Georgia’s State Security Service has launched an investigation into claims that Iran is expanding its influence in the country through Georgian Shi'ite communities, growing concerns about Tehran’s religious and political outreach in the South Caucasus country.
All 23 Georgian crew members aboard a Malta-flagged tanker struck by Iran of the Iraqi coast have been rescued, a relative of one of the sailors told RFE/RL's Georgian Service.
Once Washington’s closest partner in the South Caucasus, Georgia now finds itself stranded in US regional diplomacy. And as Tbilisi deepens ties with China while maintaining its engagement with Russia, Washington’s attention is increasingly shifting toward Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Protests have been held in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, and in other cities around the world to denounce the mass killing of protesters in Iran. Exiled Iranians and supporters have demonstrated outside their country's' embassies following a brutal crackdown on anti-government rallies.
In this week's newsletter, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak looks at visa liberalization suspension for Georgian diplomats and EU-Kosovo relations after Brussels easing sanctions on Pristina.
The European Union is set to follow through this month on a plan to suspend visa liberalization for all Georgian diplomatic and service passport holders after saying Tbilisi has “violated numerous commitments undertaken during the visa liberalization dialogue.”
A Georgian dance studio has inspired a group of Ukrainians living in Prague. The school's adult troupe is made up of mostly Ukrainian women keen on Georgian culture. One performer says Georgian dance reminds her of her own national traditions. Another said she found love through the Georgian custom.
The European Commission said it will suspend visa liberalization for Georgian diplomatic passport holders as new EU rules enter into force at the end of the month.
The past year was another bleak one for journalists, with dozens killed and hundreds more behind bars around the world, according to media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders
In this week's briefing, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on two issues: hitting Belarus’s balloons and EU views on Montenegro and other accession hopefuls.
Turkey's defense ministry said a Turkish military cargo plane crashed in Georgia near the border with Azerbaijan on November 11. The ministry said on X that the C-130 plane had taken off from Azerbaijan and was on its way back to Turkey. It was not clear how many crew members were on board.
The Turkish Defense Ministry said a military cargo plane flying back to Turkey from Azerbaijan has crashed near the border just inside Georgian territory.
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