The leader of Abkhazia, a breakaway Georgian region backed by Russia, warned on Saturday that the republic was facing a "humanitarian catastrophe" due to a critical shortage of electricity.

The acting leader of Abkhazia has won a presidential election in the breakaway Georgian region, state media said Sunday, months after his predecessor was driven from office following protests over ...

Provides an overview of Abkhazia, including key facts about this breakaway Georgian territory.

Putin congratulated Gunba on his victory in a presidential election at the weekend, describing Russia-Abkhazia relations as "special". The election was held months after Gunba's predecessor was ...

TBILISI, Georgia -- Opposition protesters in Georgia's breakaway province of Abkhazia on Sunday refused to cede control of key government buildings seized during rallies last week, during which at ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree simplifying the process for residents of Georgia’s Russian-occupied territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to obtain Russian citizenship ...

Following days of unrest in which the opposition seized government buildings, the leader of Georgia's separatist region of Abkhazia has resigned.

The Russian-backed authorities in the breakaway Georgian republic of Abkhazia have decided to suspend school for one week starting December 10 due to the region’s ongoing energy crisis, Acting Prime ...

On Sunday, the president of Georgia’s Russian-backed separatist region of Abkhazia vowed to remain in office despite ongoing protests demanding his resignation. Aslan Bzhania told the Russian state ...

Opposition protesters in Georgia's breakaway province of Abkhazia have refused to cede control of key government buildings seized during rallies on Friday during which at least 14 people were ...

Police and hundreds of demonstrators have clashed in Georgia’s separatist region of Abkhazia as tensions flared over a proposed pact to allow Russians to buy property there ...

TBILISI, Georgia -- Opposition protesters in Georgia's breakaway province of Abkhazia on Sunday refused to cede control of key government buildings seized during rallies last week, during which at ...