DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, September 27 – Georgia’s ruling party Georgian Dream has announced it will ask the country’s Constitutional Court to outlaw the opposition United National Movement (UNM), the party founded by former president Mikheil Saakashvili. The move follows the conclusion of a six-month inquiry by a parliamentary investigative commission led by Vice Speaker Tea Tsulukiani. She … Read more
TBILISI, September 27 – Georgian president Mikheil Kavelashvili attended a formal dinner in New York hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. The event was held in honor of the heads of delegations participating in the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Kavelashvili shared a photo with the U.S. … Read more
TBILISI, September 27 – Torrential rains have triggered flooding in several villages of Georgia’s Lagodekhi municipality, leaving homes, farmland, and roads under water. The worst-hit areas are Verkhvisminda and Kabali, where the strong downpours caused the Areshi and Kabali rivers to overflow. First floors of houses, courtyards, and agricultural plots have been inundated, disrupting daily … Read more
TBILISI, September 27 – Georgia’s environmental authorities say they have uncovered 414 cases of illegal hunting since the start of the hunting season just one month ago. The country’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture reported that the bulk of violations were recorded in Samegrelo–Upper Svaneti, a western region known for its forests and wetlands, … Read more
TBILISI, September 27 – Georgia’s election administration has completed the country’s unified voter list ahead of the crucial October 4 municipal elections, Central Election Commission (CEC) spokesperson Natia Ioseliani announced Friday. According to the CEC, a total of 3,513,818 citizens are eligible to vote. Of these, 3,130,348 will cast ballots using electronic technologies, while 777 … Read more
TBILISI, September 26 – Members of Georgia’s main opposition party, the United National Movement (UNM), staged a protest Friday outside the seaside residence of Bidzina Ivanishvili, the billionaire founder and honorary chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party. The activists brought along a toy zebra and a toy shark, a symbolic stunt aimed at drawing … Read more
TBILISI, September 26 – Georgia’s plans to revive its shipbuilding industry remains a dream, while the country’s neighbors on the Caspian Sea are moving forward with major new investments, according to a study by the Transport Corridor Research Center (TCRC). In Azerbaijan, the Baku Shipyard has become a regional powerhouse. Earlier this year, the country’s … Read more
TBILISI, September 26 – Georgia’s National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC) has ordered utility companies to compensate customers nearly 473,000 lari (about USD 175,000) for unfair charges and service violations in August and September 2025. According to the regulator, the payouts cover electricity, natural gas, and water users who had lodged complaints. Issues … Read more
TBILISI, September 26 – Georgia’s European University is expanding its international reach through a new partnership with Italy’s Brescia University. Rector Nino Taliashvili hosted Professor Maurizio Tira, emeritus rector of Brescia and current president of the UNIBS Foundation and the GARR Consortium, during a visit in Tbilisi. The visit followed the signing of a cooperation … Read more
TBILISI, September 26 – Georgia’s foreign minister Maka Botchorishvili used this week’s UN General Assembly in New York to launch a whirlwind of meetings that seemed to cover the so-called multipolar world. The outreach came as Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili told the Assembly that the UN must guide the world’s transition to a “peaceful, stable … Read more