Saakashvili: How the West sold out Georgia
Ex-Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has accused his former allies in the West of “an appeasement policy towards Russia”
South Ossetia
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Polling Places Open Throughout South Ossetia, Parliamentary Elections Start - CEC
Polling places for casting ballots in the South Ossetian parliamentary elections have opened throughout the breakaway republic. "Polling [places] have opened without any issues," the South Ossetian Central Election …
St. Petersburg hosts 9th International Winners Forum 'Great Victory Gained by Unity'
The 9th International Winners Forum 'The Great Victory Gained by Unity' is taking place in St. Petersburg today. The event is attended by representatives of international agencies, employees of the Russian Presidential …
South Ossetia, Syria forming intergovernmental commission
South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov said that Syria and South Ossetia were forming an intergovernmental commission, and expressed hope that it would soon start working, Urdu Point reports. "We have …
Less and less Georgians consider Russia an “enemy”
Georgian organization "Caucasian Studies Center" has published results of a public opinion poll on how Georgian citizens view Russia
North Korea considers gangster-like stand of the U.S. dangerous
... however, "personal relations between the two supreme leaders are still good and the chemistry is mysteriously wonderful"
Confederate commonwealth can become basis for integration of South Caucasus countries
Right now conflicts in the region hinder implementation of mutually beneficial initiatives aimed at realizing existing economic potential
Vitaly Mutko tasked with North Caucasus development
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev shared responsibility of implementation of state programs among his deputies, according to the website of the Russian government. Each of the ten deputy prime ministers will be …
How to pull Abkhaz economy out of systemic crisis
Economic recovery of Abkhazia can be achieved creating a single economic space uniting Georgia and Russia
Avalanches covered Transcaucasian highway
According to the report of the Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation for North Ossetia, the Transcaucasian highway cannot be cleared due to avalanches regularly descending on the route. “Due …
Timofey Bazhenov: "Baku not inferior to UAE in terms of comfort"
Travel journalist and TV presenter on modern tourism in the Caucasus
Thomas de Waal: NATO membership is not necessarily essential for Georgia
First part of an exclusive interview of "Caucasus Watch" with Thomas de Waal, a senior fellow with Carnegie Europe, specializing in Eastern Europe and the …
Six terrorist attacks prevented in Russia this year
As many as six terrorist attacks were prevented in Russia this year, chairman of the National Anti-Terror Committee and Chief of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) Alexander Bortnikov told a session of the …
What U.S. going to do in Georgia
Enhanced cooperation with Tbilisi remains one of the priority areas of U.S. policy toward the South Caucasus
Will Georgia join NATO without Sukhum and Tskhinval?
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Georgia will not have to make a choice between its territorial integrity and NATO membership. Speaking in Brussels ahead of the NATO Defence Ministerial which will be …
Merkel changes Nagorno-Karabakh rhetoric
However, official Baku shouldn't have huge expectations
Helin Evrim Sommer: "Germany should take South Caucasus more seriously"
Deputy of the Bundestag, who accompanied Merkel during her trip to South Caucasus, shared her impressions of the trip in an interview with Vestnik Kavkaza
Macron turns away from U.S. in laying out roadmap
French President Emmanuel Macron appeared to be shifting his approach to the United States President Donald Trump, according to Associated Press. During a 90-minute speech to France’s ambassadors …
Power goes off in Tskhinvali due to fire
Most of the capital of South Ossetia, Tskhinvali, was cut off electricity due to a fire, the EMERCOM of the Republic reported. The fire broke out at the electrical substation in the ‘Shanghai’ district. Already for about 20 …
Merkel in Georgia - energy and visa-free regime
Germany will allocate 199 million euros to Georgia for construction of gas storage and other infrastructure facilities
