Georgia

Georgia

Watch: 500 babies baptised in Georgian mass ceremony

521 babies have been baptised in a mass ceremony in Tbilisi's Holy Trinity Cathedral. And their godfather is Ilia II, the spiritual leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church.

16/01/2020

Georgia

Why do tens of thousands of Georgians want early elections?

The mass demonstrations in the country are calling for electoral reform.

30/11/2019

Georgia

Police deploy water cannon at protesters in Tbilisi outside parliament

Protesters are calling for electoral reforms to be sped up as they say the current system unfairly favours the ruling party

26/11/2019

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Georgia protests: Crowds gather outside Parliament | #TheCube

Police in riot gear clashed with demonstrators in the second day of protests over the failure of promised election reforms.

18/11/2019

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Georgia: Police clash with protesters in front of Parliament

Police in riot gear attempted to push thousands of demonstrators away from the parliament building in the Georgian capital, as a second day of sizable protests simmered over the failure of promised election reforms

18/11/2019

Georgia

At least 25 arrested after clashes at gay movie premiere in Georgia

Police arrested more than 25 people after ultra-nationalist protesters attempted to derail the premiere of an award-winning movie about gay love.

09/11/2019

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Exquisitely made collectors dolls on show in Tbilisi

Each detail on every shoe, dress or hair adornment is in itself a work of art Dolls by the celebrated German doll maker Sylvia Weser command price tags of up to ten thousand US dollars

05/11/2019

Georgia

Georgia's controversial interior minister poised to become next PM

The ruling Georgian Dream party has nominated Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia for the post of prime minister amid controversy over his handling of anti-Kremlin protests earlier this year.

03/09/2019

Georgia

Georgia reports 'military buildup' along border with South Ossetia

Georgia warned Friday of the risk of a "serious confrontation" with Russia-backed South Ossetia after the breakaway region demanded that Georgian authorities remove a checkpoint on its disputed boundary.

31/08/2019

World

Very realistic & very ambitious: Georgia's push toward Europe

Realistic and ambitious: Georgia's push toward Europe

28/08/2019

World

Georgian president makes bid to join the European Union

Georgia wants to join the European Union.

28/08/2019

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Georgian man shows Herculean strength, pulls seaboat with finger

Georgian strongman and weightlifter Georgian Giorgi Rostomashvili pulled on Sunday (August 25) a 200-tonne sea boat with his middle finger.

26/08/2019

World

Georgia TV journalists quit live on air over allegations of censorship

Georgia TV journalists quit live on air over allegations of censorship

22/08/2019

Georgia

Georgia marks Russia war anniversary as tensions simmer

Georgia has been marking 11 years since its 2008 conflict with Russia over separatist regions South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

09/08/2019

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Georgia’s EU bid stepped up with new electric car manufacturing plant

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The city of Kutaisi in Georgia hopes to put itself at the forefront of global automobile production with the opening of an electric car factory that plans to produce 40,000 vehicles a year.

26/07/2019

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Georgian city launches electric car factory

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Georgia's second largest city, Kutaisi, will soon launch a factory for electric cars.

04/07/2019

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Georgia on their minds: why tourists are flocking to the Black Sea

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The city of Batumi on Georgia's Black Sea coast is bracing for a tourism boom after winning the 2019 title of "Europe’s Leading Emerging Tourism Destination" at the prestigious World Travel Awards.

02/07/2019

Georgia

Georgian's call for end to Russian occupation

Thousands took the streets of the Georgian capital Tbilisi to call for an end to Russian occupation and for the interior minister to step down

30/06/2019

Georgia

Watch: Student breaks upside down Rubik's Cube record

Hanging from a bar, the Georgian student solved the puzzle in just 13 seconds.

25/06/2019

Georgia

Georgia's president calls for "de-escalation" after unrest

Georgia and Russia have blamed each other for the outbreak of protests and unrest in Tbilisi which was sparked by the visit of a Russian MP to Georgia's parliament.

22/06/2019

Georgia

Putin suspends Russian flights to Georgia amid escalating tension

Vladimir Putin ordered the suspension of passenger flights from Russia to Georgia amid escalating tensions.

22/06/2019

Georgia

Georgian president blames Russia for stirring unrest in Tbilisi

Georgian president blames Russia's "fifth column" for stirring unrest in Tbilisi on Thursday.

21/06/2019

Georgia

'We'd be happy to take their place': Georgia bids to nab UK's spot in

Georgia has made a tongue-in-cheek bid to take the United Kingdom’s place at Europe’s top table.

14/05/2019

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How Georgia pioneered women's rights movement in former Soviet states

How Georgia pioneered women's rights movement in former Soviet states

07/05/2019

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Georgia: Police clash with protesters against hydropower plant

Georgian police used tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a protest by residents of a mountainous region against the construction of a hydropower plant.

21/04/2019

Georgia

Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd will return to UK, says lawyer

Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd says he will not fight his extradition from Georgia to the UK where he has been given a six year sentence for manslaughter

26/03/2019