Ukrainian planes escorted the B1B Lancers, and Turkish aircraft and those of other NATO allies provided mid-air refuelling during a training mission for Bomber Task Force Europe,

The new president of the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic brings in political rivals to key positions

President Ilham Aliyev paid tribute at the monument of the first Republic in Baku.

State officials, all wearing masks, paid tribute at the Sardarapat memorial in Yerevan.

The South Caucasus countries have so far managed not to get entangled in US-China rivalry, but this may be about to change, writes Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed.

The case caused a huge outcry in Armenia, both during the time of the murder, as well as following the presidential pardon. A case was initiated by two Armenian citizens in front of the court.

The country is slowly emerging from a strict lockdown because of the cornavirus pandemic and celebrations are more subdued than usual

The government has put the town of Sevan under lockdown as the number of cases spike

In Mecca strict social distancing rules were observed at the Grand Mosque, but in other parts of the world there were big differences in how worshipers behaved.

Reports on Russian social media stated that Chechen doctors recommended that Kadyrov seek treatment there after his "condition began deteriorating rapidly".