Middle East

Comment: A War of Unintended Consequences

Ten years on, the violence in Chechnya has bred a wholly different kind of warfare.

8 Dec 04

Abkhazia Rivals Strike Deal

A last-minute compromise agreement spells repeat elections in the Black Sea republic.

8 Dec 04

Ajaria: Concern Over Missing Funds

Public discontent with Tbilisi’s new regime in Ajaria mounts, not helped by officials’ refusal to talk about where revenues have gone.

25 Nov 04

Azerbaijan, Turkey end Debt Quarrel

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

3 Nov 04

Iraq Despatch Splits Armenia

Parliament begins to ponder president’s plan to send Armenians to Iraq.

6 Oct 04

Basayev and Maskhadov Under Pressure

Chechen warrior Shamil Basayev is a prime suspect in the Beslan attack. Rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov has condemned it, but is facing fury from the Russians.

6 Sep 04

Russia, Armenia Cultivate Alliance

Joint military exercises are "a continuation of politics by other means".

2 Sep 04

Armenia Debates Ethnic Rights

Cool reception from Armenia’s tiny minority communities to a draft law designed to help them.

25 Aug 04

Armenia: Border Villages Get New Lease of Life

Resettlement programme aimed at bolstering depressed border regions is gaining momentum.

14 Jul 04

Kabardino-Balkaria: Circassian Clears Last Repatriation Hurdle

Deported ethnic Circassian wins the right to return to his ancestral homeland.