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Police and customs officers say two people, including a foreigner, were arrested after an alleged attempt to smuggle firearms-related items through the Sarpi and Poti border points.
Five of Georgia’s largest commercial banks will introduce Nasdaq Calypso for treasury and trading operations under a financial-market development programme.
A British Columbia traveller says he was detained in Georgia for nearly two months after arriving with prescribed ADHD medication, and was released after his family covered a fine and legal costs.
Georgia's government released a Georgian-language letter it says US President Donald Trump sent in response to Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's Independence Day message.
Georgia is in talks with Alshaya Group about bringing major international retail brands to the country, with Primark among the names under discussion.
Georgia and Argentina have agreed a civil aviation framework allowing airline designations, code-sharing arrangements and passenger-friendly routes.
The Free Business Association has urged the Finance Ministry to raise Georgia’s duty-free postal-import threshold for individuals from 300 to 900 lari.
Georgia’s Interior Ministry has equipped forensic experts with drones following specialist training for deployments in Tbilisi, Batumi and other regions.
A worker was killed after a structure collapsed during concrete pouring at an apartment-building construction site on Ioseliani Street in Kutaisi.
Ricky Martin’s concert scheduled in Georgia for 16 July has been cancelled, with ticket refunds promised to buyers.
Georgia's State Security Service says 28 people were arrested in 14 cases involving alleged bribery, procurement fraud, forged documents and the seizure of state land.
Tbilisi City Hall has approved demolition of the long-unopened Rike Park Music Theatre and Exhibition Hall, the Studio Fuksas-designed complex that has divided opinion since its 2011 commissioning.
Kazakhstan’s low-cost carrier FlyArystan started weekly Atyrau–Batumi service on 14 July through 25 August, making Atyrau the fourth Kazakh city with a direct Batumi link.
The Interior Ministry says Migration Department officers removed 113 people from 16-plus countries in recent days; year-to-date removals stand at 2,203 — 70% above all of 2025.
From 15 July, China Eastern Airlines will fly three times a week between Tbilisi and Shanghai, adding a third Chinese carrier on regular Georgia–China routes.
TAV Georgia has launched a $150 million expansion of Tbilisi International Airport, aiming to double its annual passenger capacity to 10 million by 2028.
Adjara has produced Georgia’s first commercial avocado harvest, bringing locally grown fruit to store shelves and opening a new chapter for Black Sea agriculture.
Free entry at Europe Square brings Georgian craft beer, food courts, and live music over four days in Batumi.
A new legal article lets state and private providers ask for a certificate confirming lawful presence before non-medical services. The Ministry of Internal Affairs Service Agency will issue it; the government will name which services are covered.
Heavy overnight rain on July 12 sent the Telaviskhevi river over its banks in Kakheti's regional capital, flooding streets and ground floors as authorities deploy equipment and assess infrastructure damage.
Adjarian khachapuri — the open boat of bread, molten cheese, butter and egg — is Adjara's signature dish and a staple on Batumi menus from the boulevard to back-street bakeries.
From 1 September, police will measure operating noise from cars with certified portable devices. Night-time limits in built-up areas are set at 80 decibels, with escalating fines and licence points.
Mtirala National Park in Adjara holds one of the Caucasus's wettest Colchic rainforests — a mossy, waterfall-rich reserve within day-trip range of Batumi and Kobuleti.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's first top-level visit to Georgia ended with a strategic partnership declaration and sectoral cooperation memorandums covering trade, transport and the Middle Corridor.
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