Abkhazia

Abkhazia

Russia’s FSB accuses Abkhaz women of child benefit fraud

Abkhazia

May 16, 2025

It turned out, unexpectedly, that receiving Russian benefits while living in Abkhazia is illegal

Abkhazia

Linguists and programmers are teaching neural networks to speak Abkhaz

Abkhazia

May 14, 2025

Since 2024, the Abkhaz language has been included in Google Translate, and work is now underway on the Common Voice platform

Abkhazia-Russia

Russian agents in Abkhazia | Discussion of Inal Khashig and Astamur Tania

Abkhazia-Russia

May 13, 2025

Russian foreign agents in Abkhazia – Editor of the newspaper Chegemskaya Pravda Inal Khashig spoke with historian and political scientist Astamur Tania.

Abkhazia-Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Abkhazia

Abkhazia-Russia

May 11, 2025

The exact date of the visit will be announced later. It will be Putin’s fifth official visit to Abkhazia

Abkhazian hoteliers claim major Russian firms are undercutting prices to ruin them

Abkhazia-Russia

May 08, 2025

They are appealing to the Abkhaz authorities to urgently adopt antitrust legislation

"Georgia must learn to say 'yes'" - view from Abkhazia

Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

May 05, 2025

Journalist Inal Khashig considers Tbilisi’s negative reaction to the reopening of Sukhum airport pointless.

Russia resumes direct flights to Abkhazia | Reactions from Georgia

Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

May 02, 2025

First flight from Moscow to Sukhumi triggers strong reactions in Georgia: what are political actors saying in Tbilisi?

Opinion on direct flights between Sukhumi and Russia

Opinion on flights between Sukhumi and Russia: "Any self-respecting government in Georgia’s place would respond with countermeasures"

Georgia-Russia

May 02, 2025

Tina Khidasheli: “If the country had a real prime minister, he would have already issued a decree suspending direct flights from Russia to Georgia”

Flights from Russia to Abkhazia begin as Sukhum Airport reopens – VIDEO

Abkhazia-Russia

May 02, 2025

Due to the airport’s lack of an international licence and the unresolved Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, air traffic with other countries is not possible.

Abkhazia annuls Russian businessman's diplomatic passport

Abkhazia revokes diplomatic passport previously issued to Russian crime boss

Abkhazia-Russia

April 29, 2025

Ruben Tatulyan received his Abkhaz diplomatic passport in 2020, thanks to his friendship with then-President Aslan Bzhania.

'Georgia is once again heading towards confrontation' - interview with Abkhaz envoy to Russia

Abkhazia

April 25, 2025

Will Abkhazia adopt a foreign agents law and host another Russian military base?

Zurab Tsereteli’s futuristic bus stops in Abkhazia. Photo

Abkhazia

April 23, 2025

The resort complex in Pitsunda was his first project as a monumental artist, and the nine bus stops are regarded by experts as some of the finest examples of the genre.

Abkhaz opposition believes that pressure it faces from Kremlin was initiated from within Abkhazia

Abkhazia-Russia

April 22, 2025

Abkhaz opposition leader Adgur Ardzinba was detained for several hours by Russian border guards.

Opinion: 'Flights from Russia to Abkhazia boost legitimacy of Abkhazia’s separatist government'

Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

April 17, 2025

Political analyst Valeri Chechelashvili: “Georgia has leverage over Russia to block these flights”

Russia resumes direct flights to Abkhazia

Air travel between Russia and Abkhazia to begin on 3 May

Abkhazia-Russia

April 16, 2025

Since the Georgian-Abkhaz war, the Sukhum airport has had its licence revoked by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Finalists of young leaders’ competition appointed to new Abkhazian government

Abkhazia

April 15, 2025

The “Team Abkhazia” competition was initiated by President Badr Gunba during his election campaign.

Opinion: 'Kremlin has absolutely no interest in Aslan Bzhania returning to Abkhazia’s government'

Abkhazia-Russia

April 10, 2025

Journalist Inal Khashig believes that the new government will not include figures associated with Abkhazia’s chronic political crisis.

Opinion: 'Kremlin now sets course for Abkhazia’s development'

Abkhazia

April 07, 2025

Inal Khashig: "Russia is trying to stabilise the situation in Abkhazia by removing figures who irritate the opposition from power"

Opinion: Why did Russian official call Georgian combatants of the Abkhazian war ‘neo-Nazis’?

Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

April 03, 2025

A new term has emerged in Russian political vocabulary regarding the conflicts of the 1990s—Georgian "neo-Nazis." Why does Moscow need this?

Badra Gunba officially takes office as Abkhazia's president. What stood out at the inauguration?

Politics in Abkhazia

April 02, 2025

Former prime minister Alexander Ankvab, seen as the new president’s “mentor,” did not attend the ceremony. His removal from power is believed to be a demand from Moscow