U.S. Marines and soldiers from the Georgian 4th Infantry Brigade will participate in a combined military exercise called AGILE SPIRIT 2012 in the Vaziani Training Area from March 10 - 24. The focus of the exercise, which will involve more than 300 Marines from the Marine Corps' Black Sea Rotational...
As a tribute to the Region of Svaneti, and thanks to the Author and Publisher's kind concessions, the Embassy of Italy to Georgia has published on its Website www.ambtbilisi.esteri.it an article by Italian architect Vincenzo Pavan, "Svaneti Towers, Fortified Stone Villages in the Caucasus"....
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told his supporters in Boston, Massachusetts he was confident of victory "all the way to the White House". Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are locked in a tight battle for the state of Ohio, Super Tuesday's...
A bomb attack carried out by a woman who targeted a checkpoint in the Russian Caucasus region of Dagestan has killed four police officers and injured two others, local officials say. The incident occurred in the village of Karabudakhkent on Tuesday. "A woman tried to enter the police checkpoint...
US President Barack Obama visited injured Georgian soldier, Vice-colonel Aleksandre Tughushi at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on March 2, 2012. Tughushi was injured in Afghanistan, where Georgian battalion is serving within the ISAF mission. American president...
Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili, who pays a two-day official visit to Baku, met his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on March 6. The two Presidents "expressed satisfaction over successful development of bilateral relations" and noted importance of further deepening ties,...
The US supports Georgia's integration into the North-Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). John Bass, US Ambassador to Georgia made this statement on March 6. Bass commented on the speech of NATO Chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen who claimed during the press conference in NATO headquarters that despite...
US President Barack Obama will host leaders of the G8 club of rich nations including newly elected Russian president Vladimir Putin on May 18-19 at his Camp David retreat instead of in his hometown of Chicago, the White House said Monday. Obama still plans to host NATO leaders and partners in Chicago...
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is promising a campaign of civil disobedience against what he says was a stolen president election by Vladimir Putin. Navalny says tens of thousands will turn out for street protests in Russian cities and will keep up the protests until their demands are met. Police...
EU Foreign Affairs Chief Catherine Ashton urged Russia on Monday to address "shortcomings" in the vote to return Vladimir Putin to the Kremlin in the European Union's initial reaction to the poll. "The EU takes note of the preliminary results" from Sunday's presidential...
Mose Kvinikadze, a husband wounded his wife Khatuna Kholuashvili, 33, and the spouse's brother Zakro Kholuashvili with a knife in Dighomi village last night. The wounded persons were taken to Ghudushauri Clinic. Mother of the wounded claimed that Kvinikadze was in unofficial marriage with her...
Two people aged about 40 were brought from Gardabani town of Kvemo Kartli region to Tbilisi last night with serious burns. The patients received burns as a result of petrol explosion, and are placed at the reanimation unite of Tbilisi Burns Centers. Doctors evaluate their health condition as critical....
Heavy snowfall continues hitting Georgia's regions. It has been snowing for already the third day in Terjola town of western Imereti region. The snow cover reaches 60 centimeters. Heavy vehicles are mobilized in the region and roads are being cleaned from snow. Electricity supply is suspended...
Grigol Vashadze, Georgia's Foreign Minister is being with a working visit in Czech Republic. Vashadze held bilateral meetings with his Czech and Polish counterparts on the sidelines of informal meeting of Vishegrad Group and "Eastern Partnership" member countries' foreign ministers...
Russian riot police detained more than 500 protesters including opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Monday at rallies challenging the legitimacy of Vladimir Putin's victory in the presidential election. Putin, who secured almost 64 percent of the votes on Sunday, portrayed his return to the presidency...
