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Movement restricted on Upper Lars road

Movement restricted on Upper Lars road

The road in Georgia leading to the Upper Lars checkpoint on the border with Russia is closed for trucks and semi-trailer trucks, the Department of Roads of the Ministry of Development and Infrastructure of Georgia informs. The movement …

Georgian Dream supporters and oppositionists clash in Tbilisi

Georgian Dream supporters and oppositionists clash in Tbilisi

The fight took place in the Tbilisi district of Gldani near the polling station, five people were detained, the director of the patrol police department of the Georgian Interior Ministry, Vazha Siradze, informed. "As you know, the …

Georgian police arrest Zurab Zhvania's son

Georgian police arrest Zurab Zhvania's son

Georgian police have arrested the son of former Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania for alleged assault on the grandson of entrepreneur Gogi Topadze in Tbilisi. Busa Zhvania was arrested after an incident in the home of the family of …

Georgian survives being stabbed five times

Georgian survives being stabbed five times

A middle-aged man was seriously injured in a fight that took place in Abasha (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region), western Georgia, media reported. The crime was committed in the downtown square in the city center. Two men had a fight, …

Recidivist detained in Georgia

Recidivist detained in Georgia

A man serving a suspended sentence has been detained in Batumi: he is accused of stealing money from the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral. The relevant message was published on the Georgian Interior Ministry website. The …

Village investigator suspected of extortion in Georgia

Village investigator suspected of extortion in Georgia

The district inspector-investigator of the Makhinjauri (Adjara) police department was detained on suspicion of extortion, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia informed. The detention was carried out by …

ATM exploded in Georgian village

ATM exploded in Georgian village

An explosion occurred in the community center of the Chokhataur district (Guria region), Georgian media reported. The accident with the Liberty Bank ATM took place in the village of Kokhnari at 22:30 local time (21:30 Moscow time), …

Police officer stabbed in Batumi

Police officer stabbed in Batumi

A patrol police officer was stabbed in Batumi, western Georgia, late yesterday. He had two wounds in the neck and was operated on shortly after the incident. His condition is severe but stable, doctors said, adding that the …

Monk detained in Georgia's Zugdidi for drug-crimes

Monk detained in Georgia's Zugdidi for drug-crimes

A monk has been detained in Zugdidi, Georgia’s Samegrelo region, for possession of drugs, the Georgian Public Broadcaster reports. According to the IPN news agency, the monk was detained yesterday, while another individual …

Almost 40 detained in Tbilisi protests

Almost 40 detained in Tbilisi protests

A total of 37 people have been detained in the protests outside the Georgian parliament, the country’s Interior Ministry said in a statement. "On November 18, during the rally outside the parliament, 37 people in total had …

Water cannons used to disperse rally at parliament in Tbilisi

Water cannons used to disperse rally at parliament in Tbilisi

The Georgian Interior Ministry has used water cannon to disperse the rally in front of parliament in Tbilisi after demonstrators refused to leave the territory and allow MPs in the legislative body. Water cannons were used after …

Citizen of Turkey detained in Georgia for using fake currency

Citizen of Turkey detained in Georgia for using fake currency

A Turkish citizen has been detained for smuggling and using fake currency, according to the Investigation Service of the Georgian Ministry of Finance. The man has been accused of bringing fake 15,000 Turkish lira ($2,635) in from …

Drugs worth $3 mln burnt in Georgia

Drugs worth $3 mln burnt in Georgia

The Georgian Interior Ministry has destroyed narcotic and psychotropic drugs worth 9 million GEL ($3 million), confiscated during the investigation of 765 different cases around the country, the ministry reported. The drugs which …

German tourist dies in Georgia's Lagodekhi

German tourist dies in Georgia's Lagodekhi

German tourist drowned in Lagodekhi, a town in Georgia’s Kakheti region, according to the Emergency Management Agency of Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs. The man fell into the River Ninoskhevi, near the Gurgeniani …

Two persons open fire on police in Tbilisi

Two persons open fire on police in Tbilisi

Robbery suspects opened fire on police officers during the detention operation outside trading center “Karvasla” in Tbilisi, InterPressNews reports. As InterPressNews was told by the Internal Affairs Ministry, nobody …