Russia credits Armenia to buy military equipment November 01, 2017 11:04 Yerevan has signed an agreement with Moscow on obtaining a 100 million US dollar credit for buying weapons, the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has reported.
Azerbaijan blames Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh of 115 bombardments November 01, 2017 09:24 On October 31 and at night on November 1, the ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone and on Armenian was violated with the use of heavy machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
Organizer of "Georgians' March" detained in Tbilisi at rally against LGBT October 31, 2017 22:41 The today's action of supporters of the "Georgians' March", who demanded to exclude the footballer, who had supported the LGBT community, from the national team, ended in a clash with policemen.
HRC "Memorial": remains of Sharip Zaipullaev identified October 31, 2017 21:00 The remains found in Dagestan in July 2017 belong to the kidnapped Sharip Zaipullaev, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
Chechen woman publicly apologizes for her complaint about power agents October 31, 2017 19:48 Milana Nuralieva, the wife of a detainee suspected of using drugs, has publicly apologized for her complaining to Ramzan Kadyrov about power agents' extortions.
KBR's Prosecutor's Office sends militant helper to colony October 31, 2017 19:26 A resident of the village of Verkhnyaya Zhemtala, convicted for aiding militants, remained at large for more than four years, the Prosecutor's Office of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has reported.
Theologians treat level of Islamic education in the Caucasus as low October 31, 2017 13:49 On October 30, Moscow hosted a scientific conference, the organizers of which announced the publication of an encyclopaedic dictionary about Islam.
Activists pay tribute to victims to Ossetian-Ingush conflict October 31, 2017 13:15 Today, in Ingushetia, activists have gathered for a conference to mark the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the Ossetian-Ingush conflict. Ingushetia and North Ossetia held the official mourning events on October 30.
Police treat Amina Okueva's murder as ordered October 31, 2017 11:46 An assassination attempt on Amina Okueva and Adam Osmaev near Kiev is being investigated as an ordered murder. This was reported by the Ukrainian police. Adam Osmaev has associated the incident with the assassination attempt on the spouses committed in June.
A child rescued from collapsed house in Makhachkala October 31, 2017 10:32 In Dagestan, rescuers have saved a girl from the ruins of a house destroyed in an explosion. The girl has been hospitalized, reports the website of the Dagestani Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).
"Akhmat" head coach resigns October 31, 2017 08:36 After a match between the football teams of the "Akhmat" FC and the Makhachkala "Anji" FC which ended in a draw, Oleg Kononov, the head coach of the Grozny FC, has requested to release him from his position. This was reported by Magomed Daudov, Speaker of the Chechen Parliament.
In Karachay-Cherkessia, CEC refuses to sanction a referendum on direct elections October 31, 2017 01:10 The Central Election Commission (CEC) for Karachay-Cherkessia has refused to register an initiative group to hold a referendum on direct election of the republic's head. Another motion to hold a referendum will be submitted from the initiative group of Karachay-Cherkessian residents.
Wife of Adam Osmaev, suspect of attempt on Putin, assassinated near Kiev October 30, 2017 22:59 Amina Okueva, an activist of the "Free Caucasus" movement, was killed near the village of Glevakha near Kiev; her husband Adam Osmaev was wounded, Anton Geraschenko, an advisor to the head of the Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has stated.
Two kindergarten employees wounded at hostage-taking in Armenia October 30, 2017 20:42 A man with a knife took hostages in the kindergarten "Manushak" in the city of Armavir. The director and an educator received stab wounds.
Nalchik: public verdict passed to communist secretary at rally in memory of repression victims October 30, 2017 18:19 The public tribunal of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has found Betal Kalmykov, the first secretary of the VKP(b) local committee in the 1930s, guilty of genocide.
Sabsabi refuted his alleged refusal to return Dagestan women from Syria October 30, 2017 16:28 Ziyad Sabsabi, a representative of the Chechen leadership, who heads the work of returning militants' families from Syria and Iraq, has denied rumours that he had stopped his activities because of the arrest of Zagidat Abakarova and Muslimat Kurbanova in Dagestan.
NKR's ex-Defence Minister refutes involvement in bringing missile complex to Armenia October 30, 2017 14:51 Samvel Babayan, a former Defence Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has stated in court that he had not taken part in the illegal purchase of the shoulder-held surface-to-air missile complex "Igla" (Needle) and its importation into Armenia.
Grozny students complain about enforcement to attend match of "Akhmat" FC October 30, 2017 13:25 Law enforcers have blocked the road near the "Akhmat Arena" Stadium in Grozny, where a football match will take place. Each university has its own sector at the stadium to be filled in, the students, who have to come to the match for fear of non-admission to the examination session, have reported.
Week of October 23-29 saw no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus October 30, 2017 12:20 During the week from October 23 to October 29, 2017, no casualties or victims were recorded in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the monitoring of the own materials of the "Caucasian Knot" and information from other open sources.
Policeman hospitalized after shelling in Derbent October 30, 2017 07:29 On October 29, in Dagestan, a policeman was injured while he tried to separate street fighters.