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Upper Lars closed for trucks

Upper Lars closed for trucks

The Georgian Military Highway connecting Russia and Georgia was open today for heavy trucks for less than nine hours, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of North Ossetia reports. From 18:30 Moscow time, trucks …

Georgia lifts several COVID-19 restrictions

Georgia lifts several COVID-19 restrictions

The Georgian government has announced the lifting of several coronavirus-related restrictions due to the decrease in daily infections.  Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said all public transport around the country will resume …

Nakhchivan Corridor: Implications for Georgia and Iran

Nakhchivan Corridor: Implications for Georgia and Iran

The January 11 trilateral meeting, in Moscow, of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev focused on the unblocking and development of regional transport corridors in …

Citizens of Georgia demand coronavirus restrictions be lifted

Citizens of Georgia demand coronavirus restrictions be lifted

A number of opposition politicians, representatives of various businesses and ordinary citizens gathered in front of the administrative building of the government of Georgia yesterday demanding coronavirus restrictions be lifted.  …

Azerbaijan to open bus routes to liberated territories

Azerbaijan to open bus routes to liberated territories

Bus routes will be opened to the cities and districts of Azerbaijan liberated from occupation, head of the Public Relations Department of the State Road Transport Service under Azerbaijan's Ministry of Transport, Communications and High …

Azerbaijan extends special quarantine regime until April

Azerbaijan extends special quarantine regime until April

A special quarantine regime introduced in the country due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic was extended until April 1 in Azerbaijan, the Operational Headquarters under the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic informed today. …

International airport to be built in liberated Fuzuli

International airport to be built in liberated Fuzuli

An international airport will be built in Fuzuli on Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's instructions, he said receiving in a video format Anar Karimov on his appointment as Minister of Culture. The head of state …

New Baku metro station to be named November 8

New Baku metro station to be named November 8

The new Baku metro station will be named ‘8 November’ in connection with the Victory Day, which will be celebrated on November 8 every year, according to the Cabinet of Ministers. "In accordance with the initiative …

Opposition trying to start another revolution in Armenia

Opposition trying to start another revolution in Armenia

The time given to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his team by 16 opposition parties to resign voluntarily ended. On December 5, the opposition political forces of Armenia, which held a rally and march in the center of …

Movement restricted on Upper Lars road

Movement restricted on Upper Lars road

The road in Georgia leading to the Upper Lars checkpoint on the border with Russia is closed for trucks and semi-trailer trucks, the Department of Roads of the Ministry of Development and Infrastructure of Georgia informs. The movement …

Azerbaijani roads named best among CIS countries

Azerbaijani roads named best among CIS countries

Azerbaijan is ranked 27th for the quality of roads infrastructure among 141 countries, gaining 5.2 points, in the Global Competitiveness Report 2019 published by the World Economic Forum (WEF). WEF ranked 141 countries based on World …

Buta Airways to increase frequency of flights to Izmir

Buta Airways to increase frequency of flights to Izmir

Azerbaijan's low-cost airline 'Buta Airways' will increase the frequency of special flights operated on the Baku-Izmir-Baku route. Starting from December 10, the flights in this direction will be operated twice a week - …

Upper Lars opened for passenger cars

Upper Lars opened for passenger cars

Today, Georgian authorities restarted traffic on the Gudauri-Kobi (Cross Pass) section of the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Lars international highway (Georgian Military Highway), connecting Georgia and Russia, but so far, only for passenger cars, the …

Azerbaijan extends special quarantine regime until year-end

Azerbaijan extends special quarantine regime until year-end

The special quarantine regime in Azerbaijan has been extended until 06:00 (GMT+4) December 28, 2020, to prevent the spread of coronavirus and its possible consequences, according to the Operational Headquarters under the Azerbaijani Cabinet …

Azerbaijan Railways to reconstruct Guzdek-Garadagh railway

Azerbaijan Railways to reconstruct Guzdek-Garadagh railway

Azerbaijani Railways have begun reconstruction of the Guzdek-Garadagh railway that will greatly contribute to the expansion of the North- South transport corridor and strengthen the country's position as a transit country, the company …