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Georgia finalizes voter list for October 4 local elections

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

Protesters stage street theater stunt outside Ivanishvili’s Black Sea estate

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

Georgia’s shipyard revival remains a dream as neighbors move forward

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

Georgian regulator forces utilities to pay back customers

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

Georgia’s European University signs deal with Brescia University

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

Georgian minister goes on multipolar tour at UN meeting

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

GD candidate paints opposition as traitors while promising Tbilisi metro and parks

TBILISI, September 25 – Kakha Kaladze, the ruling Georgian Dream party’s candidate for Tbilisi mayor, told voters in Saburtalo that Georgia’s independence was won “with blood and struggle” and must still be defended every day. Speaking under the campaign slogan “Peace for Georgia, more good for Tbilisi,” Kaladze argued that his party has kept the … Read more

Borjomi flood risks flagged in new environmental report

TBILISI, September 25 – Georgia’s National Environment Agency has received a new strategic environmental assessment for Borjomi’s general and urban development plan, highlighting urgent flood prevention needs in the mountain town. The report singles out the so-called “Park District,” located at the foot of a plateau, as a high-risk flood zone. Experts warn that before … Read more

Chevron may return to Caspian export route via Azerbaijan

TBILISI, September 25 – Energy giant Chevron may be preparing a comeback in the Caspian energy game, with talks underway about re-entering the Baku–Supsa export pipeline project, according to Energy Intelligence Group economist Julien Mathoniere, cited by Report.az. Chevron exited Azerbaijan last year, selling its stakes in the Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli (ACG) oilfield block and the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan … Read more

Georgia calls for pragmatic dialogue at UN general assembly

TBILISI, September 25 – Georgia’s president used the UN General Assembly’s 80th session to call for dialogue and cooperation at what he described as a turning point in modern history. Mikheil Kavelashvili told delegates that the world is living through a transitional era, with the shape of the future international order still unclear. He said … Read more