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The presentation of the "Ambassadori Island Batumi" project was held in a discussion format at the "Economic Forum"
Inter Press News
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During a panel discussion at the Economic Forum, the CEO of Ambassadori Island Batumi, Gocha Kamkia, highlighted the strategic significance and exceptional investment potential of the Ambassadori Island project. The "Economic Forum," organized by...
Georgia: Crackdown on government critics deepens as another opposition politician is jailed
Amnesty International
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June 27, 2025
Reacting to the jailing of yet another Georgian opposition figure, former lawmaker Giorgi (Givi) Targamadze, to seven months in prison for refusing to recognize the parliament’s legitimacy and appear before a parliamentary investigative committee,...
Georgia’s Economy to Surpass GEL 100 BLN by Year-End - Kobakhidze
Business Media Gerogia
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June 27, 2025
GD Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced that Georgia's economy is on track to exceed GEL 100 billion by the end of 2024, a historic milestone for the country. The statement was made during his annual address to Parliament, in which the Prime...
Azerbaijan’s electricity exports to Georgia rise notably in early 2025
AzerNews
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July 2, 2025
Azerbaijan’s electricity exports to Georgia rise notably in early 2025 2 July 2025 15:27 (UTC+04:00) The increase reflects growing energy trade ties between the two countries, highlighting Azerbaijan’s role as a reliable electricity supplier in...
Georgian opposition figure arrested after testifying at Hague tribunal on 2008 war
JAMnews
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June 27, 2025
Opposition arrests continue in Georgia Opposition figure and former chair of the parliamentary committee on defence and security (2008–2012), Givi Targamadze, has been sentenced to seven months in prison and barred from holding public office for...
Abkhazian and Syrian foreign ministers discuss trade in Damascus
Open Caucasus Media
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June 27, 2025
Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...
Bella May Culley: Pregnant British teenager tells court she was ‘forced’ to smuggle drugs into Georgia
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 2, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Georgian PM: First phase of Anaklia port to be completed by 2029
APA
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Georgia will complete the first phase of construction of the deep-water Anaklia port on the Black Sea coast by 2029, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said while presenting his annual report to parliament, APA’s Tbilisi correspondent...
Georgian Parliament passes new amendments to migration laws
Open Caucasus Media
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June 27, 2025
Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...
Infrastructure Ministry to build memorial in Shovi to honor 2023 landslide victims
Georgia Today
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July 11, 2025
The Georgian Ministry of Infrastructure has announced plans to construct a memorial in Shovi to commemorate the victims of the 2023 landslide disaster. Infrastructure Minister Revaz Sokhadze visited the site to inspect the project, accompanied by...
Prosecutor: All ECHR-mandated steps in June 2019 case will be taken, including possible accountability
Georgia Today
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July 11, 2025
Prosecutor Mariam Berdzenishvili has confirmed that all investigative actions required by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in relation to the June 20–21, 2019 events—widely known as “Gavrilov Night”—are actively underway on Rustaveli...
Russian Black Sea Fleet Intends to Establish Base in Abkhazia
The Jamestown Foundation
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Executive Summary: Badra Gunba, president of the breakaway Republic of Abkhazia, has reiterated the region’s intentions to establish a Russian naval base at the Port of Ochamchire on the eastern coast of the Black Sea. Moscow sees this move as...
NKU celebrates first graduates of international cybersecurity partnership with SANGU in Tbilisi, Georgia
Northern Kentucky Tribune
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July 2, 2025
Northern Kentucky University and St. Andrews Georgian University (SANGU) honored the first cohort of students to graduate from an international partnership program. Forty-five students graduated with master’s degrees in cybersecurity from NKU...
Tabula: “COORDINATION MEETING ON THE ISSUE OF GEORGIA TOOK PLACE AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE UK”
Sarke
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Economic Press Monitor: Economic & Politics July 2, 2025 At the initiative of Stephen Doughty, the UK Minister of State for Europe and North America, the partner states held a coordination meeting on the policy of the Georgian Dream. “The...
Georgian PM: Ready to restore strategic partnership with US
APA
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June 27, 2025
We are ready to restore the strategic partnership with the United States through a concrete roadmap that reflects mutual benefits for both countries, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said while presenting his annual report to parliament,...
British gang 'threatened to decapitate' teen drug mule who faces jail in ex-Soviet hellhole 'and said they'd kill her family if she didn't smuggle 24lbs of cannabis'
Daily Mail
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July 2, 2025
Teen drug mule suspect Bella Culley claims a British gang in Thailand threatened to kill her family and decapitate her if she did not smuggle 24lb of cannabis. The pregnant 18-year-old said she was burned with an iron and desperately texted her...
‘Why can’t Georgia be in the Six Nations?’ – head coach Richard Cockerill makes the case for proud rugby country
Irish Independent
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Behind-the-scenes with the Georgian rugby team ahead of Saturday's historic clash with Ireland in Tbilisi Today at 06:30 The designated rugby channel on the TV in our Tbilisi hotel room provided a helpful reminder of just how different the Ireland...
Scott Wilson added to Ireland squad for Georgia and Portugal tour
The Irish Times
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There were originally 12 and now there are 13, a baker’s dozen of uncapped players with the addition of the 22-year-old Ulster loosehead Scott Wilson to the Ireland squad for the two-Test tour to Georgia and Portugal. The group swaps Abbotstown...
School events this July in Coastal Georgia
Coastal GA News - Georgia
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July 1, 2025
Eric Cabrera, Principal of Altama Elementary School | City of Brunswick website Eric Cabrera, Principal of Altama Elementary School | City of Brunswick website The following events are scheduled to take place in Coastal Georgia this month. Week 1...
UK Summons Georgian Diplomat Over Crackdown on Civil Society, Warns of Further Action
The Messenger
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By Liza Mchedlidze Wednesday, July 2, 2025 The United Kingdom has summoned Georgia's chargé d'affaires to express deep concern over what it describes as the Georgian Dream government's intensifying crackdown on civil society, media freedom, and...