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1 hr ago | RIA Novosti

Europol Cracks Down on 'Russian-Speaking' Mafia

MOSCOW, June 19 In one of the most significant blows to "Russian-speaking" organized crime, Europol has supported the arrest of 18 suspects from the Georgian Kutaisi criminal clan across several European countries, the EU crime fighting agency said Wednesday in statement.

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5 hrs ago | Groong

Dinamo Vs. Shirak: Georgian Fans Assault Armenian Sportsmen After Home Match

DINAMO VS. SHIRAK: GEORGIAN FANS ASSAULT ARMENIAN SPORTSMEN AFTER HOME MATCH http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/06/18/dinamo-shirak/ 11:39 ~U 18.06.13 The Dinamo-Shirak match , held Monday in Tbilisi, Georgia, was followed by an unpleasant incident which might have ended in a tragedy.

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7 hrs ago | Reuters

Georgia arrests torture suspects in new swipe at old government

Georgian police on Wednesday arrested nine serving and former police and military officers on suspicion of torture that the interior minister said was a "systemic problem" under the previous government of President Mikheil Saakashvili.

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7 hrs ago | Trend

Georgian PM, OSCE High Commissioner discuss issue of national minorities

Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili and the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek discussed on Wednesday issue of protection of rights of national minorities.

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11 hrs ago | Trend

UNESCO withdraws Georgian Bagrati cathedral from list of world cultural heritage sites

UNESCO made a decision to remove the Bagrati Cathedral in Kutaisi from the list of world cultural heritage sites, a statement of the Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia said on Wednesday.

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14 hrs ago | EurasiaNet

Georgia: Facebook as a Tool against Homophobia

In the latest sign of the influence of Georgia's virtual civil society, many Georgians have turned to posting on Facebook their photos and the number of their signature on a petition to the government in a bid to bring to justice the participants of a mob-attack on participants in a May 17 anti-homophobia demonstration .

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17 hrs ago | Weekday Magazine

Czech Police Arrest Alleged Georgian Crime Boss

Czech police have arrested an alleged high-ranking member of a Georgian organized criminal group.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Groong

Armenian Youth Visited The Jewish Synagogue And The Muslim Mosque In Tbilisi

ARMENIAN YOUTH VISITED THE JEWISH SYNAGOGUE AND THE MUSLIM MOSQUE IN TBILISI Diocese of Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Holy Church in Georgia On 14 June, 2013 the "Hayartun" Cultural Center of the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia organized the visit of young representatives of the Armenian community in Georgia to the Synagogue and ... (more)

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Groong

Georgia Alone Cannot Permit Armenia To Use Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway - Georgian Official

To note, an Azerbaijani Railways Company representative had recently stated that the aforesaid railway link will be launched at the end of 2014.

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Transitions Online

Tajikistan's Airlines Get a Deadline, Georgia Aims to Destroy Illegal Tapes

The UN's civil aviation agency has given Tajikistan a November deadline for bringing the country's aviation system up to international standards in order to avoid being blacklisted, according to Asia-Plus.

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Trend

Georgian Foreign Minister hopes for Ukraine's contribution in...

Georgian Foreign Ministry hopes that Ukraine, chairing the OSCE, will make a "significant contribution" to the resolution of conflicts in the South Caucasus, Georgian Foreign Minister Maya Pandzhikidze said on Tuesday in Tbilisi at a joint news conference with Ukrainian counterpart Leonid Kozhara.

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Trend

Tbilisi to host Georgian-Ukrainian intergovernmental commission's meeting

Representative delegation of Ukraine headed by the Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Vilkul will visit Georgia on June 24-25, Georgian Foreign Minister Maya Pandzhikidze said on Tuesday at a joint briefing with the Ukrainian counterpart Leonid Kozhara.

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Weekday Magazine

Mysterious 'Taliban' Video Unleashes Political Storm In Georgia

You might expect a Taliban video threatening a country's leaders and warning of impending terrorist attacks to bring a nation together.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Terrorism, Afghanistan, Mikheil Saakashvili

Trend

Azerbaijani oil prices for June 10-14

On June 10-14, the average price on AZERI LT, exported from Azerbaijan via the Ceyhan, Batumi and Supsa ports to Italian Augusta port, was about $106.02 per barrel or $0.92 more compared to the previous week.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

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IFC to provide $4 mln to support small and medium business in Georgia

TBILISI, Georgia -- IFC will provide "Finca Georgia," $ 4 million to help increase lending to micro and small-sized businesses with a network of branches in Georgia.

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Big News Network.com

Border issues stir trouble for Georgia

GENEVA, Switzerland -- A decision to place a security fence around a disputed territory in Georgia creates problems for the internally displaced, a U.N. envoy said from Geneva.

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Related Topix: Asia, World News, Mikheil Saakashvili

Weekday Magazine

After Years Of Secret Tapes, Georgia Mulls How To Destroy Them

Demonstrators gather outside Georgia's presidential palace in Tbilisi in July 2011 to protest over a notorious 2011 case in which the government used secret materials to accuse three Georgian journalists of spying for Russia.

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Related Topix: Asia, World News, Mikheil Saakashvili

Arka News Agency

Vacation trip season started at South Caucasus Railway

YEREVAN, June 17. /ARKA/. The first special Yerevan-Batumi-Yerevan "Armenia" train this summer departed from Yerevan railway station Saturday, with 114 passengers on board.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

KLRN-TV San Antonio

GEORGIA & ARMENIA

He visits the rock-hewn Gerhard Church, Lake Sevan and the Armenian Genocide Memorial in the shadow of Mount Ararat.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

Christian Science Monitor

The frugal shave: Which method is cheapest?

Soldiers shave during joint Georgian/U.S. military exercises at the Vaziani military base outside Tbilisi, Georgia, in March.

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