TBILISI, August 4 – Georgia’s ruling party is preparing possible new legislation to protect “national identity”, a move supporters say is needed to defend traditional values and critics warn could deepen social divisions. The Georgian Dream initiative follows the creation of several groups in recent days claiming to defend Georgian identity, national unity, traditions and … Read more
TBILISI, August 3 – Georgia says it is ready to continue political dialogue with the United States and wants to rebuild the countries’ strategic partnership “from a clean sheet,” Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili said. Her comments followed criticism from the US Embassy over Georgia’s creation of a unit to combat hate speech. According to Rezonansi, … Read more
TBILISI, August 3 – The planned deep-sea port at Anaklia has moved to its next stage of construction, as the first dredging vessel arrives in the project’s maritime zone. The planned new port at Anaklia, on Georgia’s Black Sea coast, is considered a major step toward enhancing the country’s role in transiting cargo between Europe … Read more
TBILISI, August 3 – The Facebook page of Georgian investigative outlet Studio Monitor has been removed after Meta reportedly accused it of copyright violations, the media organisation said on Monday. Studio Monitor editor Nino Zuriashvili described the deletion as the third recent attack on the outlet’s online presence. Its YouTube channel was also disabled on … Read more
TBILISI, August 3 – A coalition of Georgian civil society groups has accused the authorities of using hate speech laws to punish political criticism that does not call for violence or target protected groups. The Georgian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum said on Monday that citizens and journalists had in several … Read more
TBILISI, August 1 – Two former Georgian servicemen were wounded in a knife attack after an argument at a restaurant in central Gori late Thursday, according to Georgian media. The incident began inside a restaurant on Stalin Street and later spilled outside, Interpressnews reported shortly after 1 am on Friday. Witnesses said an argument between … Read more
TBILISI, August 1 – A trailer drove off the road near Khashuri in the central parts of Georgia on Friday. The accident occured on the outskirts of Khashuri, a key transport juncture in the South Caucasus nation. The driver of the trailer was injured in the accident, Interpressnews reported.
TBILISI, July 30 – Hundreds of landowners near Rustavi are refusing to sell property earmarked for a planned university city, saying the government’s compensation offer is far below local market prices. The disputed land lies beside the Tbilisi-Rustavi highway, between Rustavi’s 21st microdistrict and the road toward Gachiani. The government plans to build a large … Read more
TBILISI, July 30 – Georgia will abolish its Ministry of Regional Development in September, just over a year after it was created as a separate ministry. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced on Wednesday that regional policy will instead be handled by a state minister. The post will go to Mamuka Mdinaradze, a former head of … Read more
TBILISI, July 30 – The Asian Development Bank has approved a USD 250 million loan to finance nearly 19 kilometers of the planned Tbilisi bypass motorway, a missing link in Georgia’s east-west road network. The loan will support two sections of four-lane motorway between Tbilisi International Airport and Rustavi, an industrial city south of the … Read more