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Georgia’s Prosecutor General requests financial documents from TV Mtavari

Georgia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has requested financial documents from the now-closed opposition TV channel Mtavari. The request followed a complaint by current director Gogi Kurdadze, prompting an investigation into alleged embezzlement in the company. Mtavari, which continued operating online after suspending broadcasting in spring, announced on Wednesday that the Prosecutor’s Office had entered both the TV station and its contracted sales house. ‘The Prosecutor’s Office demanded the c

Daily Brief

Friday, 18 July 2025

Armenia * The price of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) has further increased by ֏10 ($0.03) reaching an increase 50% as lorries bound to Armenia from Russia carrying LPG are barred entry into Georgia. RFE/RL has cited sources suggesting that Georgians were demanding $1,500 from each lorry to allow them passage. LPG is the most common and cheapest fuel used for transportation in Armenia, and its prices skyrocketed after Georgia blocked its transit from Russia. Georgia’s Revenue Service has denied

Daily Brief

Thursday, 17 July 2025

Regional * Georgia’s Revenue Service has denied reports that Armenian cargo shipments, including gas products, are being blocked at the border. The agency stated that ‘amid increased freight traffic, all customs procedures for international transport vehicles are being carried out in a special/active mode to ensure smooth passage’. The statement also claimed that such reports aim to ‘politicise the issue’. Earlier this week, The price of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) widely used in cars in Arm

Daily Brief

Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Armenia * Former Etchmiadzin Mayor Diana Gasparyan, who resigned at the end of May, has been charged by the Anti-Corruption Committee. The authorities have yet to reveal the charges. * Russian–Armenian tycoon Samvel Karapetyan has been handed a new charge of money laundering through several companies. Azerbaijan * E1.ru, a media outlet based in Russia’s Yekaterinburg, has reported that on Monday evening, police detained Mutvali Shikhlinski, the son of the head of the Azerbaijani diaspora