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TBILISI, July 24 – A Georgian oil facility in Kulevi has been included in the European Union’s 21st sanctions package against Russia, setting off a political clash in Tbilisi over whether the move is a warning, a mistake or a damaging blow to Georgia’s reputation. Rezonansi reported Friday that the EU is introducing a transaction … Read more
TBILISI, July 24 – Georgia sharply increased electricity imports in the first half of 2026, with Russia and Turkey together supplying more than two thirds of the imported power, BPN reported Friday, citing data from Georgia’s National Statistics Office. From January through June, Georgia imported electricity worth USD 39.615 million. In the same period last … Read more
TBILISI, July 24 – Georgian police have arrested a man in the eastern region of Kakheti after he allegedly killed his father with a blunt object and buried the body in the yard of their home. The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the arrest on Friday. It said officers from the Kakheti Police Department detained … Read more
TBILISI, July 24 – Georgia’s State Security Service says it has arrested one person in Tbilisi for allegedly trying to fraudulently sell land worth several million dollars using a fake official document. The arrest was announced on Friday, and reported by Interpressnews. According to the State Security Service, officers from its Anti-Corruption Agency detained the … Read more
TBILISI, July 24 – A mudflow hit two villages in southern Georgia’s Adigeni municipality after heavy rain and hail in the mountains, flooding two homes and damaging a car, local officials said Friday. The incident happened in the villages of Gomaro and Shoka. Adigeni Mayor Gocha Kimadze told Interpressnews that Shoka escaped without damage, while … Read more
TBILISI, July 24 – Electricity has been fully restored across Georgia after a major overnight blackout left Tbilisi and other regions without power for several hours, Interpressnews reported. Georgia’s State Electrosystem said on Friday morning that power supply had been restored throughout the country. The outage began at around 00:10 on Friday, affecting both the … Read more
TBILISI, July 24 – A major power outage hit parts of Georgia shortly after midnight on Friday, cutting electricity in several cities, including Tbilisi, before supply began to return gradually in the early morning hours. Interpressnews first reported at 00:30 that electricity had gone out in parts of the country. At that time, several cities, … Read more
TBILISI, July 24 – A conflict at a wedding in Georgia has escalated into public rallies and demands that Russian tourists should pay an ‘occupation fee’ or sign documents in support of Georgia’s internationally recognized borders. The incident happened on July 18 at the Agarani Mamuli hotel in Telavi, eastern Georgia. According to Georgia’s Ministry … Read more
TBILISI, July 24 – A young man has died after an iron structure collapsed in the yard of a residential house in Samtredia in western Georgia, Interpressnews reported. According to the news agency, the accident happened while an iron structure was being built in the yard. The structure collapsed and injured the young man. He … Read more
TBILISI, July 24 – A 17-year-old boy has died after a late-night shooting in Tbilisi’s Vera district, where four people, including two minors, were wounded by gunfire from a weapon allegedly owned by the detained suspect. The shooting happened late Wednesday night on Shanidze Street in Vera, an uptown neighborhood of the Georgian capital. According … Read more