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Trusted news source since 2012. https://frontnews.ge/2022/Frontnews-logo.png https://frontnews.ge en-US Copyright 2026 - Front News Georgia 60 Fri, 29 May 2026 18:39:02 +0400 Front News CMS Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has no information about a drone incident in Romania’s border city of Galați, where a drone reportedly struck a residential building and injured two people.Putin said he had “no idea” what had happened and suggested the drone involved could have been... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/putini-arapheri-vitsi-ruminetshi-dronis-shesakheb-tsarmodgena-ar-makvs-rashia-sakme https://frontnews.ge/en/news/putini-arapheri-vitsi-ruminetshi-dronis-shesakheb-tsarmodgena-ar-makvs-rashia-sakme Fri, 29 May 2026 16:56:39 +0400 world Deputy Chair of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has warned citizens of European Union countries that their governments have “entered into a war with Russia,” urging Europeans to remain vigilant amid escalating tensions between Moscow and the West.In a post published on social media,... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/medvedevi-evrokavshiris-kveqnebis-mokalakeebo-mshvidi-dzili-dasrulda https://frontnews.ge/en/news/medvedevi-evrokavshiris-kveqnebis-mokalakeebo-mshvidi-dzili-dasrulda Fri, 29 May 2026 15:29:44 +0400 world European Commission spokesperson Anita Hipper says the European Union remains concerned about broader regional security issues linked to Russia’s military presence in countries including Georgia and Moldova.Hipper said the EU is monitoring both military and non-military “hybrid actions” carried out... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/hiperi-saphikrali-gvakvs-uphro-pharto-usaphrtkhoebastan-dakavshirebit-rodesats-regionshi-rusuli-jarebis-qophnas-vuqurebt https://frontnews.ge/en/news/hiperi-saphikrali-gvakvs-uphro-pharto-usaphrtkhoebastan-dakavshirebit-rodesats-regionshi-rusuli-jarebis-qophnas-vuqurebt Fri, 29 May 2026 14:11:37 +0400 politics A court in the central Georgian city of Gori has ordered the pre-trial detention of six police officers accused of using violence against two men, Papuna Lotsulashvili and Lasha Abisonashvili.The ruling was delivered by Judge Germane Dadeshkeliani of the Gori District Court, who also granted a... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/ori-piris-mimart-dzaladobashi-braldebul-ekvsive-politsiels-aghkvetis-ghonisdziebis-sakhit-patimroba-sheepharda https://frontnews.ge/en/news/ori-piris-mimart-dzaladobashi-braldebul-ekvsive-politsiels-aghkvetis-ghonisdziebis-sakhit-patimroba-sheepharda Fri, 29 May 2026 12:09:34 +0400 law Georgia's Health Minister Mikheil Sarjveladze on Friday claimed countries across Europe remained cautious but hopeful about new treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, as governments and medical experts continue to assess available evidence before making funding decisions.Speaking after... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/mikheil-sarjveladze-zhenevashi-gamartul-shekhvedrebze-uklebliv-qvela-mkhare-diushenis-akhal-preparatebtan-dakavshirebul-kitkhvis-nishnebze-saubrobs https://frontnews.ge/en/news/mikheil-sarjveladze-zhenevashi-gamartul-shekhvedrebze-uklebliv-qvela-mkhare-diushenis-akhal-preparatebtan-dakavshirebul-kitkhvis-nishnebze-saubrobs Fri, 29 May 2026 11:52:30 +0400 politics European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has condemned the reported impact of a Russian drone on a residential building in Romania, describing it as a serious violation of both Romanian sovereignty and European airspace.In a post on social media on Friday, Kallas said she had spoken with... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/kalasi-moskovs-ar-unda-mietses-evropis-sahaero-sivrtsis-darghvevis-shesadzlebloba-dausjelad https://frontnews.ge/en/news/kalasi-moskovs-ar-unda-mietses-evropis-sahaero-sivrtsis-darghvevis-shesadzlebloba-dausjelad Fri, 29 May 2026 10:30:22 +0400 world Irakli Abesadze, founder of the Civil Participation Centre, has raised concerns over a land purchase by the Cartu Foundation from a company owned by ruling party founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, suggesting the transaction warranted further explanation.According to publicly available information,... