"Azerbaijani Airlines" want to fly to Batumi March 07, 2009 09:00 During the visit of Adzharia's delegation to Azerbaijan, a preliminary agreement was reached to launch a direct flight Baku-Batumi by the start of the resort season.
Meeting of President of South Ossetia with refugees in North Ossetia failed to meet their expectations March 06, 2009 20:00 The meeting on March 5 of Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia, with the refugees living in North Ossetia, failed to meet their expectations. After his two-hour speech, President answered only seven questions of the audience.
"Voice of Beslan" again complains of Russia to the European Court March 06, 2009 19:09 Today, the members of the All-Russia NGO "Voice of Beslan" have lodged another complaint of theirs to the European Court on Human Rights in Strasbourg the next complaint against the state on behalf of the new initiative group consisting of 71 persons, as Ella Kesaeva, head of the NGO, has reported.
"Alliance for Georgia" starts plebiscite for Saakashvili's resignation March 06, 2009 18:00 Today, the political association named "Alliance for Georgia", headed by Irakliy Alasaniya, has declared a start of the public plebiscite towards resignation of President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili. This was announced by Mr Alasaniya at a briefing in Tbilisi.
General Prosecutor's Office sends the "Neva-Express" Train case back to additional investigation March 06, 2009 16:10 The General Prosecutor's Office has returned the case about the explosion of the "Neva-Express" Train for additional investigation. In the opinion of the Office, the investigation remained unfinished.
In Armenia, politicians and experts give differing estimates to US DoS' human rights report March 06, 2009 15:00 The authorities of Armenia find the Armenian part of the annual report on situation with human rights in the world presented on February 26 by the Department of State (DoS) of the USA unduly sharp and politically motivated.
Centre of Islamic Medicine in Grozny reports curing a thousand March 06, 2009 14:00 The Centre of Islamic Medicine, opened on February 2, in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, where patients with psycho-neurological diseases are treated by reading ayats from Koran and according to Sunnah of Prophet Mohammed, has already cured one thousand persons, as the Republic's Muftiyat reports.
Volgograd Region launches action in defence of cowslips March 06, 2009 13:00 The Committee for Natural Resources and Nature Preservations of the Volgograd Regional Administration has initiated its fifth annual action in defence of rare early-flowering herbs (cowslips or primroses) growing in the region.
In Nagorno-Karabakh, panic on dram collapse calms down March 06, 2009 12:19 After Nagorno-Karabakh leaders have spoken on local TV, the situation around the fall of the exchange rate of the national currency has calmed down a little: people stopped flapping about and crowds in shops have disappeared, as the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the region.
On March 8, Kabardino-Balkaria marks 65 years of Balkar people's deportation March 06, 2009 12:00 On March 8, Kabardino-Balkaria will mark the Memory Day of 1944 deportation victims among the Balkar nation. A mourning rally will be held in Nalchik, at the memorial to deportation victims.
Shakhnazaryan: Armenian consumer markets get normalized March 06, 2009 11:00 In Armenia, prices on essential foodstuffs and the cost of US dollar went down. Ashot Shakhnazaryan, Chairman of the State Commission for Defence of Economic Competition, said at a briefing on March 6 that the situation in Armenian marketplaces has normalized.
Stock of the only HPP put up for sale in Nagorno-Karabakh March 06, 2009 10:00 The city of Stepanakert has presented a public flotation of the stock of the company named "ArtsakhGES" (Artsakh Hydraulic Power Plant). Thus, for the first time in Nagorno-Karabakh, an attempt was made to involve public in a large investment project.
Chechnya builds a copy of "Heart of Chechnya" Mosque March 06, 2009 09:00 In the village of Tsentaroy, known as the clannish settlement of Chechnya's President Ramzan Kadyrov, a copy of the "Heart of Chechnya" Mosque, erected last year in Grozny (capable to house 10,000 believers at a time, the largest in Europe) is now being built. The mosque in Tsentaroy will house about seven thousand believers.
Chechen native accuses Kadyrov of preparing murders in Norway March 05, 2009 22:00 Ruslan (Aslan) Khalilov, a native of Chechnya, who is named by separatists' websites as "repented Kadyrov's killer", has stated before a video camera that President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov had ordered to kill Magomed Ocherkhadzhi, a native of Chechnya, who lives in Norway, and instructed his people to come into contacts with the authorities of Norway with the aim to mislead them and discredit Norwegian Chechens.
Georgian visas to be issued in Moscow starting March 6 March 05, 2009 21:10 Starting from today, March 5, issuance of Georgian visas to Russians has officially resumed through the Swiss diplomatic missions. However, the actual work with documents will begin on March 6 - today diplomats were engaged in solemn opening ceremony of the section of Georgia's interests at the embassy of Switzerland to Russia.
In Dagestan, ROVD head attempted on March 05, 2009 21:00 Today in Dagestan, in the city of Khasavyurt, an attempt was made on Ilmiamin Magomedov, head of the Khasavyurt ROVD (District Interior Department), was accomplished. The attackers managed to disappear.
Five persons killed by explosion in Ingushetia March 05, 2009 20:00 Today, at 1:20 p.m. Moscow time, in Surkhakhi village, Nazran District of Ingushetia, an explosion happened, when sappers tried to neutralize a self-made bomb found in the roadside. Five employees of law enforcement bodies were killed.
European Court condemns Russia for death of Chechen resident March 05, 2009 19:00 The European Court on Human Rights in Strasbourg has found Russia guilty of the death of a resident of Chechnya in 2000 and has obliged the government to pay out 37,000 euros to his widow. The decision was made back on February 12, but officially announced only today.
Sochi residents are ready to reach European Court in fight for their rights March 05, 2009 18:00 The residents of the Imereti Valley in Sochi, whose houses turned out to be within the Olympic construction zone, are ready to apply to the European Court on Human Rights in defence of their rights to favourable environment, housing and a choice of place for residence.
Suspects of blowing up "Neva-Express" train will remain in custody March 05, 2009 17:00 The Novgorod Regional Court has extended the custody term for the residents of Ingushetia suspected of taking part in blowing up the "Neva-Express" train in August 2007.