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GT Group to Supply Tbilisi with New Metro Cars from Chinese CRRC in EUR 150 MLN Deal
Business Media Gerogia
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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...
European human rights court rules against Russia
Taipei Times
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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...
“The ratification of Oviedo Convention is a strong political sign at the international level of the commitment of Armenia to ensure respect of human rights in the biomedical field”. Laurence Lwoff
Aravot
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We have emphasized, that still we do have the cases when medical workers have been subjected to violence in Armenia and asked how would you comment, Laurence Lwoff answered: “This is unacceptable and violence against any person, including...
Azerbaijani players prepare for 1/32 finals in Women's Chess World Cup
AzerNews
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July 9, 2025
Women's Chess World Cup is underway in Batumi, Georgia, Azernews reports. Two Azerbaijani national team members are set to compete in the 1/32 finals on July 9. Grandmaster Ulviyya Fataliyeva will compete against the local player Lela...
Azerbaijan Updates On Natural Gas Purchase From Turkmenistan In 4M2025
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 9. Azerbaijan imported 155.3 million cubic meters of natural gas from Turkmenistan in the first four months of 2025. The data obtained by Trend from the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee...
UAE, Azerbaijan sign trade deal as officials meet in Abu Dhabi for Armenia peace talks
Al-Monitor
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July 10, 2025
The United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan have signed a trade deal, as Azerbaijan’s leader met with his Armenian counterpart in Abu Dhabi on Thursday for peace talks aimed at ending the decades-long conflict between their two countries. The...
Judge slams Virginia Beach election referendum as ‘intentional effort’ to sidestep federal law
The Virginian-Pilot
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July 10, 2025
VIRGINIA BEACH — A federal judge lambasted city officials this week for what he described as Virginia Beach’s “intentional effort to avoid compliance with federal law” by pursuing an election system referendum question on the November ballot. In a...
Putin's losing the Caucasus: How Armenia and Azerbaijan drift from Moscow orbit
Commersant
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July 10, 2025
As Russia continues its war against Ukraine, its position in the South Caucasus has sharply deteriorated. What’s behind the growing tensions between Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia? Russian security forces are brutally detaining dozens of...
European court finds Russia responsible for MH17 downing, human rights violations in Ukraine
The Malaysian Star
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July 10, 2025
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP): Europe's top human rights court has delivered damning judgments against Russia, finding Moscow responsible for widespread violations of international law in Ukraine and the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight...
A Poem Beyond Borders: Mariko Kvaliashvili’s TATO Revives the Spirit of Baratashvili at the Tbilisi Opera
Georgia Today
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July 10, 2025
On the evening of July 8, a genre-defying musical work took to the stage of the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theater — TATO, a two-act “musical poem” by Georgian composer Mariko Kvaliashvili, inspired by the life and legacy of one of the nation’s most...
Melbourne International Film Festival unveils full program for 2025
The AU Review
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July 10, 2025
Tonight, the 73rd Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) unveiled an outstanding program of over 275 screen works and announced the 10 Bright Horizons films screening in competition and vying for MIFF’s flagship prize. From the 7th to the...
Georgia sees first SM detention case as crackdown on government critics intensifies
Georgia Today
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July 10, 2025
On July 9, the Zugdidi District Court sentenced activist Rosto Zarandia to five days of administrative detention over a Facebook comment deemed insulting to a public servant. Judge Irakli Abshilava ruled that Zarandia’s post insulted Zugdidi City...
Italy Hosts Global Recovery Talks as Ukraine Endures Record Russian Strikes
[your]NEWS
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July 10, 2025
As missile attacks surge and damages top $500 billion, EU leaders and allies rally in Rome to push investment and legal action against Moscow. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom With Ukraine reeling from its largest aerial bombardments since the war...
The European Court’s Merits Judgment in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia: As Good as It Gets (Almost)
EJIL: Talk!
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July 10, 2025
In a landmark ruling, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights yesterday delivered its much-anticipated merits judgment in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia (nos. 8019/16, 43800/14, 28525/20 and 11055/22). The judgment is here;...
The international naval exercise BREEZE 2025 has begun in the Black Sea
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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July 7, 2025
From July 7 to 20, the Bulgarian Navy is conducting the 29th edition of the national naval exercise BREEZE 2025 with international participation, the headquarters of the Bulgarian Navy announced. The exercise is taking place in the territorial sea...
U.S. denies presenting proposal on reopening South Caucasus links
PanARMENIAN.Net
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July 10, 2025 - 18:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. State Department has responded to media claims that the Trump administration proposed a plan to Armenia and Azerbaijan for reopening regional transport links in the South Caucasus. "The United...
MEP Rasa Jukneviciene Urges Sanctions, Georgian MP Denounces ‘Lies in an Empty Hall’
Georgia Today
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July 10, 2025
During the final remarks of a European Parliament debate on Georgia, Lithuanian MEP Rasa Jukneviciene thanked the majority of political groups, “except a few consistently pro-Russian voices,” for backing Georgia’s European future. She expressed...
EU Parliament condemns democratic backsliding in Georgia
Open Caucasus Media
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July 10, 2025
Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...
Estonia Threatens Veto of EU’s New Russia Sanctions
teleSUR
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Estonian flag. X/ @CeesBoogaart July 10, 2025 Hour: 7:36 am On Wednesday, Foreign Affairs Minister Margus Tsahkna indicated that Estonia may block the adoption of the European Union’s (EU) 18th sanctions package against Russia if the price cap on...
Azerbaijan, Slovenia explore increasing gas supplies through TAP pipeline by 1.2 billion cubic meters
Azertag
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July 8, 2025
Baku, July 8, AZERTAC Parviz Shahbazov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy, embarked on a working visit to Slovenia at the invitation of the country’s Minister of Environment, Climate and Energy Bojan Kumer. During the visit, the Azerbaijani Energy...