Thousands of people are stuck in German airports because of another strike by Lufthansa cabin crew. The 24-hour walkout has forced the firm to ground half its flights, leaving an estimated 100,000 passengers stranded. The union says it wants a better pay and conditions package, but it appears...
The U.S. delegation of senators visited regions of Georgia. US senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham visited Batumi (administrative capital of Georgia's Adjara region) and viewed the process of construction of the technological university. Then They visited Svaneti region and...
An annual 2012 ambassadorial will end today in Tbilisi, Georgia. The event is hosted by Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel. Ambassadors and high rank diplomats will consider economic projects today. US Economic attaché in UK will open the session today. Nika Gilauri Executive Director of the Partnership...
/civil.ge/ The U.S. interagency delegation will visit Georgia on September 10-12 to assess the pre-election environment ahead of the October 1 parliamentary polls, the State Department said on Thursday. The delegation will be led by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Thomas O. Melia and will...
(AzerTAc). Rector of Baku State University Abel Maharramov met Wednesday with the delegation of the Anadolu University of Turkey. Rector A. Maharramov spoke about significance of strengthening relations between two countries. He said the BSU has close ties with many universities of the world. Rector...
/civil.ge/ Visiting senior U.S. Senators said in Tbilisi on September 6 that they would keep pushing for supply of the U.S. defensive weapons to Georgia. "We have fought for in the Congress and will continue to fight for defensive weapons from the United States to Georgia so the government...
Secretary General of the North-Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Anders Fogh Rasmussen published his video address on his Facebook page. Secretary General talks about the importance of the South Caucasus and evaluates Georgia as important partner for security of the North Atlantic system in...
Georgian national Sandro Grigolia will be tried today - The Hague Court has begun the discussion of the murder case. 19 year-old Grigolia will be tried by the local judiciary because he is not the citizen of Georgia. Grigolia, who was wanted by Dutch and Georgian police for the murder and robbery committed...
American Senator John McCain meets with the leaders of opposition parties. McCain met with the leader of the Georgian Dream at the office of the opposition coalition. Bidzina Ivanishvili made comments for media after the meeting. He said the Senator were interested how the opposition leaders assessed...
Over four hundred delegates are in Tbilisi attending international forum Tbilisi +35, which is dedicated to the discussion of the environmental education issues. President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili delivered the opening speech at the forum, where the environmental ministers from various countries...
Mikheil Saakashvili hosted Foreign Minister of Argentina, Hector Timerman at the President`s Palace in Tbilisi today. President assessed the visit of senior diplomat from Argentina as a historic one, because no authorities have yet visited Georgia from this country officially before. At the meeting,...
/civil.ge/ Bidzina Ivanishvili, leader of Georgian Dream opposition coalition, has sold his "last remaining business asset in Russia", an agriculture corporation, Stoilenskaya Niva, for USD 180 million, Unicor, which manages Ivanishvili's Russian assets, said in a statement on September...
/civil.ge/ A five-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will visit Georgia on September 11-12 to assess pre-election situation ahead of the October 1 parliamentary polls. The delegation, which will be led by Christian-Democratic lawmaker from Italy...
Georgia's eastern region of Kakheti is preparing for 2012 vintage - grapes harvesting. In Akhalsopeli village the locals have mainly Saperavi grapes. They say that presumably will get 1000 GEL in one ton of Saperavi. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili arrived in Kakheti region and got...
Giorgi Baramidze as Majoritarian (single mandate) MP candidate of the ruling United National Movement Party in Batumi city met with voters. He introduced the locals with the party's election program and its priorities - employment, healthcare and development of agriculture. Robert Chhkheidze,...
