Explainers

Azerbaijani oil company accused of bribing American congressmen

October 09, 2018

SOCAR corruption investigation is coming to an end

Georgian TV channel suspends satire show after parliament chairman joke

October 08, 2018

Parliament chairman Irakli Kobakhidze says he has no information pertaining to the suspension of the programme

Falling lifts and corruption scandals: former head of Baku lift inspection company under investigation

October 08, 2018

The day he was a fired, another lift fell, crushing a janitor to death

Deadly bus accident most discussed topic of the week in Azerbaijan

October 07, 2018

A bus collided with a train in a Baku suburb

Depression on the rise in Azerbaijan - increased awareness or levels of mental illness?

October 06, 2018

Doctors say that the numbers have risen because more people are seeking treatment for depression, not because they being afflicted by it

Day of mourning announced in Armenia as France says goodbye to Charles Aznavour

October 06, 2018

On France’s Frank Sinatra of Armenian heritage and his service to Armenia

Armenian president receives EastWest Institute award

October 05, 2018

The Armenian president has been given the award prior to a decision he needs to make that will shape the future of Armenia: his signature will decide whether or not early parliamentary elections will be held in the country

Oleg Sentsov ends hunger strike

October 05, 2018

"I fought for 145 days, lost 20 kilos and suffered from exhaustion, but I did not achieve my goal" - why the Ukrainian director had gone on a hunger strike and what made him end it

Georgian presidential candidate accused of xenophobia after meeting with voters in Javakheti region

October 04, 2018

While meeting with the ethnic Armenian population of Samtskhe-Javakheti, presidential candidate Salome Zourabichvili made provocative comments about Turks

Armenian pundits: the revolution continues with the painful transfer of power

October 04, 2018

Why is Armenia engulfed in a political crisis? What changes can we expect? Do the counter-revolutionary forces have any chance of retaining power?

Fines for smoking violations increase in Azerbaijan

October 03, 2018

Smoking in public places has been banned for 10 months already, with little effect

Armenian parliament and PM butt heads, thousands of protestors come out in response

October 03, 2018

The former ruling party has passed a bill trying to retain its hold on power and not allow early parliamentary elections to take place

Georgian woman detained in Tskhinvali allegedly beaten

October 03, 2018

Otinashvili, a 37-year-old mother of three children, was detained by Russian military officers for illegally crossing the border

Georgian businessman claims former PM Ivanishvili extorted 4 mln from him

October 02, 2018

On the meetings in the residence of the oligarch, surrounded by alligator skins

How 'Salisbury tourist' Anatoliy Chepiga became a Hero of the Russian Federation

Russia

October 02, 2018

Journalists found out that the suspect in the Skripal poisoning case is a distinguished Russian intelligence officer

Armenia’s new government and EU taking a closer look at each other, Armenian experts say

October 01, 2018

Discussion: The European Union can help Armenia reduce its dependence on Russia

The Erdoganisation of Moldova: what Chisinau is learning from Turkey

October 01, 2018

The recent expulsion of Turkish teachers from Moldova is but one of the numerous examples of Ankara’s growing influence in the country

Chechnya loses out on border deal

October 01, 2018

Chechnya and Ingushetia have officially defined the border between the two republics, but it’s still too early to say that there are no more territorial claims

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