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Abdullo Shamsiddin’s supporters have said his apparent crime was to “like” a post on social media.

Before her visit, the top diplomat spoke about "attempts to divert the country from its pro-European course."

Kazakh traders have been helping fill Russian demand for high-tech consumer goods and other items hard to obtain under Western sanctions.

It was unclear on whose behalf the former secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, was visiting, and what it portended for Armenia’s geopolitical orientation.

Many see the adoption of Georgia's "foreign agent" legislation as a definitive geopolitical turn away from the West.

Georgia's ruling party cites the U.S. in defense of its controversial bills on foreign agents, but critics argue the nation is learning from the worst.

The bills have met strong opposition from various social and professional groups in Georgia.

Azerbaijan has identified a special representative to talk to the Armenians of Karabakh.

The parliamentary majority is proceeding with two alternative bills as resistance grows both at home and abroad.

Moscow sees the unarmed civilian mission as an attempt to undermine Russia’s position in the South Caucasus.

Baku does not normally release such detailed information on the destination of its crude oil exports.

The bill comes from a group that has been questioning Georgia's EU integration, citing the banking troubles of ruling party founder Ivanishvili.

Yet the final decision will depend on the 27 member states and their individual considerations.

The court rejected Saakashvili's bid to get his jail sentence deferred on health grounds.

As the Georgian government entertains the idea of allowing Russia to resume direct flights, Washington and Brussels have issued warnings about complying with international sanctions.

Tbilisi says the war will not derail plans to buy subway cars from Russia with European money.

Two new wells are being drilled into "deep" gas reservoirs, as Azerbaijan seeks more gas to send to Europe.

Azerbaijan has ambitious plans to produce renewable power and green hydrogen for export to Europe – but where will the funding come from?

A statement by the Foreign Ministry alluded to a potential confrontation with Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh and Russian border guards in Armenia.

Armenia sees the new EU mission as a force for peace and security, but there is no buy-in from Azerbaijan or Russia.

Brussels notes some "progress" toward addressing its conditions for membership candidate status. But no one knows how much will be enough.

Germany is deporting Azerbaijanis in large numbers, and the politically active ones are being imprisoned after they get home.

Amid rising local and international demand, Georgia seeks to start new energy projects and revive old ones. But will they survive the usual controversies?

Yerevan cut relations 10 years ago following Hungary’s extradition of an Azerbaijani soldier who murdered an Armenian counterpart. But the post-war reality has pushed Yerevan to reconsider.

Plans to increase trade depend on new transport routes skirting Russia.