Georgia’s ancient cave city Vardzia’s restoration is ending, and sooner  historic monument will be opened.  The 12-13th Century cave city in southern Georgia is being renovated under an international program that’s being co-financed by the Government of Georgia and UK-based financing company Jackson Fund. The restoration project’s leader and UNESCO expert …

Azerbaijan’s First Lady, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, UNESCO and ISESCO Goodwill Ambassador and Member of the Azerbaijani Parliament, Mehriban Aliyeva marks her birthday on August 26. Mehriban Aliyeva was born in Baku, in a famous family in Azerbaijan. Her father, Professor Arif Pashayev, is an academician at the …

Over the past 24 hours, the Armenian military, using mortars and large-caliber machine guns, 176 times violated ceasefire on various parts of the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said August 26. Armenian armed forces, stationed in Paravakar village of the Ijevan district of Armenia, opened …

The Ministry of Health, made Primary health care reform as a priority. Aim of this reform is the disease prevention, early detection and reduction of the number of patients who fall into the second and third rim. Singer Gio Khutsishvili comments on following reform and assesses current and planned actions towards …

The official rate of the US dollar and the euro to Azerbaijani manat as of August 26 is set at 1.0467 manats and 1.2059 manats, respectively. Below are the manat rates against world currencies and precious metals, according to the data from Azerbaijan’s Central Bank on Tuesday, August 26. Currencies …

When Mark Moogalian saw the gunman on the train, he was the first to rush him and tried to wrest an assault rifle from his grip. The two men struggled, and Moogalian was shot in the neck. The French-American collapsed to the floor, bleeding heavily. He made eye contact with …

“Pantiani Lake, in Dmanisi municipality, with evergreen nature and  altitude of 1 500 meters  is going to host one of the most complete entertaining leisure complexes in Georgia ” reported Rati Kiria , Senior project manager in Kemo Kartli regional development agency, to CBW. “the Investor , who is a …

Ever a strategic crossroads, ardently pro-Western Georgia on August 25 became the site where the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, billed as the Chinese counterweight to the World Bank, chose its first president. China’s former deputy finance minister, Jin Liqun, got the pick at the August 24-25 meeting in Tbilisi, but …

The Azerbaijani and Georgian customs services signed a document in the field of technical support for an information exchange system, the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee said August 25. The representatives of the Azerbaijani and Georgian customs services met in Tbilisi August 24, the statement said. During the meeting, the participants …

Early parliamentary election in Turkey will be held Nov.1, the head of the Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey Sadi Guven said Aug.25, the Turkish news TV channel TRT Haber reported. “In accordance with the Constitution, early parliamentary election will be held in Turkey,” Guven told reporters in Ankara. “The date …

China took another step in its bid to create a rival to the World Bank and Asian Development Bank with the naming of its candidate as the likely president of the new institution. WSJ:Another step for China in bid to create rival to World Bank, Asian Development Bank The Beijing-based …

A piece of Georgian culture and tradition is going on show at the United Nations Geneva office to mark the organisation’s 70th anniversary. In 2013, Georgia’s unique traditional method of fermenting wine in qvevri was registered on the Intangible Cultural Heritage list of United Nations educational, scientific and cultural organisation …