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Suspected organiser of Istanbul airport bombing killed in Georgia

Tbilisi - Muslimchronicle

A Chechen warlord suspected of organising the 2016 blasts at Istanbul's airport was killed during a counter-terror operation in Tbilisi last week, Georgian special services confirmed Friday. Akhmed Chatayev was one of three men killed during last week's operation on the outskirts of the Georgian capital, spokeswoman Nino Giorgobiani told a news conference. source: AFPRead more

Suspected organiser of Istanbul airport bombing killed in Georgia

Tbilisi - Muslimchronicle

Lawrence leads Wales to crucial win in Georgia

Tbilisi - Muslimchronicle

Tom Lawrence scored his first international goal to earn Wales a vital 1-0 victory in Georgia on Friday and keep them in the hunt for a place at next year’s World Cup. The Derby Counter midfielder rifled in the winner four minutes after half-time in Tbilisi as Chris Coleman’s side pulled to within a point of Group D leaders Serbia,Read more

President of Georgia receives UAE Ambassador

TBILISI - Musimchronicle

President of Georgia, Giorgi Margvelashvili, has received Dr. Jassim Mohammed Mubarak Al Qasimi, UAE Ambassador to Armenia and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Georgia. During the meeting, which was held in Tbilisi, the two sides discussed bilateral relations between the two friendly countries. Both parties praised the development of relations between the UAE and Georgia during the last period, andRead more

Georgian defense minister rules out current direct dialogue with Russia

Tbilisi - Muslimchronicle

Georgia will not pursue direct dialogue with Russia currently, Georgian Defense Minister Levan Izoria said Thursday. "We do not see the direct dialogue with Russia as a reasonable decision as we do not observe any particular actions to ease the tension along the border," Izoria was quoted as saying at a press conference here by local Inter Press Service newsRead more

Deadly car accident kills five in central Georgia

Tbilisi - Arab Today

Five people were killed in a deadly car accident in central Georgia on Monday, said the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs. A seven-month pregnant woman was among the five victims that were killed in the car crash on a bypass road in Kutaisi, the second largest city of Georgia. Three cars were involved in the incident and an investigation wasRead more

Georgia, IMF agree on $285m program to stabilize financial market

Tbilisi - Xinhua

Georgia and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed on a 285-million-U.S. dollar program to support the country's economic reforms and stabilize its foreign exchange rate, Caucasus Business Week reported Thursday. The IMF reached a staff agreement with the Georgian government on a three-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF), the report quoted Mercedes Vera-Martin, the head of the IMF mission toRead more

Georgia ruling party scores win in disputed polls

Tbilisi - Arab Today

Georgia's ruling party has scored a landslide win in disputed parliamentary polls, official results showed on Monday, as the main opposition cried fraud. "Georgian Dream won in all but two of 50 single-mandate constituencies" where a second round was held on Sunday, central election commission spokeswoman Ketevan Dangadze told AFP. "Independent candidates have won in two constituencies," she added. InRead more

Pro-Western Georgia holds knife-edge parliamentary vote

Tbilisi - Arab Today

Georgians voted Saturday in bitterly contested parliamentary polls that have sparked fears of political instability in the Caucasus nation, with two pro-Western parties tied after a fraught campaign. The knife-edge elections see the ruling Georgian Dream party, led from behind the scenes by billionaire ex-PM Bidzina Ivanishvili, grappling with the United National Movement (UNM), founded by exiled former president MikheilRead more

Georgia beats Slovak 96-68 at FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifier match

Tbilisi - Arab Today

Georgia's D. Sanadze vies with Slovakia's M. Batka during a FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifier match in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sept. 14, 2016. Georgia won 96-68. Source : XINHUARead more