TBILISI, March 5 – Authorities in the breakaway region of Abkhazia said Thursday that dozens of drones were detected overnight across the territory, with debris reportedly found in multiple settlements. Adgur Gunba, who is described as the commander of the so-called air forces of Abkhazia, said the region experienced what he called an unprecedented incident … Read more
TBILISI, March 5 – Azerbaijan has summoned Iran’s ambassador following drone attacks on the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, reportedly launched from Iranian territory. The strikes targeted Nakhchivan’s airport and a school, injuring two civilians. Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry expressed strong protest, demanding explanations and immediate preventive measures from Iran. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry condemned the attacks, emphasizing … Read more
TBILISI, January 16 – More than 1,700 trucks were waiting on the Russian side to cross into Georgia at the Zemo Larsi border checkpoint on Friday, according to the press service of North Ossetia’s government. Officials said truck traffic on the highway has been suspended “until further notice” due to worsening weather conditions. Passenger traffic … Read more
TBILISI, December 16 – Heavy transport vehicles are queueing at the Upper Lars border crossing between Georgia and Russia, with long lines of trucks reportedly standing put on the North Ossetian side. According to figures cited by the Russian business daily Kommersant, around 2,500 heavy trucks are currently waiting to cross the border. Of those, … Read more
TBILISI, December 9 – A long-running project to build a customs terminal at the Enguri crossing in Abkhazia has moved into its final phase, according to Ekho Kavkaza. Astamur Aksalba, presented as the head of a local transit and logistics company, said construction is about 80 percent finished and that Sukhumi is “hypothetically ready” to … Read more
TBILISI, December 8 – BP has begun talks with government agencies in Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey on handing over the day-to-day operation of two of the South Caucasus region’s most important export pipelines, the Baku–Supsa line and the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline. BP confirmed the negotiations to the Azerbaijani outlet Report, noting that both pipelines are … Read more
TBILISI, December 6 – Georgia’s power grid is once again proving to be one of the South Caucasus’ busiest transit corridors, with fresh data showing a sharp rise in electricity flows moving through the country toward Turkey. According to figures released on Thursday, Georgia handled 200 million kilowatt-hours of transit electricity in October alone. Most … Read more
TBILISI, November 26 – Georgia’s government says crews have finished digging a new 4.5 kilometer tunnel on the steep and avalanche-prone road between Stepantsminda and Gveleti, a part of a strategically important north–south corridor. The announcement came Thursday, one day after senior officials from Georgia and Armenia inspected the site. According to the Infrastructure Ministry, … Read more
TBILISI, November 18 – Representatives from Tbilisi, the Russian-backed authorities in Tskhinvali, and international observers met in the village of Ergneti on Tuesday for a scheduled meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM). The Georgian State Security Service said the meeting reviewed all major incidents recorded since the previous meeting, including the killing … Read more
TBILISI, November 18 – Georgia’s ruling party has launched a plan to dissolve the state body known as the Administration of the Former South Ossetian Autonomous District, a structure created nearly two decades ago to represent ethnic Ossetians living under Georgian jurisdiction. A draft law introduced in parliament on Tuesday would abolish the administration from … Read more