Caucasus

Price Rises Hit Azerbaijan

Ordinary people face a double blow from new taxes on imported goods and creeping rises in the price of bread.

8 Jan 04

An overwhelming victory at the polls and a positive verdict from observers completes Mikael Saakashvili’s rise to power in Georgia.

6 Jan 04

Mikael Saakashvili can count on popular goodwill and western aid, but from the moment he is elected president he will face huge problems.

23 Dec 03

Project to build pipeline from Azerbaijan to Turkey has some obvious winners, but some may also lose out.

23 Dec 03

New government restrictions designed to curb Armenians' gambling craze.

18 Dec 03

The extraordinary career of the man who dominated Azerbaijan for more than 30 years.

18 Dec 03

Public grief for a dead president gives way to speculation about what the future holds for his son.

18 Dec 03

Russian forces are pursuing a mysterious group of Islamist fighters in the mountains of Dagestan.

18 Dec 03

Parliamentary elections show a dramatic swing in support from communists to Putin's party.

11 Dec 03

The Armenian-held territory is trying to restart a once lucrative business.

11 Dec 03

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