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  • Turkish visa regime becomes strict

    Turkish visa regime becomes strict

    Turkish visa regime becomes strict. The list also includes Georgia. The Georgian citizens can use 90 - day free regime only once in six months. Tbilisi has already launched negotiations with Turkish side for changing this decision.

    13 February 2012, 15:59
  • Prosecutor arrested with the charges of bribery

    Prosecutor arrested with the charges of bribery

    General Inspection of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia has arrested prosecutor Kakha Tsnobiladze with the charges of bribery. Reportedly, the prosecutor founded his own legal assistance company, which was registered on his wife and offered service to the defendants in the cases prosecuted by him. `The...

    13 February 2012, 12:58
  • Two died in fire in Kakheti

    Two died in fire in Kakheti

    Two men died in fire that broke out in one of the houses in Kakheti Region, last night. Gela Kurkhuli,52, was visiting Temur Kokiauri in the town of Sagarejo. The two men were drunk. They were sleeping when the fire broke out in the house. Kurkhuli lived alone. The police have checked the house and the...

    13 February 2012, 12:58
  • CO kills one, poisons two in Tbilisi

    CO kills one, poisons two in Tbilisi

    CO leakage has killed one and gravely poisoned two persons in Tbilisi late last night. The accident occurred in the family of the Maznishvilis living on Uiaragho Street. The family heated the house with a gas cook lit whole night that caused collection of the CO in the apartment. The emergency doctors...

    13 February 2012, 12:57
  • Expertise to set reason of Huston`s death

    Expertise to set reason of Huston`s death

    Witney Houston, the pop diva whose career was destroyed by crack cocaine, was found dead in the bath, according to staff at the luxury Los Angeles hotel where her body was discovered. Houston, who was 48, had sold 170 million albums. She was found on Saturday afternoon local time in a room on the...

    13 February 2012, 11:11
  • Syria unrest: Explosions in Aleppo `kill 25`

    Syria unrest: Explosions in Aleppo `kill 25`

    At least 25 people have been killed by explosions outside security forces compounds in Syria's second city of Aleppo, state media report. State television said the death toll included both civilians and members of the security forces and blamed "armed terrorist gangs" for the blasts. A...

    10 February 2012, 16:34
  • FBI Probed Steve Jobs Hire - Found Tales of Drugs, Lying and Genius

    FBI Probed Steve Jobs Hire - Found Tales of Drugs, Lying and Genius

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released its file on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who back in 1991 was up for a job on President George Bush's Export Council, Reuters reported. Much of the dirt relates to Jobs' questionable moral character, in particular his willingness to stretch...

    10 February 2012, 16:18
  • Berlin film festival kicks off

    Berlin film festival kicks off

    A costume drama set during the French revolution and starring Diane Kruger as Marie Antoinette kicked off the annual Berlin film festival Thursday _ the first of the year's major European film festivals, - AP reported. "Farewell My Queen," from French director Benoit Jacquot, was the...

    10 February 2012, 15:51
  • Dzhioeva may be transferred to Russia for further treatment

    Dzhioeva may be transferred to Russia for further treatment

    The winner of the so-called presidential elections of Georgia`s breakaway Tskhinvali Region, Ala Dzhioeva may be transferred to Russia for further treatment. Opposition leader, who was preparing for her inaugural ceremony that was due to be held today, was brutally beaten up in her headquarters late...

    10 February 2012, 13:42
  • Heavy snowfall in Georgia

    Heavy snowfall in Georgia

    It was heavily snowing in Georgia's capital Tbilisi during the whole night. The Municipality Cleaning Service is working in emergency regime in cleaning of the central roads. Technical salt was being distributed during the whole night. Heavy snowfall created problems in Rustavi. Technical salt...

    10 February 2012, 13:05
  • Tbilisi-Istanbul flight cancelled

    Tbilisi-Istanbul flight cancelled

    The Air Company "Pegasus" cancelled the flight in direction to Istanbul due to the technical problems of the aircraft. Tbilisi International Airport is waiting for a new plane from Turkey for the time being.

    10 February 2012, 12:56
  • Situation became tense in occupied region of South Ossetia

    Situation became tense in occupied region of South Ossetia

    The situation in Tskhinvali region became tense, Ala Jioeva, the candidate of the so-called presidential elections of South Ossetia was hospitalized on Thursday, after law enforcers break into the headquarter of the party. A doctor in the hospital said Jioeva suffered a hypertensive crisis and was...

    10 February 2012, 12:51
  • Consul meets Georgian businessman detained in Syria

    Consul meets Georgian businessman detained in Syria

    Georgian consul has been allowed to talk to the Georgian national, who was detained for the business activities in Syria few days ago. Businessman, whose identity is still held secret, told the consul that his detention was just a misunderstanding. Georgian embassy has sent a special address to Syrian...

    10 February 2012, 11:20
  • Lukashenko asks Medvedev to fund his army

    Lukashenko asks Medvedev to fund his army

    President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko has asked Russian president Dmitri Medvedev to allocate funds for financing his army. Country`s opposition fears the financial assistance may cause subordination of the country`s army to Russia. Political experts do not rule out the Belarusian soldiers may...

    09 February 2012, 18:03
  • Prokhorov reiterates his vision of Georgia-Russia conflict resolution

    Prokhorov reiterates his vision of Georgia-Russia conflict resolution

    Russia`s presidential candidate Mikheil Prokhorov has reiterated his vision for regulating Georgia-Russia conflict during his visit to the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Putin`s rival said any tension and conflict between the two countries must be solved without emotions. He said he would turn this page...

    09 February 2012, 17:44