announced five days off from June 15 to June 19. On the eve of the Muslim holiday, believers described how they observed the fasting and discussed its meaning.

June 15, 2018 09:37

• Maikop holds first festive namaz in open air

  In Maikop, because of the large number of participants, the Muftiate decided to hold a namaz (prayer) in honour of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr in the square near the Cathedral Mosque.

June 15, 2018 06:31

• Organizers of Hafiz contest tell about tradition of reciting Koran in Dagestan

  Natives of Dagestan take high places at international contests of Koran reciters in the absence of any significant support from of Hafiz school by the authorities. The tradition of hifza (memorizing Koran by heart) is transmitted from generation to generation for centuries and presupposes the presence of a Koran reciter in every dwelling settlement, the Council of Russian Muftis has explained.

June 15, 2018 04:18

• HRC "Memorial": resident of Ingushetia killed after being detained by law enforcers

  Ibragim Aliev, a resident of Nazran, whom his relatives declared kidnapped by law enforcers, was killed at an attempt to escape, law enforcers told Aliev's relatives. Ibragim Aliev's brother Bashir was detained.

June 15, 2018 01:22

• Pashinyan reports unexpected acquaintance with Aliev at meeting with Putin

  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev met after the opening of the FIFA World Cup in Moscow, although their meeting had not been planned. Armenians of Moscow supported Nikol Pashinyan, but expressed scepticism about the idea of returning to their homeland.

June 14, 2018 22:53

• European Parliament demands to free Oyub Titiev

  The European Parliament has adopted a resolution demanding to lift charges from Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". 36 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have condemned, in connection with Titiev's case, the decision of the FIFA to accommodate the Egyptian national team in the training camp in Grozny.