Over 9 months, among the regions of the Russian Federation, the tourist flow has grown most significantly in Chechnya (by 103%), Dagestan (by 85%), Karachay-Cherkessia (by 72%) and North Ossetia (by 52%).

Russian tour operators can receive benefits for organizing tours to CIS countries. Georgia is also among the countries friendly to Russians.

Azerbaijan does not need war, but guarantees are needed that Armenia will not try to take revenge. This was stated by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, speaking before the participants of the international conference “Karabakh: Returning Home after 30 Years. Achievements and difficulties" in Baku.

The Supreme Court of Ingushetia toughened the sentence of police officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Amiran Merzhoev for beating a disabled pensioner. Instead of four years of suspended imprisonment, the defendant was sentenced to two years in a penal colony.

Russia sent invitations to meetings in Moscow to Yerevan and Baku. Azerbaijan has always confirmed its readiness, which cannot be said about its Armenian partners, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

The Belogorsk Magistrate's Court decided to fine human rights activist Abdureshit Dzhepparov 40 thousand rubles for “abuse of freedom of mass information” and “disagreement with the actions of the RF Armed Forces.”

The first group of Palestinian refugees, consisting of 100 people, will arrive in Ingushetia in the coming days by train.

Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan will not take part in the meeting of the Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in Moscow on December 19. The delegation of the Armenian Parliament will also not attend the event.

At dawn, in the village of Gekhi-Chu, masked federal servicemen detained Vakha Gabisovich Tukaev, born in 1977. This happened according to what has become a “classic” scenario. The military surrounded the Tukaevs' household and broke into the house.

Arslan Taushev and Rasul Koshmanbetov, previously sentenced to eight years, were again charged after their release - this time with an attack on Pskov paratroopers. The defendants alleged torture and falsification of the case.