Wednesday, January 14, 2026

U.S. Venezuela action spills into Tbilisi’s political debate

TBILISI, January 8 – The U.S. military operation in Venezuela has spilled into Georgia’s bitter politics, with rival camps in Tbilisi arguing over who matters more for Georgia’s security and future: Washington or Brussels. The U.S. military operation last Saturday saw special forces capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, who later were brought to ... Read more

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Georgia and Turkey team up to arrest murder suspect

TBILISI, January 8 – Georgia’s Interior Ministry says it has arrested a suspect over a deadly shooting at a jewelry store in the southern town of Marneuli, following a joint operation with Turkish police. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, officers from Georgia’s Kvemo Kartli police and Turkey’s Artvin provincial police tracked ... Read more

Georgia spends Orthodox Christmas divided

TBILISI, January 7 – Georgia marked Orthodox Christmas with sharply contrasting scenes as the clock passed midnight on January 6–7. At Tbilisi’s Holy Trinity Cathedral, Patriarch Ilia II led the traditional Christmas liturgy and issued his annual epistle, calling for peace, unity, restraint in speech, and fidelity to Christian values amid global wars and domestic ... Read more

Georgia’s foreign currency reserves reach record USD 6.16 billion

TBILISI, January 6 – Georgia’s foreign currency reserves jumped sharply in December, hitting a record level as the central bank continued large-scale purchases on the market. According to data released on Tuesday by the National Bank of Georgia, the country’s international reserves increased by USD 342.6 million compared to the previous month, reaching about USD ... Read more

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