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16 August: Azerbaijan Presidential Administration has confirmed that President Ilham Aliev will not participate in the forthcoming summit of the CIS in Dushanbe (AzerTaj)
16 August: Azerbaijan Presidential Administration has confirmed that President Ilham Aliev will not participate in the forthcoming summit of the CIS in Dushanbe (AzerTaj)

16 August: Azerbaijan Presidential Administration has confirmed that President Ilham Aliev will not participate in the forthcoming summit of the CIS in Dushanbe (AzerTaj)

The news was given by the Head of the Foreign Relations Department Novruz Mammedov
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OPINION: Richard Giragosian discusses Russia's intentions in pursuing its diplomatic offensive on Karabakh.
OPINION: Richard Giragosian discusses Russia's intentions in pursuing its diplomatic offensive on Karabakh.

OPINION: Richard Giragosian discusses Russia's intentions in pursuing its diplomatic offensive on Karabakh.

Richard Giragosian argues that in the event of any shift in Russian policy, away from its more traditionally overt pro-Armenian stance to a more balanced “neutral” position over Karabakh, Armenia will have little response and even less recourse.
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15 August: Six people were killed in Daghestan over the weekend in attacks by Islamist insurgents targeting persons with connections with the security services (agencies)
15 August: Six people were killed in Daghestan over the weekend in attacks by Islamist insurgents targeting persons with connections with the security services (agencies)

15 August: Six people were killed in Daghestan over the weekend in attacks by Islamist insurgents targeting persons with connections with the security services (agencies)

Four were found with shots in the head, in execution style murders, in an area bordering Chechnya.
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15 August: Turkish officials are trying to clarify Iranian reports that they have captured the second in command of the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) Murat Karayilan (Todays Zaman)
15 August: Turkish officials are trying to clarify Iranian reports that they have captured the second in command of the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) Murat Karayilan (Todays Zaman)

15 August: Turkish officials are trying to clarify Iranian reports that they have captured the second in command of the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) Murat Karayilan (Todays Zaman)

Karayilan is considered to be second only to imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan in the PKK leadership
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Ramadan in the Caucasus

Ramadan in the Caucasus

During the Islamic Holy month of Ramadan Muslims in the Caucasus fast and reflect on their faith and on their society. Islam is playing an increasingly important part in the life of millions of Muslims in the Caucasus.
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12 August: Iranian gas flow to Turkey has been halted due to an explosion on the pipeline in Turkey overnight and repairs have been started which will take one week (agencies)
12 August: Iranian gas flow to Turkey has been halted due to an explosion on the pipeline in Turkey overnight and repairs have been started which will take one week (agencies)

12 August: Iranian gas flow to Turkey has been halted due to an explosion on the pipeline in Turkey overnight and repairs have been started which will take one week (agencies)

An official of the Turkish Energy Ministry told Reuters that Turkey was buying additional gas from Azerbaijan and Russia to cover the shortfall caused by the explosion, which according to state-run Anatolian news agency occurred in the eastern Turkish province of Ağrı.
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12 August: An informal summit of the Collectiove Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) will open in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, later today. A meeting between the President of Russia and the President of Armenia on the margins of the summit is likely
12 August: An informal summit of the Collectiove Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) will open in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, later today. A meeting between the President of Russia and the President of Armenia on the margins of the summit is likely

12 August: An informal summit of the Collectiove Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) will open in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, later today. A meeting between the President of Russia and the President of Armenia on the margins of the summit is likely

The CSTO member states' security and stability, as well as global and regional threats and other key international issues are said to be on the agenda of the two-day discussion.