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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 …

East-West highway section opens in Georgia

East-West highway section opens in Georgia

A new 13-km road to bypass Khashuri was built in Georgia. It has become a part of the East-West highway (E60), the Georgian Ministry of Regional Development informed. The Khashuri bypass road begins at the last section of Agara-Zemo …

Russia evacuated 112 more citizens from Armenia

Russia evacuated 112 more citizens from Armenia

According to the Russian Embassy in Armenia, 112 more Russians returned to their homeland by Yerevan-Moscow flight today. Russian citizens were brought to Moscow by the Armenia Aircompany. “The necessary approvals were obtained …

Georgian Minister explains delay in resuming regular flights

Georgian Minister explains delay in resuming regular flights

Georgia postponed for a month the restoration of regular international flights due to a lack of readiness to receive passengers from various countries, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Natiya Turnava explained. …

Domestic flights in Azerbaijan to be resumed on June 15

Domestic flights in Azerbaijan to be resumed on June 15

The domestic flights will be resumed in Azerbaijan from June 15, spokesman for the Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers Ibrahim Mammadov said during a briefing at the Operational Headquarters under the Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers. …

Baku Metro receives new batch of subway cars

Baku Metro receives new batch of subway cars

Four new trains consisting of 20 cars each, manufactured on the order of Azerbaijan’s Baku Metro CJSC, have arrived in Baku, according to the company. "The trains consist of 20 wagons of fourth-generation models 81-765, …

Russians to be returned from Armenia on Thursday

Russians to be returned from Armenia on Thursday

A charter flight from Armenia with Russian citizens will take place next week, the Deputy Director-General of Armenia Aircompany, Gevorg Khachatryan informed today. “On June 4, Armenia Aircompany will implement the charter flight …

Traffic fully banned in Georgia from April 17 to 21 April

Traffic fully banned in Georgia from April 17 to 21 April

It will be completely forbidden to drive a car in Georgia from 12:00 am of April 17 to 21 April. The announcement was made at a briefing at the governmental administration, InterPressNews reports. "We are taking additional …

Georgia shuts down air traffic starting tomorrow

Georgia shuts down air traffic starting tomorrow

Georgia will completely shut down air traffic in the country starting Mach 21 in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Georgian Prime Minister's Advisor for Foreign Affairs Irakli Chikovani said today. …