Politics
US Congressman Joe Wilson publishes list of Georgian officials sanctionable under MEGOBARI Act
US Congressman Joe Wilson, co-chair of the US Helsinki Commission and lead author of the MEGOBARI Act, has published a list of Georgian individuals identified as 'enablers of state capture' under ruling party Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvil...
Georgia to give one-time financial aid to WWII veterans and families of fallen
The Government of Georgia has issued a decree granting one-time financial assistance to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory over fascism. According to the decision, participants of World War II will receive 2,000 GEL, while family members of tho...
TI Georgia head hails US MEGOBARI Act as ‘strong bipartisan support’ for Georgian people
Eka Gigauri, Executive Director of Transparency International Georgia, on Tuesday praised the “overwhelming support” for the MEGOBARI Act in the US House of Representatives, describing it as a “significant expression of bipartisan backing for the Geo...
UK to revise secret war plan amid rising Russian threat
The UK government is preparing to update a classified defence plan first drawn up two decades ago, amid growing concerns over potential aggression from Russia, The Daily Telegraph has reported. The secret contingency plan, which outlines the country...
US MEGOBARI Act warning to Ivanishvili to cede power or face sanctions, opposition leader
Georgian opposition leader Tina Bokuchava on Tuesday hailed the passage [https://frontnews.ge/en/news/ashsh-is-kongresis-tsarmomadgenelta-palatam-megobari-akts-mkhari-dauchira]of the MEGOBARI Act by the US House of Representatives as a “strict warnin...
Georgia’s fifth President calls for unity to ‘defend independence’
Georgia’s fifth President, Salome Zourabichvili, on Tuesday urged citizens to gather in defense of the country’s independence on two symbolic dates in May. “Today, Georgia's independence must be saved. We will save the country, our independence. For...
Ruling party MP urges Trump to reject US MEGOBARI Act, warns of diplomatic fallout
Levan Makhashvili, the ruling Georgian Dream party MP, on Tuesday called on US President Donald Trump to veto the proposed MEGOBARI Act [https://frontnews.ge/en/news/ashsh-is-kongresis-tsarmomadgenelta-palatam-megobari-akts-mkhari-dauchira], warning ...
Georgian PM appoints new regional governors in five municipalities
Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Tuesday appointed new state representatives - commonly referred to as regional governors - in five of the country’s regions. The changes affect the regions of Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Shida Kartli, Samtskhe-Ja...
Expert slams US House passage of MEGOBARI Act as ‘hostile’, ‘misleading’
A Georgian political analyst has criticised a bill recently adopted [https://frontnews.ge/en/news/ashsh-is-kongresis-tsarmomadgenelta-palatam-megobari-akts-mkhari-dauchira]by the United States House of Representatives, calling it a "hostile act" unde...
Georgia moves to deport long-term resident amid accusations of political repression
The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has initiated deportation procedures against Turkish citizen of Georgian origin Temur Katamadze, also known as Gaffar Yilmaz, following a controversial court ruling that denied him international protection. ...
