NEWS: 11 Sep 09 | Caucasus Reporting Service 510 (iwpr.net)

South Caucasus Frontier Squabble
New Georgian border splits Armenian villagers from their land. By Naira Melkumian, Yeranuhi Soghoian and Nana Mamagulishvili in Bavra (CRS No. 510, 11-Sep-09)
Crumbling Homes Add to Georgia's Woes
Tbilisi struggles to pay for repairs to country's Soviet-era housing. By Tamar Uchidze in Vale (CRS No. 510, 11-Sep-09)

NEWS: 29 May 09 | Caucasus Reporting Service 495 (iwpr.net)

Georgian Opposition Protest Masks Inherent Weakness
Analysts say split that's opened up in opposition ranks letting President Saakashvili off the hook. By and Tamar Kvirtia in Tbilisi (CRS No. 495, 29-May-09)

Russia-Georgia Tensions Harm Armenia
Continued closure of Russian-Georgian border crossing leaves Armenia cut off from its most important market. By Naira Melkumian in Yerevan (CRS No. 495, 29-May-09)

NEWS: 6 Mar 09 | Caucasus Reporting Service 483 (iwpr.net)

Armenia Opposition Abandons Talk of Revolution

As Ter-Petrosian distances himself from earlier radical rhetoric - now talk of coalition government in the air.
By Rita Karapetian in Yerevan (CRS No. 483, 5-Mar-09)

Currency Shock Triggers Consumer Panic in Armenia

Overnight drop in value of dram feeds savers’ worries and sends shoppers rushing to stores to stock up.
By Naira Melkumian in Yerevan (CRS No. 483, 5-Mar-09)

Azeri Muslims Feel State Far From Friendly

Believers says problems over mosques, headscarves and the Hajj reflect official climate of indifference or hostility.
By Seymur Kazimov in Baku (CRS No. 483, 5-Mar-09)