Amid rampant speculation about his health, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-allied strongman who rules the region, has been ...

Murtaza Karanfil's statements come while leading delegation of Foreign Economic Relations Board’s Türkiye-Libya Business ...

As Chechnya's longtime strongman Ramzan Kadyrov battles a mysterious illness, uncertainty looms over who will control the ...

The republic of Chechnya’s financial dependence on the Russian federal government remains the highest in the country, with ...

As speculation swirls about the Chechen strongman’s health, Moscow faces the challenge of preserving order in a region built on one man’s fear-based rule.

ACHKHOI-MARTAN, Russia -- At the side of a road near this town in west-central Chechnya, Russian soldiers sitting atop a broken-down armored car scan the horizon nervously. The soldiers ride on ...

The head of Russia's Caucasus region of Chechnya, a fervent supporter of Moscow's war in Ukraine, said Kremlin leader ...

One of the most noticeable changes in Chechnya's political scene has been the growing role played by Kadyrov's eldest sons: 18-year-old Akhmat and 16-year-old Adam Kadyrov.

But Chechnya’s homegrown insurgency has been replaced by another pressing security threat. Islamic State propaganda has taken root inside Chechnya, especially among the younger generation.

Elena Milashina, a prominent Russian journalist who uncovered the horrific crackdown on gay men in Chechnya, was “severely beaten” alongside a lawyer in an attack in the southern Russian ...

Chechnya sits in the North Caucasus region between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea. It is an almost entirely Muslim republic, which includes part of Russia’s border with Georgia.