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Abkhaz hotel owners blame Russian tour operator for poor season, accuse it of aggressive price dumping jam-news.net/bad-season-why…
Pashinyan remains Armenia’s most trusted politician, but his approval rating has declined: IRI poll jam-news.net/pashinyans-rat…
Popular Georgian outlet Batumelebi faces shutdown over tax debts, readers rally to save it jam-news.net/popular-georgi…
The MEGOBARI Act, a vital bipartisan bill that mandates sanctions on Putin’s pawns and supports Georgia's Euro-Atlantic future, is being stalled by Senators: 👉 Markwayne Mullin 👉 Mike Lee 👉 Rand Paul My only question is WHY... this vital bill passed the House and SFRC
Morning scan: what’s big news in #Armenia today, July 23: 📍Former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan has called on the government to cancel the July 27 rally planned outside the Catholicos’ residence in Etchmiadzin and to immediately release Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, Archbishop…
Morning scan: what’s big news in #Azerbaijan today, July 23: 📌The next round of international negotiations on Syria will be held in Baku, Saudi broadcaster Al-Hadath reports, citing its sources. An Israeli delegation is also expected to visit Azerbaijan soon. Meanwhile, Al…
Morning scan: what’s big news in #Georgia today, July 23: 📌A court has frozen the bank accounts of the opposition party Droa and its leader Elene Khoshtaria. The party’s account was seized over an unpaid court fee of 50 lari (about $18), while Khoshtaria’s personal account was…
Pashinyan remains Armenia’s most trusted politician, but his approval rating has declined: IRI poll jam-news.net/pashinyans-rat…
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has, for the first time, openly blamed Russia for the downing of an AZAL passenger aircraft near Aktau, Kazakhstan, on December 25, 2024. Speaking at a media forum in Karabakh, Aliyev said the plane was shot down by Russian air defenses as it…
Georgian Dream's PM suggests US message to Ivanishvili came from ‘deep state,’ not Secretary of State Rubio Irakli Kobakhidze claims his government does not know who truly authored a U.S. message intended for Bidzina Ivanishvili, the ruling party’s founder [widely seen as the…

“Aliyev’s statement that Azerbaijani citizens should not encounter Armenian border control amounts to a veiled territorial claim against Armenia—unacceptable and contrary to both the spirit and letter of previous agreements” jam-news.net/armenian-contr…
Brussels talks tough on Tbilisi -- but without consensus, can it act? @RikardJozwiak rferl.org/a/eu-warns-geo…
"We have provided and continue to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. This is a matter of solidarity and human responsibility. We are neutral, but not indifferent" - Azerbaijan's president Aliev jam-news.net/ilham-aliyev-o…
Morning scan: what’s big news in #Georgia today, July 22: ● In his article, @RikardJozwiak , editor of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Brussels bureau, reported that eight EU member states, led by Italy, opposed suspending the visa-free regime with Georgia, stating that such…

Morning scan: what’s big news in #Armenia today, July 22: ● “Armenia has never discussed, is not discussing, and will not discuss with anyone the terminology voiced by the President of Azerbaijan (‘unimpeded access from Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave through Armenian…

Morning scan: what’s big news in #Azerbaijan today, July 22: ● US President Donald Trump published on his Truth Social page an excerpt from the Azerbaijani president’s speech at the 3rd Shusha Global Media Forum. Ilham Aliyev said: “I didn’t predict Donald Trump’s victory in…

Yerevan rejects Baku’s demand for an “unimpeded corridor,” explaining that it implies granting an extraterritorial route—something Armenia deems unacceptable, as it would mean "a loss of sovereignty" over its own territory jam-news.net/armenian-contr…
Azerbaijan's Aliyev spoke at a media forum in Karabakh on Saturday, touching on his lawsuit against Russia, meeting with Armenian PM Pashinyan, the Zangezur corridor, and other key regional issues👇 jam-news.net/ilham-aliyev-o…
Kremlin's top propagandist warns Armenians: ditch Pashinyan or kiss your country goodbye Head of Russia’s state-owned RT television network Margarita Simonyan has issued a dire warning to the people of Armenia: if Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stays in power, they can say…

‼️Georgia’s tax authorities have filed a legal motion to seize assets from independent news outlet Batumelebi, citing a debt of 47,000 lari (approx. $17,000). The publication says the move aims to put pressure on its founder and director, Mzia Amaghlobeli, who is currently in…