Regional * Armenia is hosting the 8th European Political Community Summit today. It will be co-chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President of the EU Council António Costa. Leaders from nearly 50 countries have visited Yerevan for the summit. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will sit out the summit, and Turkey will be represented by Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz, while Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will attend online. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit marks the first time a

One ruling party MP claimed that the bilateral relations are now ‘restored’.

The announcement came in the wake of weeks of mass flooding in Daghestan.

Regional * Independent Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov, deported from exile in Georgia to Azerbaijan in April, has reportedly received his international passport. His wife, Sevinj Sadigova, wrote on social media that the issuance of her husband’s passport does not mean ‘the search record against him has been removed from the system’. Whether Sadigov would receive his passport had been closely watched as one of the key steps toward his ability to leave the country and reunite with his fami

Their author, according to social media, is an 18-year-old émigré from Daghestan.

Armenia has become a place of refuge to over 2,000 fleeing repression, religious restrictions, and economic hardship in Iran.

Georgia’s National Statistics Bureau (Geostat) has said that the country's economy grew by 10.7% in March, with growth being primarily driven by the IT, transport, manufacturing, and mining sectors. Tourism appears to have taken a hit as the Iran conflict continues to loom over the region. According to Geostat’s executive director Gogita Todradze, in the first quarter of 2026, Georgia’s economy expanded by 9.1% year-on-year. In March, the turnover of Georgia’s private sector — VAT-paying compan

Regional * Yesterday, Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev met with his Armenian counterpart Mher Grigoryan for the first time in Aghveran, Armenia. They met within the framework of the Azerbaijan–Armenia Border Delimitation Commission. * Today, grain and fertilisers will be shipped to Armenia in transit through Azerbaijan. * RSF’s World Press Freedom Index has shown that all South Caucasus countries dropped in ranking. Azerbaijan fell from 167th place to 171st; Georgia from 1

Berlin called Moscow’s statements unfounded after German Ambassador Alexander Graf Lambsdorff was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disease that causes rapid muscle loss — in Georgia, there is little state support for healthcare.

The same day, another bag containing 14 kilogrammes of gold bars was found in the Istanbul airport storage locker.

Ambassador Paweł Herczyński was summoned by Tbilisi for his critical remarks in Brussels.

Regional Some Georgian media outlets have reported that, as part of the border demarcation process, Armenia would hand over the border village of Jiliza to Georgia. The press secretary of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Nazeli Baghdasaryan, denied the reports in a social media post today. Armenia Artur Avanesyan, a member of Samvel Karapetyan’s Strong Armenia party, has been placed under pre-trial detention for two months on charges of electoral bribery. His lawyers say he denies all allegat

Lazare Grigoriadis was detained two years after being pardoned.

The organisation refused to hold the protest at an alternative location.

The sentencing comes amidst an apparent purge of former senior officials.

Regional * Today, five freight wagons of wheat will be sent to Armenia via Azerbaijan. Armenia * Today Armenia commemorates the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire, which resulted in the deaths of nearly 1.5 million Armenians. * In his message on the occasion, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that according to Armenian academic literature, the genocide ‘was also a consequence of the practice of drawing the Armenian people into international ma

The warning is the latest in a series of similar messages from Moscow to Yerevan.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan expressed his reluctance to make the destruction ‘a subject of international discussions’.

My Happy Family is a portrait of a middle-aged Georgian woman who dares to get a room — and a life — of her own.

The outlet ceased operations on 1 May.

The arrests come as Armenia prepares for parliamentary elections scheduled for 7 June.

Earlier this week, Russia blocked another batch, bringing the total number of bottles under restrictions to around 1.4 million.

The Cabinet of Ministers ordered the allocation of a total of 55 hectares of Caspian Sea water resources for Aghalarov’s Sea Breeze Resort two weeks ago.

Farmers in the municipality were protesting problems related to the sale of their produce.

