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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.
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.
19:00, 14 August 2010
Russia's MoD: mass fight between Russians and Dagestanias in military unit near Moscow
A mass fight between Russian and Dagestan soldiers burst out in a military unit deployed near Naro-Fominsk not far from Moscow. The incident happened in early July, but its video record appeared in the Internet only on August 10.
18:00, 14 August 2010
Russia's Air Forces to resume flights from Abkhazian airports
As reported by General Alexander Zelin, Commander-in-Chief of the Air Forces of the Russian Federation, Russian military aircrafts will restart flights from two airports in Abkhazia.
17:00, 14 August 2010
Armenian human rights defender Arshaluis Akopyan dies in Canada
The sudden death of Arshaluis Akopyan, a human rights activist and a member of the Helsinki Association of Armenia, happened on August 11 in Canada, where he went to apply for political asylum. As reported by Mikael Danielyan, Chairman of the Association, with reference to the data of medical examination, Arshaluis died from meningitis.
14:00, 14 August 2010
Volgograd is covered with smoke having acrid odour
Today from early morning the central Volgograd is covered with smoke having some chemical smell. Employees of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) are at a loss to explain the reason of this phenomenon.
13:00, 14 August 2010
Azerbaijan bans visits to forests
In the context of aggravated fire-hazardous situation, the Ministry for Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has entered a complete ban on access to the woods of the region.
12:00, 14 August 2010
Five persons suffer in explosion of dwelling house in Baku
The explosion happened in the morning on August 13 in an one-storey house in the Nasimin District of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The house took fire.
11:00, 14 August 2010
EU Council extends observers' mandate in Georgia
The Council of the European Union has decided to extend the mandate of the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia till September 14, 2011. This was reported by the press service of the EUMM.
10:00, 14 August 2010
Ukrainian seamen still on strike in Novorossisk
For the fourth week already the trade ship "REF 607" remains in the sea port of the city of Novorossisk, Krasnodar Territory; the crew refuse to go to sea or ashore in protest against their salary debts. For two weeks the ship owner is inaccessible by communication means. Should there be no news from him within the next few days, the ship may be arrested.
News
Protesters in Tbilisi demanded that children be provided with medicine and food.

Couriers and taxi drivers held a protest march in three Georgian cities. Photo: TV Pirveli / https://tvpirveli.ge/ka/siaxleebi/sazogadoeba/126716-kurierebi-da-taqsis-mdzgolebi-tbilisshi-saprotesto-msvlelobas-martaven Couriers and taxi drivers held a protest march in three Georgian cities.

Protesters on Rustaveli Avenue. Photo: Mindia Gabadze / Publika Protests outside the Georgian parliament have continued for 519 days.

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.