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Traffic restricted in Upper Lars

Traffic restricted in Upper Lars

Due to extreme weather conditions, traffic of all vehicles is prohibited at the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border, the press service of the North Ossetian Emergencies Ministry reports. According to the press service, …

Transkam closed due to avalanches

Transkam closed due to avalanches

For two days, the Transcaucasian highway connecting Russia with South Ossetia remains closed due to avalanches. A heating station has been deployed at the road, the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies of North Ossetia reports. …

More than 300 cars stuck on Upper Lars

More than 300 cars stuck on Upper Lars

More than 300 cars were blocked on the Georgian Military High Road due to heavy snowfall, the EMERCOM reports. The emergency department specified that 315 cars and 434 people are waiting for an opportunity to move. On the road, there …

Georgia to produce first electric cars in August

Georgia to produce first electric cars in August

The electric car factory in Kutaisi, Georgia, will produce its first electric car in August, State Representative in Imereti Zviad Shalamberidze said. He said that at the first stage 5,000 cars will be produced per …

Makhachkala airport to increase traffic flow in 2020

Makhachkala airport to increase traffic flow in 2020

The Makhachkala Airport has planned to increase passenger traffic in 2020 at 6% compared to last year, the Director-General of the Airport Makhachkala JSC, Arsen Pirmagomedov, said. According to him, the growth rate of passenger traffic …

Dangerous fuel found in Dagestan and Crimea

Dangerous fuel found in Dagestan and Crimea

Rosstandart experts checked the quality of fuel in Dagestan, Crimea and Sevastopol. According to the expertise, 157 gas stations sold low-quality fuel. It is noted that the main violation at all gas stations is an increased sulfur level …

Police confiscate $63,000 worth of gold at Tbilisi airport

Police confiscate $63,000 worth of gold at Tbilisi airport

Georgian law enforcers have confiscated gold worth of 181,870 GEL ($63,000), according to the Georgian Ministry of Finance. The ministry has not identified the individual who attempted to bring in more than one kg of gold via the …

Shahin Mustafayev to control road traffic in Azerbaijan

Shahin Mustafayev to control road traffic in Azerbaijan

Today, on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan, a document was published on the appointment of Vice Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev as head of the government Commission on Road Safety. The decision was signed by Prime …

Tbilisi to purchase 40 new metro wagon cars

Tbilisi to purchase 40 new metro wagon cars

Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said that 40 new metro wagon cars will be purchased in the near future. He also said that the current fleet of mini-buses in the capital must be replaced staring in 2020 and has instructed …

Russia and Georgia to resume flights after New Year?

Russia and Georgia to resume flights after New Year?

Air flights between Russia and Georgia may be resumed in the first six months of 2020, a source in the Russian government told Izvestia, noting that the current political crisis in Georgia impedes their restoration by the New Year. …

Two killed in car accident in Armenia’s Syunik

Two killed in car accident in Armenia’s Syunik

Two people died and four were injured in a road accident in Armenia's Syunik Province yesterday evening. On November 20, at 22:53 local time, the 911 emergency hotline was reported a car accident had occurred in Ishkhanasar …

Turkey's Atlasglobal stops Tbilisi-Istanbul flights

Turkey's Atlasglobal stops Tbilisi-Istanbul flights

Turkish airline Atlasglobal will stop Tbilisi-Istanbul flights from November 9. The message was received by passengers who had tickets for the Tbilisi-Istanbul flight. The information was confirmed by TAV Georgia company, which …

Azerbaijani chess players win European bronze

Azerbaijani chess players win European bronze

The European Team Chess Championship ended in Batumi today. During the championship, the women's team of Azerbaijan, beating Armenia with a score of 2.5: 1.5, won the bronze medals of the European championship. Azerbaijan was …

Verkhny Lars closed to trucks due to snow

Verkhny Lars closed to trucks due to snow

The Verkhny Lars crossing post has been temporarily closed to trucks and semi-trucks due to bad weather, the Georgian Interior Ministry reported. According to the ministry's press service, there is a snowstorm and low …

Karapetyan urges to reduce speed near Armenian schools

Karapetyan urges to reduce speed near Armenian schools

Head of the Armenian Traffic Police Yegor Karapetyan proposed to implement a pilot project in Gyumri to reduce speed near schools. According to him, preliminary legislative changes must be made and the financial problem …