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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:
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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.
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New Public Defender of Georgia Levan Ioseliani introduced his deputies. Elena Gudushauri and Natia Dzhulakidze have been appointed to these positions.
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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.
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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.
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“Transkam” — the highway connecting Tsikhvali with Russia — has been closed due to heavy snowfall, the Res agency reports.
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The Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili, commented on the events unfolding in Venezuela, noting that the two main objectives of the Georgian authorities remain unchanged: restoring the country’s territorial integrity and ensuring the well-being of the Georgian people.
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The National Bank of Georgia has set a new exchange rate. Following trading on January 5, the US dollar strengthened to 2.6968 lari. The rate in effect earlier today was 2.6963 lari.
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According to Mariam Kvrivishvili, Georgia’s Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, the Georgian government has taken a very important step to accelerate the development of the energy sector by waiving fines, thereby creating a foundation to begin and continue cooperation between the state and the energy sector “from a clean slate.” The minister made this statement at a meeting with representatives of the renewable energy sector, where the results of 2025 were summarized.
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