life Kakheti: Georgia's cradle of wine Kakheti is Georgia’s main wine-producing region in the country’s east. Wine grapes have been cultivated in these lands for 8,000 years, which 22/06/2015
life Warming to Tbilisi In the first of our series exploring the sights and delights of Georgia, Georgian Life, we begin our journey in the country’s largest city and its 01/06/2015
life Copper craft: precious metal and traditions in Lahic Copper has forged the history of the Azeri village of Lahic. The community, nestled in the southern Caucasus, feels much further away in time and 25/05/2015
life Getting a glow of health in the land of fire The land of Azerbaijan is rich in wonders, among them the soothing oils of Naftalan. Its benefits can be enjoyed at resorts around the city and 11/06/2014
life Talking tradition: at home with the Udis The Azeri village of Nij is home to descendants of people who lived long ago in Caucasian Albania. The Udis are one of the most ancient peoples of 14/05/2014
life Azeri village offers window onto past In 1834 members of the Molokan religious community set up home in a rural area of Azerbaijan.Families settled there after being exiled from Russia 16/04/2014
Russia Islamist website says North Caucasus rebel leader Umarov is dead A website sympathetic to Islamist militants fighting Russian rule in the North Caucasus said on Tuesday the insurgency’s leader, Doku Umarov, had 18/03/2014
Russia Several killed in car bombing in southern Russia A car bomb has killed at least three people in the southern Russian city of Pyatigorsk near the violence-plagued Caucasus on Friday, according to the 27/12/2013
insiders The fruits of peace Because peace depends on stability, there is a NATO programme that focuses on scientific environmental cooperation, for example over water management 27/01/2011
