transport in Caucasus

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Avalanche cut off villages in Dagestan

Avalanche cut off villages in Dagestan

As a result of an avalanche in the Tlyaratinsky district of Dagestan, a section of the road that leads to three settlements was blocked. According to the regional emergency department, the avalanche blocked the passage to 29 settlements in the …

An-2 aircraft makes emergency landing in field

An-2 aircraft makes emergency landing in field

According to the Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office, this afternoon, the An-2 aircraft from Mineralnye Vody had to make an emergency landing in a filed. "On March 13, 2021, after taking off from the Mineralnye Vody airport …

Georgian railroads resume its work

Georgian railroads resume its work

The movement of the Georgian trains, previously interrupted due to coronavirus restrictions, was restored today by the decision of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, which he announced on 24 February. At the moment, the railroad …

180 new minibuses to start serving passengers in Tbilisi

180 new minibuses to start serving passengers in Tbilisi

A total of 180 new minibuses will start serving passengers in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi starting Monday, February 22, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said. Kaladze said that the plan is to replace the current outdated fleet of …

Domestic flights resumed in Georgia

Domestic flights resumed in Georgia

Domestic flights, suspended earlier due to the situation with a Covid-19 pandemic, were resumed in Georgia, the Association of Airports of Georgia informs. From February 12, Mestia-Natakhtari flight is carried out at 10:00. …

Khabib Nurmagomedov says ready to vacate UFC Champ title

Khabib Nurmagomedov says ready to vacate UFC Champ title

Russia’s UFC lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, who announced his retirement in October, told reporters he is ready to vacate his title. Earlier, UFC President Dana White stated repeatedly his wish about …

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 …