TBILISI, Georgia—In Tbilisi’s Havlabar neighborhood, a historically Armenian enclave in the Georgian city, polling stations resemble street markets. Buses unload voters surrounded by stacked boxes displaying food and other goods. Women are checking off voter […]
Just off Tbilisi’s Marjanishvili Street lies the beautiful Saint Peter & Paul church. This Catholic house of worship, built in the Baroque style as part of a Zubalashvili Brothers initiative, was completed in 1877. The […]
This was a very exciting U.S. election season, in its own way, even more so than the 2016 presidential cycle that brought to unchecked power the worst president in the country’s history. I’ve been asked […]
TBILISI—An Armenian female Mixed Martial Arts fighter honored the life of a slain Armenian officer with her most recent victory in the ring. Karine Karapetyan defeated Azeri Rena Safarova in the Tbilisi International Mixed Martial […]
TIBILISI (OC Media)—The Georgian government is considering lifting restrictions on ‘producing cannabis for pharmaceutical and cosmetic purposes for export.’ According to Georgian news agency InterPressNews, the potential draft law was discussed within the ruling Georgian Dream Party on […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—From June 24-25, Georgian President Mikheil Saakhashvili visited Armenia and was awarded a medal from the Armenian government. ARF Bureau political affairs director Giro Manoyan said in response that Saakhashvili had done nothing to […]
YEREVAN—Armenians protesting the policies of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili against the Armenian population of Javakhk clashed with police as the Georgian leader ended his Armenia trip with a visit to Dzidzernagapert on June 25. Demonstrators gathered […]
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