The 18th sanctions package adopted by the European Union in July bans the import of petroleum products made from Russian oil, including those refined in third countries. The restrictions also cover ...

A landslide struck the mountainous village of Gomaro in Georgia’s Adigeni municipality. Rocks and debris swept down the mountainside, damaging residents’ homes and cars. No injuries were reported. The ...

Human rights lawyer Siranush Sahakyan has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over the case of Ruben Vardanyan, the former state minister of the former unrecognised ...

An investigation published by the Financial Times has linked Azerbaijani businessmen to a Russian oil trading network. The report says tankers connected to Azerbaijan became a key part of a mechanism ...

Professor at Ilia State University and literary critic Zaal Andronikashvili comments on the events that unfolded in Georgia on 22 July 2026, including the arrest of a journalist, a shooting in central ...

The Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church has put forward three candidates for the patriarchal throne: Metropolitan Shio Mujiri of Senaki and Chkhorotsku, Metropolitan Iob Akiashvili of Ruisi and ...

Representatives of the European Union and the United Kingdom have expressed deep concern over the arrests of opposition politicians in Georgia and the persecution of critics of the ruling Georgian ...

A hearing was held at Tbilisi City Court on 15 July in the trial of eight opposition politicians in Georgia’s so-called ‘sabotage case’. Members of the political group United Neutral Georgia, which is ...

Nearly 35 years have passed since then. Nata now lives in Germany, far from Georgia. She has cut all ties with her family, relatives and her home village, but says she has never been able to leave the ...

As the country’s long-term economic stability cannot rely solely on hydrocarbons, developing the non-oil economy, introducing new financial instruments and attracting sustainable investment have ...

The assembly of the Georgian Orthodox Church, which met at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, elected Shio Mujiri by 22 votes as Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi, Metropolitan of Pitsunda, Sukhumi and ...

Young people in Eastern Europe and Central Asia are not turning away from family life or losing the desire to have children. On the contrary, marriage and parenthood remain among their most important ...