Papuashvili referred to comments by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Moldovan President Maia Sandu.

Armenia, while ranking the highest, has also dropped in ranking.

All 19 of them were reportedly transferred to a pre-trial detention centre at Umbaki.

Despite reaching an agreement in 2022, the Armenia–Turkey border remains closed.

Ruslan Kutaev remarked that no one has the right to condemn a family over a decision ‘to kill, return home or marry off’ a family member.

Open-search research suggests that less than 35 daycare centres across the whole country accept children under two.

Separately, amidst bilateral tensions, Russia has banned the sale of a batch of Armenian Jermuk mineral water.

The detainee is reportedly Tamaz Goloev from Akhalgori (Leningor).

The two met in Gabala, just south of the border with Russia.

The five vessels were sanctioned for transporting Russian energy products in July 2025.

The Armenian Genocide is commemorated annually on 24 April.

As Georgia–US relations remain sour and with the shadow of a failed project in Batumi, Trump Tower Tbilisi has a lot to live up to.

Senior officials from Georgian Dream have suggested summoning the ambassador to the Foreign Ministry.

The investigation was launched while the head of the city’s administration, Niyazi Bayramov, was on an official visit to China.

The abductors, reportedly from Chechnya, called themselves police officers.

Mubariz Aliyev, the patient who set off the grenade, died, along with a radiologist.

While Abkhazia has investment potential, structural vulnerabilities and a key dependence on Russia limit project realisations.

The resolution called for the right of return for Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians and the release of Armenian prisoners held by Azerbaijan.

The renovation of 61 homes located in the Keshla village of Baku will be carried out using the state budget.

Opposition figures accuse South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev of misusing funds and causing a governance crisis.

Rights groups had earlier called on PACE to suspend Ruslan Kutaev.

Putin met Kadyrov in the Kremlin late on Wednesday evening.

The date of the final election has not yet been set.

The authorities annulled a decision adopted several days earlier, citing a threat to public security.

Regional Armenian detainees held in Azerbaijan have reportedly been transferred to the high-security Umbaki prison in Azerbaijan from the isolation cells of the State Security Service. Qafqazinfo has reported that an Azerbaijani delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev arrived in Yerevan. Mustafayev is also the head of the Demarcation and Delimitation Commission of the Azerbaijan side. Armenia The Chief of the General Staff, Edward Asryan, paid an official visit to India, w

During the visit, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš led a delegation of 50 entrepreneurs.

The news service was founded by the International Broadcasting Centre of Poland’s Public Broadcaster (TVP).

This is the latest arrest involving members and affiliates of the Strong Armenia alliance.

Regional * The South Ossetian Foreign Ministry has claimed that Tamaz Goloev, a 27-year-old resident of Akhalgori, has been detained by Georgia’s State Security Service on fabricated grounds. Goloev was detained last week on espionage charges, reportedly in favour of Russia. Armenia * Armenia celebrated Citizen’s Day on Saturday with a large-scale concert in Yerevan’s Republic Square titled the ‘Voice of Peace’. The event drew attention for its financing, as it was sponsored by Fast Bank,

Previously, his father, Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov, described energy drinks as poison.

The NIYSO movement added that relatives of those detained have been receiving threats.

Aleksandr Vaisero denied all accusations of money laundering, stating that he had come to Azerbaijan for tourism purposes.

The main defendant received a life sentence, while his accomplice was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

The couple had announced their separation in February 2026 after 30 years together.

Regional * Satellite imagery analysis by Hetq indicated that Azerbaijan destroyed Nagorno-Karabakh’s main Armenian church, the Holy Mother of God Cathedral in Stepanakert. Construction of the cathedral began in 2006. * Armenian Defence Minister Suren Papikyan met with his Georgian counterpart Irakli Chikovani as part of his official visit to Georgia yesterday. According to the Armenian readout, they discussed ‘issues related to the process and development prospects of bilateral cooperation in