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TBILISI, January 18 – Georgia’s fifth president, Salome Zourabichvili, said she met in Paris with the president of the European Broadcasting Union to discuss what she described as a severe crisis at Georgia’s public broadcaster. Zourabichvili said the meeting with EBU President Delphine Ernotte focused on recent decisions taken by the management of Georgian Public ... Read more
TBILISI, January 18 – A car crashed off the road and burst into flames in Tbilisi on Sunday, killing one person, Georgian authorities said. The incident happened in the Gldani district in northern Tbilisi. Emergency services responded to the scene, but the victim died as a result of the crash, according to Interpressnews.
TBILISI, January 16 – Georgia’s apple exports have jumped sharply this season, with Russia absorbing the overwhelming majority of the fruit, according to new government data. From August 1, 2025 to January 13, 2026, Georgia exported 10,000 tons of apples worth USD 7.3 million, figures released by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture show. ... 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TBILISI, January 15 – Georgia’s winter resorts are struggling to cope with a surge in visitors, as outdated and overstretched infrastructure strains popular ski destinations during the peak holiday season.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 – 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 16 – The United States has pushed back a January 17 deadline that required Russian oil giant Lukoil to complete the sale of its foreign assets, giving the company until February 28 to wrap up deals that could directly affect its operations in Georgia. The extension was issued by the US Treasury’s sanctions ... 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 16 – Businesses in Georgia are expecting slower price growth over the next one and three years, according to a new inflation expectations survey released by the National Bank of Georgia. The survey, based on December responses from “participants in economic activity,” found that one-year inflation expectations fell compared with November. The central ... Read more
TBILISI, January 16 – More than 1,700 trucks were waiting on the Russian side to cross into Georgia at the Zemo Larsi border checkpoint on Friday, according to the press service of North Ossetia’s government. Officials said truck traffic on the highway has been suspended “until further notice” due to worsening weather conditions. Passenger traffic ... Read more
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 – 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 18 – Georgian police have arrested three people on drug charges after seizing what authorities described as a particularly large quantity of illegal narcotics, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday. The arrests were carried out by police units from several districts of Tbilisi, as well as officers from the Kakheti regional police department. ... 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
