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15:00, 4 August 2012
Two Armenian athletes fail to continue at 2012 Olympics
In the long jump tournament that started on August 3 two Armenian athletes Arsen Sargsyan and Vardan Pakhlevanyan failed to qualify for the 12 best athletes admitted to the final.
14:00, 4 August 2012
Problem teenagers from Maikop go on correction trip
Today, a group of 12 adolescents aged 14-20 from Maikop went to a six-day correction trip to mountains of Adygea. Accompanied by two adults, they will cover the route "Through the mountains to the coast of the Black Sea."
13:00, 4 August 2012
Adyg ensemble "Islamey" flies to London
This morning, the State Ensemble of Folk Song and Dance "Islamey" took off from the Krasnodar Airport for London, where on August 4-7 it will take part in the cultural programme of the "Sochi Centre" within the 30th Summer Olympic Games, Aslan Nekhai, the director of the ensemble, has reported.
12:00, 4 August 2012
Sochi: villager-victim of landslide accuses officials of inaction
In Sochi, Vazgen Isusyan, a resident of the village of Baranovka, affected by a landslide, has filed a lawsuit against the inaction of local self-government. Local bureaucrats have failed to render the necessary help and did not fulfil their promise to pay for the lost property, said Mr Isusyan.
11:00, 4 August 2012
In Dagestan, armed men kidnap Komsomolskoye resident
As reported by Asbeg Taimaskhanov, a resident of Dagestan, in the village of Komsomolskoye, Kizilyurt District, armed men in camouflage and masks kidnapped a local resident Adam Khairulaev, 28, and took him away to some unknown place.
10:00, 4 August 2012
Series of pickets "Tkachov, go!" held in Moscow at Permanent Mission of Krasnodar Territory
On Friday, August 3, activists of the "Yabloko" Party held a series of pickets at the Permanent Mission of the Krasnodar Territory in Moscow, demanding resignation of the governor Alexander Tkachov.
23:00, 3 August 2012
Court extends custody of two figurants in case of sold Nalchik Philharmonic
Today, the Tver Court of Moscow has ruled to extend till December 5 the custody of two senior officials of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), accused of a huge theft of state property by selling the Philharmonic Hall in Nalchik, Ruslan Koblev, an advocate of one of them, has reported.
22:00, 3 August 2012
Yerevan hosts action demanding the release opposition activists
Today, in front of the General Prosecutor' Office (GPO) of Armenia, a protest action was held with a demand of immediate acquittal and release of convicted young activists of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) Tigran Arakelyan, Artak Karapetyan, David Kiramidzhyan and Sarkis Gevorkyan.
21:00, 3 August 2012
Trampoline jumper from the Krasnodar Territory wins silver for Russia in London
Today, Dmitry Ushakov, representing the Krasnodar Territory, has won the silver medal at 2012 Olympics in trampoline jumping.
20:00, 3 August 2012
Rostov-on-Don: VDV Day ends with mass detentions
In Rostov-on-Don, during celebration of the Day of Russian Airborne Forces (known as VDV Day), the police detained 150 persons for administrative offences; 67 of them are former and current VDV servicemen. According to the Chief Department for the Rostov Region of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), clashes of the police with a large group of former VDV servicemen took place on the embankment of the Don River.
19:00, 3 August 2012
Cossack guards won't eliminate interethnic tension in Kuban region, experts say
The Governor of the Krasnodar Territory Alexander Tkachov has explained the formation of Cossack police in the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the river) by the need of "squeezing" the aliens, in particular, "Caucasian nationals" out of the region. These Tkachov's statements, broadly discussed in media and blogs, were made on August 2 during an expanded sitting of the Collegium of the Chief Department for the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Regional politicians and community leaders recognize the existence of interethnic problems, but note that Cossack guards will not eliminate the reasons.
18:00, 3 August 2012
Russian President decorates Malik Akhmadov with medal "For Saving Those Who Perish"
A native of Dagestan Malik Akhmadov, who became Category I invalid after saving a drowning girl, was awarded the medal "For Saving Those Who Perish" by a decree of the President of the Russian Federation.
17:00, 3 August 2012
Tbilisi: journalists hold protest outside the Ministry of Justice
Today, professionals of Georgian mass media have held a protest action "Arrested" in front of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia. The protest had to do with the "Maestro" case, said the protesters.
16:00, 3 August 2012
Minister for Diaspora Matters: 800 families of Syrian Armenians have bought real estate in Armenia
Granush Akopyan, Minister for Diaspora Matters of Armenia, has told reporters that most of the Syrian Armenians are waiting for stabilization of situation in Syria aiming to go back. Along with that, as she said, in recent years 800 families of Syrian Armenians have bought real estate property in Armenia.
Elena Shavernyova with her daughter Vika; Rostov Region, Volgodonsk, January 2011. Photo by Pavel Gubskiy, donnews.ru
15:00, 3 August 2012
Volgodonsk: mothers of blind children demand to open a special kindergarten group
Mothers of visually impaired children of Volgodonsk and Zimovnikov District have appealed to the Governor of the Rostov Region Vasily Golubev with a request to open a special group in the kindergarten for their children. However, the education department of Volgodonsk said that there are not enough such children in the city and offered the women to open a family-based preschool group.
14:00, 3 August 2012
First additional flight from Yerevan to Syria was made without passengers
On August 2, the national carrier of Armenia – the "Armavia" Airline – carried out an additional Yerevan-Aleppo-Yerevan flight without passengers because of their absence.
12:00, 3 August 2012
Nagorno-Karabakh opens tent camp for youth of Armenia and Diaspora
At the initiative of the public organization named "Ayazn", a group of young people has come from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh to stay in a tent camp near the village of Zuar, Shaumyan District. The camp will run till August 11.
23:00, 2 August 2012
Azerbaijani athletes complete their performance in judo at London Olympics
The sixth day of the London Olympic Games proved to be unsuccessful for Azerbaijani athletes. On August 2, Azerbaijan has finally lost its chances to win medals at competitions in judo: Elmar Gasymov, the last Azerbaijani athlete had to occupy the seventh place.
22:00, 2 August 2012
Protest action in support of Hilal Mamedov held at Azerbaijani Embassy in Moscow
Today, in front of the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Moscow, a picket was held in support of Gilal (Hilal) Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of Talysh) and the deputy head of the Talysh Cultural Centre, who was arrested in Azerbaijan,.
21:00, 2 August 2012
Information on mine-planting at Vladikavkaz marketplace not confirmed
Today, all markets of Vladikavkaz were evacuated and cordoned off because of an anonymous call about a planted bomb. Law enforcement authorities of North Ossetia did not found any explosive devices and explosives at any of the seven markets of Vladikavkaz.
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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.