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Azerbaijan foreign currency reserves are now less than half of what they were last year

2 August 2016

The decline has continued in July when the foreign currency reserves decreased by a further US$121 million.

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Levan Izoria appointed new Defence Minister of Georgia

2 August 2016

Two ministers from the Republican Party resigned ahead of Parliamentary elections in October. The Republican Party will contest the election separately from the ruling Georgian Dream.

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Erebuni has exposed the fragility of Armenian politics

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Erebuni has exposed the fragility of Armenian politics

1 August 2016

Erebuni has exposed the fragility in Armenian politics, the extent of which neither president Putin nor Western countries, seem to have understood up to now, argues the political editor of commonspace.eu in this commentary.

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Gunmen surrender in Yerevan as two week siege comes to an end

1 August 2016

Twenty of the armed men were arrested, and all those held inside have been freed

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Policeman shot dead by sniper as Yerevan siege turns violent

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Policeman shot dead by sniper as Yerevan siege turns violent

31 July 2016

The officer was sat in a patrol car 300-400m from the police station which has been under siege for two weeks

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European Union External Action Service has made a statement on the violence in Yerevan

31 July 2016

"We call for an immediate release of the medical staff that is being held hostage."

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60 persons hospitalised, dozens arrested following police crackdown in Armenia

30 July 2016

Armenians have taken to social media this morning to express outrage at heavy handed police tactics, whilst others think that current events are a result of a much deeper malaise in Armenian politics

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Police charge demonstrators in Armenia; many injured

30 July 2016

Some Armenian media sources are saying that at least thirty people were injured. Details are still coming in.

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The AK Party in Turkey: in government, and at last in power

29 July 2016

In this analysis of events in Turkey over the last days Dennis Sammut assesses the mood of a nation torn by mixed emotions, as the dust of the failed coup settles down

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Azerbaijan foreign currency reserves are now less than half of what they were last year

Levan Izoria appointed new Defence Minister of Georgia

Erebuni has exposed the fragility of Armenian politics

Gunmen surrender in Yerevan as two week siege comes to an end

Policeman shot dead by sniper as Yerevan siege turns violent

European Union External Action Service has made a statement on the violence in Yerevan

60 persons hospitalised, dozens arrested following police crackdown in Armenia

Police charge demonstrators in Armenia; many injured

The AK Party in Turkey: in government, and at last in power