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Ex-PM Gakharia to run for Tbilisi mayor

Ex-PM Gakharia to run for Tbilisi mayor

Former Georgian PM Giorgi Gakharia, who now leads the For Georgia opposition party, has announced his plans of running for Tbilisi mayor.  Gakharia said that three months after the establishment of the For Georgia party it has …

Nigerian businessman runs for Tbilisi mayor

Nigerian businessman runs for Tbilisi mayor

Nigerian businessman Arinze Richard Ogbunuju has been nominated for Tbilisi mayor in the October 2 municipal elections by Our United Georgia initiative group.  Ogbunuju has been living in Georgia for several …

Drug dealers detained across Georgia

Drug dealers detained across Georgia

Georgian police have arrested 20 drug dealers in various cities of Georgia such as Tbilisi - Ponichala district, Rustavi, Batumi, Kutaisi and Bolnisi municipality in Georgia's eastern Kvemo Kartli region today. The police said that …

Glasses stolen from Mahatma Gandhi monument in Tbilisi

Glasses stolen from Mahatma Gandhi monument in Tbilisi

Someone has stolen glasses from the Mahatma Gandhi monument in the Varketili district of Tbilisi, Mayor Kakha Kaladze said today.  The monument of Indian political and spiritual leader was presented to the public on July 10, 2021 …

Criminal caught in hot pursuit in Georgia

Criminal caught in hot pursuit in Georgia

The police officers detained a suspect accused of a scuffle with a shooting that took place on the outskirts of the Georgian capital - Varketili. According to the press service of the Georgian Interior Ministry, the accused, being …

Azerbaijan’s Baku and Georgia’s Tbilisi become twin towns

Azerbaijan’s Baku and Georgia’s Tbilisi become twin towns

The Georgian delegation headed by Mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze is on a visit to Azerbaijan’s Baku city, the Baku City Executive Power said. On the first day of the visit, the guests reviewed the historical monuments in …

Protest at Georgia's ruling party HQ ends, 12 detained

Protest at Georgia's ruling party HQ ends, 12 detained

The protest at the headquarters of the ruling Georgian Dream party which moved from downtown Tbilisi demanding Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s resignation has ended. "Twelve protesters were detained for …

Foreign Ministers of Georgia and India hold talks in Tbilisi

Foreign Ministers of Georgia and India hold talks in Tbilisi

A meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Georgia and India, David Zalkaliani and Subramanyam Jaishankar, took place in Tbilisi. David Zalkaliani thanked his counterpart for his historic visit, during which particles of the …

Saakashvili's party enters Georgian parliament

Saakashvili's party enters Georgian parliament

Members of the United National Movement - Strength in Unity parliamentary faction will start their work in the parliament today. The faction will be represented in the parliament by 32 deputies led by Khatia Dekanoidze. Her …

Protesters against Namakhvani HPP project leave Tbilisi

Protesters against Namakhvani HPP project leave Tbilisi

Protesters against the construction of the Namakhvani hydro power plant (HPP) in western Georgia have stopped their protest rally in the capital city of Tbilisi and say that they will continue the fight directly at the construction site of …

Independence Day being celebrated in Georgia

Independence Day being celebrated in Georgia

Today Georgian people celebrate Independence Day, commemorating May 26, 1918 – the day when the Act of Independence was adopted and which established the First Democratic Republic of Georgia. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, no …

Namakhvani HPP protesters gather in Tbilisi

Namakhvani HPP protesters gather in Tbilisi

Protesters against the construction of the Namakhvani Hydro Power Plant have gathered in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi today and call on the government of Georgia to fulfil their demands by 12 p.m. May 24.  Varlam Goletiani, the …

Fire at Tbilisi furniture workshop extinguished

Fire at Tbilisi furniture workshop extinguished

A fire that broke out at a furniture workshop in Temka district in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi has been extinguished. The Emergency Management Service has reported that the fire broke out in a one-storey building …

Borjomi suspends operation of both factories in Georgia

Borjomi suspends operation of both factories in Georgia

Borjomi mineral water company in central Georgia has announced the temporary suspension of operations at two of its plants to ‘avoid provocations staged by activists’.  About 350 workers of bottling factories have …

Georgian court accepts Nika Melia’s release after EU posts bail

Georgian court accepts Nika Melia’s release after EU posts bail

Tbilisi City Court has accepted the release of leader of the United National Movement Nika Melia after the European Union posted Melia’s 40,000 GEL bail on May 8, following the EU-mediated agreement between Georgian political parties in …

May 9 celebration spot changed in Tbilisi

May 9 celebration spot changed in Tbilisi

This year, Victory Day in Georgia will not be celebrated in the capital's Vake park because of the ongoing renovation work. The memory of the victims of the Great Patriotic War will be honoured in Veterans' Culture and Rest Park …

Metered zonal parking to be introduced in Tbilisi

Metered zonal parking to be introduced in Tbilisi

Two avenues and a number of streets in Tbilisi's Saburtalo district will become the latest areas of Georgia's capital city to adopt the metered zonal parking system starting next month, as the city hall moves to alleviate parking issues …