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Usman Nurmagomedov sentenced to six months in Abu Dhabi over hotel brawl with Dvalishvili

Usman Nurmagomedov sentenced to six months in Abu Dhabi over hotel brawl with Dvalishvili

society2 days ago / 13:50 / 13.11.2026

Usman Nurmagomedov and one member of his entourage have been sentenced to six months in prison and fined AED 300,000 ($81,700) by a court in Abu Dhabi following the incident involving Georgian fighters Merab Dvalishvili and Saba Lazishvili. Dvalishvi...

Bishop calls on ruling party linked ex-official Natsvlishvili to apologise to Eminence Iobi

Bishop calls on ruling party linked ex-official Natsvlishvili to apologise to Eminence Iobi

society3 days ago / 16:50 / 12.11.2026

Bishop Giorgi Jamdeliani of Marneuli and Hujabi has called on Lasha Natsvlishvili, a former Georgian deputy chief prosecutor and founder of pro-government broadcaster POSTV, to publicly apologise to Metropolitan Iobi following offensive remarks direc...

Georgian Patriarchate condemns insults directed at Eminence Iobi

Georgian Patriarchate condemns insults directed at Eminence Iobi

society3 days ago / 13:59 / 12.11.2026

The Georgian Orthodox Church's Patriarchate has condemned insulting remarks directed at Metropolitan Iobi following his criticism of the government, saying such language is incompatible with Christian values and shows disrespect towards the Church. A...

Traffic restrictions to be introduced on Metekhi Bridge on 13 November

Traffic restrictions to be introduced on Metekhi Bridge on 13 November

society4 days ago / 15:04 / 11.11.2026

Traffic on Metekhi Bridge in Tbilisi will be restricted in both directions from 08:00 to 20:00 on 13 November due to an event marking the Day of the 100,000 Martyrs, the Tbilisi City Hall has announced. During this period, vehicles will be unable to ...

Two activists arrested during anti-gov’t protests released under plea agreements

Two activists arrested during anti-gov’t protests released under plea agreements

society11:35 / 06.11.2026

Nana Sander and Irakli Chkhvirkia, who were detained in connection with the October 4, 2025 anti-government protests in Georgia, have been released from prison following plea agreements. Speaking to the media after her release, Sander said that what ...

Journalist Dito Chubinidze calls himself a political prisoner after release on bail

Journalist Dito Chubinidze calls himself a political prisoner after release on bail

society15:34 / 29.10.2026

Journalist Dito Chubinidze of the Georgian newspaper Asaval-Dasavali has described himself as a political prisoner following his release from pre-trial detention on 4,000 lari ($1,480) bail. “I am a political prisoner of the regime. I have not signed...

Parliament approves gambling law changes despite opposition from Church, Public Defender

Parliament approves gambling law changes despite opposition from Church, Public Defender

society16:02 / 28.10.2026

Georgia’s parliament has approved amendments to gambling legislation despite opposition from the Georgian Orthodox Church’s Patriarchate and the Public Defender, raising the minimum share of foreign participants in international gambling tournaments ...

Former Georgian national football team captain Giorgi Nemsadze dies aged 54

Former Georgian national football team captain Giorgi Nemsadze dies aged 54

society15:52 / 21.10.2026

Former Georgia national team captain Giorgi Nemsadze has died at the age of 54. Nemsadze played for several clubs during his career, including Dinamo Tbilisi, Guria Lanchkhuti and Shevardeni Tbilisi in Georgia, as well as Hamburger SV in Germany, Tra...

Seasonal flu vaccination to begin across Georgia on 21 October

Seasonal flu vaccination to begin across Georgia on 21 October

society13:08 / 20.10.2026

Seasonal influenza vaccination will begin across Georgia on 21 October, with 200,000 doses of a French-made vaccine purchased by the state, the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC) said. NCDC Director General Irakli Purtseladz...

TV host Vakho Sanaia sentenced to 30 days in administrative detention over Facebook posts

TV host Vakho Sanaia sentenced to 30 days in administrative detention over Facebook posts

society11:35 / 19.10.2026

Georgian TV host Vakho Sanaia has been sentenced to 30 days in administrative detention over posts he published on Facebook. The ruling was announced by Judge Tornike Kochkiani on Monday. Sanaia did not attend the court hearing and declined to appoin...

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