TBILISI, July 8 – Former Georgian prime minister Giorgi Gakharia has accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of failing to defend Georgia’s national interests abroad, saying his own team is trying to do that work at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly session in The Hague. Gakharia, who now leads the opposition party Gakharia for Georgia, wrote … Read more
TBILISI, July 7 – Georgia’s hate speech crackdown is moving ahead, with courts issuing new penalties in cases involving public insults against political and private figures. Kutaisi City Court has fined Davit Svanadze 2,000 GEL (USD 750) after finding that he insulted Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze, Rezonansi reported on Tuesday. Kaladze is one of the … Read more
TBILISI, July 7 – More than 95 percent of applicants showed up for Georgia’s English-language entrance exam on July 6 and 7, the National Assessment and Examinations Center said on Tuesday. The English exam for university applicants has now been completed, according to figures published by the center and reported by Rezonansi. The exams are … Read more
TBILISI, July 7 – Georgia says it will keep control of the planned Anaklia deep sea port, a major Black Sea project that the government presents as a key part of the Middle Corridor trade route between Asia and Europe. Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili said on Monday that the project model has been changed, Rezonansi … Read more
TBILISI, July 5 – A fire broke out near the Tbilisi Sea settlement on Sunday evening, but was quickly put out, Georgia’s Emergency Management Service told Interpressnews. The fire was reported in the area near Tbilisi Sea, a large reservoir and recreation zone on the eastern side of the Georgian capital. According to the emergency … Read more
TBILISI, July 4 – Europe’s liberal party alliance ALDE has adopted a sharply critical resolution on Georgia, calling for targeted sanctions against people it says are responsible for human rights violations, democratic backsliding and political repression. The resolution was adopted Saturday at the ALDE congress in Vienna, according to Interpressnews, which cited information from Georgian … Read more
TBILISI, July 4 – Georgia’s largest opposition party, the United National Movement (UNM), is heading into a new leadership fight, with jailed former president Mikheil Saakashvili publicly recommending four younger party figures. Tina Bokuchava’s two-year term as UNM chair officially expires next week, but according to Rezonansi, the party has not yet named official candidates … Read more
TBILISI, July 3, 2026. Planning work is starting for the Eagle Hills, a development project in Krtsanisi forest park which caused controversy last year. Gardabani municipality said Friday that a development plan is being prepared for part of the territory of Tbilisi and Gardabani municipality, inside Krtsanisi forest park, Interpressnews reported. The project area covers … Read more
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