TBILISI, October 2 – Britain has sanctioned four Georgian citizens as part of a new package targeting people accused of spreading Kremlin-supporting disinformation, Interpressnews reported. The four Georgians named in the measures are Nikoloz Mzhavanadze, Giorgi Iremadze, Mamuka Pipia and Paata Abuladze. The UK said they were part of a group that travelled to Russian-occupied … Read more
TBILISI, October 1 – Georgia summoned Iran’s ambassador after a social media post about Queen Ketevan triggered unusually broad criticism in Tbilisi, with politicians from both the government and opposition accusing the diplomat of going beyond his role. Iranian Ambassador Seyed Ali Moujani had projected an image of Queen Ketevan onto the facade of the … Read more
TBILISI, September 25 – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze used his address to the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday to appeal directly to the people of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Kobakhidze said Russia still occupied 20 percent of Georgia’s territory and that hundreds of thousands of displaced people remained unable to return … Read more
TBILISI, September 20 – Georgian PM Irakli Kobakhidze will address the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday, during a visit that will also include meetings with foreign leaders and UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The Georgian government announced Sunday that Kobakhidze would take part in the General Debate at the UN General Assembly’s … Read more
TBILISI, September 10 – Georgia says it will enforce newly expanded U.S. sanctions that affect airlines currently operating flights between Georgia and Iran. The announcement came Thursday after the United States expanded sanctions against Iran’s aviation sector, including measures targeting companies that continue to support Mahan Air and 27 other Iranian airlines. U.S. Treasury Secretary … Read more
TBILISI, August 23 – A Georgian studies program at Harvard University has been suspended after funding from the Georgian government stopped. The program at Harvard’s Davis Center began academic and research work in January 2022. It was created under the leadership of American scholar Stephen Jones with USD 2.3 million in funding from Georgia’s Education … Read more
TBILISI, August 22 – The White House has named Georgia among dozens of nations it says China uses as third-country routes to avoid US tariffs. A White House report published on August 13, titled “The Great Transshipment Scam“, says Chinese-made goods are increasingly sent first to third countries before being exported to the United States. … Read more
TBILISI, August 5 – Georgia says it is ready to establish diplomatic relations with Nauru after the Pacific island state ended its ties with the Russian-backed authorities in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on Wednesday that Nauru’s government made the decision on July 21. He described it as a victory for … 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, 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