Nikolai Achba dreams of the day when wines from his native Abkhazia will become a world-class product prized in Europe and beyond. But ...
Russia hails recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by island nation of Nauru Russia said Wednesday that it could expand ties with the ...
Sergei Bagapsh, Abkhazia's President and a presidential candidate casts his ballot at a polling station in Sukhumi capital of Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, which is only recognized as independent by Russia, Nicaragua ...
Separatist leader Sergei Bagapsh has won reelection by a crushing margin in rebel Abkhazia in a vote considered illegitimate by most of the world but hailed by Russia, officials said Sunday. The rebel region's election commission, citing the first official results, said ...
SUKHUMI, Georgia (Reuters) - The rebel Georgian region of Abkhazia re-elected President Sergei Bagapsh, preliminary election results showed on Sunday, in a vote hailed by protector Russia but shunned by most of the world. Abkhazia held its first election on Saturday since ...
The rebel region of Abkhazia went to the polls Saturday to elect a president in a vote viewed as illegitimate by most of the world but championed by Russia, the region's main sponsor. The election, in which separatist leader Sergei Bagapsh was ...
SUKHUMI, Georgia (Reuters) - The rebel Georgian region of Abkhazia voted for a president on Saturday in an election hailed by sponsor Russia but marred by opposition allegations of fraud. The five-way race is the first since Moscow recognized the Black Sea ...
The rebel region of Abkhazia went to the polls Saturday to elect a president in a vote viewed as illegitimate by most of the world but championed by Russia, the region's main sponsor. The election, in which separatist leader Sergei Bagapsh is ...
Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region was set to hold Saturday a "presidential" election viewed as illegitimate by most of the world but championed by Russia, the rebel region's main ally. The election, in which separatist leader Sergei Bagapsh is seeking a second term, ...
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region, recognized as an independent state by Russia, has cut another of its ties with Georgia by adopting Russia's international dialing code. Russia recognized pro-Western Georgia's rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which rely heavily ...
Russia heightens tensions by warning it will detain Georgian ships in Abkhazian waters Russia heightened tensions with Georgia Tuesday by warning that it will detain Georgian ships entering the territorial waters of Abkhazia, a breakaway province allied with Moscow, news agencies reported. ...
Russia tightened its ties with Georgia's rebel regions on Tuesday by signing agreements allowing it to maintain military bases in Abkhazia and South Ossetia for nearly half a century. Georgia's pro-Western government immediately condemned the move, with a top official saying the ...
