TBILISI, March 11 – Georgia’s Kulevi oil terminal is back in the spotlight after Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili said there was no evidence to justify putting the facility into the European Union’s latest sanctions package against Russia. Speaking on Tuesday, Botchorishvili said the Georgian side had once again shown the European Commission what steps the … Read more
TBILISI, March 10 – A new report about alleged Iranian influence in Georgia has triggered a political storm, with Georgia’s domestic intelligence service questioning politicians, a former defense minister, a retired general and a researcher after a series of public statements about possible security threats. The controversy began after former defense minister Tina Khidasheli said … Read more
TBILISI, March 7 – Georgia’s domestic intelligence service has opened an investigation after public statements about alleged terrorism-linked activity inside the country, and summoned ex-defense minister Tina Khidasheli and opposition politician Gubaz Sanikidze for questioning. The case originated in statements by Khidasheli, now head of the Civic Idea organization, made on TV Pirveli, that an … Read more
TBILISI, March 5 – Iran has hinted it might target the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, a crucial oil route supplying nearly 30% of Israel’s oil, Georgia Today reported. An adviser to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps suggested that Tehran might strike energy infrastructure benefiting its adversaries, including Israel. This comes after recent US and Israeli strikes … Read more
TBILISI, February 20 – A Tbilisi court has upheld a pre-trial detention measure against exiled former Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia in a case linked to events near the village of Chorchana along the occupation line with breakaway South Ossetia. The decision was delivered on Thursday by Tbilisi City Court during a pre-trial hearing. The … Read more
TBILISI, November 12 – Preliminary findings after a Turkish Air Force C-130 military plane crashed in eastern Georgia on Tuesday indicated that the disaster may have been caused by a technical malfunction. Georgia’s Interior Minister Geka Geladze confirmed Wednesday that 18 bodies have been recovered from the crash site, while search teams continue to look … Read more
TBILISI, October 15 – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Russia to pay Georgia EUR 253 million in compensation for violations linked to Moscow’s ongoing occupation of Georgian territories, the country’s Justice Ministry announced on Tuesday. The ruling in the so-called “continued occupation” case, or formally “Georgia v. Russia (IV)”, came down … Read more
TBILISI, October 15 – The chair of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Finland’s foreign minister Elina Valtonen visited protesters outside Georgia’s parliament on Tuesday evening, speaking briefly with demonstrators before continuing her official meetings in the capital. Protesters told Georgian media that Valtonen discussed the goals and content of their … Read more
TBILISI, October 13 – Georgia’s State Security Service announced Monday that three Georgian citizens have been arrested in the Black Sea region of Adjara on charges of joining a foreign terrorist organization and assisting terrorist activity. The operation was carried out by the agency’s Counterterrorism Center under court orders, simultaneously across five different locations in … Read more
TBILISI, October 6 – Georgia’s State Security Service (SSS) says it has discovered a large cache of firearms, ammunition, and explosives allegedly tied to plans for coordinated sabotage attacks during the October 4 unrest in Tbilisi. Authorities claim the operation was directed by a Georgian national serving in a Ukrainian military unit. According to the … Read more