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Russia to resume flights to Georgia?

Russia to resume flights to Georgia?

Moscow does not rule out the suspension on direct flights between Russia and Georgia could be revised, according to a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry, who was speaking on condition of anonymity. "If the situation in Georgia …

Tbilisi protests as Rustavi 2 anchor insults Putin

Tbilisi protests as Rustavi 2 anchor insults Putin

Georgian people gathered in front of the Rustavi 2 building after anchor of Georgian private broadcaster Rustavi 2 Giorgi Gabunia has insulted Russian President Vladimir Putin on his live show, using …

Darejan Palace in Tbilisi palace undergoing restoration

Darejan Palace in Tbilisi palace undergoing restoration

A historic Sachino palace, a summer residence of Queen Darejan, is undergoing major renovation, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said. About 2 million GEL ($710,480 will be spent on the renovation of the palace and the …

AtlasGlobal returns Istanbul-Tbilisi regular flights

AtlasGlobal returns Istanbul-Tbilisi regular flights

After a one-year pause, the Turkish airline AtlasGlobal returns to the Georgian aviation market, TAV Georgia Deputy General Manager Thea Zakaradze said. The airline will start operating Istanbul-Tbilisi-Istanbul regular flights from the …

Nika Melia obliged to wear monitoring bracelet

Nika Melia obliged to wear monitoring bracelet

Georgia's opposition United National Movement party member Nika Melia, who is charged with incitement to violence during the recent Tbilisi protests, will have to wear an electronic bracelet to be monitored, as the Court of …

 Georgian PM’s speech in parliament postponed

Georgian PM’s speech in parliament postponed

Georgia's Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze did not come to parliament today to present his annual report and answer the legislators’ questions. The Georgian Dream member Mamuka Mdinaradze …

Relations between Moscow and Tbilisi rapidly getting worse

Relations between Moscow and Tbilisi rapidly getting worse

By signing a ban on air travel from Russia to Georgia on July 8 and instructing the government to ensure safe return of Russians from Georgia, Russian President Vladimir Putin partially satisfied the demands of protesters in Tbilisi. …

Opposition forces Georgia's parliament speaker to resign

Opposition forces Georgia's parliament speaker to resign

Georgian Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze has decided to resign amid protests in the country’s capital of Tbilisi, Secretary General of the ruling ‘Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia’ party and Tbilisi …

 Russian Foreign Ministry comments on Tbilisi protests

Russian Foreign Ministry comments on Tbilisi protests

  Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said that Georgia’s radically-minded opposition used the Russian delegation’s visit to the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy for staging …

240 people injured during Tbilisi rally

240 people injured during Tbilisi rally

240 people were hospitalised after yesterday’s rally in Tbilisi, including 80 law enforcers, Georgia's Deputy Health Minister Zaza Bokhua said. He noted that 46 patients were brought to the Ingorokva …

Saakashvili's people try to start revolution in Georgia

Saakashvili's people try to start revolution in Georgia

Demonstrations in Tbilisi have turned into an open confrontation between protesters and Georgian riot police, as a result of which dozens of people were hospitalized. Several thousand demonstrators, together with opposition …

Malta-Tbilisi flights to be launched in July

Malta-Tbilisi flights to be launched in July

Air Malta is launching Malta-Tbilisi flights starting July 4, according to the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency (GCAA). Flights will be carried out every Thursday by an Airbus A320 type aircraft. "These seasonal …

U.S. Regional Office of Commerce to be opened in Tbilisi

U.S. Regional Office of Commerce to be opened in Tbilisi

The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Georgian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation to enhance bilateral trade relations. The parties agreed to establish a U.S. Regional …

Kaladze: banks to offer taxi drivers cheaper loans

Kaladze: banks to offer taxi drivers cheaper loans

Taxi drivers will be provided with cheaper bank loans, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said. Starting July 1 taxi drivers will be divided into categories A and B and banks will offer cheap loans to category A drivers. …