TBILISI, August 30 – Firefighting efforts in Avchala, on the outskirts of Tbilisi, have intensified as two helicopters from Georgia’s Border Police joined the operation Saturday. The blaze is burning through grass and dry vegetation on a hillside north of the capital. Ground crews from the Emergency Management Service remain on-site, working alongside aerial teams … Read more
TBILISI, August 30 – Strong winds disrupted flights at Kutaisi International Airport in western Georgia, forcing three incoming planes to divert on Sunday. According to airport officials, flights from Larnaca (Cyprus) and Poznan (Poland) were redirected to Tbilisi. A service from Atyrau (Kazakhstan) also landed in Tbilisi before eventually returning to Kutaisi once weather conditions … Read more
TBILISI, August 30 – Police in eastern Georgia have detained an armed man who attempted to rob a currency exchange booth in the eastern town of Telavi. Witnesses said the suspect stormed into the kiosk on Erekle II Avenue with a firearm and demanded cash. The attempt failed, and officers arrested him at the scene … Read more
TBILISI, August 28 – Authorities in Georgia say the body of a young man has been recovered from the Black Sea near the coastal town Kobuleti. The Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed that an investigation has been opened under an article of the criminal code that refers to incitement to suicide.
TBILISI, August 27 – Police in Georgia have arrested 12 people, including both Georgian and Chinese citizens, in a crackdown on prostitution in the capital Tbilisi and the western Samegrelo region. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the arrests followed 24 hours of coordinated raids on 13 establishments, which were shut down. Investigators said … Read more
TBILISI, August 22 – Opposition supporters again blocked Rustaveli Avenue on Friday, on the 268th day of continuous protest. Some of the participants marched from the old Public Broadcaster building and joined the rally in front of parliament. The demands are unchanged: a re-run election from last year’s parliamentary election, which the ruling GD won, … Read more
TBILISI, August 21 – Demonstrators once more blocked traffic in front of Georgia’s parliament on Wednesday on what has now become the 266th consecutive day of post-election protest. Earlier in the day, a rally was held at Freedom Square in support of poet Zviad Ratiani, who was recently detained. Protesters then marched toward parliament, joining … Read more
TBILISI, August 20 – Levan Gachechiladze, a Georgian businessman-turned-politician who once led a united opposition challenge for the presidency, has died at the age of 61. Gachechiladze first entered politics in 1999, winning a seat in parliament under the ruling Citizens’ Union of Georgia, then the party of President Eduard Shevardnadze. He soon broke away … Read more
TBILISI, August 17 – A teenager was seriously injured in Batumi after being struck by a moving train in the city’s Tamar district. Local residents told reporters the train ran over the teenager’s leg. Emergency responders rushed the injured child to a nearby clinic, where doctors were forced to amputate the leg due to the … Read more
TBILISI, August 16 – Prosecutors in Georgia say a man has been charged after shooting a dog dead with an air rifle and being caught with an unlicensed firearm at his home. The incident happened on August 15 in the village of Kisiskhevi, part of Telavi municipality in eastern Georgia. According to investigators, the suspect … Read more