Aslan Bzhania, president of Georgia's Russian-occupied Abkhazia region, submitted a letter of resignation on Nov. 19 in an ...

Bzhania's resignation highlights underlying regional tensions, with protesters claiming he misused Abkhazia's Moscow ties for personal gains. Russia, acknowledging Abkhazia as independent post-2008 ...

The leader of the Moscow-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia resigned on Tuesday after a deal allowing for the expansion of Russian business in the republic led to mass protests and the ...

It said Bzhania's deputy would become Abkhazia's acting leader, who would then dismiss the current prime minister. The ...

Protesters have occupied the parliament building in Abkhazia, demanding the resignation of the region's self-styled president ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing a destabilizing crisis in Abkhazia, a breakaway Georgian region that has long been under Moscow's control. The turmoil erupted after widespread protests ...

Protesters claim that the concessions threaten to price locals out of real estate development opportunities, as well as the ...

Addressing protesters in front of the presidential administration building, MP Erik Rshtuni said that the Ministry of Defense was chosen as the negotiating venue ...

Russian president Vladimir Putin may be facing another uprising against Russian influence in Abkhazia, a breakaway region in ...

Opposition protesters in Georgia's breakaway province of Abkhazia on Sunday refused to cede control of key government ...

Tensions have flared during the past week over a proposed deal that would allow Russians to buy property in Abkhazia.

The president of the Moscow-backed breakaway Georgian republic of Abkhazia resigned Tuesday, his office said, after reaching a deal with protesters who stormed parliament over a Russi... Already a ...