Preliminary data shows that Nikol Pashinyan’s political bloc My Step has won about 82 per cent of the vote in the Yerevan Council of Elders election.
Who is Georgian presidential candidate Salome Zourabichvili, and why isn’t the public wild about her?
“Why do you speak with us so condescendingly, as if from the heights of Paris?” journalists asked her
Armenian political forces threaten to thwart early parliamentary elections
They protest against a recent remark by the PM that the election would boil down to a race between "blacks and whites" meaning the supporters and opponents of his "velvet revolution"
Israeli Minister of Defence visits Georgia and Azerbaijan, skips Armenia. Why?
The agenda of Defence Minister Lieberman’s visit was dominated by energy matters and military cooperation, Israeli pundits say
New legislation on bribing voters in Armenia
Those who choose to sell their vote are to be penalized, as are the politicians buying them
Op-ed: Why are people drowning at Azerbaijan’s beaches?
How to bathe in the Caspian Sea and not force corn sellers to drop their wares and rescue you
Residents of Moldova leaving in droves to find work – children following close on the heels of their parents
Stories of those who leave their homeland in search of work. From JAMnews' partner Ziarul de Gardă
Tourism: Abkhazia’s informal business sector
What are the main problems of Abkhazia's informal sector?
Yerevan youth leave city to work in village schools
Armenia’s rural areas suffer from a lack of teachers, but programme participants provide local school children with a good education
Ethnic clashes, arrests in Kabardino-Balkaria. What’s happening and why?
Kabardians and Balkars in the North Caucasus have entered into a confrontation with one another. Is it a historical dispute or a land issue?
Night buses take to Tbilisi streets
The city's mayor is fulfilling his promise to ‘revitalise cultural nightlife in the city’
Armenian judoka absent from World Judo Championships in Baku due to ‘security concerns’
A record number of 831 judoka from 133 countries are participating
European Court of Human Rights rules against Armenia in three cases
The deadly events of 1 March 2008 were revisited in two of the three cases
Islamic mourning in Azerbaijan: blood donations replace self-flagellation
Azerbaijan marks Ashura - a day for commemorating the death of the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers
Armenia’s potato queendom: a female-dominated industry
Women are so involved in Armenia’s potato industry that most potato types are named after women. Photos and video
Yerevan and Tbilisi agree to increase trade turnover to USD 1 billion
Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze is visiting Armenia on an official visit
How has the fall of the Turkish lira affected the countries of the South Caucasus?
Experts say that Armenia was saved by the fact that it has few ties with Turkey, and that potential damage to the Georgian economy was mitigated by income from tourism
Tariffs on imported potatoes doubled in Azerbaijan in response to local complaints
The measure is expected to assist local potato farmers
Armenia celebrates Independence Day
Three of Armenia's former presidents - Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan - passed up an invitation to participate in the festivities
International Francophonie forum held in Yerevan
Prime Minister Pashinyan welcomed participants in French, which surprised his fellow citizens
A daily dose of Abkhaz adjika for a longer life
What it takes to make adjika, what's in the name and why it's worth making
11 websites that you can learn from
You can lie on your sofa while listening to a lecture conducted by a Stanford University professor
Ministry: “There is no money to increase disability benefits in Azerbaijan” – VIDEO
Nor are their funds available for increasing low pensions
White sheep wool cloaks – Georgia’s disappearing craft
The legendary attire that has been used in wars, weddings, hunts and even sports is now becoming a thing of the past
Armenian gapama, the pumpkin cooked to the accompaniment of System of a Down
A detailed recipe. It may not be easy to cook, but interesting it certainly is. As a bonus, get an amateur recording of a System of a Down concert
Baku vox pop: What moment in your life would you most like to relive?
The population recounts their fondest memories
Armenia’s city of mansions – a story in nine postcards
This is the town of Goris, which is known for its extravagant homes with their balconies
Photo story: Construction of Georgia’s first deep sea port underway
The gigantic dredger Athena arrives at Anaklia