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South Caucasus countries emerge resilient from a turbulent 2016, but there are bigger tests ahead.
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South Caucasus countries emerge resilient from a turbulent 2016, but there are bigger tests ahead.

20 December 2016
A short war, an exemplary election, and a plethora of regional initiatives, are some of the features that characterise the South Caucasus in 2016. In the first of three articles assessing recent events and likely future scenarios, Regional analyst Dr Dennis Sammut looks back at how the region fared over the last year.
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Russian Ambassador shot in Ankara
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Russian Ambassador shot in Ankara

20 December 2016
The Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov,was shot by a gun while making a speech at a painting exhibition in the Turkish capital, the Russian embassy in Ankara told Hurriyet Daily news, adding that it believed that it was a radical Islamist attack. Private broadcaster CNN Türk said Karlov was in a critical state
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Turkey hit by another terrorist attack
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Turkey hit by another terrorist attack

17 December 2016
A car bomb exploded next to a bus carrying soldiers near Erciyes University in the central Anatolian city of Kayseri on Saturday morning. First reports say thirteen soldiers have been killed and forty eight wounded
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European Parliament focuses on the human rights dimension of the unresolved conflicts in Eastern Partnership area
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European Parliament focuses on the human rights dimension of the unresolved conflicts in Eastern Partnership area

12 December 2016
In her opening remarks the co-Chair of Euronest, MEP Heidi Hautala pointed out that in five out of the six Eastern Partnership countries there were unresolved conflicts that were taking a toll on the countries and their people. MPs from Armenia and Azerbaijan participated in the part of the discussion which covered the Karabakh conflict.