TEHRAN, Jun 24 -Russia said on Monday it was tightening checks on the quality of Georgian wine imports, deepening tensions between the ex-Soviet neighbors after a visit by a Russian lawmaker sparked angry protests in Tbilisi.
TEHRAN, Jun 22 - President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Friday banning Russian airlines from flying to Georgia, starting in July, after violent clashes in the neighbouring country over a Moscow lawmaker speaking in parliament in Tbilisi.
TEHRAN, Jun 21 - The head of Georgia's parliament has quit Friday after more than 240 people were injured in a police crackdown on mass protests, which erupted over an address to lawmakers by a Russian MP.
TEHRAN, May 26 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Georgia on its Independence Day, voicing Tehran’s willingness to strengthen bonds with the Caucasus nation in all arenas.
TEHRAN, December 15 - The head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHTO) expressed concerns over the Georgian government’s mistreatment of some Iranian passengers, saying that in case of recurrence, Tehran will stop tourist visits to the Caucasus country.
TEHRAN, December 12 - Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Georgian Ambassador to Tehran Ioseb Chakhvashvili over recent reports of the Tbilisi government’s disrespect for some Iranian passengers.
TEHRAN, December 10 - Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi, referring to the Georgian government’s recent move to disrespect some Iranian passengers, advised Iranian nationals to avoid unnecessary trips to the Caucasus country.
TEHRAN, December 03 - Thousands of Georgians protested in the capital Tbilisi on Sunday against the result of the country's presidential election, as defeated candidate Grigol Vashadze said opposition parties would challenge the outcome in court.
TEHRAN, November 28- Georgia on Wednesday holds the second round of a knife-edge presidential election seen as a crucial test for the increasingly unpopular ruling party led by a billionaire oligarch.
TEHRAN, October 29 - Georgia's presidential election will go to a second round runoff between two of the country's former foreign ministers after no single candidate won outright in the first round of voting, the country's Central Election Commission (CEC) said on Monday.
TEHRAN, October 28 - Georgians on Sunday started voting to elect a figurehead president in a poll seen as a crucial test for the increasingly unpopular ruling party.
TEHRAN, August 20 - The chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said the Georgian government has been notified of the Islamic Republic’s protest over the Georgian airport police’s disrespect for Iranian nationals.
TEHRAN, July 18 - Germany's government launched a renewed attempt Wednesday to declare three North African states and Georgia "safe countries of origin", which would raise the hurdles for asylum requests by its citizens.
TEHRAN, July 16 - Four miners were killed and six injured on Monday when the roof of a coal mine in western Georgia collapsed, the country's interior ministry said.
TEHRAN, June 13 -Georgia's Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has resigned, citing a dispute with the leader of the ruling party, Bidzina Ivanishvili.