Still, Sokhumi held onto some privileges, including the exclusive right to own land reserved for “citizens of Abkhazia” – a ...

SUKHUM, November 16. /TASS/. Abkhazian President Alsan Bzhania left the republic’s capital Sukhum on Friday, rejecting the opposition’s demand to step down and hold early elections. The opposition in ...

Protesters in the separatist region of Abkhazia, Georgia stormed the parliament building to demand the region's president ...

A truck rammed the gates of parliament in the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Friday as hundreds ...

SUKHUM, November 15. /TASS/. Abkhazia’s political opposition representatives have asked Speaker of Parliament Lash Shuba to convey to the President of the Republic Aslan Bzhania their demand that he ...

A series of policies introduced by Vladimir Putin show he is "worried" about mounting problems likely to hit Russia next year, a leading think tank says. Meanwhile, RAF fighter jets were scrambled to ...

Located in the southern Caucasus, the Black Sea separatist region is backed by Russia but recognised as a part of Georgia by ...

Protestors stormed the regional parliament in Abkhazia on Friday, forcing the government to halt an investment deal with Russia that some fear will spoil the breakaway Georgian region's natural beauty ...

Protesters used a truck to smash through the metal gates surrounding the parliament in the capital Sukhumi. Video from the ...

Protesters stormed the parliament of Georgia's Russia-backed breakaway region of Abkhazia on Friday while the government was ...

Protests have erupted in Abkhazia's capital, Sukhum, over a proposed investment agreement with Russia, prompting the ...