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TBILISI, July 3, 2026. Georgian opposition politician Grigol Gegelia has met Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger in Vienna, his party Lelo Strong Georgia said Friday. Gegelia is the international secretary of Lelo Strong Georgia, one of the opposition forces in Georgia. According to Interpressnews, the party explained the meeting as part of efforts to defend … Read more
TBILISI, July 3 – Tbilisi Open Air returns this weekend for its 15th edition, bringing two days of music, wine, football screenings and late-night electronic sets to Lisi Wonderland near New Hippodrome Park. The festival runs on Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5. Doors open at 14:00. This year’s program includes three main festival … Read more
TBILISI, July 3, 2026. A Russian citizen has been charged and placed in pre-trial detention after a fatal traffic accident on Tsotne Dadiani Street in Tbilisi, while her lawyer says the crash was not intentional. Georgia’s Prosecutor’s Office said Friday that the accident happened on June 22 near Tsotne Dadiani Street. According to prosecutors, a … Read more
TBILISI, July 3, 2026. Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili attended the funeral ceremony of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Friday, a visit that quickly turned into another flashpoint in Georgia’s tense foreign policy debate. Kavelashvili wrote on social media that he attended the ceremony together with leaders from the region and other countries. During the … Read more
TBILISI, July 2 – A child under the age of three drowned in the sea in Ureki, a Black Sea resort town in western Georgia, Interpressnews reported Thursday. According to the news agency, the child was with foreign citizens and had slipped away from a tent before the incident. Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has … Read more
TBILISI, July 2 – Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was welcomed Thursday at the Georgian presidential palace in Tbilisi at the start of an official visit. The welcoming ceremony was held at the Palace of the President of Georgia, where Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili received the Uzbek leader. During the visit, Mirziyoyev is scheduled to meet … Read more
TBILISI, July 2 – Georgian company Black Sea Petroleum says it will begin processing only non-Russian crude oil from August or September this year, in a move it says is part of market diversification. The company made the announcement in a statement dated July 1, cited by Interpressnews. Black Sea Petroleum said the switch to … Read more
TBILISI, July 1 – Georgia’s government says a new police unit created to fight hate speech, insults and bullying in public spaces has already changed the tone of public debate, one month after it began work. The unit started operating on June 1. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it identified 170 alleged administrative … Read more
TBILISI, July 1 – The body of a young Azerbaijani woman has been found in a rented apartment in Tbilisi, according to information reported by Interpressnews on Wednesday. The case was made public by Baia Pataraia, head of the women’s rights organization Sapari, who wrote about it on social media, Interpressnews reported. Pataraia wrote that … Read more
TBILISI, July 1 – Jailed Georgian opposition politician Elene Khoshtaria is being transferred from prison to the Vivamedi clinic after days of pressure from her supporters, doctors and lawyers over her health condition. Khoshtaria is one of the leaders of the Coalition for Change and the opposition party Droa. According to Droa’s press service, doctor … Read more