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Regional * Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has named Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili as ‘press freedom predators’. The two were included in a list of 34 authoritarian leaders and figures who ‘attacked journalists and the right to information in 2025’. The list came out to commemorate the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, Armenia * Armenia officially launched the Police Guard on 1 November, marking a new stage
Regional * Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmat Hajiyev has said that the ‘Zangezur corridor’ — the controversial Azerbaijani name for the already agreed upon Trump Route (TRIPP) — was ‘nearing completion’ near the Armenia–Azerbaijan border. Armenia * Armenia’s Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan said the draft law introducing a universal health insurance system will be submitted to the Cabinet in the coming days. Speaking at parliamentary hearings on the 2026 budget, she described the minist
Regional * Yesterday, a meeting was held between Rovshan Najaf, president of the Azerbaijan state-run oil company (SOCAR) and Aleksey Miller, deputy chair of the board of directors of Russian energy giant Gazprom. The sides discussed possible areas of cooperation. Armenia * Armenia’s government will allocate ֏3.6 billion ($9.5 million) to support airlines launching new routes to Yerevan’s Zvartnots and Gyumri’s Shirak airports. Airlines based at either airport will receive ֏20,000 ($52) pe
Regional * Azerbaijan has appointed a new lawyer to represent former Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, who remains imprisoned in Baku on what his defence describes as fabricated charges. During the latest hearing at the Baku Military Court, presided over by Judge Zeynal Aghayev, the court approved Vardanyan’s request to dismiss his previous attorney, Avraham Berman, citing dissatisfaction with the trial process. The court then appointed Emil Babishov, a member of Azerbaijan’s Ba
