Politics

Georgia elections over, runoff due

October 28, 2018

The ruling party has admitted that its favourite candidate has failed to win the election

How much will the upcoming elections cost Georgia?

October 24, 2018

How much do political parties receive for their campaigns and what do they spend the money on?

Head of Georgia tells all before elections

October 24, 2018

The main details of Bidzina Ivanishvili’s interview

Armenian parliament fails to elect PM in bid to dissolve

October 24, 2018

Details on the political situation in Armenia in the lead up to early parliamentary elections and its possible contestants

Journalists refuse interview with leader of ruling Georgian party

October 22, 2018

Observers say that Ivanishvili is trying to support his candidate for the presidency - Salome Zourabichvili, against whom an online campaign is being waged

Investigation launched into alleged assassination plot of Georgian billionaire Patarkatsishvili

October 17, 2018

In an audio recording published by the prosecutor's office, it is said that the plotted murder of the billionaire was personally sanctioned by former president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili.

Russian Orthodox Church cuts ties with Constantinople

October 16, 2018

This is Moscow's response to the independence of the Ukrainian Church

Armenian prime minister resigns

October 16, 2018

By doing so, he has begun the process of dissolving the current parliament in which he does not have a majority. All the details about the process that the Velvet Revolution leader began

Journalists expose the lavish homes of Georgian MPs and ministers

October 15, 2018

All the properties in question were acquired after the ruling Georgian Dream party came to power

Torture, kidnapping, fabricated cases: former prosecutor of Georgia under the spotlight

October 15, 2018

A former high-level official of the Georgian prosecutor's office says he has terabytes of compromising information on the current authorities

Prime Minister of Armenia ready to resign

October 12, 2018

The PM's supporters had spoken out against the move, remaining uncertain on the issue until the last moment

Ingushetia protests spurred on by Chechnya border changes

October 12, 2018

The Ingush and Chechens are closely related but have now become involved in a territorial conflict

UK looking into source of wealth of former Azerbaijani official's wife

October 11, 2018

The woman who spent £16m at Harrods in a decade can now be identified as Zamira Hajiyeva - the first target of the UK's new anti-corruption law

Why has the Georgian patriarchate not supported the idea of an independent Ukrainian church?

October 10, 2018

The pro-Moscow sentiments within the Georgian Church are strong, and there are concerns that there will be repercussions for the churches of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as well

Azerbaijani oil company accused of bribing American congressmen

October 09, 2018

SOCAR corruption investigation is coming to an end

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

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?

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

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