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May 10, 2018 09:31

• 68 citizens of Georgia deported from Europe

  On May 9, 68 Georgian citizens, who illegally stayed on the territory of four EU countries, returned home from German Düsseldorf, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports. All the deported people applied for asylum in the EU countries, but were refused.

May 10, 2018 04:17

• Azerbaijan: youth activist arrested on charges of drug dealing

  Orkhan Bakhyshly, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was arrested for four months. He is accused of illegal drug dealing. The Party treats the charge as fabricated and politically motivated.

May 09, 2018 22:14

• Chechen Parliament prepares bill on Putin's rule until 2030

  On May 10, the Chechen Parliament intends to bring an offer to the Russian State Duma to change the Constitution so that Vladimir Putin could be re-elected in 2024 for a third consecutive term. Mikhail Emelyanov, the head of the State Duma's profile committee, has taken this initiative cautiously.

May 09, 2018 20:23

• Pashinyan takes part in Victory Day celebrations in Stepanakert

  Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, made his first foreign visit to Stepanakert and took part in the annual march dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Karabakh conflict.

May 09, 2018 19:10

• IS* claims responsibility for blowing up Sheikh of Chirkei's tomb

  A bombing of the tomb of Said-Afandi Chirkei has become the second incident in Dagestan since early 2018, the responsibility for which was claimed by the "Islamic State"*.

May 09, 2018 16:43

• In Tbilisi, three persons detained at Victory Day celebration

  In Tbilisi, the police detained a leader of the movement "Socialist Georgia" and his son, who fought with an activist of the movement "Force in Unity" because the latter expressed his dissatisfaction with the Soviet symbols brought by them.

May 09, 2018 14:40

• Tomb of Sheikh of Chirkei blown up in Dagestan

  Tonight, an explosion has occurred in the room for ziyarat near the grave of Sheikh Said of Chirkei in Dagestan. The suspects have been caught by video surveillance cameras, and they have been already detained, a source reports.

May 09, 2018 12:11

• Grozny residents report policemen's visits on eve of Victory Day

  On May 8, in the Chechen capital, law enforcers visited apartments of city residents to check their IDs and blocked the central streets of the city, local residents report. Security measures have been enhanced in the city on the occasion of the Victory Day celebrations, the police explain.

May 09, 2018 10:25

• US Department of State criticizes decision to close Georgian-South-Ossetian border

  The South-Ossetian authorities' decision to close checkpoints on the border with Georgia restricts the freedom of movement of local residents, the US Department of State declares.

May 09, 2018 08:09

• In Baku, political analysts explain Pashinyan's statement on Karabakh conflict by euphoria

  The idea to achieve international recognition of the right of Nagorno-Karabakh to self-determination voiced by Nikol Pashinyan, new Prime Minister of Armenia, is unlikely to come true, and over time, Nikol Pashinyan will be forced to soften his rhetoric, believe experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

May 09, 2018 04:01

• Exhibition of historical Shushi photos opened in Stepanakert

  Photographer Levon Atoyants presented in Stepanakert an exhibition of photographs dedicated to the city of Shushi. More than 80 photographs depict the city of 1962 and 1994.

May 08, 2018 23:42

• Journalists doubt terrorist version in Nevinnomyssk

  The alleged militants killed during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Nevinnomyssk have been identified as local residents Sultan Khitsunov and Mekhti Imammov. There is no activation of the armed underground in the Stavropol Territory, but law enforcers are trying to imitate a fight against terrorism, the journalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

May 08, 2018 21:02

• Armenian Defence Minister resigns

  Vigen Sargsyan, the Armenian Minister of Defence, has resigned after meeting the new Premier, Nikol Pashinyan. Vigen Sargsyan has explained his resignation by political reasons.

May 08, 2018 16:18

• President appoints Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister of Armenia

  Armenian President Armen Sargsyan has signed a decree on the appointment of the oppositional leader Nikol Pashinyan as the country's Prime Minister.

May 08, 2018 15:17

• Residents of Chechnya express scepticism about relatives criticizing a blogger

  Minkail Malizaev, a Chechen native residing in Germany, reported he had been beaten and his wife and children had been deported from the country. His relatives reported that they had voluntarily returned home and called on the blogger to stop criticizing the authorities. Residents of Chechnya voiced their doubts on a story presented by the TV Channel.

May 08, 2018 13:51

• RPA refuses to cooperate with Nikol Pashinyan

  The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), which has the majority of seats in the Parliament, declares itself to be the opposition, reported Eduard Sharmazanov, Vice Speaker of the Parliament, after Nikol Pashinyan had been elected the Prime Minister of Armenia.

May 08, 2018 13:05

• Nikol Pashinyan elected Prime Minister of Armenia

  59 delegates of the Armenian Parliament have voted to appoint Nikol Pashinyan the head of the Armenian government.

May 08, 2018 12:02

• In Grozny, students report being obliged to come to "Immortal Regiment" march

  It is planned that the "Immortal Regiment" action to be held on May 9 in Grozny after the military parade will involve at least 10,000 people, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has been informed today by an official from the Chechen Ministry for Youth Affairs.

May 08, 2018 07:58

• Ecologists treat Volgograd smog as a dust storm

  In the air over Volgograd, the number of dangerous substances has not been exceeded, and the smog which alarmed city residents was a dust storm coming from other regions, experts explained on May 7.

May 08, 2018 06:23

• Armenian public accuses Russian journalists of inciting hatred

  The Armenian public and users of Armenian Facebook express their indignation over the statements voiced by Mikhail Leontiev and Mikhail Yuriev, presenters of the analytical show "GlavTema", on the air of the "Radio Komsomolskaya Pravda" on April 26 and May 3.