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January 04, 2018 06:19

• Sochi resident demands to punish law enforcers for beating him on his wedding day

  On January 3, Roman Gabaev told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that on December 22, he was walking along Sochi with his wife and two friends on his wedding day. They were approached by a law enforcer and a Cossack, who accused them of drinking alcohol.

January 03, 2018 22:22

• Kiev court denies refuge to Saakashvili

  A court in Kiev has upheld the decision of the State Migration Service (SMS) that the former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili should not have the refugee status in Ukraine.

January 03, 2018 21:25

• Exhibition of Alan gold in Vladikavkaz impresses visitors

  More than 600 people have visited the exhibition of Alan gold jewellery, opened today at the National Museum of North Ossetia. The jewellery is shown for the first time.

January 03, 2018 19:48

• Police department boss killed in Chechen village

  Abubakar Ustarkhanov, the police head of the village of Avtury in the Shali District of Chechnya, has been shot dead today in his head, a law enforcement source has reported.

January 03, 2018 18:25

• "Yabloko" reports enforcement of Stavropol students to collect signatures for Putin

  The Dean's Office of a Department of a Stavropol higher school has asked students to participate in collecting signatures in support of Vladimir Putin; in the absence of volunteers, groups wardens are threatened to enrol students compulsorily, Valery Ledovsky, the head of the "Yabloko" Party Branch in the Stavropol Territory, has reported.

January 03, 2018 14:05

• In Armenia, a village administration building destroyed by explosion

  Today, the building of the Mets Parni village administration has been significantly damaged as a result of an explosion, the Armenian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) reported. According to the preliminary information, no people were injured.

January 03, 2018 09:50

• In Makhachkala, MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov met by about 1000 fans

  On January 2, a solemn meeting of Khabib Nurmagomedov, an MMA fighter who defeated Edson Barboza at the tournament in Las Vegas, took place at the Makhachkala airport.

January 03, 2018 07:48

• At "Verkhni Lars", line grows by 30 cars overnight

  In North Ossetia, a line on the Georgian Military Road, closed because of bad weather in Georgia, has increased up to 124 vehicles, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has reported today.

January 03, 2018 05:19

• Speleologists start studying Sary-Tala caves in Kabardino-Balkaria

  The Moscow speleological club "Perovo" and the Kabardino-Balkarian public organization "Sozidanie" organized an expedition to study the caves of the Sary-Tala tract. The expedition will last until January 12.

January 03, 2018 02:53

• South Caucasus in 2017: political shocks, economic ambitions and mass protests

  The year of 2017: the way it affected residents of the South-Caucasian regions, the events for which people will remember the past year and the historical developments of the year, see the review prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

January 03, 2018 02:22

• "Iriao" to represent Georgia at "Eurovision"

  At the 63rd "Eurovision" song contest of 2018 to be held in Lisbon, Georgia will be represented by the "Iriao" band, which members combine jazz and ethnic Georgian music in their performance.

January 02, 2018 23:34

• Georgian Iranians demand Rouhani's resignation

  Natives of Iran living in Georgia have held an action in Tbilisi demanding the resignation of President Hassan Rouhani and carrying out reforms in Iran.

January 02, 2018 20:17

• Bazhutin's nomination disrupted in Makhachkala

  Today, members of the Dagestani Central Election Commission (CEC) have stated the disruption of a voters' meeting in support of Andrei Bazhutin, a self-nominee, the head of the Association of Russian Carriers. Only 25 voters came to the meeting, instead of the necessary 500.

January 02, 2018 18:00

• Unexploded shell found in Azerbaijani village of Gainag

  Experts of the Azerbaijani National Demining Agency (ANAMA) have neutralized unexploded shell found in the village of Gainag in the Terter District.

January 02, 2018 17:06

• Zaur Dadaev convoyed to Karelia

  Zaur Dadaev, a native of Chechnya, convicted under the case of Boris Nemtsov's murder, has been convoyed to High-Security Colony No. 9 in the city of Petrozavodsk.

January 02, 2018 16:09

• American replaces KBR fighter at MMA tournament

  Mukhamed Berkhamov, a native of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), will not be able to take part in the title fights at the ACB (Absolute Championship Berkut)-80 Tournament, because of his fractured arm, the RIA "Kabardino-Balkaria" has reported today with reference to the press centre of the ACB-80.

January 02, 2018 15:13

• A suspect wounded in special operation in Pankisi Gorge gets worse

  Today, an attending physician of Temirlan Machalikashvili, wounded by law enforcers during a special operation in the Pankisi Gorge, has reported about deterioration of his health state indicators.

January 02, 2018 12:23

• "Portal" artists pay tribute to victims of Beslan terror attack (+video)

  A monument to victims of a terror attack in Beslan, made by participants of the Vladikavkaz "Portal", appeared in Turkey in September 2017.

January 02, 2018 11:25

• Sochi townspeople complain about power cut-offs on New Year's eve

  Only one out of ten Sochi families, who were disconnected from electricity on the eve of the New Year because of debts, managed to restore the supply with the help of the prosecutor's office.

January 02, 2018 08:53

• Over a hundred wait for the opening of the Georgian Military Road

  A line of 94 vehicles with 102 people is at the Georgian Military Road, which was closed due to bad weather in Georgia, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has reported today.