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South Caucasus

World Bank approves $372m loan for Georgia rail and road upgrades

The World Bank has approved a $372 million loan for Georgia to upgrade its rail and road infrastructure as part of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, known as the Middle Corridor, which links Europe and Asia while bypassing Russia.

04 Jun 2026-17:06
Kirill Krivosheev: Russian pressure only helps Pashinyan – INTERVIEW

04 Jun 2026-12:01
Azerbaijan, US discuss TRIPP project implementation

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met a US delegation led by Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Caleb Orr in Baku on Monday to discuss the current state and prospects of Azerbaijan-US relations, as well as cooperation in the fields of the economy, energy security, transport, communications, investment, and trade, along with other regional issues of mutual interest.

02 Jun 2026-14:06
Russia’s Zakharova hails Georgia for resisting EU anti-Moscow pressure

Russia's Foreign Ministry has praised Georgia for pursuing what it described as a multi-vector foreign policy despite pressure from the European Union to take a more confrontational approach towards Moscow.

30 May 2026-22:27
Russia has given Nikol Pashinyan his strongest campaign argument

Editor’s note: Zaur Nurmamedov is a journalist and a graduate of the Faculty of Political Science at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1993–1999). He previously served as first deputy editor-in-chief of the Vesti.Az news portal (2009–2023). The views expressed in this article are his own and do not necessarily reflect the position of News.Az.

30 May 2026-14:40
Ocampo, oligarchs and the battle for Armenia’s future

27 May 2026-12:54
Azerbaijani FM briefs UN chief on Baku-Yerevan normalization process

Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in New York City.

27 May 2026-12:10
Why does Rubio need Armenia now?

One of the key issues on the regional agenda is the agreement signed in Yerevan on May 26 by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. Formally, the document marks a new stage in the strategic partnership between the United States and Armenia. In reality, however, its political and geo-economic significance goes far beyond bilateral relations.

27 May 2026-10:34
AnewZ releases documentary “TARGET: Yerevan” based on alleged secret recordings - VIDEO

26 May 2026-23:47
Is Russia losing its transit role in the South Caucasus?

Editor’s note: Zaur Nurmamedov is a journalist and a graduate of the Faculty of Political Science at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1993–1999). He previously served as first deputy editor-in-chief of the Vesti.Az news portal (2009–2023). The views expressed in this article are his own and do not necessarily reflect the position of News.Az.

26 May 2026-08:31