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January 09, 2018 01:28

• Health state of Magomed Khazbiev's father worsens after explosion

  Khamzat Khazbiev, the father of Ingush oppositionist Magomed Khazbiev, suffered a heart attack after a grenade exploded in a yard of his house. Khamzat Khazbiev was diagnosed with fourth degree of cancer.

January 08, 2018 19:20

• Family members of Temirlan Machalikashvili demand to treat him in Germany

  German doctors did not refuse to accept Temirlan Machalikashvili, who was wounded during a special operation in the Pankisi Gorge, for medical treatment. However, the Georgian authorities offer lower-level clinics, relatives and advocate of the young man report.

January 08, 2018 16:47

• Infographics. Statistics of victims in Northern Caucasus in September 2017 under the data of the Caucasian Knot

January 08, 2018 15:41

• YouTube releases video with Dagestani doctor from IS

  On the video, a man who introduced himself as Vladimir Oleinikov from Dagestan reported after his detention in Syria that he was engaged in provision of medical treatment for militants of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia.

January 08, 2018 12:48

• Chechen villagers report detentions provoked by law enforcer's murder

  In the village of Avtury in the Shali District, law enforcers have detained all the men from the family of Khamzat Baimuradov, suspected of killing the chief of the police station and shot dead during his detention on January 3. This has been reported by fellow villagers of Khamzat Baimuradov.

January 08, 2018 10:40

• A soldier killed in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Soldier Vache Chilingaryan got a fatal wound as a result of a shot from the Azerbaijani side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh reported.

January 08, 2018 09:15

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 1-7

  Celebration of the New Year and Christmas; verdict of guilty to Mikhail Saakashvili in Georgia; attack on a policeman in Chechnya and murder of suspected killer; unrest in Abkhazia after extradition to Georgia of prisoner Giorgi Lukava, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 1-7, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

January 08, 2018 06:38

• On January 1-7, 2018, three persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of January 1-7, 2018, at least three persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

January 08, 2018 04:11

• Resident of Makhachkala dies at police station

  The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan has scheduled an inspection to be conducted after a detained resident of Makhachkala had died in the ROVD (District Interior Division) for the Sovietsky District.

January 08, 2018 02:02

• CDSI: 119 soldiers and officers killed in Southern Caucasus in 2017

  78 out of 119 soldiers and officers of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia, deceased in 2017, are non-combat casualties. The rest were killed in connection with violation of the ceasefire, the Caspian Defence Studies Institute (CDSI) reported.

January 07, 2018 22:02

• Construction of mosque for militaries over in Chechnya

  The mosque for Muslim-servicemen built on the territory of the motorized rifle division of the Southern Military District in Chechnya can house more than 50 believers.

January 07, 2018 18:59

• Azerbaijani Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas

  At night on January 7, Christmas services were held in Orthodox churches of Baku, Ganja, Sumgait and Khachmaz.

January 07, 2018 01:01

• Preacher shot dead in Dagestan

  Saigidakhmed Magomedov, a resident of the village of Mutsalaul, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, was shot dead on January 6 at his house.

January 06, 2018 19:15

• Parishioners of the Armenian Apostolic Church celebrate Christmas and Epiphany

  Residents of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh have celebrated Christmas today. All the churches have held Holy Liturgies and water consecration ceremonies in honour of the Epiphany.

January 06, 2018 18:10

• Ten families receive compensations after fire in Batumi hotel

  The bosses of the "Leogrand" Hotel have paid compensations to relatives of ten residents of Georgia, who perished in the fire, an advocate of the hotel owner has stated.

January 06, 2018 17:08

• High-ranking law enforcer found shot dead in Nalchik

  The body of Ruslan Mezhgikhov, Deputy Head of the Investigating Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Kabardino-Balkaria, was found in his study in the evening on January 5.

January 06, 2018 14:12

• Northern Caucasus starts collecting signatures for Vladimir Putin's self-nomination

  Grozny and Vladikavkaz have opened points for collection of signatures in support of Vladimir Putin at the presidential election in Russia.

January 06, 2018 13:32

• Father of wounded man: MIA fails to act after shooting in Khasavyurt

  People in masks wounded Idris Idrisov, a resident of Khasavyurt, from a traumatic pistol. However, no investigation is underway, since law enforcers are familiar with the attackers. This was claimed by advocate Magomed Idrisov, a victim's father.

January 06, 2018 12:44

• Nagorno-Karabakh reports soldier's death

  Last night, Mger Ziroyan, a contract serviceman, got poisoned with carbon monoxide (CO) and died, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has stated.

January 06, 2018 02:31

• In Georgia, number of foreign tourists increased in 2017 by almost 28%

  The number of foreign tourists, who visited Georgia, has increased by 764,000 in comparison with 2016.