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/irakli-abesadze-uphro-metad-es-hgavs-imas-rom-sakvelmokmedod-phondistvis-shemotsiruli-tankha-gadavida-ivanishvilis-kompaniashi https://frontnews.ge/en/news/irakli-abesadze-uphro-metad-es-hgavs-imas-rom-sakvelmokmedod-phondistvis-shemotsiruli-tankha-gadavida-ivanishvilis-kompaniashi Fri, 29 May 2026 10:26:30 +0400 politics Georgia's Health Minister Mikheil Sarjveladze has said the opposition United National Movement (UNM) has no moral authority to speak about violence or systemic abuses, while defending the government's response to the case involving law enforcement officers.Speaking to journalists, Sarjveladze said... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/mikheil-sarjveladze-vis-vis-da-natsionaluri-modzraobas-namdvilad-ar-akvs-uphleba-isaubros-dzaladobaze-sistemur-danashaulze-da-ash https://frontnews.ge/en/news/mikheil-sarjveladze-vis-vis-da-natsionaluri-modzraobas-namdvilad-ar-akvs-uphleba-isaubros-dzaladobaze-sistemur-danashaulze-da-ash Fri, 29 May 2026 10:15:01 +0400 politics Archil Gorduladze, chair of the Georgian Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee, has accused senior European Union officials of attempting to deepen political divisions in Georgia.His comments came in response to recent remarks by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, who said the European Union could... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/archil-gorduladze-mat-qvelanair-zghvargadasul-kmedebebs-ramdenime-gantskhadebis-gaketeba-ver-dagvavitsqebs https://frontnews.ge/en/news/archil-gorduladze-mat-qvelanair-zghvargadasul-kmedebebs-ramdenime-gantskhadebis-gaketeba-ver-dagvavitsqebs Fri, 29 May 2026 09:44:58 +0400 politics Georgia's Minister of Education, Science and Youth, Givi Mikanadze, has held a working meeting with UNICEF Representative in Georgia Isabella Castrogiovanni to discuss ongoing cooperation in the education sector and future priorities.Mikanadze thanked UNICEF for its continued support of Georgia's... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/givi-mikanadzem-sakartveloshi-unicef-is-tsarmomadgenels-umaspindzla https://frontnews.ge/en/news/givi-mikanadzem-sakartveloshi-unicef-is-tsarmomadgenels-umaspindzla Fri, 29 May 2026 09:36:25 +0400 politics A man hospitalised after an alleged assault by police in the central Georgian city of Gori could be discharged within 72 hours if his condition remains stable, according to doctors.Levan Ratiani, director general of the First University Clinic in Tbilisi, on Friday said the patient underwent a... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/levan-ratiani-am-etapze-patsientis-mdgomareoba-stabiluria-tu-klinikuri-mdgomareoba-rogorts-aris-ise-gagrdzelda-72-saatshi-gaetsereba-binaze https://frontnews.ge/en/news/levan-ratiani-am-etapze-patsientis-mdgomareoba-stabiluria-tu-klinikuri-mdgomareoba-rogorts-aris-ise-gagrdzelda-72-saatshi-gaetsereba-binaze Fri, 29 May 2026 09:34:53 +0400 society Georgia's Interior Ministry on Friday said six foreign nationals have been arrested on charges linked to an alleged organised drug trafficking network operating in Tbilisi.According to investigators, members of the group are accused of illegally purchasing, storing and facilitating the distribution... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/narkodanashaulis-braldebit-utskho-kveqnis-6-mokalake-daakaves https://frontnews.ge/en/news/narkodanashaulis-braldebit-utskho-kveqnis-6-mokalake-daakaves Fri, 29 May 2026 07:34:12 +0400 law Head of the State Security Service of Georgia, Geka Geladze, held a meeting with the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Georgia, Ashot Smbatyan.According to the State Security Service, the parties discussed issues related to the strategic partnership between Georgia and Armenia. The meeting... