Chief of Moscow police retires
Chief of Moscow police Vyacheslav Kozlov has retired, press service of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of the city of Moscow reported. According to the report, he will continue to work in the department as a …
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Turkey removes 28 municipal mayors over alleged Kurdish militant links
Turkey has removed local mayors deemed to support Kurdish militants and appointed new administrators in two dozen municipalities mostly in the largely Kurdish southeast, a provincial governor's office said on Sunday. The 24 …
Abrahamyan's resignation is a diagnosis for Armenian authorities
Today the Armenian government was officially headed by Yerevan’s ex-major, the deputy director general for strategy and development of the Armenian subsidiary of Gazprom, Karen Karapetyan, in accordance with the promises of President Serzh …
Will social sector become the first victim of government reshuffles?
The current team does not have sufficient lobbying resources to understand key issues, expert says
Defense Minister addresses PM with request of dismissal
As Georgia’s Defense Ministry has informed IPN Minister Tina Khidasheli has addressed the PM requesting her dismissal. According to the ministry, Khidasheli will leave the post on August 1, Interpressnews …
Putin's reshuffle unrelated to coming september general election
Cadre reshuffle announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday is not election-related, it is a regular rotation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Putin has dismissed several …
Kaladze is ready to resign
The head of the Ministry of Energy and the Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia, Kakha Kaladze, has not excluded the possibility of his appearance in the top ten of the electoral list of the ruling coalition Georgian Dream in the upcoming …
Saudi Arabia ousts long-serving oil minister Ali Al Naimi
Saudi Arabia has ousted its long-serving oil minister who was the driver behind Opec's 2014 policy of holding production despite plummeting oil prices. Ali al-Naimi, who held the post from 1995, has been …
Georgian PM considers changes in cabinet possible after elections
Parliamentary elections in Georgia are scheduled for October 8, Sputnik reported. "Dignified people, who have done a significant scope of work, are working in the government. It does not mean that after the elections or before them …
Parliamentary Secretary of Georgian President resigns
Parliamentary Secretary of the Georgian President, Giorgi Kverenchhiladze, has resigned. "I made the decision in mid-March and it was my personal decision," he said …