Middle East

Azerbaijan Privatisation Row

The Azerbaijani government is defying international pressure to sell off the largest bank in the region.

5 May 04

City residents watch in alarm as their skyline is transformed by developers with little regard for planning regulations.

28 Apr 04

Is it too late to save the culture and language of a North Caucasian minority?

21 Apr 04

Almost ten years after the end of the Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijan is still struggling to combat the landmine scourge.

1 Apr 04

Can the North Caucasian diaspora in Turkey grasp an opportunity to revive their historic languages?

1 Apr 04

Allegation made to the UN that Nagorny Karabakh is used as narcotics route is angrily denied by the Armenians.

18 Mar 04

Armenian and Turkish specialists are stepping up their collaboration, despite scepticism on both sides.

21 Feb 04

Thousands of Armenian women end up being sexually exploited in Turkey or the UAE – and the perpetrators are going unpunished.

15 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

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