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18:09, 15 November 2008
UNICEF and WB to help youth in Northern Caucasus
The UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) and the World Bank have officially announced that they start a joint 2.1 USD million project in Northern Caucasus. Its aim is to render help to assist vulnerable groups of young people in the region.
16:59, 15 November 2008
Georgia: restart of gas supply to Tskhinvali is impossible
Until now, Georgia has not renewed deliveries of Russian gas to South Ossetia, stopped with the start of warfare. Georgian oil and gas companies assert that gas supply to Tskhinvali was stopped because the main pipeline was damaged by warfare this August.
15:55, 15 November 2008
Authorities of Chechnya stand for extended Russian President's term in office
Deputies of the Chechen parliament voice support to the initiative of President Dmitri Medvedev, who proposed to extend the terms in office of Russian President and State Duma Deputies up to six and five years accordingly.
14:50, 15 November 2008
Georgia releases father and son Kelekhsaev who come from South Ossetia
Two out of ten residents of South Ossetia detained by Georgian police this October have been set free. They are father and son Kelekhsaev. Sofia Khorguani, Georgian deputy Ombudsman, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
13:47, 15 November 2008
Rostov Region sums up Year of Family
On November 14, Rostov-on-Don hosted a roundtable on the Year of Family that Russia had announced in 2008. The participants were officials of the respective ministries of the region.
12:42, 15 November 2008
More abortions than births in Volgograd Region
Annually, the Volgograd Region has 27 thousand newborns against 30 thousand abortions. In experts' opinion, the problem is in low morals and general disregard of contraception.
11:31, 15 November 2008
President of Chechnya heads counterterrorist operation
On November 14, President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov took command of the special operation intended to search militants in the Kurchaloy and Nozhai-Yurt Districts, and personally designed its plan. The operation had lasted till late at night, but no militants were found.
10:10, 15 November 2008
Georgia: gas prices to go up for companies
Commercial structures in Georgia will pay more for gas. Suppliers and distributors have made a deal.
11:13, 14 November 2008
Abkhazia invited to Geneva consultations on safety in the Caucasus
The delegation of Abkhazia will take part in consultations in Geneva on safety issues in the Caucasus. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent learnt about it from Sergey Shamba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia. As he said, an official invitation to Geneva to take part in the debates as a party of the process was presented today to Sukhumi.
11:09, 14 November 2008
19 terror acts in North Ossetia in 20 years
The experts of the Rostov-based medical-legal laboratory are studying the DNA of the unknown woman who perished in the explosion of the fixed-route taxi near the Central marketplace in the capital of North Ossetia on November 6.
11:06, 14 November 2008
European MP investigates disappearances in South Ossetia
Italian Deputy of the European Parliament Julietto Chieza is investigating disappearances of young people from South Ossetia, whose fate is still unknown. According to some sources, the Ossetians were captured by Georgian militaries.
11:03, 14 November 2008
Amnesty International concerned with pre-electoral situation in Armenia
The Amnesty International has disseminated a statement where its concern is expressed with the situation in Armenia after this year's March events.
10:59, 14 November 2008
Medvedev: Russia recognizes Georgia's integrity
Russia respects the territorial integrity of Georgia with account of Moscow's recognition of South Ossetia's and Abkhazia's independence. This was declared by Russian President Dmitri Medvedev who answered questions during a joint press conference with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and chairman of the European Commission Zhoze Manuel Barrozu.
16:26, 13 November 2008
Krasnodar territorial authorities fail to meet residents of Imereti Meadow
Another attempt to start dialogue between the residents of the Imereti Meadow of Sochi and the authorities of Krasnodar Territory about the terms of demolition of dwelling houses with the aim to get the city ready for the Olympiad has failed. The meeting was pre-planned for November 12, but it failed for the absence of power representatives.
16:23, 13 November 2008
President of Armenia rejects Karabakh being part of Azerbaijan
Serzh Sarkisyan, President of Armenia, excludes any possibility for the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) to make part of Azerbaijan in any status. As he said, the history had demonstrated that Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan are incompatible.
16:19, 13 November 2008
In Dagestan, court sustains MIA's claim against "Chernovik" newspaper
The Federal Court of the Leninskiy District of Makhachkala has ruled to partially sustain the claim of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan against the Dagestan weekly "Chernovik" (Blueprint) on defence of business reputation. The newspaper is now obliged to place a refutation and bring apologies.
16:15, 13 November 2008
US Ambassador to Azerbaijan hopes that foreign broadcasting will continue
The United States have already expressed their deep concern with the plans to stop broadcasting of foreign radio stations BBC, Voice of America and Radio Liberty in Azerbaijani local frequencies. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports that this statement was made today by Ann Dears, US Ambassador to Azerbaijan, in her comments on the situation with the issue.
16:04, 13 November 2008
Delegations of Abkhazia and South Ossetia invited to Geneva talks
On November 12, Pierre Moreli, Special Representative of the European Union, has officially informed that representatives of Abkhazia and South Ossetia were invited to the Geneva consultations on Caucasian security problems as participants of the negotiation process; the talks were scheduled on November 18-19.
15:32, 13 November 2008
Ingushetia: Magomed Khazbiev wants to appeal against MIA's actions
Magomed Khazbiev, an oppositionist to the former President of Ingushetia Murat Zyazikov, has addressed the Republic's Prosecutor's Office with a complaint against the actions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia.
15:03, 13 November 2008
Georgia and South Ossetia exchange prisoners
In the evening on November 11, the six Georgians who stayed in South-Ossetian captivity were released in exchange for the two Ossetians who were freed by Georgia on November 12. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent learnt about it from Varvara Parkhomenko who works for the "Demos" Centre.
News
Azerbaijan and Armenia discussed border delimitation rules

An Armenian court has arrested Artur Avanesyan.

Pashinyan at a concert in Gyumri. Screenshot from News.Am photo from April 20, 2026, https://news.am/rus/news/944772.html. Observers considered concerts featuring Pashinyan to be propaganda.

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.