Asia Georgia The current fleet of yellow minibuses in Tbilisi will be completely replaced with new ones by 1 February
Asia Georgia Opposition party, United National Movement, has launched a mass hunger strike to express solidarity with the political group's founder, the country's former president Mikheil Saakashvili, who has also been on strike since his imprisonment
Asia Georgia The promotional video 'The Grand Tour of Samegrelo', has been included among the winners of the 2021 UN World Tourism Organisation tourism video competition, making it into the top five worldwide
Asia Georgia The country will launch its new agricultural insurance program in 2022, which will be accessible to all sector operators, the director of the rural development agency said
Asia Georgia The Asian Development Bank has approved a €101 million loan to build and upgrade infrastructure and improve services in urban centres to promote regional development and economic opportunities
Asia Georgia Georgian film “Brighton 4th” has won in the nomination for Best Picture at the Asian World Film Festival, an annual film festival based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2015
Asia Georgia Opposition leaders have gathered with their supporters in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi to protest the results of the October 30 run-off municipal elections, which they claim were fabricated
Asia Georgia A 10-year ecotourism strategy to jointly create, diversify, improve and develop quality ecotourism services and products has been signed by the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development and the Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture
Asia Georgia A day of mourning is declared today for the victims of Batumi building collapse; the show planned to celebrate Tbilisoba will be canceled and the amount allocated for the event will be transferred to the fund of the families of the victims
Asia Georgia From today schools in areas with an infection rate below 7% are allowed to reopen for physical presence education
Asia Georgia Within the Kartvelology program inaugurated this week at Harvard University, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has been invited for a lecture on Georgian culture scheduled for February 2022
Asia Georgia An Outlet Village is scheduled to open in 2022 in Tbilisi Free Zone, with 110 world premium brands stores; the project presented by the Prime Minister aims at increasing touristic potential of the country
Asia Georgia Nigerian native Richard Ogbunuju, a Georgian citizen who has been living in the country for the last 20 years, is running for mayor of Tbilisi in the election scheduled in a month, on 2 October