Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took a "vacation day" on February 8 to meet as a presidential candidate with religious leaders at the Danilov Monastery in Moscow, where the head the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, characterized Putin's time in charge of Russia as a "miracle."...
It is heavily snowing in Georgia's capital Tbilisi during two days. The Municipality Cleaning Service is working in emergency regime in cleaning of the central roads. Heavy snowfall created problems in Rustavi. Technical salt was being distributed during the whole night. The Patrol Police was...
The worst February cold spell Europe has seen in decades may last until the end of the month, leading meteorologists said, raising the prospect of further deaths and an extended spike in European spot gas prices, - Reuters reported. "We do have higher confidence in a change by mid-February, but...
Iran is capable of carrying out military strikes on U.S. interests all around the world if the Islamic Republic is attacked by the United States, Iran's ambassador to Moscow said on Wednesday, - Reuters reported. The United States has tried to force Tehran to scrap sensitive nuclear work by imposing...
The Tbilisi International Airport and Railway continue working in usual regime without interruptions. Flights have not been suspended in any direction. Movement of trains is not hampered either. Rails are being cleaned from snow on a regular basis in regions hit by heavy snowfall.
Seven Georgian sailors were captured in Ukraine`s port of Odessa for about 24 days by the Turkish owners of the Panama-flagged ship Philipa C. Georgian sailors were released from captivity after the Georgian government became involved into the case. Georgian embassy in Ukraine and Minister of Economics...
Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgian oligarch presented Maia Panjikidze on the position of Press Speaker of "Georgian Dream" public movement this afternoon as part of the press conference. Ivanishvili then answered questions of journalists. He said "Georgian Dream" would call on people...
Classes have been suspended in all public schools of Georgia because of heavy snow that continues hitting the country. According to Dimitri Shashkin, Georgia's Minister of Education and Science, the schools will be closed till 13 February. Shashkin has already signed the relevant decree....
The Tbilisi International Airport and Railway continue working in usual regime without interruptions. Flights have not been suspended in any direction. Movement of trains is not hampered either. Rails are being cleaned from snow on a regular basis in regions hit by heavy snowfall.
The U.S. closed its Syrian embassy Monday and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus in a dramatic escalation of Western pressure on President Bashar Assad to give up power, just days after diplomatic efforts at the United Nations to end the crisis collapsed. The U.S. evacuated all its diplomats...
Georgian Orthodox Church marks the day of St. King Davit Aghmashenebeli (Davit the builder) on February 8. Solemn church services will be held at acting churches across Georgia on this occasion. David the Builder, of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Georgia from 1089 until his death in 1125. According...
Thousands of firemen, nurses and other public sector workers protested noisily in Madrid yesterday against crisis spending cuts which they say threaten crucial services in and around the Spanish capital. Several thousand protesters filled an avenue in the centre of the city, sounding horns and drums,...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will hold meetings with opposition leaders later this month to discuss his plan for political reform, a senior Kremlin source said on Wednesday. "The main topic that the president would like to discuss is political reform on the basis of the proposals which he...
It has been heavily snowing in Georgia's capital Tbilisi since morning. The snow cover reaches 10 centimeters. The Municipality Cleaning Service is working in emergency regime in cleaning of the central roads. Heavy snowfall created problems for locals of Kvareli district of Kakheti region. The...
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili plans to continue active communication and meetings with people and February will be particularly active in this regard, President's spokesperson Manana Manjgaladze said during a briefing today. Manjgaladze stated that construction of 15 new hydro-electric...
