Asia Georgia Mikheil Kavelashvili, anti-Western former footballer, has been elected president, but current head of state Zourabicvili called the appointment 'unconstitutional'; protests outside parliament have continued uninterrupted for 17 days
Asia Georgia Tbilisi has inaugurated its Christmas season illuminating the city’s central Christmas tree in First Republic Square; the festive program included the opening of the Christmas Village, lighting in the capital, a performance featuring acrobatics and dance
Asia Georgia 93.000 vehicles worth a total of $2,3 billion, were re-exported in Jan-Oct 2025, a record in Georgia’s automotive re-export sector; half were shipped to Kyrgyzstan for an average price of $33.000, a high-value market driven by dealers who resell to Russia
Asia Georgia Central Procurement Authority, a new Legal Entity of Public Law responsible for conducting consolidated tenders, will be operative on 1 June 2026, six months ahead of what originally planned
Asia Georgia After violent clashes erupted in Tbilisi, the city remains under mobilized security as cleanup operations continue; riot police units are stationed at Orbeliani Square where tensions rose multiple times during protest; opposition figures were arrested