Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili congratulated Cathalocos Patriarch of All Georgia in the Trinity Cathedral with 34-years of enthronization. President arrived to the Trinity Cathedral alongside with his wife Sandra Elisabeth Roelofs and son Nikolas. The liturgy dedicated to the 34-years...
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the Archbishop of Mtskheta -Tbilisi and Metropolitan bishop of Abkhazia and Pitsunda, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II became in second time a laureate of the annual premium "Golden Parchment", GHN reports. The prize was delivered to Georgian Patriarch....
The Economic Ministry works under the 15 new international projects in tourism area. Vera Qobalia, Economic Minister said this when summarizing the year. Qobalia said the memorandum was signed with Educational Development Solutions Group LLC (USA). The company will provide with inflow of investors...
Bidzina Ivanishvili and his wife were invited to Patriarchy. Georgian Patriarch expressed his interest with details of the public movement "Georgian Dream". He said is concerned that because of the lack of a space the presentation of a public movement many people were unable to attend. Patriarch...
Today on December 25 Ilia Second, Cathalicos Patriarch of All Georgia celebrates today the 34 years of his enthronization. The concert dedicated to this event will be held I the Tbilisi Concert Hall. The International Charity Fund of Patriarch informed the news agency GHN that the Patriarch's piece...
A lucky few of the thousands of visitors to Bethlehem got to join Midnight Mass Christian pilgrims and tourists in their thousands have gathered in the West Bank town of Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas.Celebrations culminated in Midnight Mass at the 1,700-year-old Church of the Nativity, built on...
The entrance on 5th Avenue offers the most dramatic vantage point of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. During the holiday season, two of New York City's major draws - the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and ice skating rink - also tend to be the most crowded. To enjoy both without the...
Pope Benedict XVI has attacked the commercialisation of Christmas as he held the traditional Christmas Eve Mass at St Peter's Basilica in Rome. In his homily, he urged worshippers to "see through the superficial glitter of this season and to discover behind it the child in the stable in Bethlehem"....
In the Administration of Georgian President, on December 15 the Commission for the prisoners' early release will conduct its sitting. The chair of the Commission will be Elene Tevdoradze. For information, the President pardoned 137 prisoners at the Day of St. George. The full amnesty among 137...
The award ceremony of ‘Golden Parchment' prize was hold in Tbilisi, Today on December 24 in the hall of company Bagrationi, GHN reports. This year laureates of 12 nominations were named; among them 11 are chosen on the basis of public opinion poll. The 12-th prize is granted by the organizer...
Bacho Akhalaia, Defense Minister said at the meeting with Trust Group in Parliament he talked about the purchases the Ministry made last time. About the secure environment the discussion was held as well. After the meeting Giorgi Targamadze said that it is no longer a secret that the USD 45 mn will...
On December 21-22 the CEC chair conducted meetings in Georgian regions. He discussed troublesome questions with regional NGOs members, local media representatives, and political parties members. He introduced them with the report on work done after the 2012 May 3 local self governance elections....
The British air company VirginAtlantic will start operation at the Georgian airmarket from 2012. V era Qobalia, Economic and Sustainable Development Minister said that the British air company will enter Georgian market officially, this was decided this year. At the same time the Qatar Airways as...
Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus said that the death penalty will be abolished in Belarus after the USA will make the same step. Belarusian President considers this legislative rule still is necessary in the country. The demand of EU countries in respect of the death penalty contains...
The funeral of former Czech President Vaclav Havel is taking place in the capital, Prague, attended by leaders from around the world. A bell tolled at the start of the ceremony at St Vitus Cathedral, as mourners in the building and those filling the square outside observed a moment of silence. Havel,...
