Caucasus
CAUCASUS: Oligarchs use media for political purposes
The media business in the Caucasus is still relatively underdeveloped, limited partly by the size...
CaucasusAZERBAIJAN: Ilham may have lost West's confidence
US Ambassador Reno Harnish said today that Washington was concerned that Baku might improve its...
AzerbaijanAZERBAIJAN/RUSSIA: Caspian oil may flow in October
The first tanker will load oil at the Turkish port of Ceyhan on or after September 30, the head...
AzerbaijanGEORGIA/RUSSIA: Lavrov hopes to free up base impasse
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov hopes to resolve the dispute with Georgia over Russia's residual...
GeorgiaAZERBAIJAN/TURKMENISTAN: Oilfield dispute flares up
Officials reacted cautiously in Baku yesterday to reports that Ashgabat was in talks with a...
AzerbaijanTURKMENISTAN: Russia restricts gas export options
Turkmenistan's proven gas reserves in south-east Turkmenistan are not enough to fulfil both its...
TurkmenistanGEORGIA/RUSSIA: Ferry service solves Abkhaz blockage
Russian Transport Minister Igor Levitin today signed an agreement in Tbilisi to open a rail ferry...
GeorgiaRUSSIA: Putin marks out limits of foreign criticism
President Vladimir Putin held his fourth meeting with the international and domestic media on...
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