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Azerbaijan has kept its land borders shut ever since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Once a year Georgians hit the cemeteries to break bread with the dearly departed.

Our chief Caucasus correspondent reflects on the life and radically changing times of his father, who passed away last month.

Vakhtang (Buba) Kikabidze, a Georgian singer and actor universally loved across the former Soviet Union, has died at the age of 84, drawing the curtain on an era.

As the government rewrites history to avoid mentioning a Russian atrocity, Turkmen are taking their reminiscences online.

The unique Islamic structures stand on the fringes of Georgian culture.

The legendary semi-sweet Khvanchkara is an international brand – and used to be an easy target for counterfeiters. Now the police are stepping in.

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 disengagement from the world medical community combined with conservative societal norms have led to many doctors shunning COVID jabs even as the wave of infections reaches new heights.

The government said the system was useless against the Omicron variant, but critics accused them of pandering to anti-vaxxer sentiment.

Tbilisi’s world-famous nightclubs were the country’s last businesses to reopen following the COVID lockdown. But it took a confrontation with the authorities to make it happen.

Similar systems have been used around the world to encourage vaccinations. But under Georgia’s, you may be better off not being vaccinated at all.

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

While clumsy on COVID-19, Turkmenistan is being more sure-footed, or consistent at least, on the Afghanistan front. Plus, unsustainable agriculture. Our weekly briefing.

The decision elicited criticism, in particular as bars, restaurants, and tourism infrastructure remain open.