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Giant Hogweed’s Invasive Spread: Ornamental import turns ecological threat; health risks spur removal calls

Giant hogweed, originally admired for its grandeur, has transformed into a formidable invasive species that disrupts local ecosystems. This plant hails from the Caucasus region, but its escape from cultivation has led to rapid expansion. With its towering stature and prolific seed production, it outcompetes native flora. Furthermore, contact with…

The Times of India · Sep 14

Georgia and Armenia Budget Travel Guide for Indians: The Caucasus Circuit That Costs Less Than Europe

Why These Two Countries Keep Getting SkippedMost Indian travelers routing through the Middle East on a layover have flown within an hour of Tbilisi without knowing it. Georgia and Armenia don't appear on the standard shortlist, Bali, Europe, Thailand, Dubai, because no one in your extended family has been there…

Times Life · Aug 27

Why Georgia Is the Most Comfortable International Travel Destination for Indian Tourists Right Now

The Visa Situation Is Genuinely SimpleIndian passport holders can enter Georgia visa-free for up to 365 days. Not 30 days. Not 90. A full year, with no prior application, no appointment at an embassy, no document checklist to stress over the week before departure. You land at Tbilisi International Airport,…

Times Life · Aug 26

Can the Caucasus and Central Asia become the next investment frontier?

For decades, international investors have focused on established destinations such as North America, Europe, China and, more recently, Africa. But as economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions reshape global capital flows, attention is increasingly turning to the Caucasus and Central Asia.

Euronews · Jun 23

From the Caspian to the Balkans: What Air Serbia’s Baku-Belgrade route is really like

Air Serbia’s new Baku to Belgrade route is offering travellers a smoother connection between the Caucasus, the Balkans and wider Europe.

Euronews · Jun 15

Kissing babies, singing chansons: Macron touts Armenia’s 'new era,' stealing the show at EPC summit

French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit marked a visible shift for Armenia as he proclaimed “a Europe which goes from Iceland to the Caucasus” while being greeted with adulation — strolling avenues to La Marseillaise, singing Aznavour and receiving a medal to boot.

Euronews · May 5

Zelenskyy says he is ready to meet Putin in Azerbaijan

In a significant first visit to the South Caucasus since the start of Russia’s all-out war, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a statement next to President Ilham Aliyev he is ready to meet Vladimir Putin in Azerbaijan after the US-led diplomatic talks have stalled over the past weeks.

Euronews · Apr 25

Hidden for centuries: Archaeologists uncover the 350-hectare ‘missing city’ of Magas beneath Chechen soil

Archaeologists have identified a site at the Mayrtup burial ground in Chechnya, thought to be the lost medieval city of Magas. The ruins extend over 350 hectares and were the political centre for the Alanian Kingdom - an Iranian-speaking Alanian state that controlled the population of the area now known…

The Times of India · Apr 13

‘Soviet attitudes framed local culture as backward’: the record label standing up to Russian imperialism

Ored Recordings documents chants, laments and displacement songs of the Caucasus threatened by erasure. After the invasion of Ukraine, its ‘punk ethnography’ has never been more urgent

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21

US takes lead in Caucasus peace deal as France is pushed aside

The United States has pushed its way into the Caucasus peace process, sidelining France’s former role as a key Armenia-Azerbaijan mediator with the launch of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, known as TRIPP.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 17