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July 23, 2011 22:00

• Residents of Dagestan whose house was damaged in special operation to get 70,000 roubles

  The damage to the private house, owned by residents of the village of Mutsalaul, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, was assessed at 70,000 roubles.

July 23, 2011 21:00

• In Armenia, Razdan residents ask Public Council to stop iron mine

  About 600 residents of the city of Razdan have addressed their letter to the Public Council under the President of Armenia asking not to launch the iron mine, located in close vicinity of the city.

July 23, 2011 20:00

• Kuli District of Dagestan hosts festival of tightrope walkers

  Today, the village of Tsovkra, Kuli District of Dagestan, has hosted the traditional republican festival of tightrope walkers.

July 23, 2011 19:00

• Armenian NSA states detention of Azerbaijani spy

  Today, officials of the National Security Agency (NSA) of Armenia have arrested Karen Megrabyan, born in 1980, a citizen of Armenia, who is suspected of having relations with the secret services of Azerbaijan.

July 23, 2011 18:00

• More than 100 people took part in rally against raiding in Novorossiysk

  Today in Novorossiysk city of Krasnodar Territory residents of different regions and cities gathered at a rally in support of human rights and freedoms of entrepreneurs, property owners and victims of raiding. In total, according to the preliminary calculations, about hundred people took part in the rally.

July 23, 2011 15:00

• "Circassian Congress": Yaganov's beating aimed to stop his activities

  The public organization "Circassian Congress" made a statement concerning the attack on Ibragim Yaganov, Chairman of the Public Movement "Khase" of Kabardino-Balkaria.

July 23, 2011 14:00

• Car voyage "Sochi-Torino-Sochi" finished

  Six Sochi residents in two cars drove around the cities where the Olympic Games had been held at different times. The Russians were interested in experience of the use of the Olympic facilities, and also paid attention to the way of solving ecological problems.

July 23, 2011 12:12

• Azerbaijan to open outdoor museum at archaeological complex

  In Azerbaijan, the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences intends to organize a museum on the site of the archaeological complex in the north of Shakhtakhti village of the Kengerli District of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic. At this place, according to the experts, an ancient settlement was located 8000 years ago.

July 22, 2011 23:00

• Ibragim Yaganov: "Those who attacked me are against peace in the country"

  Ibragim Yaganov, the leader of the "Khase" and a member of the Public Council under the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), believes that the attack on him could be organized by "semi-criminal groupings" that exist in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR); he asserts that "he knows the customer" but didn't mention him.

July 22, 2011 22:00

• Armenia tries ex-advisor of Armenian Premier accused of debauchery of minors

  The session of the court of general jurisdiction of the Lori Region of Armenia, which considers the case of Serob Ter-Pogosyan, accused of sexual abuse of children, has started questioning of victims. Also, the court studied the video materials and attached them to the case records.

July 22, 2011 21:00

• Georgia: photographers accused of spying receive conditional sentences

  Today, the alleged photographers-spies – Zurab Kurtsikidze, Irakli and Natela Gedenidze, and Georgi Abdaladze – were released in the courtroom. The Tbilisi City Court found them guilty, but appointed conditional imprisonment to them.

July 22, 2011 19:00

• Dagestan: dialogue of two Islam trends instead of rally against power agents' violations

  In Dagestan, after the Friday prayer, near the central mosque of the city of Khasavyurt, a dialogue of advocates of the Sufi and Salafi trends of Islam took place. In the course of the joint debate the believers stated that imams should be elected, not appointed. They decided to convene the Board of Imams before the start of the Ramadan month.

July 22, 2011 18:00

• Armenian and Turkish entrepreneurs ready to found Association of Tourist Companies

  Today, after a meeting of Armenian and Turkish entrepreneurs, which was held in Yerevan within the programme "Promoting Advancement of Armenian-Turkish Relations", a memorandum of understanding in the sphere of tourism was signed. The memorandum aims to create the Association of Armenian and Turkish Tourist Companies.

July 22, 2011 17:00

• Mudflow in Kabardino-Balkaria leaves four villages without gas supply

  On July 21, in the Chegem District of Kabardino-Balkaria, a mudflow went down on the highway in the area of Chegem Waterfalls and damaged a gas pipeline, leaving four villages and a frontier unit without gas supply. In the village of Nizhni Chegem several houses were flooded.

July 22, 2011 16:00

• In Azerbaijan, on Day of National Press independent journalists state problems with the freedom of press

  On July 22, Azerbaijan marks the Day of National Press. 136 years ago, on July 22, 1875, the first issue of the first newspaper in the Azerbaijani language "Ekinchi" (Ploughman) was published by the outstanding Azerbaijani educator Gasan Bek Zardabi. The Day of National Press is marked since Azerbaijan gained its independence in 1991.

July 22, 2011 14:00

• MIA: Victor Dvorakovskiy was recruiting militants in Northern Caucasus

  Operative agents believe that among other things Victor Dvorakovskiy, who is suspected of involvement in terrorism, was also recruiting new militants. This was stated by Nikolai Olekhnovich, acting head of the first operative-search unit of the Chief Department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).

July 22, 2011 13:00

• Grozny completes restoring Akhmat Kadyrov Avenue

  The construction and restoration works in one of the main streets of the Chechen capital – Akhmat Kadyrov Avenue – are nearing completion. The opening of the completely renovated avenue is scheduled for August 23, the birthday of the former head of Chechnya. The reconstruction involves a large number of builders and workers from Turkey and Azerbaijan, which causes resentment among local residents, who remind about high unemployment rate in the republic.

July 22, 2011 12:00

• Realtors from Azerbaijan in Astrakhan acknowledged guilty of six murders

  “Black realtors” from Azerbaijan in Astrakhan were sentenced to long terms of custody for murders and robbery.

July 22, 2011 11:00

• Secretary of Security Council and Ombudsman of Ingushetia studied the experience of Committee for adaptation of gunmen in Dagestan

  On July, 21, Secretary of Security Council of Ingushetia Ahmed Kotiev, Ombudsman of the republic Jambulat Ozdoev together with Head of the Committee for adaptation of gunmen and First Vice-premier of Dagestan Rizvan Kurbanov visited the investigative isolation ward where the citizens of Kazakhstan who formerly appealed to the Committee for aid are kept.

July 22, 2011 10:00

• Two alpinists from Poland got lost in Elbrus

  Two Polish alpinists got lost on July, 21, on the Northern slope of Elbrus, Head of Press service of North-Caucasian regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia Kantemir Davydov reported.