Traffic on Georgian Military Road reopened January 04, 2018 17:18 After the bad weather, which set on in Georgia on January 1, the Georgian Military Road is now open for all types of vehicles.
Chechen law enforcer suspected of killing a child January 04, 2018 12:26 On New Year night, an employee of one of the federal agencies was shooting in the air with his colleagues and mortally wounded a minor girl in Chechnya, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.
Georgian doctors agree to Machalikashvili's transfer to foreign clinic January 04, 2018 12:02 A doctors' concilium has agreed to allow treatment of Temirlan Machalikashvili, who was wounded during a special operation in the Pankisi Gorge, abroad, on which his relatives insist, Zaza Lurmsmanishvili, a hospital spokesman, has stated.
Suspect of killing Chechen policeman shot dead January 04, 2018 10:17 At detention attempt, the suspect of assassinating the head of the police station in the village of Avtury rendered resistance and was shot dead by return fire, Ruslan Alkhanov, the Chechen Interior Minister, has stated.
Northern Caucasus in 2017: persecution of gays, armed clashes, change of power in Dagestan January 04, 2018 07:00 The past year in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) will be remembered by truckers' protests, change of Dagestani leadership, persecutions of gays in Chechnya and armed clashes of law enforces with militants. The "Caucasian Knot" has summed up the most significant events in Northern Caucasus.
Sochi resident demands to punish law enforcers for beating him on his wedding day January 04, 2018 06:19 On January 3, Roman Gabaev told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that on December 22, he was walking along Sochi with his wife and two friends on his wedding day. They were approached by a law enforcer and a Cossack, who accused them of drinking alcohol.
Kiev court denies refuge to Saakashvili January 03, 2018 22:22 A court in Kiev has upheld the decision of the State Migration Service (SMS) that the former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili should not have the refugee status in Ukraine.
Exhibition of Alan gold in Vladikavkaz impresses visitors January 03, 2018 21:25 More than 600 people have visited the exhibition of Alan gold jewellery, opened today at the National Museum of North Ossetia. The jewellery is shown for the first time.
Police department boss killed in Chechen village January 03, 2018 19:48 Abubakar Ustarkhanov, the police head of the village of Avtury in the Shali District of Chechnya, has been shot dead today in his head, a law enforcement source has reported.
"Yabloko" reports enforcement of Stavropol students to collect signatures for Putin January 03, 2018 18:25 The Dean's Office of a Department of a Stavropol higher school has asked students to participate in collecting signatures in support of Vladimir Putin; in the absence of volunteers, groups wardens are threatened to enrol students compulsorily, Valery Ledovsky, the head of the "Yabloko" Party Branch in the Stavropol Territory, has reported.
In Armenia, a village administration building destroyed by explosion January 03, 2018 14:05 Today, the building of the Mets Parni village administration has been significantly damaged as a result of an explosion, the Armenian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) reported. According to the preliminary information, no people were injured.
In Makhachkala, MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov met by about 1000 fans January 03, 2018 09:50 On January 2, a solemn meeting of Khabib Nurmagomedov, an MMA fighter who defeated Edson Barboza at the tournament in Las Vegas, took place at the Makhachkala airport.
At "Verkhni Lars", line grows by 30 cars overnight January 03, 2018 07:48 In North Ossetia, a line on the Georgian Military Road, closed because of bad weather in Georgia, has increased up to 124 vehicles, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has reported today.
Speleologists start studying Sary-Tala caves in Kabardino-Balkaria January 03, 2018 05:19 The Moscow speleological club "Perovo" and the Kabardino-Balkarian public organization "Sozidanie" organized an expedition to study the caves of the Sary-Tala tract. The expedition will last until January 12.
South Caucasus in 2017: political shocks, economic ambitions and mass protests January 03, 2018 02:53 The year of 2017: the way it affected residents of the South-Caucasian regions, the events for which people will remember the past year and the historical developments of the year, see the review prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
"Iriao" to represent Georgia at "Eurovision" January 03, 2018 02:22 At the 63rd "Eurovision" song contest of 2018 to be held in Lisbon, Georgia will be represented by the "Iriao" band, which members combine jazz and ethnic Georgian music in their performance.
Georgian Iranians demand Rouhani's resignation January 02, 2018 23:34 Natives of Iran living in Georgia have held an action in Tbilisi demanding the resignation of President Hassan Rouhani and carrying out reforms in Iran.
Bazhutin's nomination disrupted in Makhachkala January 02, 2018 20:17 Today, members of the Dagestani Central Election Commission (CEC) have stated the disruption of a voters' meeting in support of Andrei Bazhutin, a self-nominee, the head of the Association of Russian Carriers. Only 25 voters came to the meeting, instead of the necessary 500.
Unexploded shell found in Azerbaijani village of Gainag January 02, 2018 18:00 Experts of the Azerbaijani National Demining Agency (ANAMA) have neutralized unexploded shell found in the village of Gainag in the Terter District.
Zaur Dadaev convoyed to Karelia January 02, 2018 17:06 Zaur Dadaev, a native of Chechnya, convicted under the case of Boris Nemtsov's murder, has been convoyed to High-Security Colony No. 9 in the city of Petrozavodsk.