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Erdogan says Uber is 'finished' in Turkey

Erdogan says Uber is 'finished' in Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says ride-hailing app Uber no longer exists in his country. His statement comes after Istanbul taxi drivers called for the service to be banned, Deutsche Welle reports.  The ride-hailing …

Pashinyan proposes to cease speed cameras’ operation

Pashinyan proposes to cease speed cameras’ operation

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan finds it reasonable to cease speed cameras’ operation temporarily. Speaking at the first meeting of the new Cabinet, he said that there are unpaid fines accumulated because …

New overpass to offload Tbilisi road traffic

New overpass to offload Tbilisi road traffic

A new overpass at the crossroads of Tsintsadze-Kartozia streets in Saburtalo district of Tbilisi will be built in order to offload road traffic in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi City Hall said. The implementation of the 2,700,000 GEL …

Joao Paulo: AGF is the world's most active gymnastic federation

Joao Paulo: AGF is the world's most active gymnastic federation

The Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation is the most active gymnastic federation in the world, the head of the Portuguese Gymnastics Federation, Joao Paulo, said today on the margins of the  European Championships in Trampoline, Double …

Nalchik runway to be repaired at Nalchik airport

Nalchik runway to be repaired at Nalchik airport

The repair of a runway began today at the Nalchik airport, the administration of the airport reports. ”Everything is fine, the repair has already begun," TASS quotes the representative of the airport. Earlier, the …

WizzAir launches Bucharest-Kutaisi direct flights

WizzAir launches Bucharest-Kutaisi direct flights

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air, is launching a new direct flight that will connect Georgia to Romania, Agenda.ge reported. Starting from July 3, 2018 Wizz Air will launch flights between Georgia’s western city of Kutaisi and …

Georgia’s new MyWay Airlines makes first flight

Georgia’s new MyWay Airlines makes first flight

Georgia’s new MyWay Airlines made the first charter flight from Tbilisi to Tehran, AzerNews reported citing Sputnik Georgia. A solemn ceremony was held at the Tbilisi International Airport. MyWay Airlines intends to …

Eight people injured in Yerevan car accident

Eight people injured in Yerevan car accident

Eight people have been hospitalized after a car accident on a bridge across Yerevan Lake, the Yerevan police press service reported. A car collided with a passenger mini bus this morning, News.am reported. The driving license …

Wondernet Express to build new terminal in Batumi port

Wondernet Express to build new terminal in Batumi port

International logistics company Wondernet Express LLP is going to build a multimodal transit terminal in the Batumi port. The agreement on this was signed yesterday by representatives of Wondernet Express and administration of the …

Iranian president to visit Azerbaijan on March 29

Iranian president to visit Azerbaijan on March 29

Astara (Azerbaijan) - Astara (Iran) railway will be opened on Thursday, March 29 through video conference within the framework of the visit of Iranian President Hassan Ruhani to Azerbaijan, Member of Board of Directors of Islamic …

Czech Airlines resuming regular flights to Armenia

Czech Airlines resuming regular flights to Armenia

The Czech Airlines is resuming regular Prague-Yerevan flights from June 8, Armenia’s General Department of Civil Aviation revealed on Friday, March 23, PanARMENIAN.Net reported. The carrier will fly to the …

Jazeera Airways to launch Kuwait-Tbilisi flights in June

Jazeera Airways to launch Kuwait-Tbilisi flights in June

The largest private airline operating in Kuwait, Jazeera Airways, is launching flights to Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi, United Airports of Georgia said. Regular flights will be launched from June 2018, three times per week. …

Yerevan-Moscow passenger bus crash in Voronezh region

Yerevan-Moscow passenger bus crash in Voronezh region

A Mercedes passenger bus, on its way from Yerevan to Moscow, crashed into a truck in Russia’s territory today at 09:00, the press office of the Armenian emergency ministry said. The drivers of the bus and the truck were killed in …

Azerbaijan offers South-West transport corridor

Azerbaijan offers South-West transport corridor

During the first quadrilateral meeting with his Turkish, Iranian and Georgian counterparts in Baku, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov presented an initiative to create the new transport …

Baku expands use of cashless bus fare payment system

Baku expands use of cashless bus fare payment system

On 17 February, the Azerbaijani public transport bus line no. 52. will apply cashless bus fare payment system (BakıKart), Baku Transport Agency said in a statement. The agency noted that this bus line will become …