Grozny joins Air Arabia’s Russia networkAir Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC), has announced plans to launch flights to Grozny, capital of the Chechen Republic in Russia, beginning on April 20. Air Arabia’s R More… |
Dubai court cuts sentence in Chechen murder caseA Dubai court on Wednesday reduced to three years the life sentences handed to two men for their role in the assassination of Sulim Yamadayev, a prominent foe of the Kremlin-backed Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. Makhsood Jan Asmatov of Taj More… |
Dubai court jails two over Chechen warlord murderA Dubai court convicted two men on Monday of involvement in the 2009 assassination of Chechen military commander Sulim Yamadayev in Dubai, and handed them a life sentence. The men, Makhsood Jan Asmatov of Tajikistan and More… |
Bombs kill 12 in RussiaSuspected suicide bombers killed at least 12 people in Russia's North Caucasus on Wednesday, two days after deadly attacks in Moscow that authorities linked to insurgents from the region. The coordinated attack in the town of Kizlyar in Da More… |
Chechen assassination suspects deny chargesTwo suspects held in the March assassination of Chechen military commander Sulim Yamadayev denied on Monday that they provided the murder weapon and helped the killers escape after the shooting. Makhsood Jan Asmatov of Tajikistan and Irani More… |
Dubai open to international probe of deathDubai police on Tuesday proposed an international probe into the shooting of a prominent Chechen exile, after Chechnya's leader dismissed accusations his top adviser was behind the assassination. 'If the Chechen leader is not convi More… |
Dubai seeks Chechnya deputy PM in killingDubai police said on Sunday they sought a deputy prime minister of Chechnya, Adam Delimkhanov, in connection with the slaying of a former Chechen military commander, Sulim Yamadayev, shot down in a parking garage. "The deputy prime ministe More… |
Chechen leader's rival killed in DubaiRussian authorities on Monday identified a Chechen man assassinated in the United Arab Emirates as a prominent foe of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov. Russian Consul Sergei Krasnogor named the dead man as Sulim Yamadayev. A former rebel c More… |