Explainers

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

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?

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 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

Fines for smoking violations increase in Azerbaijan

October 03, 2018

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

Georgian businessman claims former PM Ivanishvili extorted 4 mln from him

Georgia

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

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

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

Azerbaijani president, Armenian PM agree to decrease tension on Karabakh line of contact

September 30, 2018

An informal conversation took place between the prime minister of Armenia and the president of Azerbaijan in Dushanbe where the CIS summit is currently taking place

Russian President Vladimir Putin on short but long-awaited visit to Azerbaijan

September 28, 2018

Putin: “The main base of support of the Russian language in Azerbaijan is in the hearts and minds of the people”

Armenian gov't revokes diplomatic passports of former presidents' family members

September 28, 2018

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confiscated the diplomatic passports of more than 250 people, including that of the well-known footballer Henrikh Mkhitaryan

25 years since the Georgian-Abkhaz War: Georgia marks 27 September as the day Sukhumi fell

September 27, 2018

State institutions are flying flags at half-mast today across Georgia

"Victory Day" in Abkhazia: 25 years after the Georgian-Abkhaz War

September 27, 2018

What activities have been planned in honour of the day? A short survey of local residents

Op-ed: Has Vladimir Putin run out of luck?

September 27, 2018

The list of the Russian president's failures grows every day. Why that's so, and what the current state of affairs may lead to

Armenian PM at UN General Assembly: “Karabakh will not be part of Azerbaijan”

September 27, 2018

Armenia's PM spoke about the Karabakh conflict and other pressing issues at the UN General Assembly

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