Georgia News

Tbilisi, Georgia, July 10 By Nana Kirtzkhalia - Trend: Georgia and Germany signed an agreement on the joint fight against organized crime, terrorism and other grave crimes.

A geographic crossroads of flavors and culture, the small country of Georgia is a hotbed for unique foods -- here, the hearty stews of Eastern Europe meet the spices of the Middle East and the subtle breeze of Mediterranean flavor via the Black Sea.

By Nina L. Khrushcheva Author of Imagining Nabokov: Russia Between Art and Politics, teaches international affairs at The New School and is a senior fellow at the World Policy Institute in New York.

Tbilisi, Georgia, July 10 By Nana Kirtzkhalia - Trend: The next session of the United Nations Human Rights Committee has started in the UN Office at Geneva.

Plus, the Czechs drop their human rights qualms about business with China, and Ukraine's president wants to liberate detained journalists.

Tim Crawley celebrated Independence Day with his third USCS Sprit Car win in a row Friday night at Diamond Park Speedway.

Georgia does not know yet the extent of new barriers to its trade with neighboring Armenia that are expected to emerge after Yerevan joins Russia's Customs Union with Belarus and Kazakhstan, a senior Georgian diplomat said on Wednesday.

The Georgian parliament will presumably approve an Association agreement with the European Union on July 18 at an extraordinary session.

Russia has given the green light for career diplomat John Tefft to be appointed U.S. ambassador to Moscow, an aide to President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

Tbilisi, Georgia, July 9 By Nana Kirtzkhalia - Trend: Georgia is not satisfied with NATO's proposal, although the proposal package on the "enhanced cooperation" with the alliance shows an increase in the cooperation level, Georgian State Minister for Integration into European and Euro-Atlantic Structures, Alexi Petriashvili said.

Plus, a new twist in Poland's abortion debate, and Crimea's finny commandos caught up in a hostage crisis.

NO UNSOLVABLE ISSUES BETWEEN ARMENIA AND GEORGIA, SHEVARNADZE SAID 5 YEARS AGO 18:29 07.07.2014 Gita Elibekyan Public Radio of Armenia Tbilisi Former Georgian President Eduard Shevarnadze died today aged 86. He was Georgia's President from 1995 to 2003, and had to resign after the Revolution of Roses.

A leading American energy and geopolitics expert and the Principal of International Market Analysis, a natural resources advisory company, Ariel Cohen spoke to Trend regarding several topical issues, including the U.S.-Azerbaijan relations, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, recent developments in Iraq and Iran's disputed nuclear program.

Vladimir Putin sent his profound condolences to the family and friends of Eduard Shevardnadze and to the entire Georgian people following the former statesman's passing.

Drawing on Globe writers, seasoned international columnists and former diplomats, World Insider offers Globe and Mail subscribers an unrivalled perspective of the world.

Predictably, the Georgian local elections last month have served to exacerbate the antagonism between the ruling Georgian Dream coalition and the opposition United National Movement that it defeated in the parliamentary ballot of October 2012.

Tbilisi, Georgia, July 7 By Nana Kirtzkhalia - Trend: The World Bank and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation signed a grant agreement on the allocation of $5 million for financing the second project of regional development and municipal infrastructure of Georgia.

The Banks County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in identifying those responsible for a pair of Independence Day shooting incidents.

The father of Retired Marine Sergeant Moncie Lamar Johns says his son was supposed to return home from Iraq last month, but he was killed four days before he was scheduled to leave.

On July 4th Andalusia hosted a luncheon gathering for the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute.