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On Tuesday, August 5, the parliament of Karachaevo-Cherkesia will consider the candidature of Boris Ebzeyev, nominated by the Russian resident Dmitri Medvedev, for granting him the powers of the republic's president.

Today, the Komi Human Rights Commission (KHRC) "Memorial" has filed a complaint to Yuri Chaika, Russian Prosecutor General, in which it claims that the introduction of Russian railway troops to Abkhazia which is formally part of the Georgian territory was made with a serious violation of the Russian Constitution.

Today, police in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, has stopped a third piquet of "Musavat" party during the last one and a half months in front of the Baku Executive Authorities headquarters. The action was held in connection with regular refusals of the city authorities to allow opposition meetings.

On July 31, the law enforcement agencies in Kalmykia refused hospital treatment to Radiy Burulov, mayor of Elista held at the pre-trial prison.

The commission of the Federal Anti-monopoly Service for the Republic of Dagestan has instructed the air-carrier "Dagestan Airlines" to reduce the unjustifiably high prices on passenger transportation.

Six foreigners who tried to illegally enter the Chechen territory were detained on July 30 by Russian MoI officers in the region of the administrative border with Ingushetia.

Emergency situation may be introduced in North Ossetia in connection with the incidence of African plague among swine, reports Vladimir Ivanov, head of North Ossetia Ministry of Emergency press-service.

South Ossetia has laid an ultimatum to Georgia to restore normal water supply in Tskhinvali by eliminating illegal water takes-off in the Edis-Tskhinvali pipeline, and threatened with response measures.

There are suspects on the case of the explosion near the Ingushetia MoI headquarters and their identification is a matter of time, stated Musar Medov, Ingushetia's Minister of Interior, on July 30.

The group of MoI troops in Chechnya which is about 28,000 strong is not going to be reduced until autumn 2008.

The consultations on the settlement of Georgia-Abkhazia conflict which were to be held this week in Berlin on the initiative of European countries and the USA have been postponed.

It is true that they tried to murder Ramzan Kadyrov, however, not during the last two days but much earlier. The abortive attempt on the Chechen president's life took place early last week, as an informed source in the republic's law enforcement bodies claims.

On July 30, a delegation of republic's and district functionaries and clergy arrived to the village of Shushanovka, Kizilyourt district of Dagestan. Aim is to reach a truce between the group of Avars and Kumyks who started a fight on July 25.

On July 30, Radiy Burulov, mayor of Elista, was taken into custody in the course of the Elista town court session.

The Russian Government has approved the Federal Goal-Oriented Program of "Socio-economic Development of Chechen Republic for 2008-2011" the total funding of which amounts to about 120.6 billion rubles.

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has nominated Boris Ebzeyev for the consideration by the Karachayevo-Cherkessia Public Assembly and for granting him the powers of the republic's president. Ebzeyev may replace Mustafa Batdyev as leader of Karachayevo-Cherkessia.

The explosion near the Ingushetia MoI headquarters on the morning of July 30 resulted in the death of two officers of the RF MoI Temporary Operating Group. Five more persons, including a five-year-old child, suffered from various wounds.

Today, the Supreme Court of Tajikistan has passed a ruling on the case of murder of Iliyas Shurpaev, "First Channel" journalist, resident of Dagestan. Masrurjon Yatimov and Nadzhmiddin Mukhiddinov are to spend 21 years in a high-security colony.

Russian mass media continue their heavy discussion of the so far unconfirmed attempt on the Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov. According to many printed and electronic media, the probability of the attempt having taken place remains sufficiently high.

Russia has started to withdraw its railway troops from Abkhazia which it located there upon the request of Abkhazia authorities on May 31 for restoring the 55 km railway at the section Sukhum-Ochamchira.