3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (433+ words) A week before the upcoming elections, Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov called on the heads of the republic’s security agencies to increase monitoring of residents considered suspicious by authorities. He also criticised young men for having long beards and wearing rolled-up…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (356+ words) Two Azerbaijani nationals were killed and two others were injured after a drone of unknown origin struck a cargo ship in the Black Sea. While the Azerbaijani authorities did not specify if it was a Ukrainian or Russian drone, Russia’s…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (232+ words) The 49-year-old is suspected of gathering information about military targets, including those of the US, in Moldova. Police in Moldova announced they had detained a 49-year-old Azerbaijani citizen suspected of gathering information for Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on 8 September....

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (437+ words) Port infrastructure in Makhachkala and the building of the Gamzat Tsadasa Avar Musical and Drama Theatre caught fire overnight on Thursday following a Ukrainian drone attack. According to Daghestan’s acting Head Fyodor Shchukin, all aerial targets were destroyed or suppressed…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (552+ words) Armenia has lodged a complaint within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) over the restrictions imposed by Russia since May on a long list of Armenian imports to Russia. ‘Here, not only is our communication with Russia important,…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1647+ words) South Ossetia is hosting snap presidential elections on 18 September, with former Russian official Marat Kambolov likely to win. On 18 September, South Ossetia will hold snap presidential elections as a consequence of former President Alan Gagloev’s unexpected resignation in June to…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (542+ words) TASS referred to Partskhaladze as the unit’s ‘commander’, noting that Georgievsky is composed of ‘like-minded supporters and allies who advocate for the unification of our peoples and countries, as well as the protection of traditional family values’. According to TASS,…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (422+ words) An Azerbaijani contractor working on reconstruction in Nagorno-Karabakh has claimed to have been threatened with arrest after posting a video in which he complained about not getting paid for his work. Azerbaijan has allocated approximately ₼22 billion ($13 billion) for the restoration…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (554+ words) Black Sea Petroleum, the company behind Georgia’s Kulevi Oil Refinery, has claimed to have stopped processing Russian crude oil after the EU threatened to sanction it if it did not cease processing Russian crude by 2027. According to a statement published…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (662+ words) The EU Council has approved an EU Commission proposal to introduce temporary trade-liberalisation measures for Armenian products in order to support the country’s economy amidst continued Russian restrictions on Armenian exports. The measures are expected to be adopted after the…...