According to the final results of the latest parliamentary election, three political forces will be represented in Armenia’s new National Assembly (Parliament): Civil Contract Party Strong Armenia Alliance Armenia Alliance The distribution of seats will be as follows: Civil Contract Party – 64 seats 64 – 29 seats Armenia Alliance – 12 seats At the …
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Journalist Afgan Sadygov Detained in Azerbaijan After Authorities Reopen Case Previously Closed, Enabling His Deportation from Georgia
A court in Azerbaijan has ordered the detention of journalist Afgan Sadygov after reopening a criminal case that Azerbaijani authorities had officially closed just two months earlier. Sadygov — who was forcibly deported from Georgia in April despite legal concerns raised by the European Court of Human Rights — says the case is politically motivated …
Turkey Confirms 20 Soldiers Killed in Air Crash in Georgia Near Azerbaijani Border
Turkey has confirmed that 20 servicemen were killed when a C-130 military transport aircraft crashed in eastern Georgia near the Azerbaijani border on November 11. The Republic of Türkiye Ministry of National Defence confirmed the loss of its servicemen in an official statement on X: “Our heroic comrades-in-arms were martyred on November 11, 2025, when …
Turkish Aircraft Crashes Near Georgia-Azerbaijan Border, Investigation Underway
An aircraft has crashed near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border. Footage of the crash has been shared by the pro–Georgian Dream TV channel Imedi, which reported that the aircraft was believed to be a Turkish military jet. However, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has clarified that it was a cargo aircraft, and the details are still under …
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Armenian Appeals Court Refuses to Release Georgian Citizen Giorgi Kinoiani Wanted by Russia
The Armenian Court of Appeals has denied the release of Georgian citizen Giorgi Kinoiani, who is wanted by Russia and faces deportation. “The hearing of Giorgi’s appeal took place without his presence. The court did not grant our request for Giorgi to be released from unlawful detention, where he has already been held for 23 …
“No Train Yet”: Azerbaijan Delays Opening Land Borders
Despite an agreement reached at the beginning of 2025 between Azerbaijan and Georgia to resume train services between the two countries from May 28, overland travel remains suspended due to Azerbaijan’s closed land borders. There is no information on when these borders might reopen. Official Reason for the Closure Azerbaijan closed its land borders with …
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“Russia’s Pressure on Georgia” — Breaking Down Kobakhidze’s Statement on the Origin of the August 2008 War
“A statement that the war was started by Georgia — no matter how bad a ruler Georgia had at the time, that ruler still represented Georgia — directly harms Georgia’s territorial integrity and the hope that one day it might be restored. This is a betrayal of the country’s interests, regardless of the fact that …
“U.S. Involvement in Baku-Yerevan Talks Is Good News for the South Caucasus” — Olesya Vartanyan
“The activation of the U.S. is particularly important for Armenia-Azerbaijan relations and, more broadly, for the South Caucasus,” says Olesya Vartanyan, an analyst on South Caucasus affairs, assessing Washington’s initiative to improve relations between Baku and Yerevan. The U.S. administration has already offered to assist Baku and Yerevan in negotiations concerning transportation issues. Around three …
Direct Flights from St. Petersburg to Occupied Sokhumi Set to Begin August 14
“Direct flights from St. Petersburg to Sokhumi to begin on August 14”, reports the Abkhaz news agency Apsnypress. According to the agency, until now, traveling from Russia’s “northern capital” to Sokhumi was only possible with layovers. The first direct flights are scheduled for August 14 and 20, operated by the airline iFly using Airbus A330 …
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