India has denied it is stifling democratic protest after police arrested 1,300 people to halt a hunger strike by an anti-corruption activist, BBC reports. Prominent campaigner Anna Hazare was arrested hours before his fast against a proposed new anti-corruption law. India's Home Minister P Chidambaram...
Tengiz Kitovani ex Defense Minister of Georgia said in is interview with Russian media: "When we were taking Sokhumi, Anquab was serving as a spy for Georgian Army. He was informing us about the movement of Abkhazian Armed Forces. " Alexander Anquab, acting President in so-called Abkhazia...
Georgian and Armenian governments signed an agreement on mutual defense of investments and its promotion. According to the agreement each party is obliged to make favorable conditions for the other party for the investments in its territory. In case if the investor will be at loss, for the reasons...
Gia Geguchadze in conversation with GHN said he resigns from the post of chief coach in the football team "Zestaponi". "After the defeat with Sturm, I decided to resign. The main reason is that I privately has a feeling of dissatisfaction, an s we are out of Champions League. I consider...
A Rembrandt drawing, valued at $250,000 (£153,625), has been taken from a hotel in California in a "well thought-out, well-executed theft", police have said, BBC reports. The piece, called The Judgement, was taken from an exhibition at the Ritz-Carlton in Marina del Rey, a Los Angeles...
The 2012 for the Russian President Dmitry Medvediev will be fatal and Russian population's prognoses mostly predict his prosecution or possible run away from Russia to Israel, GHN. The internet portal newsland.ru published such opinion poll. Particularly 580 out of questioned people are sure...
Alexander Anquab, vice-President and candidate for Presidency is sure that the EU countries will recognize independence of Abkhazia. "In Europe they are hoping again that the situation may change , and finally everything will turn in its favor, but the Abkhazian government more than once declared...
The return of Georgian mineral water ‘Borjomi' possibly happens according to the declarations of Russian Chief Sanitarian Genady Onishenko, GHN reports. The Russian Federal Service for the consumers rights ("Rospotreb Nadzor") stated that the negotiation for the supply of this mineral...
75-year-old woman was killed in the fire that broke out in a dwelling house in Africa settlement of Tbilisi on Monday. The old woman was at home with a nurse when the fire broke out, although she could not be taken out of the flaming building. According to preliminary reports, the fire was...
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi calls Libyans to unite against the NATO occupants. Gaddafi’s declaration was disseminated today over the governmental TV channel. Libyan leader called the population to unite to free the country from ‘traitors and NATO occupants’. The Reuters...
Irakli Alasania, leader of Free Democrats met with population in Chkhorotskhu region. "The promises of National Movement never are coming truth; this is a well known fact and is evident in all regions of Georgia. The unemployment is an incurable illness of the state and we will not be able to...
Grigol Washadze, Georgian Foreign Minister met with USA Ambassador in Georgia John Baas. The meeting was accomplished some time ago in the Foreign Ministry. The GHN was informed from the Foreign Ministry that Foreign Minister and USA Ambassador discussed a wide range of bilateral relations. ...
Georgian Patriarch met with representatives of Georgian and Abkhazian society in Batumi. "The conflict between us is not a conflict between Abkhazians and Georgians. This is a conflict between forces which are envy to our good relations, "- Patriarch said. Patriarch hopes that the...
To Georgia new Egyptian Ambassador is appointed. The terms of service for previous Egyptian Ambassador (with residence in Erevan) already expired. New Ambassador was invited today to the Gerogain Foreign Ministry; Grigol Vashadze hosted him in his Office. Vakhid El-din Ismail Galal thanked Gerogian Foreign...
In 2010 the Direct Foreign Investment in Georgia reached USD 814 mn, this is for 24% more then in 2009. According to the state statistics the share of FDI reached 58%. At the same time the FDI from the EU countries amounted to USD 248 mn. From CIS countries it amount to USD 91mn. The first...
