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More than 33,000 cases in Azerbaijan, up to 41,0000 in Armenia; 1,283 in Georgia

August 13, 2020

News, cases and deaths statistics, analysis, focus on the South and North Caucasus. Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus

Putin announces success, release of coronavirus vaccine. Worth believing?

Coronavirus

August 12, 2020

Scientists warn: an untested vaccine is a threat

Turkish-Azerbaijani military exercises in Nakhchivan, Armenian military capabilities, assessment of the situation, op-ed, former advisor to the Armenian defense minister, military expert, David Jamalyan, Russia, Iran, Turkey, Armenian armed forces, Armenian defenses, April War, Four-Day War, July escalation,

Azerbaijan-Armenia

Op-Ed: what Turkish-Azerbaijani military exercises in Nakhchivan mean for Armenia

Azerbaijan-Armenia

August 10, 2020

Former advisor to the Armenian defense minister and military expert David Jamalyan gives his opinion to JAMnews

Georgia

Former Russian President Medvedev argues with Georgians on Facebook, blocks access to page in Georgia

Georgia

August 09, 2020

In his post, Medvedev blamed Georgia for starting the 2008 war. After a wave of negative comments, the page was blocked to users from Georgia

The 2008 war over South Ossetia: How it all happened

Georgian-Ossetian conflict

August 07, 2020

A detailed chronological review of how the war between Georgia and Russia started over South Ossetia and its aftermath

“We don’t care about skirt lengths". Dress code may disrupt tourist season in Dagestan

August 04, 2020

Religious authorities warn guests about adhering to local customs

Armenian defense ministry: Turkish fighter jets did not fly towards Yerevan

Armenia

August 03, 2020

This refutes information published by Russian media the day before. Armenian experts have yet to comment on the fake report, but social media users have plenty to say.

The July flare up ‘froze’ the negotiation process – Armenian experts on border fighting with Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan-Armenia

August 01, 2020

Adviser to the President of Nagorno-Karabakh David Babayan and political observer Hakob Badalyan answered JAMnews’ questions

Azerbaijanis and Armenians fight in Moscow's streets. Why? - video and photo

Azerbaijan-Armenia

July 24, 2020

A slew of attacks on drivers and passers-by in Moscow. Ethnic Azerbaijanis are targeting Armenians, social media users say. 25 people have been detained

Flags, slogans and fruits: what is causing conflict between Armenians and Azerbaijanis abroad?

Azerbaijan-Armenia

July 24, 2020

The flare up of violence on the border has led to fights between Armenians and Azerbaijanis abroad

Head of Chechnya responds to US sanctions with two machine guns

Ramzan Kadyrov

July 22, 2020

After head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov was added to the United States blacklist, he published a photo with two machine guns saying that he "accepts the fight." What are the accusations against Kadyrov?

Russia Today, Sputnik head accuses Armenian gov’t of being anti-Russian

July 19, 2020

Armenia harshly criticised the statement made by Margarita Simonyan, head of Russia Today and Sputnik, which many call the mouthpiece of Russian propaganda

incident on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan, analysis, consequences, Tavush, Tovuz, gunfight, fighting,

Who provoked the escalation on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border and why? Is Russia involved?

Azerbaijan-Armenia

July 16, 2020

Three reasons for the sudden escalation of violence on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan

Is Russia preparing Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria and Donbass for annexation?

July 08, 2020

There are calls in Russia for unrecognized and partially recognized republics of the former USSR to join the Russian Federation

Who is killing Chechen critics of Kadyrov in Europe?

Vladimir Putin

July 06, 2020

Chechen blogger Mamikhon Umarov, a critic of Kadyrov, has been killed in Vienna. This is the fourth such assassination in Europe within the past year.