Conflicts in Caucasus

Baku demonstrators protest plight of Iranian Azerbaijanis in front of Iranian embassy

July 12, 2019

Protesters demanded the release from prison of activists fighting for the rights of ethnic Azerbaijanis in Iran

More than half of the Armenian population trusts the government - survey results

July 10, 2019

12 per cent less people believe the country is on the right path since October 2018

Man accused of assassination attempt against official dies in prison in Azerbaijan

July 10, 2019

Aydin Gurbanov suffered from stomach cancer. His relatives say he was not provided treatment in prison

Over 100 films screened at international Golden Apricot Festival in Yerevan

July 09, 2019

The administration of the festival and its design has changed – and for the first time late viewers were not admitted into theaters

Algae bloom threatens to turn Armenia’s Lake Sevan into a swamp

July 05, 2019

Experts suggest raising the water level of Lake Sevan and building modern cleaning stations.

Stricter prescription system for medications in Armenia put off for 4 years

July 03, 2019

This is the second time the government has had to give up on the idea and give people “time to psychologically prepare” for the change

Treatment in Armenia to be free for children up to 18

July 01, 2019

Earlier, treatment was free for children up to seven years old. Now another 200,000 children will be included in the programme

Armenia: dealing with the pain of cancer

July 01, 2019

The World Health Organization advised the government of Armenia on how to ease the suffering of terminally ill patients

Minimum wage in Armenia to be raised by almost 25%

June 28, 2019

The change will affect 80,000 employees of both the public and private sectors, the Ministry of Labour reports.

Op-ed: when a man in Azerbaijan is guilty just for being a man

June 28, 2019

How a strange brand of feminism deprived me of my seat on a bus from Baku to Tbilisi

A ‘football revolution’ – Armenia’s ambitious plans for the sport

June 27, 2019

The new head of the Armenian Football Federation intends to clean the sport of corruption and promote long-term development programmes

Ex-President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan arrested for third time

June 26, 2019

This time, Kocharyan was free for just over a month. What Kocharyan is accused of now, the state of the investigation and what Kocharyan thinks of the case

June in Azerbaijan: record heat and 16 sunstrokes

June 26, 2019

The current heat wave is setting a record high for the past 20 years

Armenia to help Georgia not lose Russian tourists

June 25, 2019

Airlines have already offered to use Yerevan airport as transit

Explosion in Baku entertainment centre leaves 10 injured

June 24, 2019

An official account of events says that helium balloons exploded – but science would say otherwise

Armenian, Azerbaijani foreign ministers meet – mediators urge both sides to refrain from provocations

Azerbaijan-Armenia

June 22, 2019

For the first time in ten years, a meeting of the parties and the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs was held in the USA

Armenia moving towards inclusive education

June 20, 2019

This year Yerevan and two regions of Armenia will fully switch to a system of inclusive education, although there are still many unsolved problems – here are some of the failures and successes on this path

Armenia to receive extra $40 million in financial aid from US

June 20, 2019

“Armenia deserves a clear signal that the US supports democratic transformations”, one US congressman says

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