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First Georgian president’s son wounded in Tbilisi

First Georgian president’s son wounded in Tbilisi

Son of first Georgian president Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Tsotne Gamsakhurdia, was wounded in Tbilisi yesterday. His brother Konstantine Gamsakhurdia said that Tsotne was hospitalised with a wound in his chest and in heavy conditions. …

Minibus and truck crash near Tbilisi International Airport

Minibus and truck crash near Tbilisi International Airport

One passenger has been killed and 14 others injured as a minibus and a truck collided in Tbilisi today, the Georgian Interior Ministry said. According to the IPN agency, the accident took place on the outskirts of Tbilisi, near …

Ivanishvili calls on Georgian citizens to unite

Ivanishvili calls on Georgian citizens to unite

Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili addressed the participants of the mass rally in support of the ruling Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia party and stated that the country should not only return to Europe, but also play a prominent place in the …

Georgian Dream supporters block center of Tbilisi

Georgian Dream supporters block center of Tbilisi

In the center of Tbilisi, supporters of the ruling Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia party  hold a mass rally entitled "Georgia's Way to Europe." The event is dedicated to the fact that six months ago the country headed the …

Georgia's Public Defender sums up 2019  

Georgia's Public Defender sums up 2019  

Georgia’s Public Defender Nino Lomjaria summed up the year of 2019 with respect to the situation of human rights in Georgia. She named staffing of Supreme Court with life-term judges as one of the main …

Gas station burns in Tbilisi

Gas station burns in Tbilisi

According to the Georgian Emergency Management Service, in Tbilisi, on Pirosmani Street, a fire occurred at the gas station. Five people were injured, including one child. The store at the gas station caught fire. Firefighters quickly …

Five injured at Georgian Dream officeclash

Five injured at Georgian Dream officeclash

The clash at the central office of the ruling Georgian Dream party in Tbilisi left five people with minor injuries. The clash took place late yesterday between demonstrators protesting the rejection of the GD-proposed election bill …

Georgian opposition promises to continue protests

Georgian opposition promises to continue protests

Leader of the ‘New Georgia’ party Giorgi Vashadze said that next week the protest rallies will carry on in Georgia's regions. Vashadze added that the opposition is waiting for OSCE`s …

20th Tbilisi International Festival opens on December 1

20th Tbilisi International Festival opens on December 1

The 20th Tbilisi International Festival will be held at the Amirani Cinema on December 1-8. It opens with Alfred Hitchcock’s 1929 Blackmail thriller. This film is part of the British Season program, which is being held at the …

Russian culture centre to be opened in Tbilisi

Russian culture centre to be opened in Tbilisi

Russian language and culture centre will be opened in Tbilisi in mid-December, Russian senator Grigory Karasin said. According to him, the centre will play an important role in the development of …

Tbilisi to purchase 40 new metro wagon cars

Tbilisi to purchase 40 new metro wagon cars

Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said that 40 new metro wagon cars will be purchased in the near future. He also said that the current fleet of mini-buses in the capital must be replaced staring in 2020 and has instructed …

Artificial Intelligence University to open in Georgia

Artificial Intelligence University to open in Georgia

Artificial Intelligence University will start functioning in Georgia on the basis of Business and Technology University from September 2020. The project was initiated by Georgia’s ex-Education Minister Mikheil …

Georgian opposition resume protest rally at parliament

Georgian opposition resume protest rally at parliament

Representatives of opposition parties and civic activists have resumed demonstrations in Tbilisi aimed to re-block the parliament of Georgia and prevent legislators enter the building. Having gathered in front of the parliament …

Protesters try to block government in Georgia

Protesters try to block government in Georgia

Demonstrators have gathered in front of the administration building of the Georgian government in central Tbilisi. Police did not allow them to lock the gate of the government administration building during the rally, which stirred an unrest. …

All 37 detained at Tbilisi rallies temporarily released

All 37 detained at Tbilisi rallies temporarily released

All 37 individuals who were detained during the November 18 rally dispersal in front of the Georgian parliament building for hooliganism and disobedience to police have been temporarily released by a Tbilisi City Court judge late yesterday. …