Poet Rezo Amashukeli died at the age of 85; he was awarded the Order of Merit in 1996, he was Laureate of the Galaktion Tabidze Prize (1982) and the Georgian Communist Union Prize (1968)

Dream ruling party, in the face of days of violent local protests and sharp criticism from the West, is withdrawing its controversial "foreign agents" legislation; the bill would have considered as such ONGs and media with over 20% foreign financing

A Russian takeover of the country seems to be receding for now; after protests, Georgian ruling party Dream announced yesterday that it had withdrawn the disputed 'foreign agents' bill

Despite his poor health, former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili remains in prison; the legal battle for the release of Georgia's third president now continues at the European Court of Human Rights

Around 2000 guests rom 42 countries of the world are expected at the FIS World Freestyle Ski and Snowboard Championship, a milestone event in Bakuriani from February 16 to March 5, 2023; overall, 30 tournaments in 7 disciplines will be held