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Armenians 23% less concerned about national security compared to 2025, survey finds
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (781+ words) An International Republican Institute (IRI) survey has found that only 21% of Armenians believed that national security and border issues were a main problem, compared to 44% in June 2025, months before Azerbaijan and Armenia made huge strides towards cementing a peace deal....
Daghestani police detain 68-year-old man for sexually assaulting 13-year-old
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (189+ words) Daghestani police have detained a 68-year-old man for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old. According to the media outlet Sapa Kavkaz's Telegram channel, the man, an unidentified farmer, was from the village of Muzaim in Derbent. The outlet reported that he was…...
Bank of Georgia to join top 100 companies on London Stock Exchange
7+ hour, 24+ min ago (504+ words) The Bank of Georgia, part of the Lion Finance Group PLC, is set to become the first Georgian company to secure a place among the 100 leading companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, a classification known as the FTSE 100 Index....
Azerbaijan withdraws diplomats from Iran following drone strike on Nakhchivan
14+ hour, 44+ min ago (427+ words) Baku has ordered the evacuation of its diplomatic staff from Iran a day after Iranian drones struck the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan in a major expansion of the US-Israel war against Iran into the South Caucasus. While President Ilham Aliyev…...
Georgian Dream says discussing Iran sanctions evasion in Georgia is treason
15+ hour, 2+ min ago (702+ words) The sharp reactions followed pro-government media criticism of an op-ed published in the US outlet The Hill. The piece's author, researcher, and analyst Keti Korkiya, argued Georgian Dream is pursuing "closer ties with Iran' and "handing Tehran an avenue to…...
Opinion | Why Azerbaijan quietly needs Iran’s mullahs it publicly despises
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (896+ words) Azerbaijan's relationship with Iran is built on a central paradox: Baku's strategic relevance to the West, Israel, and the global transit economy depends almost entirely on Tehran remaining isolated, theocratic, and weak. A secular, Western-oriented Iran would flood European energy…...
The Iran war has the potential to dramatically change the Caucasus
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (506+ words) Just one day later, this is no longer the case, as we watch videos of Iranian drones striking Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan region, injuring at least two people. The war has shown no signs of slowing down, and despite the mile-a-minute flip-flopping…...
Armenian seasonal workers in Russia drop by 30%
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (488+ words) Seasonal labour migration from Armenia to Russia has dropped by around 30% since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While the number reached up to 100,000 labour migrants in 2022, it now does not exceed 70,000. The figures were presented on Wednesday by Tatevik Bezhanyan,…...
Georgia adopts new grant restrictions and bans questioning government legitimacy
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1096+ words) Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party and its allies passed legislative amendments that significantly extend the government's control mechanisms over international funding of local media and civil society organisations, while criminalising the questioning of the government's legitimacy. The legislative amendments, which…...
Pashinyan breaks bread — and beats — in Georgia visit
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (575+ words) Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Georgia on a working visit, accompanied by a delegation. He began official meetings on Wednesday, preceded by an informal segment, including Pashinyan playing the drums during a dinner in Kakheti. After arriving in…...