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Etihad Goes Big: 29 New Routes Turbocharge Its 2025 Flight Map with 7 More Cities
Travel Daily Media
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July 16, 2025
Etihad Airways has announced the addition of seven new cities to its growing global network, further accelerating its ambitious 2025 expansion strategy and bringing the total number of new destinations this year to an impressive 29. The move is...
ANIMASYROS 2025 - September 22 - 28 2025
Animation World Magazine
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ANIMASYROS 2025 International Animation Festival ANIMASYROS returns more cosmic than ever, featuring legendary indie animation icon Bill Plympton, international guests from around the globe, nationwide premieres of award-winning films, “Animated...
Abkhazia bans property inheritance for Georgians who fought in the 1990s Georgian-Abkhaz war
JAMnews
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July 10, 2025
Ban on Georgians claiming property in Abkhazia Abkhazia has passed a law stating that Georgian citizens who participated in the Georgian-Abkhaz war of 1992-93, as well as their family members, are not allowed to inherit property in Abkhazia. It is...
Armenia and Azerbaijan move closer to peace, pushing Russia out from the South Caucasus
Euronews
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev are meeting on Thursday in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to discuss next steps in finalising the peace agreement, their offices confirmed. This is the first formal bilateral meeting...
Azerbaijani chess players keep competing at Women's World Chess Cup
AzerNews
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July 10, 2025
Women's World Chess Cup is underway in Batumi, Georgia, Azernews reports. July 10 marks the return matches of the 1/32 finals, with two Azerbaijani players competing. Ulviyya Fataliyeva will compete against Georgia's Lela Javakhishvili, and Gulnar...
NATO: The Most Dangerous Organization
Consortium News
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July 15, 2025
By the time of its out-of-theater intervention in Afghanistan, it became clear that NATO now had the ability and permission to operate as the policeman of the U.S.-led order. Cover art by Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. By...
Turkey to convert historic Armenian cathedral into a mosque
Anglican Ink - Florida
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July 11, 2025
The historic Armenian Cathedral of Ani, also known as Surp Asdvadzadzin (Holy Mother of God), will be converted into a mosque, Turkish state-run media reports. The cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Kars Province, represents one of...
Georgian activist jailed for calling official a goose on Facebook
Open Caucasus Media
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July 9, 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...
Women’s EURO 2025 Daily — July 9th: England vs. Netherlands; France vs. Wales
Bavarian Football Works
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July 9, 2025
Welcome to the 2025 UEFA Women’s European Championships! Here we will discuss all the action from today’s matches in this premier summer tournament, held this year in Switzerland. Four groups and 16 teams will compete for the trophy — and Bayern...
Women's World Chess Cup: Humpy, Vantika steal the show
Rediff
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IMAGE: Koneru Humpy outclassed Koneru Humpy with black pieces in the second round of FIDE Women's World Chess Cup in Batumi, Georgia, on Wednesday. Photograph: FIDE/Crystal Fuller India's Koneru Humpy inched closer to the next round by winning...
Muslims uphold patriotism in deeply Christian Georgia
The News International
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In the Georgian highland village of Ghorjomi, Friday prayers in the local mosque are always packed, says imam Tamaz Gorgadze. Tucked away in the remote valleys close to the Turkish border, Ghorjomi – and the surrounding region of Upper Adjara –...
How Democracy Is Being Eroded as Government Shifts Toward Russia
Transitions
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July 11, 2025
Originally a post-Soviet state success story, Georgia slides further into authoritarianism as the pro-Russian Georgia Dream party maintains power. From The Conversation. Georgia was once considered a post-Soviet success story. After years of...
Activist Jailed for Five Days Over “Insult” in Facebook Comment
Civil Georgia
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July 9, 2025
On July 9, Zugdidi District Court sent activist Rosto Zarandia to five days in administrative detention over a Facebook comment that Judge Irakli Abshilava ruled “insulted” Zugdidi City Hall employee Magdalina Todua. In the comment, Zarandia...
Explainer | What was behind the recent spat between Azerbaijan and Russia?
Open Caucasus Media
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July 11, 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...
Georgian government moves to crush democracy
Washington Examiner
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July 9, 2025
Tamara Chergoleishvili, a politician from Georgia’s pro-Western Federalist Party, did not bother attending her court hearing last week. She already knew the outcome. The Tbilisi City Court fined her $1,500 for “insulting” two senior officials of...
‘Protests took a lot from us, but gave just as much’: how Georgians’ lives were reshaped by resistance
JAMnews
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July 11, 2025
Monologues of Georgian protesters For over 220 days, dozens — and sometimes hundreds of thousands — have taken to Tbilisi’s main thoroughfare, Rustaveli Avenue, blocking it every evening. The protests have continued without pause since 28 November...
Azerbaijani players prepare for 1/32 finals in Women's Chess World Cup
AzerNews
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July 9, 2025
Women's Chess World Cup is underway in Batumi, Georgia, Azernews reports. Two Azerbaijani national team members are set to compete in the 1/32 finals on July 9. Grandmaster Ulviyya Fataliyeva will compete against the local player Lela...
Turkey bypasses Russia in the Caucasus through the Zangezur Corridor
Asia News
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July 11, 2025
During his recent visit to Istanbul, Armenian Prime Minister Pašinyan reportedly gave the green light to the “Turanian route”, which was one of Azerbaijan's main objectives in the war. A direct meeting with Aliyev to finalise the peace agreement...
In deeply Christian Georgia, a Muslim minority upholds its patriotism
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 11, 2025
By Felix Light GHORJOMI, Georgia (Reuters) -In the Georgian highland village of Ghorjomi, Friday prayers in the local mosque are always packed, says imam Tamaz Gorgadze. Tucked away in the remote valleys close to the Turkish border, Ghorjomi – and...
Top 10 Largest Aquariums in the World that Are Must Visit
Tempo.co
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July 15, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The ocean remains one of Earth’s most intricate and mysterious landscapes, concealing endless wonders beneath its surface. Covering 71% of the planet, it continues to reveal new marine species every year, yet, for most people,...