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March 02, 2018 16:45

• ICRF confirms detention of head of Derbent District

  Magomed Djelilov, the head of the Derbent District, suspected of abuse of power, was detained for two days, investigators have reported.

March 02, 2018 15:40

• Patients of narcotic centre that burned down in Baku failed to move to a new building

  A fire occurred today in the narcology centre located in the Khatain District of Baku. 25 dead bodies were found in the place of the fire.

March 02, 2018 13:11

• Sources report searches in administration of Derbent District

  Agents of secret services are conducting searches and seizing documents from the administration of the Derbent District of Dagestan. Besides, searches are also being conducted in a house of Magomed Djelilov, the head of the Derbent District, informed sources reported.

March 02, 2018 11:38

• Armen Sargsyan elected Armenian President

  Following the secret voting of delegates of the Armenian Parliament, Armen Sargsyan, nominated by the ruling coalition, has been elected by the majority of votes.

March 02, 2018 10:30

• Georgian authorities provide Mustafa Emre Çabuk with state protection

  Turkish citizen Mustafa Emre Çabuk, accused at home of aiding and abetting terrorism, was involved in the state protection programme, advocate Soso Baratashvili reports.

March 02, 2018 06:24

• In Russia, only 30 copies of monograph "Azerbaijanis" sold in a month

  In Russia, the monograph "Azerbaijanis" from the series "Peoples and Cultures" is published. Since February 6, only 30 copies of the book have been sold through a network of bookstores. The appearance of such a monograph is a rarity, despite the fact that the book is intended for a wide circle of readers, the authors report. Experts associate low sales with poor information support.

March 02, 2018 05:21

• Chechnya cleansed from seven out of eight presidential candidates

  In Chechnya, Vladimir Putin's trustees are actively working, while agents of other presidential candidates in Russia show little or no activity, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

March 02, 2018 03:34

• Father of murdered shepherd brothers warns Dagestani authorities about a series of pickets

  At the action in Makhachkala held on March 1, the father of Gasanguseinov brothers, who were shot dead in the Dagestan village of Goor-Khindakh, promised to go to the square every day until the day of the presidential election trying to achieve justice.

March 01, 2018 22:59

• Yerevan protesters demand to punish law enforcers for 2008 events

  Today, more than 500 activists have paid tribute to the victims of the dispersal of the demonstration in March 2008. The marchers have stretched a poster reading: "We demand to punish March 1 criminals!"

March 01, 2018 22:04

• Election of president by MPs is a surprise for Yerevan residents (+video)

  Armen Sargsyan is the only candidate for the presidency of Armenia, whose election is scheduled for tomorrow. Most residents of Yerevan, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", did not know that they were deprived of the right to elect the head of state, and had intended to go to the polls.

March 01, 2018 20:34

• In Ergneti, Georgian delegation demands to give out Tatunashvili's body

  Representatives of Georgia have left the today's meeting in the border village of Ergneti in protest, as the South Ossetian side has refused to disclose the date of the transfer of Archil Tatunashvili's body to his family.

March 01, 2018 15:25

• Unidentified persons damage car of "Golos" coordinator for Krasnodar Territory

  This morning, David Kankiya, the coordinator of the "Golos" (Vote) movement in the Krasnodar Territory, discovered the tires of his personal car were cut. "All four tires were damaged," he told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

March 01, 2018 15:20

• Mothers of missing Dagestanis demand to meet Vasiliev

  Today, mothers of disappeared residents of Kaspiysk, Makhachkala and Khasavyurt went out to a rally in the central square of Makhachkala, demanding a meeting with Vladimir Vasiliev, the acting head of Dagestan, the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly writes, adding that policemen failed to convince the protesters to leave the square.

March 01, 2018 14:59

• Law enforcers cordon off hafiz school in Ingush village

  Today, law enforcers have started a verification of documents and Islamic books in the school of hafiz (people who recite the Koran by heart) in the village of Dolakovo, a source from the law enforcement bodies of Ingushetia reports.

March 01, 2018 13:27

• DOJ reports citizenship of men accused of smuggling firearms from US to Chechnya

  Two residents of the city of Alexandria, arrested on February 27 on the charge of buying more than 100 items of firearms to be sent to Chechnya, are citizens of Kyrgyzstan, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) reports. According to investigators, three out of the four parcels with firearms were sent by them to Grozny.

March 01, 2018 09:10

• In Derbent, anti-drug operation results in institution of three new criminal cases

  Three residents of Derbent, in whose houses rounds and drugs were found during searches conducted on February 27, became involved in criminal cases, reported a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan.

March 01, 2018 07:56

• Resident of Zugdidi detained by border guards in Abkhazia

  The Abkhazian law enforcement bodies have launched an investigation into a criminal case against Georgian citizen Malkhaz Tsurtsumiya, suspected of illegal crossing of the border.

March 01, 2018 07:28

• "Anji" FC raises money for families of victims of attack in Kizlyar

  The Dagestani FC has allocated 500,000 roubles to family members of the people killed and injured as a result of the shooting in Kizlyar.

March 01, 2018 05:12

• Chechen archaeologist raises over 30,000 roubles for preservation of Khyeldi Towers

  On January 18, an archaeologist from Chechnya announced raising money for restoration of the Khyeldi Towers that were not included in the list of the objects to be restored. This was reported by a message received by the "Caucasian Knot" through WhatsApp.

March 01, 2018 00:50

• Financiers indicate obstacles for Islamic banking in Russia

  Prospects for the development of Islamic banking in Russia were the main discussion at the Islamic Economic Forum "Russia – Partnership Guarantor", held at the "Sberbank" Corporate University in Moscow on February 27.