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 ...

Abkhazia's president resigned Tuesday after protests over a Russian investment deal. Demonstrators stormed parliament last ...

The Parliament of Abkhazia will review Bzhania’s resignation on November 19; Vice President Badra Gunba has been appointed as the Interim President or the republic. Here are the key facts about the ...

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

Aslan Bzhania's resignation will take effect once protesters withdraw and disperse from government property, according to an ...

Recently, protests erupted in the occupied Georgian region of Abkhazia over an investment agreement with Russia. As a result, ...

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 Russian investment ...

Russia recognised Abkhazia and another breakaway region, South Ossetia, as independent states in 2008 after it defeated ...

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 ...

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

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 ...