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/geka-geladze-somkhetis-elchs-shekhvda https://frontnews.ge/en/news/geka-geladze-somkhetis-elchs-shekhvda Fri, 29 May 2026 07:05:03 +0400 politics Khatia Dekanoidze, one of the leaders of the opposition party United National Movement, has condemned the assault of a civilian by law enforcement officers in the city of Gori, describing the incident as evidence of "systemic violence" within the state apparatus.Speaking to reporters, Dekanoidze... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/khatia-dekanoidze-rats-uphro-daundobelia-sistema-sakutari-mokalakeebis-mimart-mit-uphro-male-shechams-sakutar-tavs https://frontnews.ge/en/news/khatia-dekanoidze-rats-uphro-daundobelia-sistema-sakutari-mokalakeebis-mimart-mit-uphro-male-shechams-sakutar-tavs Fri, 29 May 2026 06:40:56 +0400 politics Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday said Georgian wine has a “unique chance” to attract the attention of the world’s leading auction houses, experts and collectors, describing the country’s wine heritage as a powerful tool of cultural diplomacy.Speaking at an event marking the... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/irakli-kobakhidze-chven-gvedzleva-unikaluri-shansi-kartulma-ghvinom-msophlios-umskhvilesi-saauktsiono-sakhlebis-tsamqvani-ekspertebisa-da-kolektsionerebis-quradgheba-miipqros https://frontnews.ge/en/news/irakli-kobakhidze-chven-gvedzleva-unikaluri-shansi-kartulma-ghvinom-msophlios-umskhvilesi-saauktsiono-sakhlebis-tsamqvani-ekspertebisa-da-kolektsionerebis-quradgheba-miipqros Thu, 28 May 2026 15:51:54 +0400 politics Tina Bokuchava, chair of the opposition United National Movement, has accused the Georgian Government of leaving the country sidelined during major geopolitical changes in the South Caucasus, warning that Georgia is missing historic opportunities.Bokuchava said the wider region is undergoing... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/tina-bokuchava-aseti-umtseobis-ususurobis-gantsda-odesme-tu-hkonia-chvens-sakhelmtsiphos-da-chvens-ers https://frontnews.ge/en/news/tina-bokuchava-aseti-umtseobis-ususurobis-gantsda-odesme-tu-hkonia-chvens-sakhelmtsiphos-da-chvens-ers Thu, 28 May 2026 15:02:05 +0400 politics Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has called on European officials to back public statements with concrete actions when it comes to supporting Georgia’s national interests.Speaking to journalists, Kobakhidze said all actors should remain consistent in defending Georgia’s interests and avoid... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/irakli-kobakhidze-phitsi-mtsams-bolo-makvirvebs-rodesats-saubaria-chveni-erovnuli-interesebis-datsvaze-mashin-skhva-nabijebits-unda-moaqolon https://frontnews.ge/en/news/irakli-kobakhidze-phitsi-mtsams-bolo-makvirvebs-rodesats-saubaria-chveni-erovnuli-interesebis-datsvaze-mashin-skhva-nabijebits-unda-moaqolon Thu, 28 May 2026 14:49:51 +0400 politics Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze says Tbilisi has reaffirmed to American partners its readiness to reset bilateral relations and renew the strategic partnership between Georgia and the United States through a “specific roadmap.”Speaking to journalists, Kobakhidze said Georgian and US... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/irakli-kobakhidze-kidev-ertkhel-davudasturet-amerikel-partniorebs-mzaoba-ganvaakhlot-strategiuli-partnioroba-konkretuli-gzamkvlevit https://frontnews.ge/en/news/irakli-kobakhidze-kidev-ertkhel-davudasturet-amerikel-partniorebs-mzaoba-ganvaakhlot-strategiuli-partnioroba-konkretuli-gzamkvlevit Thu, 28 May 2026 14:44:40 +0400 politics Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday said the Government will continue to act with what he described as “maximum restraint” in responding to political tensions and alleged attempts to destabilise the country.Speaking to journalists, Kobakhidze said recent reshuffles within the... