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10:00, 17 August 2010
Exhibition-sale of Indian goods held in Adzharia
The exhibition of India-made goods, held in Batumi, the capital of Adzharia, within the programme of popularization of Indian culture in Transcaucasia, will last till August 28.
09:00, 17 August 2010
Armenia: students of de-licensed higher schools can move to other ones
After the decision of the Ministry of Education of Armenia to deprive a number of higher schools of their licenses, over 2000 students will be able to move, in the period from August 17 to September 15, to other establishments to continue their studies. This was announced to journalists by Aga Avetisyan, deputy minister of sciences and education of Armenia.
08:00, 17 August 2010
Over 100,000 Sochi residents lost electricity and water supplies for about 24 hours
On August 15-16, it took local electricians almost 24 hours to repair a broken electric cable. In some city districts, where water delivery depends on electricity, people remained without water and electric power in 40-degree heat.
21:00, 16 August 2010
Hacker Saaev sentenced to 2.5 years for cracking official North-Caucasian websites
The Supreme Court of Chechnya has sentenced Albert Saaev, who cracked official websites of the authorities of several republics of Northern Caucasus, to 2.5 years of high security colony for complicity to militants.
20:00, 16 August 2010
Court extends arrest of suspect of Markelov's murder
The nationalist Nikita Tikhonov, accused of murdering lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova in January 2009, will continue staying in custody.
19:00, 16 August 2010
Armenia: TV Companies "А1+" and "GALA" try to resume broadcasting
After eight years of suspension, the TV Company "А1+" will making everything possible to win objectivity of the National Commission on Radio and Television (NCRT) and will surely take part in the contest for the right to broadcast, as Mesrop Movsesyan, director of the Company, told journalists.
18:00, 16 August 2010
Split in "Imarat Kavkaz" evidences drop of Umarov's influence, experts believe
A number of local experts believe that the statement of some field commanders about exit away from subordination to Dokku Umarov is a symptom of serious contradictions within the armed underground and an abrupt drop of the authority of the Amir of the Caucasus, as Umarov calls himself.
17:00, 16 August 2010
Authorities of Rostov Region object to transfer of "Azov-City" to Anapa
The offer put forward by the authorities of the Krasnodar Territory to move the gambling zone "Azov-City" to Anapa was negatively perceived by their counterparts in the Rostov Region, who believe that it will poke away investors and damage the business.
16:00, 16 August 2010
Archaeological monuments found during construction in Sochi
As reported by Roman Mimokhod, head of the archaeological expedition, in the course of the broad-scale archaeological studies, conducted in parallel to construction of Olympic sites, several dozens of monuments were found.
15:00, 16 August 2010
Three candidates run for presidency in Kabardino-Balkaria
The incumbent head of Kabardino-Balkaria Arsen Kanokov, and chairs of local government and parliament Alexander Merkulov and Anuar Chechenov, accordingly, are on the list of candidates for the head of the region, drafted today by the Party "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia).
14:00, 16 August 2010
Court extends custody of the Ingush who provoked incident in Domodedovo
The Moscow City Court has found lawful the arrest of Magomed Patiev, a citizen of Kazakhstan and a native of Ingushetia, accused of an attempt to capture an aircraft in Domodedovo Airport.
13:00, 16 August 2010
Two explosions triggered in Makhachkala
This night two explosions were triggered in the capital of Dagestan in a couple of minutes one after the other, the local Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.
13:00, 16 August 2010
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 9-15
Dokku Umarov takes responsibility for terror acts despite the split in "Imarat Kavkaz"; Russia deploys "S-300" antiaircraft complexes in Abkhazia; kidnappings are incessant in Northern Caucasus, - look these and other events in the review of the week of August 9-15, 2010, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Jehovah's Witnesses in 1920s in USSR. Photo by www.historyjw.com
12:00, 16 August 2010
Jehovah's Witnesses from south of Russia complain of stronger pressure
In the south of Russia, pressure on Jehovah's Witnesses continues; three facts of this sort were registered in July. According to the report of the religious organization, in April-May, the SFD (South Federal District) and NCFD (North-Caucasian Federal District) saw at least 17 cases, when believers' rights were broken; while all over Russia for the same period right of Jehovah's Witnesses were broken at least 95 times.
11:00, 16 August 2010
In Chechnya, public catering stopped for Ramadan
During the sacred Moslem month of Ramadan, all the public catering objects will be closed in the territory of the Chechen Republic. Not all the residents support this decision.
10:00, 16 August 2010
Volgograd schools to introduce e-daybooks till the end of the year
The automated system "Electronic Logbook" will be introduced into the work of ten general-education establishments by the end of this year, as Roman Grebennikov, Mayor of Volgograd, said at the regular city assembly.
09:00, 16 August 2010
"Water-Melon Paradise" festival haled in Krasnodar Territory
On August 14, Strelka village, Temryuk District of the Krasnodar Territory, hosted the district festival "Water-Melon Paradise" with participation of more than 30 farmers.
08:00, 16 August 2010
Man and woman kidnapped in Dagestan
The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by Svetlana Isaeva, chair of the NGO "Mothers of Dagestan for Human Rights" that in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, two persons were kidnapped yesterday in Kazbegova Street.
22:00, 14 August 2010
Street traders continue protesting in Tbilisi
On August 14, another protest action with participation of several dozens of street traders unhappy with the decision of Tbilisi Mayoralty to place them into organized marketplaces was held in the Gldani-Nadzalad District.
21:00, 14 August 2010
"Imarat Kavkaz" has split up
Aslambek Vadalov, who was named to be successor of Dokku Umarov, leader of the "Imarat Kavkaz", and several more Amirs of the "Imarat" have retired. In his statement, placed in the Internet, Vadalov gave no explanation of his reasons.
News
A woman at the border crossing from Iran to Azerbaijan. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/vneshnyaya-politika/iz-irana-cerez-azerbaidzanskuyu-granicu-do-six-por-evakuirovany-1873-cheloveka-obnovleno-1-639771 The number of Azerbaijani citizens evacuated from Iran has exceeded 300.

War in Iran. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Key points about the impact of the military conflict with Iran on the Caucasus

A Russian artist was deported from Georgia to Armenia after requesting asylum.

LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.