On February 28, while meeting the media representatives, President of the Georgian-Abkhaz and Ossetian International Movement, Professor Nestan Kirtadze made statements on the new constitutional initiatives on behalf of the movement and openly appealed to Bidzina Ivanishvili, Prime Minister of Georgia...
The Government of Georgia intensifies its efforts to foster the country's European and Euro-Atlantic integration, to restore the country's integrity and ensure peace in the region. To this end, our task is to fulfill the assumed responsibilities to the European Union and NATO in full, strengthen...
President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvuili presented Tengiz Gunava on the post of President's envoy in Samegrelo and Upper Svaneti region this afternoon. Saakashvli talked about current political developments at the meeting with the members of Zugdudi Sakrebulo (City Hall) and employees of Governor's...
The parliament Speaker Davit Usupashvili will meet with the Diplomatic Corps today. The discussions will be mainly oriented on constitutional amendments and the causes of these changes. Also, content of the constitutional amendments will be considered. According to the proposed changes, the article...
A protest rally and hunger strike continues outside the building of Abasha Municipality Sakrebulo (City Council) in Samegrelo region. Supporters of Georgian Dream coalition demand resignation of Sakrebulo Chairman Davit Topuria, dismissal of Gocha Chanturia, elected Governor and his replacement by...
The international conference dedicated to Electronic Justice is being held today at Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel in Tbilisi. The representatives of courts of the various countries are participating in the conference. Konstantine Kublashvili, Chairman of the Supreme Court of Georgia opened the forum....
The trial into case of Irakli Okruashvili, Georgia's ex-defense Minister will be resumed at Tbilisi Appeal Court earlier today. The court will discuss the case of Geocell. Today hearing will be held into the case of Okruashvili concerning formation of illegal military armed gang.
(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley plans to slash 1,600 jobs in what may be just the beginning of a new round of layoffs at large investment banks, this time driven by a deeper reassessment of Wall Street businesses in the face of new regulations and capital standards. Morgan Stanley, the sixth-largest U.S....
Melor Vachnadze, Merab Ratishvili, Levan Gogichaishvili, the persons arrested for espionage and prisoners who were detained at the rallies held on November 7 and May 26 will leaved jails on January 13 at 10:00 AM. The details about execution of Amnesty Law became known yesterday. Tea Tsulukiani,...
(Reuters) - Stocks rose on Wednesday, rebounding from two days of losses, as investors turned their focus to the first prominent results of the earnings season. Stocks had retreated at the start of the week from the S&P 500's highest point in five years, hit last Friday, on worries about possible...
Convicts, who have been granted the status of political prisoner, will be released from prisons on January 13. The amnesty approved by the parliament will refer to the persons convicted with the charges of espionage and for participating in demonstrations on November 7, 2007 and May 26, 2011. Minister...
Kobi-Gudauri section of the Tbilisi-Larsi motorway is still in danger of avalanche - road brigades have suspended road cleaning works due to bad weather. Sada Gorge is completely isolated from the rest of the region; however, one-side movement is open towards Barisakho and Pshavi regions. Thirty villages...
Ex-minister of justice of Georgia, Zurab Adeishvili, who fled Georgia after the parliamentary elections and is currently asking political asylum abroad, will be soon wanted by Interpol. Chief prosecutor`s office will send a corresponding motion to the ministry of internal affairs later today and demand...
Georgian rescuers are trying to find and save three Russian tourists, who were stuck under the avalanche this morning. Local governor told Rustavi2 in a telephone interview that the rescuers are also facing problems because of bad vision. Arguably, the tourists were returning from Mkinvartsveri, when...
The deadline for signing a bill on amnesty by the president of Georgia expires tomorrow - in case Mikheil Saakashvili does not sign the document, which was vetoed by him and afterwards the veto was overturned by the parliament, the only way out of the deadlock is the signature of the parliament chairperson,...
