TBILISI, January 16 – Georgia won its first European Championship gold medal in figure skating on Friday as Luka Berulava and Anastasia Metelkina topped the podium in the pairs event at the European Figure Skating Championships currently ongoing in the UK. According to Georgia’s Ministry of Sport, Berulava and Metelkina led the field after both … Read more
TBILISI, January 15 – A group of prominent Georgian opposition figures appeared in court in Tbilisi on Thursday as hearings continued into events that unfolded near the Atoneli Palace during a mass protest on October 4. The case is being heard at Tbilisi City Court and involves Paata Burchuladze, Murtaz Zodelava, Irakli Nadiradze, Paata Manjgaladze, … Read more
TBILISI, January 15 – Georgia’s winter resorts are struggling to cope with a surge in visitors, as outdated and overstretched infrastructure strains popular ski destinations during the peak holiday season. Hotel owners and tourism operators say resorts such as Bakuriani and Gudauri are hosting far more guests than they were designed for, leading to traffic … Read more
TBILISI, January 15 – Cable thefts targeting highway lighting along one of Georgia’s main east–west transport routes have raised safety concerns, prompting warnings from road authorities. Georgia’s Roads Department said several incidents of damage and theft of external lighting cables have been recorded in recent months along sections of the E60 Tbilisi–Senaki–Leselidze highway, including the … Read more
TBILISI, January 14 – Georgia’s political class were in shock after prosecutors confirmed a plea deal with former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, a man who until recently was part of the inner circle of the ruling Georgian Dream party. On Tuesday, the Prosecutor’s Office said it had signed a plea agreement with Garibashvili. Under the … Read more
TBILISI, January 14 – A Tbilisi court has ruled to keep opposition politician Aleko Elisashvili in pre-trial detention as he faces charges of terrorism. Elisashvili, a former independent member of parliament who ran as candidate for deputy mayor together with Lelo – Strong Georgia last year, is charged with attempting to carry out a terrorist … Read more
TBILISI, January 8 – The U.S. military operation in Venezuela has spilled into Georgia’s bitter politics, with rival camps in Tbilisi arguing over who matters more for Georgia’s security and future: Washington or Brussels. The U.S. military operation last Saturday saw special forces capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, who later were brought to … Read more
TBILISI, January 8 – Georgia’s Interior Ministry says it has arrested a suspect over a deadly shooting at a jewelry store in the southern town of Marneuli, following a joint operation with Turkish police. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, officers from Georgia’s Kvemo Kartli police and Turkey’s Artvin provincial police tracked … Read more
TBILISI, January 7 – Georgia marked Orthodox Christmas with sharply contrasting scenes as the clock passed midnight on January 6–7. At Tbilisi’s Holy Trinity Cathedral, Patriarch Ilia II led the traditional Christmas liturgy and issued his annual epistle, calling for peace, unity, restraint in speech, and fidelity to Christian values amid global wars and domestic … Read more
TBILISI, January 6 – Georgia’s foreign currency reserves jumped sharply in December, hitting a record level as the central bank continued large-scale purchases on the market. According to data released on Tuesday by the National Bank of Georgia, the country’s international reserves increased by USD 342.6 million compared to the previous month, reaching about USD … Read more