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43 min ago | PR-inside.com

Darren Keane, CEO of Storm International, Presented Annual Results of the Company

Storm International, a casino management company, held an annual meeting with upper management, where the operational results for the year 2012 were presented by Darren Keane, CEO of Storm International.

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5 hrs ago | Anna.aero

Wizz Air launches eight new routes from five of its bases

Traditional Georgian specialities and entertainment awaited the 130 passengers departing on Wizz Air's inaugural flight from Katowice to Kutaisi - the airline's second route connecting Poland to the western Georgian destination.

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Related Topix: Poland, World News,

Wed May 22, 2013

Atlanta Parent

10 Places to Get SoakedFountains, Aquatic Centers, Spraygrounds and More

For kids and families who love water play, the Memorial Day weekend signifies the opening of a new summer season.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Marietta, GA, World News, Asia, Atlanta, GA, Pine Mountain, GA

EurasiaNet

Georgia: Where Does the Church End and the State Begin?

Thousands of anti-gay protestors organized by the Georgian Orthodox Church took over central Tbilisi to halt a small rally of LGBT activists on May 17, International Day Against Homophobia.

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Related Topix: Georgia, World News, Religion, Orthodox Church, Gay/Lesbian

Fox 23

Kerry says US ready to step up aid to rebels

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens to the President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili speak to journalists following a bilateral meeting at the U.S. State Department May 1, 2013 in Washington, DC.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Mikheil Saakashvili, Jordan,

Weekday Magazine

Who In Georgia Is Merabishvili's Arrest Meant To Scare?

The arrest of Georgia's former Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili is a clear attempt to crush the allies of President Mikheil Saakashvili, one analyst says.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Mikheil Saakashvili,

Weekday Magazine

Stuck In The Middle: Abkhazia's Ethnic Georgians Feel The Squeeze

ZUGDIDI, Georgia -- For residents of the Gali district, the southeastern-most tip of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, going to school, getting to a hospital, or collecting a pension payment can be a very tricky endeavor.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Mikheil Saakashvili,

Trend

State Department: U.S. condemns May 17th attack on peaceful march in Tbilisi

The United States condemns the May 17th attack on a peaceful march to mark the international day against homophobia in Tbilisi, Georgia, Acting Deputy Spokesperson of the U.S. State Department, Patrick Ventrell said at a daily press briefing.

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Related Topix: World News, Gay/Lesbian, Transgender

Tue May 21, 2013

Weekday Magazine

Saakashvili Says Pacific Island No Longer Recognizes Abkhazia

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says the tiny Pacific island nation of Vanuatu has withdrawn its recognition of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia.

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Related Topix: Asia, World News, Mikheil Saakashvili

Weekday Magazine

Two Senior Saakashvili Allies, Ex-Ministers Arrested In Georgia

Then-Prime Minister Ivane Merabishvili campaigned for President Mikheil Saakashvili's United National Movement ahead of Georgia's parliamentary elections in October 2012.

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Weekday Magazine

Four Georgian Men Arrested Over Antigay Violence

Georgian Orthodox Christian activists shout antigay slogan, before clashes with gay rights activists on the International Day Against Homophobia in Tbilisi on May 17 TBILISI -- Four men have been arrested in Georgia in connection with the violence last week that disrupted a planned gay rights demonstration in Tbilisi.

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Related Topix: Religion, Orthodox Church, Gay/Lesbian, World News

Transitions Online

Saakashvili Vetoes Legal Reforms, Moscow Will Base Fighters in Belarus

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said his country plans to deploy fighter jets and surface-to-air missiles in Belarus within the next two years.

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Related Topix: Belarus, World News, Asia, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Mikheil Saakashvili

Mon May 20, 2013

EurasiaNet

Heydar Aliyev and Armenian Flag Make Joint Appearance

Uneasy neighbors: An Armenian flag provides the backdrop for a bust to the late Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev in downtown Tbilisi.

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Trend

Azerbaijani oil prices for May 13-17

On May 13-17, the average price on AZERI LT, exported from Azerbaijan via the Ceyhan, Batumi and Supsa ports to Italian Augusta port, was about $105.81 per barrel or $1.1 less compared to the previous week.

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Today.Az

EU urges Georgia to abide European standards

The EU Delegation to Georgia issued a statement on the May 17 events in Tbilisi.

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Georgian President, Prime Minister of Thailand discuss bilateral relations

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili discussed the issues of bilateral relations with the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Mikheil Saakashvili

Weekday Magazine

Georgians Debate Marijuana Decriminalization

In the U.S. election on November 6, while most attention was focused on the presidential race, the western states of Colorado and Washington made their own history by becoming the first to legalize marijuana for recreational use.

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Related Topix: Drugs, World News, Georgia, Asia, Mikheil Saakashvili,

Trend

Former General Director of JSC Georgian Railways accused of...

Tbilisi City Court sentenced former General Director of JSC "Georgian Railways" Irakli Ezugbaia in absentia to pre-trial detention for a period of two months as a temporary measure of restriction.

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Legal aspects of covert surveillance with search operations to be discussed in Georgian parliament

The issues of legislative regulation of covert surveillance and recording, obtaining information from communication channels and computer systems, secret video and audio recordings, film and photography used in search operations, as well as the problems of observing the rule of law in this area will be discussed at the joint meeting of two ... (more)

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Georgian Interior Ministry starts investigation of Tbilisi unrest

On Friday, a crowd of thousands of people consisting of clerics and parishioners dispersed the police and the action of dozens of LGBT advocates on Rustaveli Avenue, timed to coincide with the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia.

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