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/irakli-kobakhidze-maksimalurad-vuphrtkhildebit-chvens-kheltseras-am-kheltserit-gavagrdzelebt-momavalshits-mokmedebas https://frontnews.ge/en/news/irakli-kobakhidze-maksimalurad-vuphrtkhildebit-chvens-kheltseras-am-kheltserit-gavagrdzelebt-momavalshits-mokmedebas Thu, 28 May 2026 14:42:02 +0400 politics Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday said further weakening of what he described as the “radical opposition” would strengthen the Georgian state and better protect national interests.Speaking to journalists, Kobakhidze commented on internal disagreements within opposition groups,... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/irakli-kobakhidze-sasurvelia-kidev-uphro-metad-dasustdes-radikaluri-opozitsia https://frontnews.ge/en/news/irakli-kobakhidze-sasurvelia-kidev-uphro-metad-dasustdes-radikaluri-opozitsia Thu, 28 May 2026 14:28:14 +0400 politics Georgian Vice Prime Minister and State Minister for Coordination of Law Enforcement Bodies Mamuka Mdinaradze has held talks with representatives of the US State Department, focusing on bilateral relations and future cooperation between Georgia and the United States.The Government Administration on... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/mamuka-mdinaradze-ashsh-is-sakhelmtsipho-departamentis-tsarmomadgenlebs-shekhvda https://frontnews.ge/en/news/mamuka-mdinaradze-ashsh-is-sakhelmtsipho-departamentis-tsarmomadgenlebs-shekhvda Thu, 28 May 2026 14:06:40 +0400 politics Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has met Turkey’s newly appointed ambassador to Georgia, Mustafa Turker Ari.According to the Georgian government administration, Kobakhidze congratulated the ambassador on the start of his diplomatic mission and wished him success in his role.The meeting... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/irakli-kobakhidze-turketis-respublikis-akhlad-danishnul-elchs-shekhvda https://frontnews.ge/en/news/irakli-kobakhidze-turketis-respublikis-akhlad-danishnul-elchs-shekhvda Thu, 28 May 2026 12:45:13 +0400 politics Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has described the alleged police abuse of a man in the city of Gori as “a very serious fact”, while arguing that the authorities’ response demonstrated that no one is above the law in Georgia.Speaking to journalists on Thursday, Kaladze said the footage of the incident... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/kakha-kaladze-phakti-aris-dzalian-mdzime-mnishvnelovania-rom-shesabamisma-samsakhurebma-reagireba-moakhdines https://frontnews.ge/en/news/kakha-kaladze-phakti-aris-dzalian-mdzime-mnishvnelovania-rom-shesabamisma-samsakhurebma-reagireba-moakhdines Thu, 28 May 2026 10:54:46 +0400 politics The head of the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association, Tamar Oniani, has called on prosecutors to reclassify the investigation into the alleged abuse of Papuna Lotsulashvili, arguing that the case should be treated as torture rather than abuse of official authority.Speaking to reporters on Thursday,... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/tamar-oniani-prokuraturam-unda-shetsvalos-dazaralebul-papuna-lotsulashvilis-sakmeze-gamodziebis-kvaliphikatsia https://frontnews.ge/en/news/tamar-oniani-prokuraturam-unda-shetsvalos-dazaralebul-papuna-lotsulashvilis-sakmeze-gamodziebis-kvaliphikatsia Thu, 28 May 2026 09:55:53 +0400 law Georgia’s First Vice Speaker Giorgi Volski has rejected recent remarks by former president Mikheil Saakashvili, accusing him of falsely portraying parts of the opposition as weak or submissive toward the authorities.Speaking to reporters, Volski criticised opposition groups linked to the United... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/giorgi-volski-sakartvelo-uketess-imsakhurebda-da-uketesi-airchia-tu-amaze-uketesi-gamochndeba-amomrcheveli-khmas-mat-mistsems https://frontnews.ge/en/news/giorgi-volski-sakartvelo-uketess-imsakhurebda-da-uketesi-airchia-tu-amaze-uketesi-gamochndeba-amomrcheveli-khmas-mat-mistsems Thu, 28 May 2026 09:24:41 +0400 politics The chairman of Georgia’s parliamentary foreign relations committee, Nikoloz Samkharadze, has welcomed “steps taken by the Ukrainian authorities” toward restoring normal relations with Tbilisi.Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Samkharadze said the Georgian government remained ready to maintain... