TBILISI, January 28 – Traffic has been fully halted on a key stretch of Georgia’s main northbound highway after a road accident, authorities said on Wednesday, as reported by Interpressnews. The restriction applies to the Zhinvali–Ananuri section of the international Mtskheta–Stepantsminda–Larsi road, a vital transit route that links the South Caucasus with the Russian Federation … Read more
TBILISI, January 26 – Georgia’s government has sought to downplay the fact that U.S. Vice President JD Vance will visit Armenia and Azerbaijan next month without stopping in Georgia, saying the trip follows a specific regional agenda and should not be overinterpreted. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said the itinerary reflects the purpose of the visit … Read more
TBILISI, January 26 – Georgian opposition politician Givi Targamadze was released Monday from a prison facility in Rustavi. He served a seven month sentence for refusing to appear before a temporary parliamentary investigative commission. He was detained on June 27, 2025, after personally surrendering to a police unit in central Tbilisi, following a court decision … Read more
TBILISI, January 25 – Two men were shot and killed inside a car Saturday evening in the village of Mukhrani, just north of Georgia’s capital, in what authorities are treating as a double homicide. Georgia’s Interior Ministry confirmed that both victims were killed at the scene and said an investigation has been launched under articles … Read more
TBILISI, January 22 – Georgian police arrested 88 suspected drug dealers and people linked to drug crimes in a nationwide operation carried out over the past 24 hours, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. The arrests were made in Tbilisi and across several regions, in what officials described as an unprecedented one-day crackdown. Ministry of … Read more
TBILISI, January 22 – Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili appeared in a Tbilisi City Court hearing on Thursday in the long-running case over the events of November 7, 2007, when police cracked down on protesters and the opposition TV station Imedi was raided. The prosecution accuses Saakashvili of ordering a mass dispersal of demonstrators, the … Read more
TBILISI, January 21 – A Tbilisi city court on Wednesday ruled to keep 13 people in pretrial detention over their alleged role in unrest near the Atoneli Palace on October 4. The court reviewed the preventive measures imposed on the defendants and examined video evidence during the hearing. Prosecutors asked the court to keep all … Read more
TBILISI, January 21 – A man was found dead on Wednesday in the Saburtalo district of Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, authorities said. Georgia’s Interior Ministry told local media that the body showed no signs of violence. An investigation has been launched under Article 115 of Georgia’s Criminal Code, which covers cases involving incitement or driving a … Read more
TBILISI, January 21 – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze met with 15 representatives of major supermarket chains on Wednesday, putting rising grocery prices at the center of a growing government crackdown on retail markups. Speaking after the meeting, Kobakhidze said everyday food items in Georgia cost significantly more than in parts of Europe. He pointed … Read more
TBILISI, January 21 – A Georgian legal watchdog has filed a written position at the European human rights court in cases brought by Georgian soldiers and their families against Russia, linked to the 2008 war. The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association said it submitted its arguments to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on … Read more