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In pictures | Ghost apartments and hyperbuilding in Batumi

Soaring tourism in the popular casino town has brought with it a construction boom — one that seemingly has no end in sight.

In pictures | Ghost apartments and hyperbuilding in Batumi

Soaring tourism in the popular casino town has brought with it a construction boom — one that seemingly has no end in sight.

The end of Shanghai — Baku’s district on the railway tracks

Shanghai has a sad reputation, with countless stories of children hit by trains; but as it’s set to be demolished, some say they have nowhere to go.

The end of Shanghai — Baku’s district on the railway tracks

By Vafa Zeynalova

Shanghai has a sad reputation, with countless stories of children hit by trains; but as it’s set to be demolished, some say they have nowhere to go.

Opinion | Lack of care and forethought hold back Tbilisi’s development projects

Tbilisi and its inhabitants are accustomed to major renovations at election times — a ‘tradition’ for politicians and city administrations. Such timely expressions of care for the city started under the United National Movement and have continued with Georgian Dream.

Opinion | Lack of care and forethought hold back Tbilisi’s development projects

By Irakli Zhvania

Tbilisi and its inhabitants are accustomed to major renovations at election times — a ‘tradition’ for politicians and city administrations. Such timely expressions of care for the city started under the United National Movement and have continued with Georgian Dream.

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