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October 20, 2018 18:18

• Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of 80 cases of shelling per week

  In the period from October 14 to 20, Azerbaijani soldiers made 500 shots against the positions of the Defence Army, reported the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh.

October 20, 2018 18:12

• Georgian opposition reports disorientation of voters

  The pre-election office of Grigol Vashadze, a Georgian presidential candidate, whose pre-election campaign is being led by the movement "United Opposition-Strength is in Unity", has expressed his dissatisfaction about being listed on the ballots as a candidate promoted by the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party.

October 20, 2018 18:06

• Ramzan Kadyrov forbids allocating farmlands for construction

  Ramzan Kadyrov has forbidden transferring agricultural lands to other categories. The leader of Chechnya has explained his decision by the need to extend the cultivated areas in Chechnya.

October 20, 2018 17:56

• Thousands of people come to namaz in Magas

  Residents of Ingushetia have responded to a call voiced by the organizing committee of the rally held against the change in the border with Chechnya and gathered for a Friday prayer in the centre of Magas.

October 20, 2018 17:42

• In Ingushetia, law enforcers find a hiding with weapons

  Weapons and ammunition hidden by a militant were found in a quarry in the territory of the Malgobek District.

October 20, 2018 17:41

• Azerbaijani advocate Yalchin Imanov reports violations during consideration of his case

  The Azerbaijani Bar Association seeks to deprive lawyer Yalchin Imanov of his authority. The lawsuit will be considered by two courts at once. Yalchin Imanov treats the incident as one of the violations committed by the courts in his dispute with the Azerbaijani Bar Association.

October 20, 2018 17:35

• Foreigner arrested in Azerbaijan on espionage suspicion

  A court in Azerbaijan decided to arrest Bakhram Khasanzade, suspected of collecting military information and recruiting local residents.

October 20, 2018 16:32

• Social network users treat Kadyrov's visit to Ingushetia as Evkurov's "tripping"

  Ramzan Kadyrov came to the Ingush elder Mukhazhir Nalgiev, who had criticized the head of Chechnya at the rally in Magas, and called on the Ingushes to give up claiming him. Kadyrov laid all the responsibility for the border agreement on Yunus-Bek Evkurov, Ingushetia residents have noted in social networks.

October 20, 2018 16:31

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Gasanov denies confessions

  The Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has left Azad Gasanov, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, accused of drug dealing, in custody. The oppositionist has stated that he had given his confessions at the police station under a threat of torture.

October 20, 2018 16:30

• Chechen Muftiate joins World Islamic League

  The accession of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM), or Muftiate, of Chechnya to the World Islamic League is another trump card in the hands of the Chechen leadership, which is positioning itself as a promoter of Islamic ideas in Russia, observers assert.

October 20, 2018 16:30

• Members of various Muslim communities forget disagreements for the sake of common namaz in Magas

  The Friday namaz (prayer) held in the city of Magas, the capital of Ingushetia, united both supporters of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM), and communities whose Imams are not SAM members. Residents of the republic, who took part in the namaz, noted that such unity is an extremely rare case.

October 20, 2018 16:27

• Sportive reporters welcome potential joining of Khabib's friend "Akhmat" Club

  Zubair Tukhugov has not become a "superstar", but his performances for the "Akhmat" Club can be beneficial both for him and for the club, sports journalists assert. Although due to the scandal with the UFC, his situation is not the best, the "Akhmat" may benefit from his move.

October 19, 2018 15:18

• Ingush Constitutional Court to check law on border with Chechnya

  On October 25, a case on verification of the constitutionality of the law on the Chechen-Ingush border will be considered at the request of MPs and residents of the republic. This was announced by the Constitutional Court of Ingushetia on Thursday.

October 19, 2018 15:14

• Ramzan Kadyrov invites Khabib Nurmagomedov's assistant to "Akhmat" Club

  The leader of Chechnya supported his fellow villager Zubair Tukhugov, who was dismissed from a battle at the UFC tournament after slapping fighter Conor McGregor. Ramzan Kadyrov advised Zubair Tukhugov to beat his offenders more strongly next time and invited him to fight for the "Akhmat" Club.

October 19, 2018 12:30

• Ingush oppositionists report their plans to fight for lands (+video)

  The resolution of the World Congress of the Ingush People on the border agreement will force the authorities of Ingushetia to listen to the protesters' demands, activists believe. There will be no active response to the Congress resolution, believes political analyst Alexei Malashenko.

October 19, 2018 12:26

• Armenian parliament announces date of premier elections

  In Armenia, the first round of voting in parliament for the election of the Prime Minister is scheduled for October 24. This is reported by the administration of the Armenian National Assembly.

October 19, 2018 11:54

• Orientalists tell about Chechnya vs. Dagestan fight for leadership in Russian Ummah

  New political and ideological trends in the Russian Muslim community was the topic of Orientalists' discussion at the seminar "Caucasus in the Past and Present" held in Moscow.

October 19, 2018 11:35

• In Baku, Court confirms arrest of oppositionist Nemat Panakhly

  The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed a complaint filed by Nemat Panakhly, the chairman of the National Statehood Party of Azerbaijan, about his administrative arrest. The oppositionist associated his prosecution with the criticism of the authorities.

October 19, 2018 10:40

• Residents of Vladikavkaz pay tribute to memory of victims killed in Kerch

  In the centre of Vladikavkaz, more than 50 people gathered to light candles in memory of the people who fell victim to an attack at the Kerch Polytechnic College.

October 19, 2018 10:40

• ECtHR awards compensation to convicts in Armenian "March 1 case"

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered the Armenian authorities to pay Grigor Voskerchyan and Masis Aivazyan 7500 euros in total in compensation for their unjustified arrest in the case on disorders on March 1, 2008.