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Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected on Tuesday a parliamentary call to impose sanctions against Georgia, saying patching up strained relations was more important than reacting...
Anastasiades concludes official visit to Georgia
President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday concludes his two-day official visit to Georgia, the first paid by a Cypriot president to the country. According to the...
Relations boost as president visits Georgia
Two agreements on health and the exchange and mutual protection of classified information, as well as a memorandum of understanding on agriculture were signed by...
Anastasiades in Tbilisi on two-day official visit
President Nicos Anastasiades is in Georgia on a two-day official visit, the first ever by a Cypriot president. During the visit, he is meeting with...
US condemns Syria’s ties with Georgian breakaway regions
The United States on Wednesday condemned Syria’s decision to recognize two breakaway regions in Georgia and create diplomatic ties, saying it fully backed Georgia’s independence...
Murdered man was Russian mob’s coordinator in Cyprus, court hears
A 47-year-old man gunned down in Limassol in February had been the local coordinator of a Russian crime ring, which eliminated him after a disagreement,...
Supporters free ex-Georgian leader Saakashvili from police
Ukrainian supporters of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili freed him from a police van on Tuesday, after his detention on suspicion of assisting a criminal...
Fire in hotel on Georgia’s Black Sea coast kills 11
A fire in a hotel in Georgia’s Black Sea resort city of Batumi killed 11 people, an official said on Saturday. “Unfortunately, 11 people were...
Strengthening educational ties between Cyprus and Georgia
The educational plans of Georgia include a closer cooperation with Cyprus, according to first deputy education minister Ketevan Natriashvili who gave the Cyprus Mail an...
Wales beat Georgia to set up Ireland showdown (Update)
Wales secured a vital 1-0 victory in Georgia to keep their hopes of automatic World Cup qualification alive on Friday as Tom Lawrence sealed the...
Georgia-Cyprus relations are sound and strong
By Revaz Lominadze This year Georgia and Cyprus are celebrating 25 years of diplomatic relations, and I think we have achieved substantial progress in forming...
Republican avoids upset in costly Georgia congressional race
Georgia Republican Karen Handel won the most expensive congressional race in history on Tuesday, avoiding a Democratic upset in a race that was widely seen...
Georgia pleads for visa-free travel but EU not ready to deliver
Georgia urged the European Union on Friday to honour its commitments and grant citizens of the ex-Soviet state the right to visit freely but the...
EU states back visa-free travel for Georgia, but wait for safeguards
European Union states agreed in principle on Wednesday to give Georgia visa-free travel, but delayed rolling out the programme until they could agree on stronger...
Orthodox shun pope’s Mass in Tbilisi, few Catholics turn out
Pope Francis on Saturday said Mass for unusually small crowd of just a few thousand Catholics in Georgia, a celebration that was further dampened when...
Why granting Georgia the EU visa-free regime matters
By Revaz Lominadze Georgia indisputably believes in the future of the European project. The pillars of the Union are those principles, which are much stronger...
EU to make it easier to suspend visa-free travel amid immigration worries
European Union interior ministers will back plans on Friday to make it easier and faster to suspend visa-free travel with any third country, officials said,...
Georgia executes oldest death row inmate for 1979 murder
By David Beasley A 72-year-old man convicted of murdering a convenience store manager in a 1979 robbery in Atlanta’s suburbs was executed in Georgia early...
Georgia want to make memorable World Cup count
By Padraic Halpin Georgia won plenty of new fans in their gutsy defeat to New Zealand but coach Milton Haig has warned his players it...
Georgia to savour historic clash with All Blacks
By Ed Osmond Georgia are determined to rise to the occasion in their first ever game against the mighty All Blacks, who can book a...