Caucasus

Armenia: Displaced by a Prestige Project

Householders complain of forcible eviction to make way for a grand avenue through Yerevan.

3 Nov 04

Economic cooperation between the two allies is hurt by a very public dispute.

3 Nov 04

Republic is still dangerously polarised as Moscow invites the two presidential rivals for talks.

3 Nov 04

Getting compensation for destroyed homes involves bribery and a long wait.

28 Oct 04

Official sanctioning of a group seen as alien to Armenian religious tradition gets stormy public reception.

28 Oct 04

President condemns opponents as “common criminals”, but there are signs that having made its point, the government may release seven convicted men.

28 Oct 04

Worries of economic fallout as the dram surges against the country’s unofficial second currency – the US dollar.

21 Oct 04

Ordinary people can’t understand why they get poorer as oil revenues increase.

21 Oct 04

More than two weeks after elections, no one knows who the winner is, although the opposition candidate is steadily gaining support.

21 Oct 04

English fans get a chance to pay their respects to the man who ruled in their favour in the 1966 World Cup final.

13 Oct 04

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