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Caucasus glaciers could start disappearing by 2050

An interview with Monash and Ilia State Universities climate scientist Levan Tielidze, an expert on glacier melting.

Brawley Benson Nov 15, 2024

Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev delivers a speech on November 13 accusing Paris of human rights violations in French Polynesia. (Photo: president.az)

COP29: Baku climate conference experiences some turbulence

The host has some inhospitable remarks for France.

Nov 14, 2024

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Kazakhstan: Seals are dying en masse in the Caspian Sea

It could take months to determine the cause.

Almaz Kumenov Nov 12, 2024

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Georgian Orthodox Church stakes out neutral stance on parliamentary election dispute

But the Patriarchate provides hints about its political preferences.

Brawley Benson Nov 7, 2024

The venue of the upcoming COP29 climate conference in Baku. (Photo: president.az)

Armenian NGOs accuse Azerbaijan of pushing “greenwashing” agenda at COP29

Few participants are likely to heed call to speak out about shortcomings.

Nov 6, 2024

The sanctioned companies provided Russia with dual-use equipment that can support the Kremlin’s war effort in Ukraine. (Photo: gov.ru)

Four Central Asian entities added to US sanctions list

Procuring machine tools in Europe and funneling them to Russia.

Almaz Kumenov Nov 5, 2024

Aliyev speaks at a news conference in July, where he portrayed Trump as a keeper of the peace and a defender of traditional values, adding that Baku’s relations with Republican administrations have “always been much more productive, fruitful, and result-oriented.” (Photo: president.az)

Azerbaijan: Aliyev rooting for Trump win

Baku’s support remains strong, despite Trump attempt to cultivate Armenian-American voters.

Nov 4, 2024

The bulk of remittances sent back to Uzbekistan continue to come from Russia, where many Uzbeks are engaged in menial jobs in construction, transport and other sectors, but Tashkent works to reorient labor migration away from Russia to Europe, the Gulf and South Korea. (Photo: Mos.ru)

Uzbekistan: Small signs of economic reform success

Remittance patterns shifting in 2024.

Nov 1, 2024

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Tajikistan goes after grifters

“Semi-literate” mullahs also targeted.

Oct 31, 2024

Russian soldiers in Ukraine. (Photo: gov.ru)

Russia perceived to have world’s “strongest military” – US News rankings

Uzbekistan & Kazakhstan both in the Top 25.

Oct 30, 2024