News

November 06, 2009 19:00

• Habsburg dynasty descendant is Georgia's ambassador in Germany

  Today, the Georgian parliament has approved Gabriella Habsburg-Lotringen to the position of the new plenipotentiary ambassador of Georgia in Germany. She is a descendant of the dynasty that ruled in Austria.

November 06, 2009 18:00

• Another hazardous emission by "Electrozink" in North Ossetia

  In Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia, as a result of an accident at the "Electrozink" factory (this time with a pipe in the sulphuric acid shop), another emission of sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere took place.

November 06, 2009 17:00

• Georgia: health condition of hunger-striker Tsotne Gamsakhurdia gets worse

  The health condition of Tsotne Gamsakhurdia, son of the first President of Georgia, who is on the 10th day of his hunger strike in protest against his arrest, is now grave. This was stated by his advocate Keti Bekauri, who has noted that her client is in a separate cell under doctor's supervision.

November 06, 2009 14:00

• New government members appointed in Ingushetia

  New appointments in the government of Ingushetia have been announced. Some ministers have preserved their posts.

November 06, 2009 13:00

• Dagestan now has 12 swine flu patients

  As of November 5 in Dagestan, twelve infections with A/H1N1 virus were laboratory confirmed. The chief medical sanitation officer of the Republic Dagestan has ruled to put several school classes and higher school group under quarantine.

November 06, 2009 10:00

• Georgia to be visited by ambassadors of all EU countries

  On November 12-14, Georgia will receive ambassadors of all the 27 countries of the European Union (EU). They will visit the Georgian-Abkhazian and Georgian-Ossetian conflict zones and have meetings with refugees.

November 06, 2009 09:00

• In Ingushetia, process on Magomed Evloev's murder resumed

  On November 5, the court resumed the consideration of the murder case of Magomed Evloev, owner of the website "Ingushetia.Ru". The case is considered by the Karabulak City Court.

November 05, 2009 23:00

• Ingush President takes Makhsud Makhloev's kidnapping under personal control

  President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov said that he would take the case about kidnapping of Makhsud Makhloev on October 29 in Sleptsovskaya village, Sunzha District, under his personal control.

November 05, 2009 22:00

• DFMS of Archangelsk: Georgia itself delays exclusion of its citizens

  Citizens of Georgia Nikoleishvili and Khubunaya have been kept for a long time already in the special detention facility of the Interior Department of the city of Archangelsk pending exclusion from Russia because the Georgian party protracts granting documents required for the procedure. This was stated by Sergey Safronov, senior inspector for special missions of the Department for the Archangelsk of the Russian Federal Migration Service (FMS).

November 05, 2009 21:00

• Human rights activist Khachukaev brought to Chechnya

  Arbi Khachukaev, head of the public organization from Grozny named "Pravo" (Law), who was detained today in Moscow, was convoyed by air to Chechnya, as reported by one of his human rights colleagues. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya, the reason of detention was that he is suspected of taking part in an armed assault in the territory of the republic in 2008.

November 05, 2009 20:00

• Suspects of murdering Markelov and Baburova arrested

  The Basmanny Court of Moscow has sanctioned arrest of Nikita Tikhonov and Evgeniya Khasis, accused of murdering lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova. The term of investigation on the case was prolonged till January 18.

November 05, 2009 19:00

• Tskhinvali residents are dissatisfied with compensations for their lost houses

  Now, Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, looks like a huge construction site. However, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent could not get any details about the works underway at the Committee for Restoration of South Ossetia. Residents of city appeared to be friendlier and said that they have to restore their houses with their own hands, but the compensation of 50,000 roubles is too small.

November 05, 2009 18:00

• Verdict to "Forest Brothers" announced in Azerbaijan

  Today in Azerbaijan, the Court for Grave Crimes has finished the process on the criminal case of the illegal armed formation (IAF) named "Forest Brothers", the members of which had been accused of terrorism and various crimes.

November 05, 2009 17:00

• Georgia demands release of detained South-Ossetian teenagers

  The Georgian MIA demands to set free four Georgian teenagers, who had been detained on November 4 by power agents of South Ossetia and declared to be terrorists, without any preconditions.

November 05, 2009 15:00

• Former Georgian officer gets refugee status in Russia

  Alik Bzhaniya, a former officer of the Georgian armed forces was granted the refugee status in Russia. This was reported by Konstantin Poltoranin, head of the PR department of the Russian Federal Migration Service (FMS).

November 05, 2009 14:00

• Swine flu patients count 30 in Kalmykia

  As reported by the regional branch of Russian "Rospotebnadzor" (Federal Agency for Consumer Supervision), 30 cases of the disease have been registered in this republic.

November 05, 2009 13:00

• Parliament of Belarus starts studying recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia

  The Belarusian parliament has set up a working group in the House of Representatives for preparing to consideration of the appeal of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on recognition of the independence of these two breakaway republics; in the near future the issue will be addressed.

November 05, 2009 12:00

• Police of Armenia trying to restore people's trust

  The main directions in the work of the Police of Armenia are fighting crime, support of public order, protection of citizens' rights, and - the most important - recovery of the police's credibility among people. This was stated by Alik Sarkisyan, head of the Police of Armenia, at his meeting with students and teachers of the Yerevan State University.

November 05, 2009 11:00

• In Georgia, high-ranking officials arrested for extortion

  On November 4, employees of the department of constitutional safety of Georgia arrested high-ranking officials of the Ministry for Protection of Environment and Natural Resources of Georgia.

November 04, 2009 23:00

• Residents of Vladikavkaz hold new protests against "Electrozink"

  Today at about midday, participants of the protest action against operation of the "Electrozink" factory, located in the capital of North Ossetia, have gathered near the building of the city Mayoralty. As the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports, some 200-250 persons take part in the action.