Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Maia Panjikidze delivered a speech at the German Council for Foreign Relations within his visit to the country. The council was attended by the experts of Germany`s leading analytical centers and academic circles. Georgian Minister spoke about the country`s foreign...
The office of the former deputy mayor of Tbilisi Shota Khizanishvili was searched up by detectives late last night. The law enforcers took away personal computer of the former authority, who is under pre-trial detention currently. Prosecutors interrogated him for nine hours yesterday before sending him...
MP Akaki Minashvili and several other friends of the former interior minister stayed at the N7 prison in Ortachala until late last night. They were demanding the transfer of Bacho Akhalaia to another prison. Minashvili has assessed the transfer to the N7 prison as an attempt or physiological pressure...
New director general of the TV Company Rustavi 2, Nika Gvaramia held his first briefing today. Gvaramia was appointed on t his position yesterday. Former Director General Mr. Giorgi Gegeshidze is still holding 9%-share of the company assets; furthermore, according to the founders` decision Mr. Gegeshidze...
Georgian President concluded his visit to Brussels with a meeting with the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz. Saakashvili and Schulz held a joint briefing after the meeting. The European senior authority called upon the new government of Georgia and President for collaboration. Martin...
The Israeli Defence Force is embarking on its second day of air strikes on the Gaza Strip. Officials claim three militants have been killed and several targets have been hit, including what are claimed to be rocket launching sites operated by Hamas militants. The group's military chief was killed...
Xi Jinping led the new Politburo Standing Committee out onto the stage at the National People's Congress in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, signalling his elevation to the top of China's ruling Communist Party and the man set to lead the country for the next ten years. He replaces...
Minister of Justice Tea Tsulukiani says the interrogation of senior officers of Constitutional Security Department and the Special Operative Department is not tied with the cases, for which former defense and itnerior minister Bacho Akhalaia and the former chief of the united staffs of armed forces Giorgi...
Five law enforcers of the Constitutional Security Department and the Special Operative Department have been arrested after 17 hour-long interrogation early on Thursday morning. The head of the CSD Levan Kardava and senior officer of the same department Giorgi Kavlashvili are among the detainees. Kardava...
Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili held his first meeting with the Secretary General of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen today. Ivanishvili and Rasmussen held a joint briefing after the meeting reporting its details. Bidzina Ivanishvili said the meeting was very interesting as they discussed Georgia-NATO...
Former minister of interior and defense, Bachana Akhalaia has been transferred from Gldani N8 prison to Ortachala N7 facility. The PR department of the Ministry of Legal Assistance and Corrections has confirmed the report about the prisoner`s transfer. `The transfer was carried out for providing safety...
The U.S. House of Representatives may approve the controversial Magnitsky Act bill this week. President Obama is expected to sign the document by Christmas. Washington is aware the Russian authorities intentions of responding with their own list, but consider these plans ridiculous, a senior...
Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II blessed members of "FUNKIDS" Group, which will represent Georgia at the upcoming 2012 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, this afternoon. The Patriarchate hosted members of the group before Ilia II's departure to Czech...
Former minister of defense and interior Bacho Akhalaia, who is under pre-trial detention currently with several charges, does not intend to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. His lawyers say it is legally possible to appeal the ruling of local court in Strasburg court, but at this moment the...
Former Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia and the former chief of staffs of armed forces Giorgi Kalandadze may face more charges - chief prosecutor Archil Kbilashvili announced yesterday. He said over two thousand complaints were submitted to the office, which was being learnt by the prosecutors. Prosecutor...
