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If Sanctioned, We Will Act Accordingly - Tbilisi Vice Mayor on Metro Car Deal with Chinese Manufacturer CRRC

Business Media Gerogia · July 11, 2025

Tbilisi Vice Mayor Giorgi Tkemaladze has addressed concerns surrounding the Chinese state-owned railway manufacturer CRRC, whose products will be supplied to the city as part of a major metro modernization initiative. Speaking to journalists,...

Georgian opposition party Lelo announces plans to run in local elections

Open Caucasus Media · July 7, 2025

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Ilham Aliyev receives Georgia's Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development

Olaylar · July 11, 2025

12:25 En On July 11, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Mariam Kvrivishvili, Georgia's Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Olaylar reports. President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Mariam Kvrivishvili on her...

The US and Chinese foreign ministers meet in Malaysia

Asia News · July 11, 2025

Today's news: the flood in Nepal that killed at least nine people was caused by the emptying of a glacial lake. In India, two people have been arrested on charges of forcing teenage girls to strip naked to prove they were menstruating. New arrests...

Eight Opposition Parties Don't Recognise Local Elections as Legitimate, Refuse to Participate

The Messenger ·

By Malkhaz Matsaberidze Friday, July 11, 2025 Boycott or participate in local elections? This question has fractured Georgia's pro-Western opposition forces. Eight opposition parties have announced they will not take part in the local...

Georgian activist jailed for calling official a goose on Facebook

Open Caucasus Media · July 9, 2025

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Georgia’s Maritime Transport Agency head sacked amid gunshot scandal

Open Caucasus Media · July 9, 2025

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After Tbilisi, Air Serbia considering new lines to Caucasus and Central Asia

eKapija ·

Air Serbia is considering further expansion eastward, as its recently launched route to Tbilisi is showing promising results. The national carrier, which launched flights to the Georgian capital last month, is monitoring the development of the...

IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS, TBILISI CITY HALL TO PROCURE 111 SUBWAY CARS

Sarke ·

Daily News: Economics July 10, 2025 LLC GT Group, in collaboration with Chinese rolling stock state-owned manufacturer CRRC, will deliver 111 subway cars over the next 5 years, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze declared at the city government meeting...

Azerbaijani Minister Calls Nation's Gas Potential Europe's Energy Security Surety (PHOTO)

MENAFN · July 9, 2025

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 9. Azerbaijan's Minister of Energy, Parviz Shahbazov, addressed the ministerial session at the 9th OPEC International Seminar themed“Oil Markets: Energy Security, Growth and Prosperity,” Trend...

Azerbaijani-Chinese Mou Vouches For Railway Domain (PHOTO)

MENAFN · July 9, 2025

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 9. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed to enhance collaboration in rail transport, transit, and digital projects between Azerbaijan Railways CJSC (ADY) and China Railway (CR) State...

Georgian government moves to crush democracy

Washington Examiner · July 9, 2025

Tamara Chergoleishvili, a politician from Georgia’s pro-Western Federalist Party, did not bother attending her court hearing last week. She already knew the outcome. The Tbilisi City Court fined her $1,500 for “insulting” two senior officials of...

Azerbaijan and China sign MoU on railway transportation

Azertag · July 9, 2025

Baku, July 9, AZERTAC On July 8, Rovshan Rustamov, Chairman of “Azerbaijan Railways” CJSC (ADY), met with Sun Shuyou, President of the “China Railway” State Corporation, in Beijing. The meeting underscored the vital importance of partnership in...

Azerbaijan and China Sign Rail Agreement to Boost Silk Road Logistics

teleSUR · July 9, 2025

July 9, 2025 Hour: 11:40 am On Wednesday, Azerbaijan Railways, the country’s state-owned railway company, announced that Azerbaijan and China had signed a memorandum to expand cooperation in rail transportation to improve logistics along the New...

Georgia Strengths Its Role as a ‘Bridge’ Between Europe and Asia

SpecialEurasia · July 9, 2025

Executive Summary Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze recently highlighted a two-pronged economic strategy that uses Georgia’s location to become a key transit route between Europe and Asia. Tbilisi aims to balance geopolitical forces...

Dispelling Russia’s myths about Ukraine

The Telegraph - New Hampshire ·

The McCain Institute just returned from a weeklong mission to Ukraine, visiting Bucha, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Kyiv, with a bipartisan delegation of senior staff from the House of Representatives. It was a critical opportunity to see an unvarnished...

Minister: Azerbaijan currently supplies more than 20 countries with oil and 12 countries with gas

APA · July 9, 2025

Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov made a speech at the Ministerial Session on Oil Markets: Energy Security, Growth and Prosperity at the 9th OPEC International Seminar, APA-Economics reports. The role of Azerbaijan in the energy trilemma -...

GT Group to Supply Tbilisi with New Metro Cars from Chinese CRRC in EUR 150 MLN Deal

Business Media Gerogia · July 10, 2025

GT Group has won the international tender to supply 111 new metro cars to Tbilisi City Hall, sourcing the trains from China’s leading rail manufacturer, CRRC. The value of the agreement, signed today, is EUR 150 million, financed by the Asian...

Azerbaijan, China sign memorandum on railway cooperation [PHOTOS]

AzerNews · July 9, 2025

On July 8, Chairman of “Azerbaijan Railways” CJSC (ADY) Rovshan Rustamov met with President of the “China State Railway” Corporation Sun Shuyou in Beijing, Azernews reports. At the meeting, it was emphasized that in the context of strengthening...

European human rights court rules against Russia

Taipei Times · July 10, 2025

Europe’s top human rights court on Wednesday delivered judgements against Russia, finding Moscow responsible for widespread contraventions of international law in Ukraine and the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) in 2014. Judges...