Poti port hits capacity as Georgia pushes ahead with major expansion
Georgia’s busiest sea gateway has reached its capacity limit, adding urgency to plans for a major expansion of Poti port as the country seeks...
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev held meetings in New York with the CEOs of leading investment firms Brookfield Asset Management, Neuberger Berman, and Blackstone to discuss strategic partnerships and investment opportunities.
With Brookfield’s Bruce Flatt, Aliyev reviewed the firm’s cooperation with Azerbaijan’s State Oil Fund. Flatt praised Azerbaijan’s economic progress and recent steps to normalise relations with Armenia, and discussed the country’s renewable energy potential and role as a regional energy hub.
Aliyev also met Neuberger Berman’s George Walker to review current projects and future investments. Walker highlighted Azerbaijan’s growing importance in the company’s global portfolio and said new opportunities for collaboration are being explored.
Later, Aliyev met Blackstone’s President and Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Gray. Gray emphasised that Azerbaijan’s economic reforms and growth have created attractive opportunities for international investors. He noted Blackstone’s interest in expanding its successful cooperation with Azerbaijan, particularly with the State Oil Fund, and praised the country’s favourable investment environment.
The meetings underline Azerbaijan’s commitment to expanding long-term international investment and strengthening strategic economic partnerships.
Four people were killed, including a child, in Ukrainian strikes on the Russian port city of Novorossiysk overnight, according to the governor of the Krasnodar region. Ukraine's drone forces commander, Robert Brovdi, said Russian military ships were destroyed in the attacks.
Wildfires have broken out in Türkiye’s Antalya province, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate as strong winds fuelled the flames.
A TV channel was struck during a live broadcast on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least three people, the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Meanwhile, drones hit civilian infrastructure in Russia's southwestern Saratov region.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) allegedly launched two ballistic missile attacks against a U.S. Navy warship over the past two days.
Overnight Iranian strikes on an air base in Jordan damaged multiple U.S. aircraft and left one without a wing, American media reported. Meanwhile, explosions were heard across parts of southern Iran according to local media reports.
Georgia’s busiest sea gateway has reached its capacity limit, adding urgency to plans for a major expansion of Poti port as the country seeks to strengthen its role in the Middle Corridor trade route between Asia and Europe.
Overnight Iranian strikes on an air base in Jordan damaged multiple U.S. aircraft and left one without a wing, American media reported. Meanwhile, explosions were heard across parts of southern Iran according to local media reports.
Kabul could become the first modern city in the world to run out of water by 2029, the UK head of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has warned following a week-long visit to Afghanistan.
The Azerbaijan International Development Agency (AIDA) and the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) have signed an agreement to strengthen international development and humanitarian cooperation.
Azerbaijan's education system is showing some of its strongest signs of progress in years, with the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results revealing significant improvements in mathematics, science and reading.
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