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TBILISI, September 20 – Georgian health officials say norovirus was most likely responsible for a massive outbreak of stomach illness at public kindergartens in Tbilisi, with more than 100 children hospitalized. Most of the children are now recovering, but investigators have yet to establish how the infection spread. The National Center for Disease Control said … Read more
TBILISI, September 20 – Georgia’s emergency hotline, 112, returned to normal service on Sunday afternoon after a technical problem disrupted incoming calls earlier in the day. The Public Safety Management Center announced at 9:17 a.m. that calls to the emergency number were being delayed because of a technical fault. It published eight alternative phone numbers … Read more
TBILISI, September 20 – A passenger train traveling from Batumi to Tbilisi was forced to turn back Saturday evening after a landslide left debris accross the railway tracks in western Georgia. The landslide occurred near the village of Buknari in Kobuleti municipality, in Georgia’s Black Sea region of Adjara, as reported by Interpressnews. Georgian Railway … Read more
TBILISI, September 20 – Protesters carrying Georgian and European Union flags marched through central Tbilisi on Saturday evening, calling on the government to step down. The demonstrators gathered near Avlabari metro station before setting off toward the Georgian parliament, according to Interpressnews. Participants chanted slogans calling on Bidzina Ivanishvili’s government to step down. Ivanishvili is … Read more
TBILISI, September 19 – Georgian police have arrested a Turkish citizen wanted by Interpol on fraud charges, the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced Saturday. The suspect was detained in Batumi, a city on Georgia’s Black Sea coast, following investigative work by officers from the Adjara regional division of the Central Criminal Police Department. According to … Read more
TBILISI, September 19 – Three former senior Georgian officials have testified in the criminal trial of exiled former prime minister Giorgi Gakharia over a police checkpoint near the breakaway South Ossetia region. Prosecutors claimed the testimony confirmed that Gakharia acted without consulting the three. The hearing took place behind closed doors at Tbilisi City Court … Read more
TBILISI, September 19 – De facto South Ossetia’s acting president Marat Kambolov has claimed victory in Friday’s snap election, with his rivals congratulating him even before the final vote count was announced. Georgia condemned the vote as illegal, saying it could not change the breakaway region’s status as part of Georgian territory. The territory’s Central … Read more
TBILISI, September 18 – Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident near the village of Nukriani in Georgia’s Sighnaghi municipality on Friday evening. According to local residents cited by Interpressnews, four people were standing near a stationary Ford transport vehicle and loading cargo when it was struck by a Mercedes … Read more
TBILISI, September 18 – The Council of Europe has again called on Russia to withdraw its forces from Georgia’s breakaway regions. The statement also urged Russia to comply with judgments in interstate cases brought by Tbilisi, while a faction of greens and socialists within the organization warned of what it described as intensified Russian efforts … Read more
TBILISI, September 18 – Georgia’s economy expanded by 6.9% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, with transport, technology and entertainment among the strongest-performing sectors. According to preliminary figures released by the National Statistics Office (GeoStat) on Friday, gross domestic product reached 28.15 billion Georgian lari at current prices during April-June, up from 25.58 billion … Read more