Caucasus

  • Dec 15, 2003
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RUSSIA: Chechen rebels take Dagestanis hostage

About 25-50 Chechen rebels infiltrated south-western Dagestan today, killed nine border guards...

Russia
  • Dec 5, 2003
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CAUCASUS/US: Rumsfeld backs both Baku and Tbilisi

US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived in Georgia today, amid tight security.

Caucasus
  • Dec 3, 2003
  • 8 min read

ARMENIA: GDP growth allows higher budget spending

Parliament begins plenary discussion of the draft 2004 budget today, and is expected to adopt it...

Armenia
  • Dec 2, 2003
  • 7 min read

PROSPECTS 2004: 'Rose Revolution' will not travel far

Georgia's 'Rose Revolution' is a momentous event in the country's tumultuous post-communist...

  • Nov 26, 2003
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RUSSIA/GEORGIA: Moscow awaits its moment in Tbilisi

Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov helped resolve a dangerous standoff in Georgia by persuading...

Russia
  • Nov 12, 2003
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GEORGIA: Talks may resume to end election protest

The opposition said today that it might resume negotiations with President Eduard Shevardnadze...

Georgia
  • Nov 11, 2003
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CAUCASUS: EBRD approves financing for oil pipeline

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) board today approved up to 250...

Caucasus
  • Nov 5, 2003
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CAUCASUS: World Bank approves Caspian pipeline loan

The World Bank's International Finance Corporation yesterday approved a loan of up to 250 million...

Caucasus