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On January 6 and 7, Armenian armed forces violated the ceasefire. This was declared by a representative of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijani.

On January 25, Ingushetia will open the first ski route "Armkhi". The upper station of the ski route is located on the altitude of 1550 meters above sea level, and its length is 1200 meters.

At 02:00 p.m. local time, Tbilisi began the traditional Christmas march "Alilo". The marchers carry gifts with them which later will be transferred to orphans.

In Grozny, the Zavodskoi District Court fined owners of four stores for selling the literature put on the list of extremist materials.

In Chechnya, the sharp rise in prices for bakery products occurred. Residents of the republic claim that they expect one more increase of prices in the coming days, and they believe that there are no reasons for the rise in price of bread.

During the week of December 31, 2012, to January 6, 2013, at least 11 persons suffered in the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; of them, four persons were killed and seven wounded. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Armenian Garnik Galustyan, a resident of the United States, returned to the church of the city of Shushi the Gospel of 1805, earlier redeemed by him. The book was stolen from the church in 1920, during the pogroms in the Armenian quarter of the city of Shushi.

Three suspected militants killed in Kabardino-Balkaria on January 6 prepared to commit terror acts on Christmas in the churches of the republic. This was reported by the Information Centre of the National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC).

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili in consultation with the Government has signed a decree to recall extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassadors of Georgia from several countries. This was reported by a representative of his administration. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Georgia has clarified that, at present, only five ambassadors have been recalled officially.

At night on January 1, in Armenia, at the penitentiary institution "Hospital for prisoners", Manuk Semirdjyan, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, died. This was reported by a representative of the civil initiative group dealing with the problems of prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment.

A group of Georgian citizens was refused to enter Israel. This was stated by Nana Buadze, the representative of the Department of Religious Tourism of the Patriarchate of Georgia. The Ministry of Foreign Afairs (MFA) of Georgia intends to clarify the circumstances of the refusal to issue visas to pilgrims.

In Dagestan, relatives of the citizens killed during the special operation held in the village of Chontaul claim that the perished persons were not members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) and ask to conduct the objective investigation into the circumstances of the incident.

For the second day, the Central Election Commission (CEC) is busy with the procedure of registration of candidates for the position of President. Seven persons have submitted complete packages of necessary documents; however, the election outcome has already been predetermined. This opinion was expressed by Armen Badalyan, Armenian political analyst.

Today, in Moscow, during the conflict between trainees of the GIBDD (road traffic police) and natives of Northern Caucasus, one policeman was wounded in the face from a traumatic pistol, and seven persons were detained. This was reported by a source in the law enforcement bodies.

Starting from January 1, 2013, fare in private fixed-route taxis for route "Makhachkala-Kaspiisk" has grown from 25 to 30 roubles, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

The Tbilisi City Court dismissed the motion filed by prosecutors to change the pre-trial restriction measure to Irakli Okruashvili, ex-Minister of Defence of Georgia, accused of organizing an illegal armed formation and leading it.

Tonight, in the Untsukul District of Dagestan, three buildings were burned. They belonged to the family members of Magomedali Amirkhanov, detained on suspicion of the murder of Sheikh Said Atsaev. The relatives of Magomedali Amirkhanov claim the deliberate arson.

At night on January 4, refugees living in the building of the former polytechnic college in the Georgian city of Zugdidi held a protest action. They demanded to cancel the order for their eviction. They blocked the road for several minutes; however, they cleared it after the arrival of the patrol police.

The spokesman of the Sochi City Fire Department has reported that the fire in the national park near Orekhov Waterfalls was extinguished.

According to the ranking presented by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), in 2012 the most corrupt official was the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev.