News of the day
Tbilisi's Whisky Festival 2025 invites whisky enthusiasts, industry professionals, and lovers of fine taste to explore the diverse and refined world of whisky. Over two vibrant days at Expo Georgia, visitors will experience:
Government1745929100
Politics
Parliament
Georgian pharmaceutical companies have come under fire for their lack of social responsibility in the pharmaceutical market. In a recent statement, the Minister of Health, Zurab Azarashvili, stated that Georgia will likely be one of the worst examples in this regard.
1680682020
New Public Defender of Georgia Levan Ioseliani introduced his deputies. Elena Gudushauri and Natia Dzhulakidze have been appointed to these positions.
1680510960
Society
Church leaders said Israeli police have imposed severe restrictions on Orthodox believers who are going to visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem for Easter.
1681463233
Employees of the Department for Combating Human Trafficking and Illegal Migration of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Main Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia detained K.T., born in 1974, who was convicted in the past and is currently on probation. charge of fraud based on a judge's order. This is reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.
1681290840
Other news
The Georgian footballer and midfielder of AS Saint-Étienne, Zuriko Davitashvili, has been named the best player of the 2025–2026 season in France’s Ligue 2.
1778582160
On May 12, 2026, a new chapter in the history of the Georgian Orthodox Church began at the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. The country now has a new Patriarch, following the end of an era that lasted almost half a century.
1778581680
Officers of the Old Tbilisi Main Division of the Tbilisi Police Department of Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs detained four individuals on charges of illegal acquisition and possession of narcotic substances in especially large quantities, as well as facilitating their distribution. The information was released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
1777379673
On 27 April 2026, the Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, Pavel Herczynski, was summoned to a meeting with Georgia’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maka Bochorishvili, regarding an event on Georgia organized in Brussels and the statements made during it, according to a statement from the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1777379562
