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November 10, 2018 16:35

• Armenian political analysts report on struggle for post of CSTO Secretary General

  The state leaders have not agreed on a new candidate for the post of the CSTO Secretary General at the CSTO summit in Astana. On December 6, discussion of the issue will be continued. Kazakhstan and Belarus are struggling behind the scenes in attempts to use the situation with the appointment of the CSTO Secretary General and to get benefits for themselves, analysts say.

November 10, 2018 16:29

• Georgian authorities use in presidential campaign videos with Saakashvili made during Five-Day War

  A video from the period of the ruling of Mikhail Saakashvili, the third President of Georgia, with his confession to unleashing the Five-Day War, has been made public on the eve of the second round of the presidential election in the country. The video will not have a serious impact on the will of voters with their attraction to the side of Salome Zuraishvili, believe Georgian political analysts.

November 10, 2018 12:36

• Chechen Parliament publishes republic's map with new border

  A new map of Chechnya, indicating the territories that the republic should take over from Ingushetia under the border agreement, has been posted by the Chechen Parliament on its website, on the page "Map of the Chechen Republic" of the section "Chechen Republic", the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

November 10, 2018 12:23

• Ingush activists intend to move their protests to Moscow

  Ingush oppositionists are ready to resume their rally, as well as to hold a protest action in Moscow, if the Russia's Constitutional Court (CC) finds the border agreement legal, activists told the "Caucasian Knot".

November 10, 2018 12:08

• Nartan conflict recalls the need for land reform

  On November 9, a press conference was held at the Human Rights Centre (HRC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) on problems in the sphere of land relations; activists associate the attack on Adam Medaliev and the arson of his car with these problems.

November 10, 2018 08:29

• Picketer demands fair inquiry into Gasanguseinovs' murder

  Kerim Gamidov, outraged by the words of the head of the Dagestani MIA about the non-involvement of MIA's agents in the murder of brothers Nabi and Gasangusein Gasanguseinov, held a picket at the State Duma building in Moscow.

November 10, 2018 08:22

• Journalist Ilkin Mamedli detained in Azerbaijan

  Policemen detained a freelance journalist Ilkin Mamedli; his advocate has failed to figure out the reasons.

November 09, 2018 22:38

• Gukovo miners decide to hold pickets until full repayment of debt

  Today, in Gukovo, 60 people have come to the picket of miners held near the recreation centre of the "Rostovskaya" mine, reports Tatiana Avachyova, a member of the initiative group.

November 09, 2018 22:28

• Tbilisi Mayoralty demands Zaza Saralidze stop protest action in front of parliament

  In Tbilisi, a Christmas tree to celebrate the New Year will be installed in the territory in front of the parliament building, where Zaza Saralidze, a father of a killed schoolboy, has been holding his protest action since September 10, the Mayoralty announces. Zaza Saralidze has called on the Mayoralty to cede a place and noted that the protesters will not interfere with preparations for the holiday.

November 09, 2018 19:35

• In Georgia, five oppositionists beaten over a week

  During the week, in Djavakheti, five members of opposition parties were beaten with batons. All cases involve the name of MP Enzel Mkoyan, a member of the ruling "Georgian Dream" Party, but he himself has denied involvement in the incidents, the "JAMnews" reported on November 8.

November 09, 2018 19:26

• Three residents of Ingushetia wounded in shelling

  On November 8, in Magas, residents of the Nazran District were injured in a shelling at an office of a construction company, and two of them were hospitalized, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports today.

November 09, 2018 14:01

• Azerbaijan counts 29 shelling attacks in the conflict zone within 24 hours

  The positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the Karabakh conflict zone were fired from large-calibre machine guns, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

November 09, 2018 13:49

• Shamil Abdulaliev's father demands from doctors to extract bullets from his son's leg

  The health condition of Shamil Abdulaliev, who received gunshot wounds during a special operation in Nardaran in 2015, has worsened; he urgently needs a surgery, his father said.

November 09, 2018 13:40

• Azerbaijani banker's wife released on bail in London

  A British court has allowed Zamira Gadjieva, the wife of the former head of the International Bank of Azerbaijan, accused of money embezzlement, to stay at large on bail of half a million pounds sterling.

November 09, 2018 10:15

• Court leaves Khazbiev under arrest

  At the regular session on the case of the Ingush oppositionist Magomed Khazbiev, the court has extended his arrest until November 29, while his defence asked to release him on bail.

November 09, 2018 10:05

• Makhachkala: journalists create alley in memory of their perished colleagues

  On November 8, in Makhachkala, at the Press House, an alley was founded in memory of the fallen journalists. A total of 23 trees were planted, each dedicated to one of Russian journalists associated with Northern Caucasus.

November 09, 2018 09:55

• Advocate explains cancellation of Geriev's CER

  The Naur District Court of Chechnya made a procedural error in its ruling on the conditional early relief (CER) of Zhalaudi Geriev; and this mistake allowed the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya to cancel the ruling, Alaudi Musaev, one of Geriev's advocates, has explained.

November 09, 2018 07:25

• Adam Medaliev gives details of Nartan attack

  The attack by unidentified men on Adam Medaliev in Nartan, and the arson of his car in Nalchik were committed after his application submitted to the Arbitration Court (AC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). His application directly touched on the interests of the land tenant in Nartan, Adam himself told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

November 09, 2018 07:06

• Nurmagomedov's brother and McGregor's coach summoned to hearings in Las Vegas

  The Athletic Commission of the US State of Nevada has summoned five participants in the brawl that happened after the fight of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) fighters – a Dagestani Khabib Nurmagomedov and the Irishman Conor McGregor – to hearings.

November 08, 2018 22:51

• Instagram blocks account opened under name of Ramzan Kadyrov

  Users of social networks have noticed that za_kadyrov_95 account on Instagram, which posted statements on behalf of the Chechen leader, has been blocked.