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South Africa denies unidentified exporter’s appeal to send Baobab trees to Georgia, investigation continues

Armenia

OC Media/World Affairs/2 hours ago

South Africa denies unidentified exporter’s appeal to send Baobab trees to Georgia, investigation continues

If found guilty, the exporter could be sentenced to a fine or a three year prison sentence.

Published Nov 1

Armenia

OC Media/Opinion/Oct 30

Explainer | Could Armenia have a snap election as soon as next year?

Pashinyan has not ruled out the possibility as Azerbaijan puts pressure on Armenia to change its constitution before signing a peace treaty.

Amnesty reiterates calls for OC Media contributor Bahruz Samadov’s release

Armenia

OC Media/Human Rights/Oct 30

Amnesty reiterates calls for OC Media contributor Bahruz Samadov’s release

Bahruz Samadoz was arrested in 2024 and is now serving a 15-year prison sentence.

Armenia

OC Media/World Affairs/Oct 30

‘Why not take advantage?’: Pashinyan suggests auctioning first new Armenian passport

The redesigned, biometric passports are set to be issued from November.

Kobakhidze again says Tbilisi ‘ready’ to restore US-Georgia ties after chargé d’affaires meeting

Armenia

OC Media/Politics/Oct 30

Kobakhidze again says Tbilisi ‘ready’ to restore US-Georgia ties after chargé d’affaires meeting

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze met the new representative amid a now years-long effective freeze in Georgia-US relations.

Armenia

OC Media/Human Rights/Oct 30

Russian-Armenian sentenced to almost 10 years in Siberian prison over social media comments

Gevorg Grigoryan wrote comments deemed by a court in the Russian city of Chita to be ‘offensive’ and ‘openly supporting Nazi ideology’.

‘I miss my Georgian friends’ — From South Ossetian fighter and lawmaker to advocate for peace

Armenia

OC Media/World Affairs/Oct 30

‘I miss my Georgian friends’ — From South Ossetian fighter and lawmaker to advocate for peace

Timur Tskhurbati took up arms against Georgia more than once. Today, he believes there is no alternative to talking.

Pashinyan threatens to metaphorically ‘break arms and legs’ of election fraudsters

Armenia

OC Media/Politics/Oct 30

Pashinyan threatens to metaphorically ‘break arms and legs’ of election fraudsters

Pashinyan has also expressed concern that his party’s high vote share might suggest ‘dictatorship’.

Aliyev to skip Turkey-led summit for first time amid growing tension

Armenia

OC Media/World Affairs/Oct 30

Aliyev to skip Turkey-led summit for first time amid growing tension

Aliyev's absence comes amid growing tensions between Baku and Ankara over hijab restrictions.

Jailed opposition politician Elene Khoshtaria taken to clinic in wheelchair

Armenia

OC Media/Politics/Oct 30

Jailed opposition politician Elene Khoshtaria taken to clinic in wheelchair

Khoshtaria was taken to Todua Clinic for a scheduled medical examination.

Armenia

OC Media/Politics/Oct 30

Friday, 30 October 2026

Regional * Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov visited Georgia on Friday. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze held a one-on-one meeting with Asadov. The Azerbaijani delegation included the ministers of economy, energy, digital development and transport, and science and education. Armenia * Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that they would ‘break the arms and legs of those who distribute electoral bribes — in the political sense’. * Pashinyan also said his ‘goal is to end my tenure as