transport in Caucasus

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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 …

Suspicious object found at Yerevan airport

Suspicious object found at Yerevan airport

An emergency occurred the Yerevan international airport at night, according to the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations. On October 24, at 23:25 local time, the 911 emergency hotline received a call informing that that an …

Tbilisi to spend $60 mln on purchase of new metro cars

Tbilisi to spend $60 mln on purchase of new metro cars

Mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze said that 40 new subway passenger carriages, which costs around $60 million, will be bought. Kaladze said at the government session that the City Hall is working on the project with …

Turkish buses to serve passengers in Tbilisi

Turkish buses to serve passengers in Tbilisi

Sixty new Isuzu buses, purchased by Tbilisi Transport Company, have been presented by Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze. The Euro 6 standard, diesel buses have been produced by Turkish Anadolu Group, Agenda.ge …

New rules for taxis takes effect in Tbilisi

New rules for taxis takes effect in Tbilisi

New rules will come into effect for taxis today in Tbilisi. Holders of category A licenses have the right to pick up passengers on the street – they must have four doors and a trunk, be left-hand drive vehicles and also must …

Flynas launches regular Riyadh-Baku flights

Flynas launches regular Riyadh-Baku flights

Saudi Arabia’s second largest national airline, Flynas, launches regular flights from Riyadh to Baku. The direct flights from Riyadh to Baku, which will be operated throughout the year, will begin on October 2, …

Muslim Salikhov knocks out Taleb at UFC 242

Muslim Salikhov knocks out Taleb at UFC 242

Muslim Salikhov - Nordin Taleb fight ended in the first round with the unconditional victory of the Dagestan athlete. With one blow, he knocked out his opponent at 4:26 of the first round of the match, which took place at UFC 242 in Abu …

Leyla Aliyeva visits exhibition of classic cars in Baku

Leyla Aliyeva visits exhibition of classic cars in Baku

Vice-president of Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva visited parade and exhibition of classic cars in Baku. The owners of cars produced before 1980 have been registered for the parade and exhibition. More than 100 …

Wizz Air announces new flights from Georgia

Wizz Air announces new flights from Georgia

Italy's Bologna and Germany's Cologne will soon be added as two new destinations offered by Hungarian lowcoster Wizz Air operating from Kutaisi International Airport. Starting November 2019, Wizz Air will fly from …

Body of pilot of Azerbaijan's crashed aircraft found

Body of pilot of Azerbaijan's crashed aircraft found

The body of the pilot of the MiG-29 aircraft of the Azerbaijani Air Force Rashad Atakishiyev, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said. The wreckage of the aircraft crashed during night training flights were found and recovered from the …

Fast and Furious 9 filming starts in Tbilisi

Fast and Furious 9 filming starts in Tbilisi

Some streets in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi will be closed, as the shooting of a 10-minute segment for a Hollywood film Fast and Furious 9 is starting.  Shooting will start today and end on September 20. The following …

No seats: some passengers not allowed on Yerevan-Kiev flight

No seats: some passengers not allowed on Yerevan-Kiev flight

The Armenian Hatk newspaper reported an outrageous incident that occurred today with its correspondent Ani Sargsyan and six other citizens at the Zvartnots airport: they were not allowed to board of the Yerevan-Kyiv flight. The …

Pobeda Airlines resumes selling tickets to Armenia

Pobeda Airlines resumes selling tickets to Armenia

Russia's Pobeda low-cost carrier will resume selling air tickets to Armenia’s Gyumri, the airline's press service said. "Today we resume selling flights to Gyumri: the airport promised to take all necessary measures …