Jun
16

Caucasus News Update – Russia detains top Caucasus rebel leader: official

Russia detains top Caucasus rebel leader: official Russia on Wednesday detained a top militant described as the leader of rebels in its restive region of Ingushetia and blamed for a string of attacks in the Caucasus, the security service said. The Borders Are Burning June 14, 2010: Russia has sent another 150 paratroopers to Kant…
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Jun
14

Caucasus News Update – Georgia / South Ossetia: ICRC organizes family visits to detainees of Georgian and South Ossetian origin

Georgia / South Ossetia: ICRC organizes family visits to detainees of Georgian and South Ossetian origin International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – Switzerland Geneva (ICRC) – On 10 and 11 June, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organized a second round of family visits to detainees of Georgian and South Ossetian…
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Jun
12

Caucasus News Update – Breakaway Nagorny Karabakh elects new parliament

Breakaway Nagorny Karabakh elects new parliament (YEREVAN ) – Voters in Azerbaijan’s breakaway region of Nagorny Karabakh went to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament in a vote that the European Union warned would not be recognised as legitimate. (AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-23 11:42 UPDATE 1-Rebel Nagorno-Karabakh holds parliamentary vote By Hasmik Mkrtchyan…
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Jun
09

Caucasus News Update – WIT claim maiden Georgian Cup triumph

WIT claim maiden Georgian Cup triumph Georgi Datunaishvili scored the only goal four minutes from the break as FC WIT Georgia won the Georgian Cup for the first time with a 1-0 victory against holders FC Dinamo Tbilisi. Market Commentary and Intraday News (RTTNews) – In a move aimed at improving air traffic frequency between…
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Jun
07

Caucasus News Update – Malgobek terrorist act injures 15, including two lethally

Malgobek terrorist act injures 15, including two lethally NAZRAN, June 4 (Itar-Tass) — The Friday terrorist act in Malgobek, Ingushetia, injured 15 people, two of them lethally, a source at the Ingush department of the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office Investigation Committee told Itar-Tass. Two police injured in bomb blast in Ingushetia in grave condition NAZRAN,…
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May
31

Caucasus News Update – Georgian leader confident of election test win

Georgian leader confident of election test win TBILISI (AFP) – Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was confident of victory for his ruling party as the country voted Sunday in municipal elections seen as a key test of his democratic credentials. National News More>> TBILISI, Georgia (AP) – Voters in Georgia were choosing local leaders Sunday in…
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May
26

Caucasus News Update – add. formats

add. formats On May 4, Alauddin (Alexei) Dudko, a blogger who runs the ingushetiya-ru.livejournal.com , was arrested in Moscow by the Russian terrorists of Moscow branch of FSB gang. Turkey Takes an Ambitious New Path Ankara mightily irritated the big powers last week by brokering a uranium exchange deal with Iran. Its new foreign policy…
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May
24

Caucasus News Update – Italy’s Edison promotes cheaper version of Nabucco

Italy’s Edison promotes cheaper version of Nabucco Italian energy company Edison is lobbying the European Commission for more support in upgrading existing infrastructure and building interconnectors from the Caspian to Italy, its representatives said on 26 April. This would allow the Nabucco gas pipeline to take over at a later stage, they claimed. Azerbaijan commits…
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May
05

Caucasus News Update – TURKEY: ANKARA AT A STANDSTILL WITH ARMENIAN RECONCILIATION PROCESS

TURKEY: ANKARA AT A STANDSTILL WITH ARMENIAN RECONCILIATION PROCESS Publicly, Turkish officials express their continued support for a rapprochement process with Armenia, despite Yerevan having recently suspended the ratification process for peace protocols signed with Ankara last October. add. formats According to sources in Ingushetia, 20 years old Zelimkhan Chitigov, a resident of Karabulak city,…
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May
03

Caucasus News Update – Female suicide bomber explodes herself in Ingushetia

Female suicide bomber explodes herself in Ingushetia NAZRAN, April 9 (Itar-Tass) — A female suicide bomber has exploded herself in the Ingush village of Ekazhevo. She managed to make her way towards law enforcers who had cordoned off the site of a special operation. Armenia marks 95th anniversary of genocide in Ottoman Turkey Armenia marks…
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