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The authorities first distanced themselves from the ex-official and ex-con, but then reversed course and shielded him from U.S. sanctions.

National security services claim a coup is being plotted against the Georgian government from Ukraine.

The government says the president spurned the constitution by failing to get its consent for her Europe trip.

Words of encouragement came from the European Council President as fears mounted in Tbilisi of being left out of enlargement.

There is a persistent distrust towards long-term saving schemes in Georgia, tracing back to post-Soviet financial shocks.

Azerbaijan has kept its land borders shut ever since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fixation on Trump's election subversion charges comes as Georgia awaits new tensions ahead of a major vote next year.

Many are looking to move on.

Decolonization activism is on the rise in what Russia considers its traditional backyard

Death toll rises to at least 25 from mudslide; critics say authorities could have done more to keep the casualty count lower.

The move is supposed to help implement Western sanctions against Russia, but gaping loopholes will likely remain.

Despite broad support for seeking closer economic ties with Beijing, pro-Western observers in Georgia are wary of the relationship getting too close.

Many of Georgia's cultural figures are convinced that Tsulukiani is on a mission to force loyalty to the government across various areas of arts and culture.

Georgians take a strong interest in their distant regal past, Armenia favours poets, and Azerbaijan is firmly focused on a nationalist narrative.

Environmental authorities have intensified water monitoring amid concerns about the wider effects of the Kakhovka dam collapse.

There was no change in Georgia's membership application status at the summit, but there is still a sense that things changed for the worse.

The festival's organizers said the government acted in concert with the violent demonstrators to thwart the event.

While Saakashvili's health was the official reason for Kyiv to order the Georgian ambassador to leave, more far-reaching dissatisfaction is believed to be behind the decision.

Books and publishers have become the latest target in what's seen as a government-led homophobic campaign.

Filmmakers worry the reorganization of the Georgian National Film Center (GNFC) is essentially a purge of those not loyal to the government.

While coordination will help reduce delivery times from goods coming from China, investment is also needed in new infrastructure.

The release of Nika Gvaramia, founder of the pro-opposition Mtavari TV, is believed to improve the country's chances of getting EU candidate status later this year.

Aside from politicians and intellectuals, young people without any public profile have been among the targets of the mounting attacks.

Georgia has become a place where exiled Russian celebrities meet exiled Russian audiences.

Discontent simmers while Georgian Manganese, the leading exporter of ferroalloys and manganese ores, says it is unable to sell what used to be the country's key export product.