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22:00, 11 May 2009
Solemn opening ceremony of NATO exercises held in Georgia
On May 11, the Tbilisi suburb of Vasiani, where the base of Ministry of Defence of Georgia is located, hosted a solemn opening of the NATO exercises named "Cooperative Lancer/Cooperative Longbow-2009", held under the NATO Programme "Partnership for Peace".
21:00, 11 May 2009
Isa Yamadaev: authorities of Chechnya are guilty of attempting Sulim and killing Ruslan
Isa Yamadaev has expressed his confidence that President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov stood behind the attempt on his brother, ex-commander of the "Vostok" battalion Sulim Yamadaev, and the murder of his other brother, ex-deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Ruslan Yamadaev. Now Isa is afraid for his life too.
20:00, 11 May 2009
Saakashvili is satisfied with his meeting with the opposition and calls to further dialogue
President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili asserts that the starting day of negotiations with the opposition is the victory day of Georgian democracy. In his opinion, today a step to civilized relations was made.
19:00, 11 May 2009
In Arshty village, Ingushetia, unknown persons shot dead a local resident
Today in the village of Arshty, Sunzha District of Ingushetia, a local resident Sultanov, Suleiman Suleimanovich, born in 1976, was assassinated. Unknown persons in masks rushed into Sultanov's house and shot him dead point-blank.
17:00, 11 May 2009
Information about murder of Musa Mukozhev in Kabardino-Balkaria confirmed
Former Imam of Jama'at of Kabardino-Balkaria Musa Mukozhev was identified among the three persons killed at night on May 11 in Dugulubgey village as a result of a special operation of the FSB.
16:00, 11 May 2009
Top officers detained in Georgia, experts state start of spy scare
In Georgia, on the case about mutiny at the military base in Mukhrovani, David Sulkhanishvili and Kakha Kobaidze, Commanders of the 1st and 3rd Infantry Brigades, were detained. The are suspected of concealing information about the would-be mutiny of the armoured battalion in Mukhrovani.
11:00, 11 May 2009
Armenia: General Public Prosecutor opens case on compulsion of witnesses to evidence in "Case of Seven"
Basing on witnesses' evidences about application of beatings and torture to them by law enforcers with the aim to knockout the "necessary" evidences, the General Public Prosecutor of Armenia Agvan Ovsepyan has signed a decision to open a criminal case on "compulsion to evidence".
10:00, 11 May 2009
In Azerbaijan, another mosque closed
On May 10, the recently built mosque in the "Oil Stones" region - a settlement on piles in the Caspian Sea, built in late 1940s for development of the oil deposit having the same name, was closed.
04:00, 11 May 2009
Bako Saakyan: Nagorno-Karabakh should be full-fledged party in negotiations
Nagorno-Karabakh should be an equal party in the negotiating process on settlement of the Karabakh conflict, as stated by Bako Saakyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh.
02:00, 11 May 2009
Three suspected militants liquidated in Kabardino-Balkaria
In the evening on May 10, in Baksan District of Kabardino-Balkaria, law enforcers killed three persons who, according to power agencies, were participants of illegal armed formations.
19:00, 9 May 2009
In Georgia, more than 10,000 take part in oppositional rally
In Tbilisi, about 10,000 persons demand resignation of President Mikhail Saakashvili in the square in front of the building of the Parliament of Georgia.
17:00, 9 May 2009
Students from Vladimir who disappeared in Abkhazia found
The students from the city of Vladimir, who disappeared in the mountains of Abkhazia, have been found sound and healthy in a difficult to access place in Bzyb Gorge of Gagra District.
15:00, 9 May 2009
In Baku, youth activists demanding cancellation of Flowers Holiday are arrested
Youth activists who plan to hold a protest action on May 10 against the Flower Holiday traditionally held on this date in Baku are detained. The protesters find the holiday inappropriate in the context of the grief for the victims of the April 30 massacre at the Azerbaijani State Oil Academy.
12:00, 9 May 2009
Police of Armenia: violence against journalists is one of major problems
Colonel Ovanes Tamanyan, Chief of the Criminal Search Department of the Police of the Republic of Armenia, has assured journalists that facts of violence against their colleagues are in the focus of attention of law enforcers. According to his story, this issue is one of the police's priorities.
11:00, 9 May 2009
Rescuers look for Russian students who disappeared in Abkhazia
On May 7, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of Russia was addressed by parents of students from the Vladimir Polytechnic Institute, who had left for Abkhazia to make kayak rafting, but failed to leave the place back on due date.
10:00, 9 May 2009
In Georgia, 27 doctors arrested on charge of trafficking in children
On May 8, employees of Georgian MIA detained a group of 27 physicians and employees of gynaecologic clinics, who are accused of trafficking in newborns.
09:00, 9 May 2009
Azerbaijani authorities strengthen religion control
On May 8, the Parliament of Azerbaijan passed amendments to the law "On Freedom of Religion", which stipulated stronger control over the religion sphere. The amendments assume re-registration of all religion communities and specify the mechanisms of their registration cancellation.
07:00, 9 May 2009
Parliament of Israel decides not to consider Armenians' genocide issue
The Israeli Knesseth (Parliament) has rejected an official application on recognition of Armenians' genocide, submitted by the leader of the Left-Wing Party "Merez" Haim Oron, who suggested setting up a Knesseth group for discussing this issue.
05:00, 9 May 2009
Zakareishvili: negotiations of Georgian opposition with Parliament Speaker are senseless
Georgian political scientist Paata Zakareishvili believes that negotiations of the leaders of the opposition with David Bakradze, Speaker of the Parliament, are senseless, as in Georgia nothing depends on this person.
04:00, 9 May 2009
In Ingushetia, persons guilty of extrajudicial execution of local resident are searched
Law enforcement bodies of Ingushetia are looking for criminals, who murdered, at night on May 8, a local resident in one of pre-border villages of Sunzha District.
News
The case against the Kuban journalist has been filed in court.

Vacationers defied restrictions and took to Anapa's beaches.

Volunteers clean the beach in Tuapse. Screenshot from the Dolphins headquarters Telegram channel, May 2, 2026, https://t.me/shtab_delfin/2580 Tuapse authorities have attempted to limit volunteer beach cleanup efforts.

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.