CDE News - The Dispatch

Breakaway Georgian region awaits ‘signal’ before referendum on joining Russia

TBILISI, May 11 (Reuters) - The new leader of the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia said on Wednesday it would wait for a signal from Moscow before holding a referendum on…

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UPDATED: EU set to receive membership bids from Georgia, Moldova -EU official

BRUSSELS, March 3 - The European Union is about to receive membership applications from Georgia and Moldova, an EU official said on Thursday. The official said the applications were due "imminently".…

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Georgia says joining NATO only way to preserve country’s integrity

MOSCOW, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Joining NATO is the only way to preserve Georgia's territorial integrity, the TASS news agency quoted its Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze as saying on Thursday.…

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Georgia’s ex-president Saakashvili agrees to end 50-day hunger strike

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili agreed to end a 50-day hunger strike in prison that had raised political tensions in the former Soviet republic and drawn expressions of concern from…

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Georgia proposes to move hunger-striking Saakashvili to military hospital

Georgian authorities have proposed to move hunger-striking former President Mikheil Saakashvili to a military hospital in the city of Gori, a justice ministry spokeswoman said on Friday, amid mounting concerns…

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Georgian hunger-striking ex-president Saakashvili needs urgent treatment

Georgia's hunger-striking former president Mikheil Saakashvili is being mistreated in a prison hospital and urgently needs special treatment in intensive care, a Georgian human rights group said. Saakashvili, who has…

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Georgian ruling party wins mayoral elections, opposition cries foul

Georgia's ruling party, Georgian Dream, won 19 of 20 mayoral elections including in the capital Tbilisi, electoral authorities said on Sunday, as the opposition alleged that ballots had been rigged.…

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Georgia ruling party takes lead in local voting amid political crisis

Georgia's ruling party has taken a commanding lead over the opposition United National Movement founded by former president Mikheil Saakashvili in municipal elections that have taken on national significance amid…

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Georgians vote in local election after arrest of ex-president

MOSCOW, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Georgians go to the polls on Saturday to vote in local elections that could escalate a political standoff between the ruling party and the opposition…

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Photo Story: Charles Michel visits Georgia

Handout photos made available by Georgian President's Press Service shows Charles Michel, the president of the European Union Council (L) and Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili (R) attending a news conference…

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Hundreds protest after Georgian police detain opposition leader

TBILISI/MOSCOW — Police stormed the party offices of Georgian opposition leader Nika Melia and detained him on Tuesday, deepening a political crisis that prompted the prime minister to resign last…

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UPDATED: Georgia’s prime minister resigns

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia announced his resignation on Thursday, a move that prompted celebration from the opposition and calls for early elections. Gakharia, who had held the post since…

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Georgia to lift ban on international flights on February 1

Georgia will lift a ban on international flights, imposed last March as an anti-pandemic measure, in 10 days' time, authorities said on Friday. "Starting on Feb. 1, we consider it…

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Thousands of Georgians rally in Tbilisi to protest election results

Thousands of protesters rallied in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Saturday to back opposition calls for a re-run of the Oct. 31 parliamentary election they say was rigged. According to…

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Georgia’s ruling party claims victory in parliamentary vote

Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party leads in a parliamentary election in the former Soviet republic on Saturday, preliminary results showed, but the opposition rejected the results and said it planned…

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Georgia bans weddings and birthday parties as virus cases rise

Georgia has banned weddings and other types of public ceremony from Sept. 10 and postponed theatre and cinema openings to contain the spread of the new coronavirus as the number…

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Photo Story: Some coronavirus related restrictions eased in Georgia

People have their temperature checked as they prepare to board a train at a railway station in Tbilisi, Georgia, 15 June 2020. The Georgian government has allowed the reopening of…

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Photo Story: Gradual reopening in Georgia

Information boards displaying currency exchange rates in Tbilisi, Georgia, 08 June 2020. The Georgian government has allowed the reopening of some types of hotels, domestic passenger traffic and exchange offices…

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Georgia bans all foreigners from entering country over coronavirus

Georgia on Monday banned all foreigners from entering the country over coronavirus concerns the prime minister’s spokesman, Irakli Chikovani, told a briefing. Georgia has reported 33 confirmed cases of…

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Turkish foreign minister calls for enlarged NATO, Georgia membership

Turkey’s foreign minister called on Thursday for the enlargement of NATO and the addition of Georgia to the organization. “I don’t understand why we have not invited Georgia or we…

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Photo Story: Snow in Georgia

A general view of snow-covered trees at Tbilisi National Park, near Tbilisi, Georgia, 17 January 2020. Snow has fallen in the mountain regions of the country. Photo: EPA-EFE/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE

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Police in Georgia prevent opposition activists from picketing parliament

Georgian police erected steel fences around the parliament and government buildings on Thursday to prevent dozens of opposition activists from picketing the area in a dispute over electoral reform. The…

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Photo Story: Religious service marking the Day of Saint George in Georgia

Georgian people light candles during an Orthodox religious service marking the Day of Saint George at a church in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Saturday 23 November 2019. Every year people flock…

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Several arrested in child abuse network crackdown in Georgia

Law enforcement and judicial authorities from Australia, Georgia and the USA, supported by Europol, dismantled an organised criminal network involved in the production and distribution of child sexual exploitation material.…

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Georgia reports military buildup along border with South Ossetia

Georgia said it had observed a "mobilisation of military equipment and personnel" in the separatist region of South Ossetia after an ultimatum issued by the breakaway territory expired. Georgia warned…

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Photo Story: Protests in Tbilisi

Georgian opposition supporters protest in front of Georgian parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, on the evening of 25 June 2019. The protesters demand the resignation of the interior minister Giorgi…

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Russia suspends flights to Georgia, more protests in Tbilisi

President Vladimir Putin has temporarily banned Russian airlines from flying to Georgia following days of violent unrest in the country. Moscow will also recommend that Russian travel agencies suspend all…

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Thousands try to storm Georgian parliament

Protesters have attempted to storm Georgia's parliament during a mass rally against a speech inside the chamber by a Russian Member of Parliament. The lawmaker also addressed delegates in Russian,…

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