Explosion Damages Railway in Georgia

A bomb exploded and destroyed a Georgian railway in what is suspected by some to be a terrorist case."The blast on the Tbilisi-to-Zugdidi line occurred at around 3:30 a.m. (2230 GMT Monday), two hours before a passenger train was due to travel the route. No one was hurt. The...

Caucasus great game revisited

As Iran and Turkey agree on regional security issues, pressure from OTAN and Russia reminds many of the Great Game conflicting interests in the Caucasus. This article - from an Iranian perspective- explains some motivations behind the political moves of the countries in...

World Court begins Georgia-Russia case

The latest battle between Georgia and Russia will be fought in a courtroom. A case has begun at the World Court in the Hague in the Netherlands to rule on who should control South Ossetia. Any ruling the court makes, however, would not be binding on Russia."Georgia accused...

U.S sending 1 BILLION to Georgia to rebuild

The United States are ear marking a billion dollars for Georgia to aid the rebuilding after their recent conflict with Russia. As well the IMF (international monetary fund) has decided to loan Georgia 750 million to help them regain the progress they've been making" ...

EU - No Sanctions Against Russia Over Georgia

Despite being severely chastised, the Russian government is upbeat after hearing from the EU that there would be no sanctions against their country for their attack on south Ossetia. Quite coincidentally, I'm sure, the question was asked of the Russian government whether they...

EU meets as Russia calls for Georgia embargo

The Russian foreign minister has gone a step further than criticising the West's moral support of Georgia. He is now saying that the world should engage in an arms embargo against the country until its current president is out of power.Meanwhile, the EU is holding another...

West condemns Russia over Georgia

"Western leaders have condemned strongly Russia's decision to recognise the independence of the breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. US President George Bush warned his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, that his "irresponsible decision" was...