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Alexander Boroda: Caucasus is a space of tolerance

Alexander Boroda: Caucasus is a space of tolerance

The president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia, the founder of the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, the member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, Alexander Boroda, spoke in an exclusive …

 German tourist missing in avalanche in Kabardino-Balkaria

German tourist missing in avalanche in Kabardino-Balkaria

Two tourists from Germany have been injured in an avalanche in Russia’s North Caucasian Kabardino-Balkaria republic. "We have found one of the tourists, and the second is so far missing. The search of the area where the …

Millions of Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr

Millions of Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr

The holy month of Ramadan has ended today with the Eid al-Fitr holiday, when millions of Muslims around the world refrained from food and drinks before sunset. Muslims are making festive prayers in the mosques since the early morning. Eid al-Fitr is the second main feast after the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. The day of Eid falls on the first day of the month of Shawwal. The Eid al-Fitr holiday is celebrated for one or three days in various Muslim countries. It is officially announced as a non-working day in Dagestan, Chechnya, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, Crimea, Adygeya, Tatarstan and Bashkiria.

 Can Special Economic Zones of North Caucasus be closed?

Can Special Economic Zones of North Caucasus be closed?

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office conducted an audit of special economic zones, which shows "numerous violations of the law" in the activities of the federal and regional authorities, JSC 'Special Economic Zones' and …

Muslims mark beginning of Ramadan

Muslims mark beginning of Ramadan

Today, millions of Muslims around the world started the holy month of Ramadan. For 30 days Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset. Muslims follow a lunar calendar and a moon-sighting methodology that …

Body of UK mountaineer found on Elbrus

Body of UK mountaineer found on Elbrus

Rescuers have found a body of a UK mountaineer who fell down while descending from the summit of Mount Elbrus, the duty officer of the Elbrus mountain search and rescue team of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry, Aslan …

Pioneers joining on Red Square

Pioneers joining on Red Square

Today on the eve of the birthday of the Pioneer organization, the Red Square hosted a  pioneers joining ceremony. The students of Moscow,  Moscow Region and the Central Federal District were given the red ties by the Chairman …

Patriarch Kirill visits North Caucasus for the first time

Patriarch Kirill visits North Caucasus for the first time

Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill began his first visit to the North Caucasus. He arrived to the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria (KBR), Nalchik, where he consecrated the church of St. Mary Magdalene. "This is …

Climbers evacuated from Elbrus

Climbers evacuated from Elbrus

Emergency rescuers have evacuated four tourists from the slopes of Elbrus, the head of the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kabardino-Balkaria Kantemir Berov informed. "Today four tourists …

Kabardino-Balkaria accuses ICRC of supporting terrorists

Kabardino-Balkaria accuses ICRC of supporting terrorists

The Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Kabardino-Balkaria, Kazbek Tatuyev, today accused the International Committee of the Red Cross of helping the families of terrorists instead of relatives of killed members of the security forces. …

Missing teenage brothers searched for in Kabardino-Balkaria

Missing teenage brothers searched for in Kabardino-Balkaria

The Kabardino-Balkarian police are searching for two teenage brothers who were being monitored by a psychiatrist. It is known that a few days ago the boys left the house of their relatives in the village of Urvan to return to Nalchik. No …

Tungsten plant to be built in Nalchik

Tungsten plant to be built in Nalchik

A new hydrometallurgical plant for the production of tungsten and molybdenum raw materials is to be build in Kabardino-Balkaria in the fourth quarter of 2016, the Kabardino-Balkarian Ministry of Industry informs. According to JSC …