The government of Georgia has introduced a ban on the sale of several single-use plastic products, effective from 1 April 2026, as part of efforts to reduce plastic consumption. Under the new regulations, the sale of plastic cutlery, plates, straws, ...
The Georgian Orthodox Church has dismissed Russian reports that Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I was seeking to influence its internal affairs following the death of Patriarch Ilia II. Father Andria Jagmaidze, head of the Patriarc...
Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Georgia’s first president and a leading figure of the national liberation movement, would have marked his 87th birthday on 31 March. A philologist, writer, translator and dissident, Gamsakhurdia was born on 31 March 1939 into the ...
A new residential complex is under construction in Rustavi to provide housing for internally displaced families, Georgian officials said on Monday. The project includes four newly built apartment blocks, where up to 800 families will receive fully re...
The Ministry of Health of Georgia has announced changes to the electronic prescription system for psychotropic medications, set to take effect on 1 April. The reforms aim to strengthen control over the distribution of these drugs and prevent misuse o...
A newborn baby has died in Batumi, western Georgia, after suffering severe injuries inflicted by the mother, the statement from the Medina Clinic said on Friday. The clinic said the child, born on 22 February at its facility, died on Friday morning d...
The Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, under Chairman Giorgi Jincharadze, has announced a new scholarship program supporting high-achieving students displaced from the Russian-occupied territories of Abkhazia. The program, supported b...
Miners from Chiatura, western Georgia, are staging a demonstration outside the General Prosecutor’s Office in Tbilisi, demanding a re-examination of the case that led to the conviction of four of their colleagues. Family members, co-workers, and supp...
The mother of murdered teacher Giga Avaliani has criticised the handling of court proceedings, raising concerns over witness testimony and the conduct of the defence. Speaking to the media on Thursday, Eka Kupatadze said she had expected to testify a...
Georgia’s Public Defender Levan Ioseliani has visited the N8 penitentiary, meeting with the facility’s administration and inmates, the Public Defender’s Office reported on Wednesday. During the visit, Ioseliani received detailed information on prison...
