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Tbilisi Book Fair celebrates Georgia’s passion for print
Investor.ge
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June 25, 2025
The written word is far from fading in Georgia’s capital—in fact, it’s flourishing. At least, that’s what the numbers suggest, with more than 50,000 people visiting the 2025 Tbilisi Book Fair over just four days in April. Held at Expo Georgia, the...
Historic Tbilisi Telegraph Reopens as Luxury Hotel
Caucasus Business Week
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In 1980, the historic building of Tbilisi’s Central Post and Telegraph Office opened on what is now Republic Square — the city’s first independent communication center that connected Georgia with the world. The Telegraph became a symbol of...
Armenia`s economy minister on results of talks with Georgian side
Finport
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ArmInfo. As a result of yesterday's negotiations with the Georgian side, 49 cars with Armenian cognac left the Gezi terminal in Tbilisi in the direction of the checkpoint. This was reported on his Facebook page by the Minister of Economy of...
The Cabinet of Ministers has increased the list of measures for the development of North Ossetia
AK&M
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AK&M 02 July 2025 14:48 The Russian government has included new projects in the list of measures for the socio-economic development of North Ossetia. The implementation period has been extended until 2028. The corresponding order was signed by...
The presentation of the "Ambassadori Island Batumi" project was held in a discussion format at the "Economic Forum"
Inter Press News
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During a panel discussion at the Economic Forum, the CEO of Ambassadori Island Batumi, Gocha Kamkia, highlighted the strategic significance and exceptional investment potential of the Ambassadori Island project. The "Economic Forum," organized by...
Georgian Economy Minister Davitashvili resigns
Open Caucasus Media
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June 25, 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...
Tbilisi Open Air Festival spotlights local talent with all-Georgian lineup
Investor.ge
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June 25, 2025
Since its inception in 2009, Tbilisi Open Air festival has gathered tens of thousands under a shared love for music and expression. The 2025 edition, held a month earlier than usual, aligns with the eve of Georgia’s Independence Day on May 26 —a...
H-Hour: Russia’s War Against Europe
EUToday
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July 1, 2025
4Last year, during a working-level exchange with officials from NATO Headquarters, I received a response to an assertion found in one of the Centre for “XXI Strategy”’s studies—something that might seem self-evident in the eleventh year of...
Armenia and Georgia reportedly settle brandy export delays
Open Caucasus Media
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June 24, 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...
It is absolutely not necessary to worsen Armenian-European relations to improve Russian-Armenian relations - Iskandaryan
ARKA
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It is absolutely not necessary to worsen Armenian-European relations to improve Russian-Armenian relations, Director of the Caucasus Institute Alexander Iskandaryan said in an interview with RBC. YEREVAN, July 1. /ARKA/. It is absolutely not...
Armenia and Georgia Reach Agreement to Ease Brandy Transit to Russia
MassisPost - California
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June 24, 2025
YEREVAN — The Armenian and Georgian governments have reached an agreement that is expected to remove major obstacles to the transit of Armenian brandy exported to Russia through Georgia, according to Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan. Shipments from...
Let’s Put an End to Incompetence and Create a Ministry of Energy - Maia Melikidze
Business Media Gerogia
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July 1, 2025
Maia Melikidze, Executive Director of the Georgian Renewable Energy Development Association (GREDA), is once again calling for structural reform in Georgia’s energy sector. In an interview with BMGTV, she emphasized the urgent need for the...
Two deaths in Russian custody spark rift with former ally Azerbaijan
BBC
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Magerram Zeynalov & Grigor AtanesianBBC News Russian ShareSave Two Russian state media staff were arrested in Azerbaijan on Monday accused of working for the FSB The deaths of two brothers in Russian custody have laid bare a diplomatic rift with...
Azerbaijan Portrays Work Progress On Baku-Alat-Gazakh-Georgia State Border Highway (PHOTO)
MENAFN
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June 24, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 24. A total of 90 percent of the work on the access roads within the Baku-Alat-Gazakh-Georgia state border highway has been completed, and the final finishing work is underway, Mahir Babayev, an...
'Not our war' - US-Nato weapons deal for Ukraine sparks MAGA anger
BBC
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July 15, 2025
Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News ShareSave Watch: Trump to hit Russia with secondary tariffs in 50 days if no peace deal Some conservative members of Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement have reacted angrily to the president's plans to...
Small Nuclear Reactors: A Path to Liberation From Russia
CEPA
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July 1, 2025
Oil, or more broadly, energy, is the blood of the global economy. In 2023, European Union (EU) energy import dependency was a staggering 58%. Recent events in the Middle East, which caused oil prices to spike by more than 15% in a matter of days,...
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 23, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report. Click here to see ISW's interactive map of Ukraine's offensive in Kursk Oblast. Click here to...
Georgian fighter Vano Nadiradze dies in Ukraine
Georgia Today
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June 23, 2025
Georgian fighter, Lieutenant Colonel Vano Nadiradze, head of the Georgian unit within Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces, has reportedly died of a heart attack in Ukraine. The news was shared on Facebook by fellow Georgian fighters currently in...
Azerbaijani Parliament adopts new law on heat supply
APA
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A media tour was organized regarding the works on the section of the Baku-Alat–Gazakh–Georgia state border highway passing through Yevlakh city, APA reports. Mahir Babayev, an engineer at the Azerbaijan State Agency of Automobile Roads, informed...
Smaller nuclear reactors spark renewed interest in a once-shunned energy source
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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July 1, 2025
Bolstered by $3.2 million from a former Midland oilman, Abilene - the West Texas city of 130,000 people - is helping the Lone Star State lead a national nuclear energy resurgence. Doug Robison’s 2021 donation to Abilene Christian University helped...