TBILISI, September 24 – Tbilisi City Court was evacuated today, following a bomb threat. According to local reports, the evacuation took place about an hour before security services arrived. Members of the court’s security service, known as the ‘Mandaturi,’ ordered everyone out and suspended all hearings. The State Security Service’s counter-terrorism department was later seen … Read more
TBILISI, September 24 – An explosion rocked a residential area in Tbilisi’s Lotkini district, injuring one person, Georgian officials confirmed on Monday. The blast, which residents said shook nearby buildings, is believed to have been caused by a gas leak. Photos from the scene quickly spread on social media, showing damaged structures and emergency crews … Read more
TBILISI, September 22 – Police in Georgia are investigating a shooting in the southern town of Marneuli after a man was wounded by gunfire and taken to hospital. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the case is being treated under Article 117 of Georgia’s Criminal Code, which covers the intentional infliction of serious injury. … Read more
TBILISI, September 20 – Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has confirmed the release of a teenager who was arrested during a rally in Tbilisi on September 15 for allegedly displaying a gun. The ministry said forensic experts determined that the object seized was not a real firearm. Police had initially reported that a person born … Read more
TBILISI, September 19 – A pipeline accident in Georgia’s capital has cut gas supplies to around 17,000 customers, energy provider Tbilisi Energy confirmed to Interpressnews. The shutdown, which began just after midnight today, September 19, hit large parts of the Dighomi and Gldani districts. Both residential neighborhoods and major facilities, including hospitals, schools and businesses, … Read more
TBILISI, September 18 – One of Georgia’s most high-profile opposition figures, Elene Khoshtaria, has been ordered to pay 5,000 lari (about USD 1,800) in bail following her arrest for defacing a ruling party election banner. A judge in Tbilisi set the bail on Monday, but Khoshtaria, one of the leading figures of the opposition Coalition … Read more
TBILISI, September 18 – Georgia’s Olympic judo champion Zurab Zviadauri is refusing to speak to investigators, while still in detention after being arrested on charges of illegal gun possession. His lawyer, Datuna Modebadze, told reporters that while Zviadauri already had defendant status in a separate murder case, he was not barred from carrying a firearm. … Read more
TBILISI, September 17 – Georgia is building a brand-new runway at Kutaisi International Airport, a project officials say will turn the country’s second-busiest hub into a major player for long-haul flights and cargo. Economy and Sustainable Development Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili toured the site with Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze this week. She called it a “historic … Read more
TBILISI, September 16 – Inflation in Georgia is expected to creep above 5% in the coming months before cooling back to around 4.5% by the end of the year, according to new research by TBC Capital. The report notes that inflation already hit 4.6% in August, fueled in part by rising prices for bread and … Read more
TBILISI, September 16 – Georgians sent more money to Turkey than any other country in August, according to fresh figures from the National Bank of Georgia. A total of USD 6.16 million flowed across the border to Turkey in just one month, placing it at the top of the list of outbound transfers. Azerbaijan came … Read more