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According to the State Committee on Resorts and Tourism of Abkhazia, during the current holiday season the number of tourists, coming to Abkhazia, has reduced by at least 15 per cent in comparison with that of last year. The main reason is declared to be the decline of world tourism.

At today's meeting, the Council of Elders of the Yerevan City Mayoralty decided to demolish stalls and booths in the city; however, no land plots will be granted for new stalls.

Opening of the complex "Grozny-City" will be conducted together with the City's Day and the birthday of the leader of the republic Ramzan Kadyrov, which are to be celebrated on October 5. At the opening ceremony, the organizers plan to show the presentation in 3D format and to arrange a laser show and fireworks.

The State Reserve Museum of the Astrakhan city opens a new agricultural tourist bus route "Generosity of the Astrakhan's Land", which will introduce to the melon-growing to the visitors.

The Tbilisi authorities adopted a decision to introduce differentiated fees for children's treatment in kindergartens. The Republican Party strongly opposes the new rules.

The Nalchik City Court held a decision to give out the body of Kazbek Tashuev, the Baksan Jamaat leader, who was killed on April 29, 2011, in the village of Progress of the Stavropol Territory, to his family for the burial. However, the court's decision has not been fulfilled yet.

On August 6 the first meeting of the Ossetian-Ingush bloggers and journalists was held in North Ossetia. The bloggers discussed interethnic relations and the impact of confrontation in the network on the issues of conflict resolution. The Ingush side was the initiator of the meeting.

Hustings are going on in Abkhazia. The presidential candidates meet with the electors, familiarize them with their programs and answer their questions.

Sergey Vasiliev, police colonel, Minister of Interior Affairs of Kabardino-Balkaria, had a meeting with a group of mothers whose sons were in federal search for suspicion of committing especially grave crimes against the citizens of the republic, including terror-related ones.

Seven people were injured in the conflict between the villagers of Gimry and Untsukul in Dagestan. Mass conflict broke out after two bodies with gunshot wounds had been found near a gasoline station in two kilometres from the village of Gimry.

At night, a special operation was started in Untsukul District of Dagestan. According to local residents, five people, including a two-year-old child, have been killed already.

The authors of a report “Georgia – Russia: learning to live in a neighbourly way” issued by an international organization “International Crisis Group” consider that common interests in the spheres of strengthening security, activization of trade and improving transport communications between Russia and Georgia can facilitate renewal of the dialogue between these two countries.

Today, a meeting of the initiative group of citizens, discussing the agenda of all-republic's rally, scheduled for September 10, 2011, was held in Nalchik. The initiative group included representatives from Kabardian and Balkar villages of the republic.

A resident of the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya of Sunzha District of Ingushetia claims that on August 4, his son Vakha Zhovbatyrov was kidnapped by armed people. As of August 8, whereabouts of Vakha Zhovbatyrov is still unknown.

Representatives of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Karachay-Cherkessia, put forward the initiative to limit sale of alcoholic beverages in the republic during the month of Ramadan. With this aim, they toured dwelling settlements of the republic and visited owners of private shops, asking them to stop selling alcoholic beverages during the Muslim sacred month.

Edmond Marukyan and Karen Tumanyan, members of the "Chamber of Lawyers of Armenia" appealed to Agvan Ovsepyan, General Prosecutor of Armenia, demanding to initiate a criminal case on the beating of their client Azroyan, a 20-year-old soldier, in the Stepanakert Court on August 3. The lawyers demanded to guarantee their safety in trials in the city of Stepanakert.

Journalist Fatullaev, a former political prisoner, received from the Government of Azerbaijan 27,822 euros by the order of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The payment occurred 15 months after making the ECtHR's decision.

On August 8, the 6th stage of the programme "Ari Tun" (Return Home) was launched in Yerevan. Young Armenians from 12 countries will participate in this year's programme. This was announced by Granush Akopyan, Minister of Armenian Diaspora.

Copies of the materials of the criminal case on the events in South Osetia in August, 2008, were referred to Public prosecutor of International criminal court. This was reported by official representative of Committee of Inquiry of Russia (CIR) Vladimir Markin today. According to him, Russia demands making the Georgian officials guilty of crimes against citizens of the Russian Federation criminally liable.

Khamovnichesky court of Moscow deferred hearing on the cassational appeal against the verdict of acquittal to Head of “Memorial” Human Rights Center Oleg Orlov submitted by Andrey Krasnenkov, attorney of Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, till October, 4, the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent reports from the courthouse.