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Georgian cinema has been enjoying a renaissance, becoming a darling of the international independent film world. But it’s also running into political problems at home.

A look back at how Osh celebrated the Islamic holy month, which ended with 13,000 men praying on the city's main square this morning.

The Ministry of Culture issued a new statement responding to international criticism of an earlier announcement that it intended to “remove” Armenian “forgeries” from churches on its territory.

The minister of culture said that a working group will be set up to identify what he called “Armenian forgery” from churches, putting into practice a pseudoscientific theory that denies the churches’ Armenian origin.

The end of the harvest is a time for ritual partying in southern Kyrgyzstan. The festivities can last for days.

The unfinished structure was the result of a brief period of direct Roman control over Armenia in the second century CE.

Aisuluu Tynybekova conquered poverty, prejudice and depression to win a nation’s respect.

Geneticists say the popular vegetable was first domesticated in the region.

To renovate or destroy? The Culture Ministry is dragging a dispute about Georgia’s heritage into the country’s muddy politics.

When Koma Wetan was formed, singing in Kurdish was illegal in Turkey. Now, the group is a legendary influence among Turkish Kurdish rockers..

Will Turkmenistan come to Kyrgyzstan’s rescue?

Azerbaijanis, the largest ethnic minority in Georgia, say that Tbilisi neglects their culture while Baku tries to co-opt it. Now they are claiming it for themselves.

New technologies have allowed archeologists to re-examine how domestic animals spread from the Middle East to Asia.

Protesting artists chose the visit of their better-paid Russian colleagues to make their point.

The artist expects to face more harassment for her song.