Tag: Georgia

Putin bans Russian flights to crisis-hit Georgia

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Friday banning Russian airlines from flying to Georgia, starting in July, after violent clashes in the neighbouring...

Georgia elects first woman president

TBILISI: Georgia’s newly elected President Salome Zurabishvili on Thursday hailed her victory as a step forward for women and a move closer to Europe...

Russia warns of ‘horrible’ conflict if Georgia joins NATO

MOSCOW: An attempt by NATO to incorporate the former Soviet republic of Georgia could trigger a new, "horrible" conflict, Russia's prime minister said Tuesday...

10 years after Russia war, Georgia decries Moscow’s ongoing ‘occupation’

TBILISI: Georgia on Tuesday condemned Russia's continued "occupation" of its territory, a decade after the two countries went to war over the Kremlin-backed separatist...

Archaeologists uncover world’s earliest wine making in Georgia

GEORGIA: A series of excavations in Georgia has uncovered evidence of the world’s earliest winemaking, in the form of telltale traces within clay pottery...

Dar unlikely to represent Pakistan at 16th CAREC conference

By Shehzad Paracha ISLAMABAD: After skipping the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings due to graft case in accountability court, Finance Minister...

Georgia’s Nick Chubb will be ready for opener against UNC, report

Even though Georgia coach Kirby Smart has been skirting around the question for weeks, Nick Chubb is slated to play in the Bulldogs' season...