As NATO prepares to hold its summit this week, there is one region that deserves more attention from the alliance, argues Eduard Abrahamyan in this commentary. NATO should have a more pro-active role in the solution of the Karabakh conflict, says Abrahamyan

The Arab-Islamic-American summit was held on Sunday (21 May) in the Saudi capital, with the participation of US President Donald Trump

Messages of congratulations have poured in from world leaders. Rouhani, seen as representing moderates and reformers, won 23.5 million (57%) of the total vote, while his closest rival, Ebrahim Raisi, received 15.7 million (38.5%), the Interior Ministry announced.

An Armenian soldier, serving with the forces of the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was reported killed early this morning. Twenty one year old Karen Danielyan was killed as a result of gunshot wounds.

Speaking after a meeting at the Georgian Foreign Ministry Ambassador Herbert Salber said his mandate as EU Special Representative was clear

The diplomats called upon the sides to take all necessary measures to prevent any further escalation in the conflict zone. Armenia and Azerbaijan have commented on the statement.

The "Belt and Road" initiatives being proposed by China may play a key role in significantly changing the status quo in the South Caucasus, argues Benyamin Poghosyan in this commentary for commonspace.eu

Small events were held in the South Caucasus on Wednesday (17 May) to mark the international day against homophobia

In this commentary, commonspace.eu political editor discusses the fallout from the closure of an Azerbaijani organisation in Russia, and suggestions Azerbaijani military officers were caught spying for Russia

Speaking at the Brussels Press Club on Monday (15 May) prominent Azerbaijani politician and thinker, Erkin Gadirli hailed ongoing negotiations between Azerbaijan and EU, but said some format to include civil society and opposition voices in the dialogue needs to be found