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
TBILISI, July 3, 2026. Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili attended the funeral ceremony of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Friday, a visit that quickly turned into another flashpoint in Georgia’s tense foreign policy debate. Kavelashvili wrote on social media that he attended the ceremony together with leaders from the region and other countries. During the … Read more
TBILISI, July 2 – Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was welcomed Thursday at the Georgian presidential palace in Tbilisi at the start of an official visit. The welcoming ceremony was held at the Palace of the President of Georgia, where Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili received the Uzbek leader. During the visit, Mirziyoyev is scheduled to meet … Read more
TBILISI, July 2 – Georgian company Black Sea Petroleum says it will begin processing only non-Russian crude oil from August or September this year, in a move it says is part of market diversification. The company made the announcement in a statement dated July 1, cited by Interpressnews. Black Sea Petroleum said the switch to … Read more
TBILISI, July 1 – Georgia’s government says a new police unit created to fight hate speech, insults and bullying in public spaces has already changed the tone of public debate, one month after it began work. The unit started operating on June 1. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it identified 170 alleged administrative … Read more