Geography

Armenian political analysts on what did and didn’t happen in 2017

There weren’t many important events, but they were very important for the country and will continue in 2018

Temirlan Machalikashvili wounded in Pankisi special operation, dies in hospital

Machalikashvili has been accused of having links with terrorist Ahmed Chatayev

"My Abkhaz cousin has never heard about Justin Bieber, and I've never heard Chechen music"

A pair of cousins - she lives in Tbilisi and he leaves in Sukhumi. Tastes in pop music and life plans strongly different

Georgian Patriarch’s Christmas epistle focuses on drug policy

Ilia II believes the existing harsh drug policy needs to be changed

Marriage used as a scamming method in Turkey

Fake brides, stolen money and gold, and a popular TV host who suggests changing ancient traditions

Women in Armenia are postponing having children due to financial problems

Children and the internet: a report by the United Nations Children’s Fund

It would be a mistake to think that UNICEF recommends prohibiting children from using the internet

360 children hospitalized in Yerevan

Only 10% would have been hospitalized if their illnesses hadn’t coincided with the holidays

Potatoes growing on trees, tangerines and other fruits: 25 photos from the South of Azerbaijan

Farmers from Mashkhan village share their stories

Court turns down journalist Afgan Mukhtarli’s request to attend his relatives’ funeral

Mukhtarli’s sister, niece and nephew died from carbon monoxide poisoning on New Year’s Eve

The pardoning of a Georgian convict could cost the Abkhaz President his job

The opposition is going to convene the People’s Assembly

Commentary: 10 reasons women struggle in the Caucasus

Double burden: уou are a mother and a woman - what would people say?

A list of top ten 2017 Armenian athletes provokes a lively debate

The list was also criticised by one of the athletes mentioned in it

Saakashvili sentenced to three years in prison in Georgia, may be extradited from Ukraine

However, the ruling has been criticized not only by his supporters but even president of Georgia himself

Georgian journalist wins sexual harassment lawsuit against her boss

Tatia Samkharadze is the first Georgian woman who sued her boss for sexual harassment

Search for missing climbers in Azerbaijan temporarily suspended due to severe weather conditions

Three young climbers went missing ten days ago. The search efforts haven’t yielded any results yet.

Life, turned inside out: three generations of women

An Azerbaijani family trapped in a cramped room

How the Russian Molokans preserve their ancestral traditions in Azerbaijan

Stories from the unique Ivanovka village