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 for the ex-Soviet republic. With all votes counted,…
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 in a stern warning to the West marking…
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 regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. “This is…
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 dating back to 6,000BC – suggesting that the…
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 Ishaq Dar is not attending the 16th…
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 opener against North Carolina, media reported. The running…