The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe at its 1130th meeting held on 11 January 2012, adopted the Electoral Assistance Programme for the elections to be held in Georgia in 2012-2014. The Ministry of Foerign affairs of Georgia has welcomed the adoption by the Committee of Ministers of the...
Wife of Georgian business tycoon Bidzina Ivanishvili, who came to politics few months ago, intends to set up a political party. Ekaterina Khvedelidze`s lawyer said at the briefing today that Ivanishvili`s wife wants to be an MP and therefore intends to participate in future parliamentary elections. This...
The U.S. Embassy together with eight American Corners and Pioneer Film Studio is sponsoring a unique video contest in honor of the 20th anniversary of U.S.-Georgia diplomatic relations. The contest is open for Georgian youth ages 12-18 who will make a 3 to 5 minute video on the theme of friendship. Best...
In 2012, the Tbilisi City Hall will insure 30 thousand socially vulnerable persons and pensioners additionally. First Group Disabled, persons with limited physical capabilities and people living under poverty verge will receive social service packages. People, who will be insured with new policies,...
A new hospital was opened today in Gori town of Shida Kartli region within the framework of the governmental hospitals' development sector. The hospital of European standards is envisaged to accommodate up to 32 patients. The clinic has reanimation and surgery departments. It is provided with...
New mums should be advised that it is normal for their baby to cry more if they are breastfed, say experts. The Medical Research Council team says this irritability is natural, and although formula-fed babies may appear more content and be easier to pacify, breast is still best. If parents have...
A university lecturer and nuclear scientist has been killed in a car explosion in north Tehran, reports say. Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, an academic who also worked at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility, and another unidentified person were killed in the attack. The blast happened after a motorcyclist...
The largest distant galaxy cluster has been spotted by astronomers using a telescope in Chile. Galaxy clusters are the largest stable structures in our Universe. Seven billion light years away and with two million billion times the mass of our Sun, the cluster was nicknamed "El Gordo"...
All six Republican contenders are heading to South Carolina on Wednesday to contest the next presidential primary despite Mitt Romney's convincing victory in New Hampshire. It was the second straight triumph by the former Massachusetts governor and bolstered his front-runner status to take on...
Prime Minister Vlad Filat today signed a draft financing agreement between the Moldovan government and the European Union meant for the Confidence-Building Measures programme, the government's communication and press relations department has said. The head of the EU Delegation in Chisinau, Ambassador...
The leader of the People`s Party Koba Davitashvili made definitions about the financial resources the party has received from the funds of Georgian billionaire and politician Bidzina Ivanishvili. Davitashvili briefed at the Prime Time Press Club today. He confirmed that the party had really taken funds...
Opposition party the Free Georgia disapproves the new electoral code. Kakha Kukava, the leader of the party briefed in this regard today saying the code does not reflect the recommendations of the opposition parties and the international organizations. He said the recommendations about the elections...
A 75 year-old mand died in a road accident that occurred on the Andronikashvili Street this morning. A Mercedes vehicle crashed into a pedestrian who was crossing the street. Ruben Darbaidze died in few minutes. The driver was taken to the police department.
Pope Benedict XVI spoke about the protection of the interests of religious minorities in Georgia at the annual meeting with foreign diplomats in Vatican on Tuesday. Benedict XVI reviewed the amendments made by Georgian parliament to the law, which allows religious minorities to get the status of legal...
The vessel taking fifteen Georgian sailors from Somali to Kenya after being released from the captivity of Somali pirates will arrive in the Mombasa Port tomorrow. Former hostages are under the reinforced security of Bulgarian guards. Three Turk sailors of the vessel OliBG, who was captured by the Somali...