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/nikoloz-samkharadze-mnishvnelovania-rom-sakartvelosa-da-ukrainas-shoris-urtiertobebi-normalur-kalapotshi-dabrundes https://frontnews.ge/en/news/nikoloz-samkharadze-mnishvnelovania-rom-sakartvelosa-da-ukrainas-shoris-urtiertobebi-normalur-kalapotshi-dabrundes Thu, 28 May 2026 09:16:28 +0400 politics Leaders of Georgia’s opposition alliance on Thursday said democracy, judicial independence and the rule of law remained essential preconditions for deeper cooperation between the United States and Georgia following a meeting with a US State Department delegation.Speaking after the talks, Coalition... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/nika-gvaramia-sheidzleba-vinmes-hgonia-rom-amerikuli-interesi-mkholod-ekonomikuri-interesia-am-kveqanashi-ase-ar-aris-da-verts-ikneba https://frontnews.ge/en/news/nika-gvaramia-sheidzleba-vinmes-hgonia-rom-amerikuli-interesi-mkholod-ekonomikuri-interesia-am-kveqanashi-ase-ar-aris-da-verts-ikneba Thu, 28 May 2026 08:37:38 +0400 politics Police in Georgia’s Adjara region have arrested three people on charges linked to the illegal purchase, possession and distribution of particularly large quantities of narcotics, the Interior Ministry on Thursday said.Officers from the Adjara Police Department carried out the arrests during... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/acharis-politsiam-gansakutrebit-didi-odenobit-narkotikuli-sashualebebi-amoigho-dakavebulia-3-piri https://frontnews.ge/en/news/acharis-politsiam-gansakutrebit-didi-odenobit-narkotikuli-sashualebebi-amoigho-dakavebulia-3-piri Thu, 28 May 2026 07:57:56 +0400 law Georgia’s Interior Ministry on Thursday said 86 foreign nationals had been deported from the country following a series of operations carried out in recent days by the Migration Department in coordination with other ministry units.According to the ministry, those expelled included citizens of... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/migratsiis-departamentis-tanamshromlebma-utskho-kveqnis-86-mokalake-sakartvelodan-gaadzeves https://frontnews.ge/en/news/migratsiis-departamentis-tanamshromlebma-utskho-kveqnis-86-mokalake-sakartvelodan-gaadzeves Thu, 28 May 2026 07:29:44 +0400 law Georgia’s former president Mikheil Saakashvili has accused parts of the opposition of showing weakness toward the ruling authorities, saying appeals for negotiations, pardons and elections “only strengthen an increasingly authoritarian system.”In a lengthy social media statement published after a... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/mikheil-saakashvili-rats-mets-vikhvetsebit-mit-veraphers-mivighebt https://frontnews.ge/en/news/mikheil-saakashvili-rats-mets-vikhvetsebit-mit-veraphers-mivighebt Thu, 28 May 2026 07:03:42 +0400 politics Georgia’s Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday said six people have been detained on suspicion of exceeding official authority through violence during the arrest of a man in the city of Gori, central Georgia, this week.The Prosecutor’s Office said the investigation was conducted by the Investigative... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/politsielebis-mier-samsakhurebrivi-uphlebamosilebis-dzaladobit-gadametebis-phaktze-ekvsi-piri-daakaves https://frontnews.ge/en/news/politsielebis-mier-samsakhurebrivi-uphlebamosilebis-dzaladobit-gadametebis-phaktze-ekvsi-piri-daakaves Thu, 28 May 2026 06:59:10 +0400 law Against the backdrop of mounting pressure on the battlefield and the gradual loss of military initiative, the Kremlin has intensified combined attacks on Ukrainian cities, particularly Kyiv. International affairs analyst Giorgi Koberidze has claimed the strikes are increasingly aimed not at... https://frontnews.ge/en/news/giorgi-koberidze-ukrainis-samokalako-obiektebze-tavdaskhma-khdeba-imitom-rom-rusets-samkhedro-tvalsazrisit-tsarmateba-ar-akvs https://frontnews.ge/en/news/giorgi-koberidze-ukrainis-samokalako-obiektebze-tavdaskhma-khdeba-imitom-rom-rusets-samkhedro-tvalsazrisit-tsarmateba-ar-akvs Thu, 28 May 2026 06:33:46 +0400 interview