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Abkhazia, a sliver of land along the Black Sea coast, has been racked by turmoil and ethnic tension since breaking away from Tbilisi's rule as the Soviet Union collapsed two decades ago. The Kremlin recognised Abkhazia as an independent state after a 2008
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Homeless men Suliko Soziashvili (L), aged 23, and Alexander Gelantia, 50, warm themselves in a shelter for homeless people in Tbilisi, February 16, 2012. The city municipality set up temporary shelters for homeless people during the cold snap. View Photo »
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Ex-Soviet Georgia is a staunch ally of the United States with ambitions to join NATO and has more than 900 troops serving in Afghanistan - a major contribution from a small country of 4.4 million people. Tbilisi's NATO aspirations have infuriated...
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Airways was the winner of the pinnacle accolade in the aviation sector - World's Best Airline 2011 by the industry monitor Skytrax in which more than 18 million travellers worldwide were surveyed. Qatar AirwaysQatar Airways has launched two new routes...
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Homeless man Alexander Gelantia, 50, lies in a shelter for homeless people in Tbilisi, February 16, 2012. The city municipality set up temporary shelters for homeless people during the cold snap. View Photo »
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The bombs had round, coin-like magnets on them — similar to the “sticky” bombs used against Israeli envoys in a foiled attack in Tbilisi on Feb. 13 and a blast in New Delhi the same day that injured four people, including a diplomat’s wife. Thai...
About Tbilisi
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Tbilisi (Georgian თბილისი , IPA: [t̻ʰbɪlɪsɪ]) is the capital and largest city of the country of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura (Mtkvari) River, at 41°43′N 44°47′E. Tbilisi is still sometimes known by its former Turkish name of Tiflis (sometimes spelled Tifflis). The city covers an area of 350 km² (135 square miles) and has more than... Full Article
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People pass by the Israeli embassy in Tbilisi, February 13, 2012. Bombers targeted staff at Israel's embassies in India and Georgia on Monday, the foreign ministry said, with a bomb going off in New Delhi but a second device in Tbilisi was defused.
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Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili gestures while delivering his state of the nation address to parliament in Tbilisi on February 26, 2010. Georgia's pro-Western President Mikheil Saakashvili vowed to pursue reforms to bolster the country's image as 'European, civilised and...
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Dancers of the Georgian National Ballet "Sukhishvili" rehearse in Tbilisi, January 26, 2012. It has survived communist oppression, the Cold War, the break-up of the Soviet Union and counted Josef Stalin and Elvis Presley among its admirers, but at its heart the Georgian National Ballet...
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Children play with snow in central Tbilisi, on February 9, 2012. The temperatures in the Georgia's capital dropped today to -6 C.
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A man exercises near the frozen Tbilisi reservoir in Tbilisi February 7, 2012. A recent cold snap has led to the reservoir, known locally as the Tbilisi Sea, freezing over.
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Homeless men Suliko Soziashvili (L), aged 23, and Alexander Gelantia, 50, warm themselves in a shelter for homeless people in Tbilisi, February 16, 2012. The city municipality set up temporary shelters for homeless people during the cold snap.
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Homeless man Alexander Gelantia, 50, lies in a shelter for homeless people in Tbilisi, February 16, 2012. The city municipality set up temporary shelters for homeless people during the cold snap.
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People drive an old car on cart to sell it as scrap metal in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, on February 16, 2012.
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People play in the snow in Tbilisi February 1, 2012.
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People spend time, while it snows, in Tbilisi February 1, 2012.
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People walk in the snow-clad Tbilisi, on January 31, 2012. Snow fell yesterday across the Georgia's capital, while temperatures reached 1 C.
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Residents walk on snow-covered streets, past icicle covered rock wall in central Tbilisi, Georgia, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. The temperatures in Georgia's capital dropped to -4 C (25 F).
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A boy plays in snow next to a snow-covered car in central Tbilisi, Georgia, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. The temperatures in Georgia's capital dropped to -4 C (25 F).
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An assistant cuts a piece of chocolate before a chocolate eating competition in Tbilisi February 10, 2012. The 10 participants in the contest competed to be the fastest to finish 400 grams (14 ounces) of chocolate, according to the organisers.
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Giorgi Kharazishvili (C) reacts after winning a chocolate eating competition in Tbilisi February 10, 2012. The 10 participants in the contest competed to be the fastest to finish 400 grams (14 ounces) of chocolate, according to the organisers.
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A man takes part in a chocolate eating competition in Tbilisi February 10, 2012. The 10 participants in the contest competed to be the fastest to finish 400 grams (14 ounces) of chocolate, according to the organisers.
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A man with child walk past a snow-covered car in central Tbilisi, on February 9, 2012. The temperatures in the Georgia's capital dropped today to -6 C.
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A woman walks past the giant icicles on a rock in central Tbilisi, on February 9, 2012. The temperatures in the Georgia's capital dropped today to -6 C.
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A man shovels snow near the giant icicles on a rock in central Tbilisi, on February 9, 2012. The temperatures in the Georgia's capital dropped today to -6 C.
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The 6th-century monastery of Dzhvari is seen near the town of Mtskheta outside Tbilisi, February 9, 2012.
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A man rolls in the snow before bathing in an ice-hole in the Lisi Lake, with the air temperature at about minus 6 degrees Celsius (21.2 degrees Fahrenheit), in Tbilisi February 9, 2012.
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A woman pulls a child in the snow as they walk near the ice-covered Lisi Lake, with the air temperature at about minus 6 degrees Celsius (21.2 degrees Fahrenheit), in Tbilisi February 9, 2012.
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A man pours water on himself as another rubs himself with snow on the ice-covered Lisi Lake, with the air temperature at about minus 6 degrees Celsius (21.2 degrees Fahrenheit), in Tbilisi February 9, 2012.
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A girl plays with snow on a shore of the frozen artificial lake outside Tbilisi, on February 8, 2012. The artificial lakes froze over outside Tbilisi, as the temperatures in the Georgia's capital dropped today to -5 C, the local media reported.
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People pass by the Israeli embassy in Tbilisi, February 13, 2012. Bombers targeted staff at Israel's embassies in India and Georgia on Monday, the foreign ministry said, with a bomb going off in New Delhi but a second device in Tbilisi was defused.
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