In many parts of Russia’s North Caucasus region, Muslim women often lose custody of their children if they divorce, remarry, or become widows. All four fighters competing for world titles at UFC ...

For decades, the leading theory for the ubiquity of Indo–European languages was that early farmers, living in a region known ...

President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran on Monday unequivocally reiterated his country’s opposition to any changes to regional ...

This blog presents analyst Liz Fuller's personal take on events in the region, following on from her work in the "RFE/RL Caucasus Report." It also aims, to borrow a metaphor from Tom de Waal ...

With so much suffering in the world, individual cases can get lost. But I want to explain the plight of a man named Ruben ...

Today marks the 154th anniversary of the passing of Sheikh Shamil, the legendary Caucasian leader whose fierce resistance ...

Ancient DNA analysis provides new insights into our linguistic roots. Where did the Indo-European language family originate?

In a speech at the Norwegian Institute of International Relations last Friday Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said ...

The DNA study was split into two papers since Russian and Ukrainian researchers couldn't co-author, Nature reported.

Among the many countries impacted by the biased reporting of VOA and Europe Free Radio, Azerbaijan stands as a significant example of the outlets' problematic stance. Despite being a key player in the ...

Iranian Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi, at the 46th Anniversary of the Victory of the Islamic Revolution (National Day of ...

WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) welcomes a bipartisan congressional letter led by Armenian ...