The EU has published the latest portion of sanctions targeting Russia in the EU Official Journal, thus putting them into effect. Arms producer Kalashnikov and oil giant Rosneft are on the new sanctions list, reports GHN based on RT. The sanctions target the finance, energy and defense sectors. The...
Today, September 12, at 19:00 in exhibition hall of State Center of Folklore there will be opened exhibition "Old and New Pshavi", reports GHN. On the exhibition there will be presented artworks of traditional craft and ethnographic items. Together with traditional craft there will be presented...
High temperatures will be maintained over the next few days in Georgia. As the forecaster of National Agency of Environment Sveta Nioradze stated today there is expected short rain. "Today September 12 we expect short rain with thunderstorm in western Georgia. The rain is expected of some regions of...
Russia still has about 1,000 troops inside eastern Ukraine, a NATO military officer said Thursday, a week after Ukraine's government and pro-Russian rebels agreed to a ceasefire aimed at ending months of conflict, reports GHN based on CNN. NATO also sees 20,000 more Russian troops aligned along...
New EU sanctions against Russia will take effect on Friday, blocking loans for five big state banks and curbing EU business with oil and defence firms, reports GHN based on BBC. The aim is to keep pressure on Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis. But the measures could be eased or lifted if a...
On the 11th of September 2014, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the State of Israel, Mr Paata Kalandadze presented his credentials to the Israeli President, Mr Reuven Rivlin, reports GHN based on the Ministry of Froeign Affairs. Following the ceremony, the Georgian Ambassador...
Government and rebel forces have exchanged dozens of prisoners captured during fighting in Ukraine as part of a cease-fire agreement sealed earlier this month, reports GHN based on Fox News. The transfer took place outside the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk early Saturday under the watch of international...
The EU "does not see or is unwilling to see" Russia's efforts to establish peace in Ukraine, Moscow said in response to the bloc's new sanctions. Despite Brussels' "non-constructive" policy, Moscow is committed to helping implement the peace plan, reports GHN based on...
Sanctions of European Union against Russia will be published on September 12. As the President of European Council Herman Van Rompuy stated that sanctions will touch large energetic companies and 5 state banks, also "Rosneft", "Transneft" and "Gazprom Neft", reports GHN....
The head of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy confirmed that the EU will unleash a new round of sanctions against Russia over Ukraine on September 12. The economic sanctions will reportedly target Russia's energy sector, reports GHN based on RT. The new limitations will be published in the...
The visit of Prime Minister of Georgia in Azerbaijan continues. In the frame of the visit Irakli Garibashvili met his Azarbaijanian counterpart Artur Rasi-Zade, reports GHN. The sides talked about existing economic, trade and political relations between two countries and marked the perspectives of...
In Brussels, a new package of EU sanctions against Russia was adopted, which will take effect from tomorrow - September 12, reports GHN based on Ukrinform. "The EU Council postponed the imposition of sanctions for a few days. Diplomats said they are counting on some real steps from Moscow to stabilize...
Moscow will take "appropriate measures" in response to possible new sanctions from the European Union, the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson said, reports GHN based on RT. Aleksandr Lukashevich said that the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine in July has been used as...
Giorgi Margvelashvili doesn`t confirm that former ambassador of Georgia in USA Temur Iakobashvili was helping him to organize visit in USA, reports GHN. "Temur is my neighbor on Mtatsminda, we have long time relations. I have to say that while the rule of "National Movement" when everyone...
The Russian military and terrorists are holding a rotation and regrouping in the occupied territories in Donbas, reports GHN based on Ukrinform. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Thursday. "The Ukrainian...
