Russia’s major infrastructure and trade ambitions with Iran, including the vital North-South Transport Corridor and Caspian port upgrades, face costly delays and uncertainty amid Iran’s instability ...

However, the attack on Dagestan, and the Moscow apartment bombings in September 1999, led Moscow to reassert control over Chechnya, launching the Second Chechen War.

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And when ex-Ibrox chairman David Murray refused to allow the team to travel - Gers were threatened by a five-year UEFA ban.

Interview by Vazha Tavberidze  He is one of Azerbaijan’s best-known lawyers and an outspoken human rights defender — and for ...

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On average, Russians rest for 4 hours and 7 minutes a day, but residents of the North Caucasian republics have the most free ...

MMA is a true example of an international sport. Between its two premier promotions -- the UFC and the PFL -- there are 10 countries represented among the 17 divisional champions. That doesn't come ...

A cold snap has begun in Russian-Azerbaijani relations. And already the second in a year. In these conditions, it is worth ...

In Israel, a Russian embassy official said the hijacker was from Dagestan region on the Caspian Sea. He was initially identified as coming from Russia's strife-torn Chechen region bordering Dagestan.