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July 09, 2018 16:46

• Sociologists compare conditions for Syrian refugees in Adygea and Karachay-Cherkessia

  In Adygea, researchers from the Higher School of Economics studied the living conditions of Syrian Circassians who decided to return to their historical homeland. Both in Adygea and in Karachay-Cherkessia, Syrian refugees face the same problems, including registration of their documents and difficulties in finding a job.

July 09, 2018 13:09

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 2-8, 2018

  Bad weather in Georgia and several regions of Northern Caucasus, which led to emergency situations; accident at TPP which de-energized Azerbaijan and court's decision in the case against Azerbaijani oppositionist Ilgar Mamedov; detention of Dagestani Vice Prime Minister Ramazan Aliev; quarterfinal match between the national football teams of Russia and Croatia in Sochi, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 2-8, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

July 09, 2018 11:28

• Five years after Akhmednabiyev's murder, inquiry resumed again

  Five years ago, Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was shot dead. Over these years, investigators failed to establish the killer and the customer. The investigation was repeatedly suspended. The last, eighth decision to suspend it was made in April 2016. This June, it was resumed, but no particular results are known yet.

July 09, 2018 11:23

• Authorities ignore republics' resolution on native languages

  The authorities have revealed no interested in the resolution adopted by representatives of 12 national republics of Russia, which treated the law on voluntary study of native languages as unconstitutional. The conference delegates received a response only from Dzambolat Tedeev, an MP from North Ossetia.

July 08, 2018 01:00

• Russia failed to reach World Cup semi-final

  The outcome of the Russia-Croatia quarterfinal match at the FIFA World Cup-2018 was decided by a series of penalties. Today, the Russian national team has played its last match at the tournament.

July 08, 2018 00:53

• Environmentalists associate consequences of flood in Chuberi with deforestation

  The situation in the Georgian village of Chuberi, which suffered from a flood, has nothing to do with the construction of a hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in the Nenskra River, the company-builder of the HPP has stated. In their turn, environmentalists have suggested that the consequences of the flooding are associated with a large-scale deforestation.

July 07, 2018 22:26

• Sochi Judge Dmitry Novikov freed from punishment

  On July 6, in Rostov-on-Don, the court found Judge Dmitry Novikov guilty, but freed him from punishment.

July 07, 2018 22:18

• Serzh Sargsyan's brother wanted

  Levon Sargsyan, a brother of the former President of Armenia, is accused in the case of illegal enrichment and is wanted. The charges are also brought against a son and a daughter of Levon Sargsyan, investigators report today.

July 07, 2018 18:42

• Gelendzhik residents complain about lack of tourists because of FIFA World Cup

  In Gelendzhik, local residents believe that the presence of the national football teams of Iceland and Sweden that chose the city to be their training base had produced a negative impact on the tourist season and prevented tourists from coming.

July 07, 2018 18:31

• Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of 155 cases of shelling during a week

  On July 1-7, the Azerbaijani armed forces fired about 1500 shots and thus violated the truce in the conflict zone, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports today.

July 07, 2018 18:20

• Former Dagestani Minister for Public Health detained - source

  Today, Tanka Ibragimov, the former Minister for Public Health of Dagestan, who resigned in April 2018, has been detained in his Makhachkala house on suspicion of embezzlement of funds from the budget, reports a source from the local law enforcement bodies.

July 07, 2018 15:02

• Tourists evacuated from Gili-Su Gorge in Karachay-Cherkessia

  Four tourists, who on July 5 got stuck in the Gili-Su Gorge in the Karachay District because of bad weather, were taken to the village of Khurzuk.

July 07, 2018 14:52

• Journalist Afghan Sadygov detained in Azerbaijan

  Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Sadygov was detained 1.5 months after his release. At the moment, his relatives are not aware of his whereabouts.

July 07, 2018 11:16

• Rostov Ombudsperson supports FSIN in Grib's case

  Pavel Grib, a Ukrainian citizen, accused of terrorism, is held in Rostov SIZO (pre-trial prison) without violations; and he has no complaints about his custody conditions, the regional Ombudsperson stated on July 6.

July 07, 2018 11:07

• Tourists report sewage discharge into Gelendzhik bay

  On the central beach of the city Gelendzhik, a sewage discharge occurred; for about an hour, the sewage was discharged into the sea; it was accompanied by an unpleasant smell, after which bathing was banned, tourists have reported. However, the Gelendzhik administration explained that the bathing ban was introduced because of a sharp drop in water temperature.

July 07, 2018 10:58

• Court arrests Masis Mayor and his brother for attacking Pashinyan's supporters

  David Ambartsumyan, the Mayor of the city of Masis, and his brother Gor Ambartsumyan were arrested on June 6 within the case of an attack on protesters in Yerevan, the Armenian Investigating Committee has stated.

July 07, 2018 01:16

• Large-scale jam on Russian-Georgian border is still larger

  Today, the situation at the "Verkhni Lars" border checkpoint has worsened; the congestion of cars has increased, a source from the North-Ossetia Border Department and drivers have reported. According to Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), the waiting time is about five hours. In their turn, drivers assert that they have to wait for 9 hours or more.

July 07, 2018 00:57

• Serzh Sargsyan's nephew wanted

  Law enforcers have found in the apartment of Narek Sargsyan, a nephew of the third president of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, drugs and weapons. The country's National Security Service (NSS) has declared him wanted.

July 06, 2018 23:32

• Sochi streets flooded on eve of FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match

  In the Adler District of Sochi, the streets were flooded by water after the rain. Heavy rains will also fall on July 7, when a quarterfinal match of the FIFA World Cup between Russia and Croatia is to be held in Sochi.

July 06, 2018 23:24

• Law enforcers treat attack on Ganja Mayor as a terror act

  Yunis Safarov, who attacked Elmar Veliev, the head of the Azerbaijani city of Ganja, planned to assassinate a number of well-known government officials to sow panic and seize power, the Azerbaijani power agencies report today.