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Narratives under fire: Azerbaijan pushes back against wartime disinformation
AzerNews
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July 8, 2025
By Elnur Enveroglu and Qabil Asshirov | AzerNEWS The recent 12-day military confrontation between Iran and Israel not only intensified tensions across the Middle East but also reverberated well beyond the region, affecting neighbouring states and...
Halyk Bank joins billionaire banks
Georgian Business Consulting
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July 7, 2025
Tbilisi (GBC) – The banks’ assets have increased by 15% annually and as of June (01.06.2025), amount to 98.2 billion GEL (01.06.2024 – 85.6 billion. +14.7%Y.Y). Of this, 97% comes from billionaires (banks with assets > 1 billion). As of...
Head of Georgia’s Silk Road Group released on bail following gun arrest
Open Caucasus Media
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July 8, 2025
Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...
Minister Mikanadze honors Rustavi students at Oxygen Fest 2025
Georgia Online
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July 7, 2025
Rustavi, Georgia: The Georgian Minister of Education, Science and Youth Givi Mikanadze took part in the award ceremony of outstanding pupils, which was held in Rustavi on July 6, 2025, Sunday. The Minister congratulated the young people on...
Why the South Caucasus became Russia’s new target and what could stop it
European Pravda
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In recent years, while all of Russia's resources and attention were focused on its war against Ukraine and confrontation with the West, countries in the South Caucasus have significantly strengthened their independence and begun to move out of...
How Do Ships Get In And Out Of The Black Sea?
SlashGear
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July 5, 2025
The Black Sea is one of the busiest shipping routes in the world, used by cargo ships, large oil tankers, and even naval fleets. But getting in and out of it is quite tricky — not because of distance, but because of the narrow, winding waterways...
Poll suggests majority of Georgians unhappy with country’s direction
Open Caucasus Media
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July 8, 2025
Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...
Resisting the Authoritarian Playbook in the South Caucasus
Coda Story
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July 8, 2025
Recent events in the South Caucasus show how the authoritarian playbook is exported and adapted to suit local contexts. From Armenia’s clergy allegedly plotting coups, to Azerbaijan raiding Russian state-funded media offices as retribution, to...
Azerbaijan-Russia Tensions Rise After Diaspora Raids and Safarov Deaths
Mezha
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July 3, 2025
On June 27, Russian security forces conducted raids on Azerbaijani diaspora centers, resulting in the detention of over fifty individuals. Some of them sustained injuries, and the Safarov brothers – 55-year-old Ziyaddin and 60-year-old Huseyn –...
Deputy Minister: Visa-free travel with China boosts tourism, strengthens ties
Georgia Today
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July 8, 2025
Irakli Nadareishvili, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, met with Han Jun, Deputy Director of China’s Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC), to discuss strengthening civil aviation ties between Georgia and China. Nadareishvili...
Threading traditions: Meet the artists weaving new life into Armenian embroidery
The Armenian Weekly - Massachusetts
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July 8, 2025
Not too long ago, there was a time in Armenia’s history where nearly every woman, regardless of age or region, carried the knowledge of fine needlework in her hands. Reaching its peak in the Middle Ages and flourishing through the 19th century,...
Giorgi Baramidze: I call on the parties 'Lelo-Strong Georgia' and 'Gakharia-For Georgia' to come to their senses and not play the Russian regime's game—what is planned for October 4 is not an election
Inter Press News
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Representatives of the Russian regime took another treacherous step by not supporting a resolution that called on the new Syrian government to revoke the recognition of Georgia’s temporarily occupied territories by Russia, as the resolution also...
Services Slatedet for Jimbo & Company Transport’s Hansen
RV Business
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July 8, 2025
Editor’s Note: The following obituary was published on the Miller-Stewart Funeral Home website. MIDDLEBURY, Ind. – James “Jimbo” Eugene Hansen, 61 of White Pigeon, MI, formerly of Middlebury, passed away suddenly on July 1, 2025. He was born April...
TBC Uzbekistan Expands Banking Ecosystem Fully Digital Personalised Insurance Product
The Fintech Times
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July 8, 2025
TBC Uzbekistan, the leading digital banking ecosystem in Central Asia, is rolling out a new insurance product in a move to broaden its product offering and enter new high-growth segments. Integrated into the wider TBC Uzbekistan ecosystem, the new...
ENKA Demands USD 450 MLN: Inside Georgia’s Costly Arbitration Defeat Over Namakhvani HPP
Business Media Gerogia
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July 8, 2025
Georgia faces a significant financial blow following its loss in international arbitration against Turkish investor ENKA, the developer behind the canceled Namakhvani Hydropower Plant (HPP) project. The country has been ordered to pay USD 450...
Poll: Most Georgian citizens see Georgian Dream as the cause of the political crisis
JAMnews
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July 7, 2025
Georgian citizens on the political crisis According to a new poll by the Institute for Social Studies and Analysis (ISSA), the majority of Georgia’s population (72%) acknowledges a political crisis in the country and considers the ruling Georgian...
Wider Europe Briefing: Why EU Sanctions On Russia Are Delayed -- And What Denmark's EU Presidency Has In Store
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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July 8, 2025
Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL's newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe's Eastern neighborhoods. I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor...
Cloud Seeding Company Accused Of Causing Texas Floods
Zero Hedge
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Despite the fact that conspiracy theory after conspiracy theory has been proven to be fact and not fiction time and time again, the collective consciousness of society inevitably reaches a point where its psychological defense mechanisms kick in....
Over 1,500 trucks with apricots from Armenia crossed the border with Russia - Papoyan
ARKA
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NEWS » Economy » Over 1,500 trucks with apricots from Armenia crossed the border with Russia - Papoyan From July 1 to 7, 1,507 trucks loaded with apricots were exported from Armenia; they have already crossed the border with the Russian...
Iran Releases Currency Exchange Rates For July 8
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 8. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has released the official exchange rates for foreign currencies as of July 8, Trend reports. According to the rates announced by the CBI, the value of 41...