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World Bank approves $372m loan for Georgia rail and road upgrades

The World Bank has approved a $372 million loan for Georgia to upgrade its rail and road infrastructure as part of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, known as the Middle Corridor, which links Europe and Asia while bypassing Russia.

04 Jun 2026-17:06
Georgia seizes 148 crypto mining devices in first crackdown in Mestia - VIDEO

Georgian police have seized 148 cryptocurrency mining devices in the municipality of Mestia in what authorities described as the first law enforcement operation targeting illegal crypto mining in the mountainous region.

04 Jun 2026-14:45
Kobakhidze slams Rubio ‘behaviour’ remarks as US-Georgia tensions rise

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has strongly criticised recent remarks by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, saying Georgia will not accept being treated as a state whose “behaviour” must be corrected, amid renewed tensions between Tbilisi and Washington.

04 Jun 2026-13:56
Türkiye seizes $330M in assets in drug money-laundering case

04 Jun 2026-11:44
IRGC seizes large cache of equipment for sabotage plans in Iran

04 Jun 2026-10:36
Turkish and South Korean foreign ministers meet in Seoul

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has kicked off a high-profile visit to East Asia, meeting with his South Korean counterpart, Cho Hyun, in Seoul on Thursday.

04 Jun 2026-10:19
Iran executes man convicted of killing security officer during January protests

03 Jun 2026-14:48
Armenian trucks turned back at Upper Lars crossing amid Russian import restrictions

Armenian trucks have been turning back from the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Georgia–Russia border due to restrictions imposed by Russia on the export of agricultural products to the Russian Federation, according to drivers and Armenian media reports.

03 Jun 2026-12:26
Georgian PM slams German ambassador over “unserious” remarks

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has lashed out at Germany’s ambassador to Georgia, Peter Fischer, describing his recent comments in an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as “unserious” and “regrettable”.

03 Jun 2026-10:51
Iran’s IRGC says retaliatory strikes ‘should serve as a lesson’ for US

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has released a statement through its public relations department providing additional details on overnight attacks in the Gulf.

03 Jun 2026-10:32