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Leading Armenian opposition figure Levon Zurabian

Armenian Opposition To Push For Change

The main opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) has reaffirmed its stated intention to use upcoming parliamentary elections to try to and bring down President Serzh Sarkisian. More

Armenian Opposition Unites For Elections

The nearly two dozen opposition groups aligned in the main opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) have decided to contest the upcoming parliamentary elections jointly. More

Armenia Scraps Daylight Saving Time

Armenia has announced that the country will stop switching to daylight saving time from this year in a move that reduces the time difference with Western Europe and keeps Yerevan on the same time as Moscow. More

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (file photo)

Turkey: French Genocide Bill 'Racist'

Turkey has denounced as “racist" and "discriminatory” a new French measure making it a criminal offense to deny that a genocide of Armenians by Ottoman Turks occurred. More

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (center) at a meeting with his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts, Serzh Sarkisian (right) and Ilham Aliyev, in Sochi on January 23

Armenia, Azerbaijan See Karabakh Progress

The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to accelerate talks aimed at settling the conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. More

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Caucasus Report -- Blogging The Caucasus

Islamist insurgent leader Doku Umarov (center) recorded his appeal in an undisclosed location.

How Long Will Umarov's Ban On Terrorism Last?

Doku Umarov, the self-styled Caucasus Emirate leader, has resurfaced after a six-month silence and ordered the end of attacks by his fighters on civilian targets in Russia. More

South Ossetian politician Alla Dzhioyeva speaks to her supporters during a rally in Tskhinvali ahead of a disputed presidential election last November.

South Ossetian Acting, Elected Presidents On Collision Course

It seems there is still no end in sight to the political stalemate that has prevailed in South Ossetia ever since disputed presidential elections late last year. More

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Features & Commentary

In Baku, Eurovision Supervisor Talks Of Human Rights, Hopes For Event

Azerbaijan has hosted its first formal ceremony as this year's host of the Eurovision Song Contest, unveiling its logo and slogan and participating in the official handover of the contest to Baku from last year's host, Duesseldorf, Germany.

Armenians demonstrate outside the French Embassy in Yerevan to thank France for enacting a law that makes it a crime to deny the mass killings of Armenians

Explainer: France's New Genocide Law Is About More Than Ottoman Armenians

The French parliament has grabbed headlines this week by passing legislation under which it would be a crime to deny that the mass killings of Ottoman Armenians in 1915 was genocide.

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