life in Caucasus

Magnitude 3.2 quake hits Azerbaijan

Magnitude 3.2 quake hits Azerbaijan

A 3.2 magnitude earthquake hit Azerbaijan’s Guba district on July 17, the Republican Seismic Survey Center of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences reported. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 43 km 12km west from Khinalig …

Hotel prices increase in Georgia

Hotel prices increase in Georgia

Holidays in Georgia have become more expensive for tourists due to rising prices for accommodation in hotels. In June 2024, the average room rate increased by 16%.

Tbilisi starts summer cleaning works

Tbilisi starts summer cleaning works

City services have begun the annual summer cleaning of the city streets of the capital of Georgia. Weather is the only factor that can interrupt the work.

Three days of mourning declared in Dagestan

Three days of mourning declared in Dagestan

Russia's Dagestan began three days of mourning after gunmen killed multiple police officers, an Orthodox priest and several others in attacks on synagogues and churches on Sunday in Makhachkala and Derbent. June 24-26 have been …

Georgia's average employee wage raised

Georgia's average employee wage raised

The average monthly salary in Georgia's business sector from January through March 2024 reached 1,985 lari ($764), up 12.9% year-on-year, the National Statistical Service of Georgia ( …

New time zone may be canceled in Kazakhstan in 40 days

New time zone may be canceled in Kazakhstan in 40 days

The Kazakh authorities are ready to consider a petition to return the previous time zone to Kazakhstan. The authors of the appeal were able to collect the required number of signatures — more than 50 thousand.