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How South Caucasus countries' economic relations with Russia have changed: A review from Baku

Azerbaijan

August 12, 2024

Trade turnover between Armenia and Russia has significantly increased, trade relations between Georgia and Azerbaijan with Russia have remained largely unchanged

South Ossetia: Election fraud case opened, opposition still unhappy

South Ossetia

August 12, 2024

The General Prosecutor's Office considered the ruling party "Nykhaz" as the victim in the case, rather than the opposition party "United Ossetia," which did not file the lawsuit

New Abkhazian Foreign Minister: Geneva process has no alternative

Abkhazia

August 11, 2024

Sergey Shamba considers the main task of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be preventing war

240,000 Armenian pensioners will receive cashback with bank cards

Armenia

August 10, 2024

Starting in October, the cashback rate for cashless purchases will rise to 12% from the previous 10%, according to the Armenian government

"We cannot forget": One year since the tragedy at the Shovi resort in Georgia, where a landslide claimed 33 lives

Georgia

August 10, 2024

A year after the disaster, we still don't have an answer to the most important question: could any of the victims have been saved?

Georgia: Ivanishvili family purchased property in Moscow suburbs in 2024 - investigation

Georgia

August 09, 2024

The most recent purchase by the former Georgian prime minister's family took place in 2024—a plot of land measuring 4,500 square meters

16 years on: Georgia’s foreign ministry blames Russia for first time since August War

Georgian-Ossetian conflict

August 09, 2024

The 16th anniversary of the August 2008 war between Georgia and Russia over South Ossetia has once again sparked intense confrontation between the government and opposition in Georgia.

Top stories in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia from August 5-9, 2024

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

August 09, 2024

Daily roundup of local media from three South Caucasus countries, opinions, photo, video

Yerevan and Baku to exclude one contentious issue from the peace agreement. What’s next?

Armenia

August 08, 2024

Armenia confirmed the information from Azerbaijan that the article on unblocking regional communications will be excluded from the document to be signed. Commentary from Yerevan

Armenian women trained to become political leaders: About the "Katarine" program

Armenia

August 08, 2024

In Yerevan and three Armenian regions, the program will continue in the form of grant projects managed by regional alumni networks

Armenians begin buying shares in foreign companies: What’s behind this trend?

Armenia

August 08, 2024

Experts attribute this trend to the accumulation of additional capital in the country, part of which is now being invested abroad

Georgian Foreign Affairs Ministry ignored the request to help victims of Russian aggression - GILA

Georgia

August 07, 2024

Issues remain unresolved regarding the rights of people living in occupied territories, the oppression of ethnic Georgians, creeping occupation, so-called "borderization," and the safety of local residents

"Georgian provocation" - "Georgian Dream" on the August 2008 war

Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

August 07, 2024

The ruling party has released a statement reiterating that the war began not on August 7, but on August 8, and accused the previous government [Saakashvili] of causing Russia's invasion of Georgia

"I live without drugs, helping others overcome addiction": A story from Armenia

Armenia

August 07, 2024

All the details about addiction treatment at the Yerevan center

Why Sergei Shamba returned for the third time as Abkhazia's minister of foreign affairs: An opinion

Abkhazia

August 07, 2024

Inal Khashig, editor of the newspaper Chegemskaya Pravda and JAMnews editor in Abkhazia, comments on Shamba's return to the position and explains why, in his view, the president made this choice

"The EU reiterates its support to the Georgia's territorial integrity" - Josep Borrell on the 16th anniversary of the August War

Georgia

August 07, 2024

"We reiterate our condemnation of Russia’s continued military presence in the occupied breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in violation of both international law and of Russia’s commitments under the 12 August 2008 six-point agreement".

Fitch has maintained Armenia's economic rating among countries with a "stable outlook"

Armenia

August 06, 2024

The American rating agency Fitch Ratings believes that further improvement of Armenia's rating is hindered by the budget deficit, geopolitical risks, and the relatively high level of dollarization.

Scandal in Abkhazia over arrival of businessman with Georgian citizenship

Abkhazia

August 06, 2024

Erast Bukia, vouched for by the son of the head of the Abkhazian Security Council, entered the house where he lived before the Georgian-Abkhaz war and declared that "there is no Abkhazia."

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