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Coronavirus live updates | Georgia bans minibuses

Live updates with the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic around the Caucasus.

Coronavirus live updates | Georgia bans minibuses

Live updates with the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic around the Caucasus.

Armenia declares a state of emergency

The State of Emergency over the coronavirus pandemic will be in force for one month.

Armenia declares a state of emergency

The State of Emergency over the coronavirus pandemic will be in force for one month.

Georgia bans entry for all foreign citizens over coronavirus fears

The government said the ban will come into force on 18 March and will last two weeks.

Georgia bans entry for all foreign citizens over coronavirus fears

The government said the ban will come into force on 18 March and will last two weeks.

Voice | ‘My family urged me to return to Armenia; but I decided to stay in China’

When the coronavirus hit, Emma Petrosyan, 28, from Alaverdi, chose to stay in China, the country she has lived and worked in for a year and a half.

Voice | ‘My family urged me to return to Armenia; but I decided to stay in China’

When the coronavirus hit, Emma Petrosyan, 28, from Alaverdi, chose to stay in China, the country she has lived and worked in for a year and a half.

Protests against femicide take place in Armenia

International Women’s Day was marked by marches against domestic violence in the republic’s two largest cities.

Protests against femicide take place in Armenia

International Women’s Day was marked by marches against domestic violence in the republic’s two largest cities.

New law to confiscate ‘illegally obtained’ property passes first vote in Armenia

If passed into legislation, the law will apply to anyone who has been indicted for a corruption-related crime.

New law to confiscate ‘illegally obtained’ property passes first vote in Armenia

If passed into legislation, the law will apply to anyone who has been indicted for a corruption-related crime.

First Case of novel coronavirus confirmed in Armenia

The infected man was repatriated from Iran on 28 February. 

First Case of novel coronavirus confirmed in Armenia

The infected man was repatriated from Iran on 28 February. 

Armenia’s ex-President Serzh Sargsyan goes on trial

Serzh Sargsyan is charged with participating in a $1 million embezzlement scheme in 2013.

Armenia’s ex-President Serzh Sargsyan goes on trial

Serzh Sargsyan is charged with participating in a $1 million embezzlement scheme in 2013.

Armenia closes border with Iran as South Caucasus braces for coronavirus 

Georgia has cancelled flights to and from Iran while Azerbaijan has increased precautions at the border, which remains open.  

Armenia closes border with Iran as South Caucasus braces for coronavirus 

Georgia has cancelled flights to and from Iran while Azerbaijan has increased precautions at the border, which remains open.  

Aliyev and Pashinyan face off in Munich debate

The Azerbaijani President and the Armenian Prime Minister engaged in a tense discussion over Nagorno-Karabakh.

Aliyev and Pashinyan face off in Munich debate

The Azerbaijani President and the Armenian Prime Minister engaged in a tense discussion over Nagorno-Karabakh.