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Georgia to face Türkiye in World Cup Qualifier in Tbilisi
The Georgian national football team will take on Türkiye in a FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying match today at Tbilisi’s Dinamo Arena. Kick-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on GPB’s First Channel and First Channel Sport....

Alexander Kovalenko: This Is The Last Convulsion Of The Russian Army
2 Alexander Kovalenko What's wrong with Gerasimov's "maps". Russia's summer offensive has failed, but Moscow is trying to pass it off as a success. On the map, shown by the Russian General Staff, even the outskirts of Pokrovsk and the Dobropillya...

Abkhazia to open museum for footballer Vitaly Daraselia after Georgian TV criticism
Vitaly Daraselia museum The authorities in Abkhazia plan to open a museum dedicated to Vitaly Daraselia, the celebrated Soviet footballer of Abkhaz origin who played for Dinamo Tbilisi. The announcement came in response to a report by the Georgian...
Georgia jails 11 in crackdown on pro-EU movement
Georgia on Wednesday jailed 11 pro-European protesters for two years each, a news agency reported, the latest in what critics see as a spiralling crackdown on dissent in the Caucasus country. Georgia, an official candidate to join the EU, has...

Restaurant Review: Cozy Georgian Dishes at Sami Sumeli
Adjarian khachapuri (photos by Jana Birchum) Impossible though it may seem, the miserable heat of the summer will eventually end. We’ll reach for our jackets and trade in our cold brew for hot coffee, and we’ll want some rib-sticking meals to warm...

Georgia fugitive arrested Wednesday in Farmville
Published 5:44 pm Wednesday, September 3, 2025 A Georgia fugitive was arrested in Farmville Wednesday morning by the U.S. Marshal’s Service with assistance from local law enforcement agencies. Dekerius Thompson, 23, was taken into custody in...

Judith Collins makes secret visit to site of Russian missile attack in Kyiv
1News Europe Correspondent Kate Nicol-Williams travelled to Ukraine with the New Zealand Government delegation and filed this report on her return to Poland. Defence Minister Judith Collins has just completed a top-secret visit to Ukraine's...

Our doublethink legacy media
Last year when I was asked to write a chapter for a US book on the incredible inroads and attacks on our civil liberties during the thuggish Covid lockdown years I decided, in part, to rank the worst offending groups. The lawyerly and doctorly...

Author Chris Skates to Present “Moonshine Over Georgia” at Senoia Historical Society
SENOIA, GA – The Senoia Area Historical Society will welcome author Chris Skates for a presentation on his novel “Moonshine Over Georgia,” sharing true stories that inspired his work about the harsh realities of the illegal liquor trade and its...

Georgian court acquits protester of drug charges
The Caucasus is changing — so are we. The future of journalism in the region is grim. Independent voices are under threat — and we’re responding by building a newsroom powered by our readers. Join our community and help push back against the...

Georgia’s summer of repression puts US relations in doubt
New Atlanticist September 3, 2025 • 1:01 pm ET Print this page By Jessica De Mesa and Andrew D’Anieri The Georgian Dream party has held power in Georgia since 2012 in large part by employing an array of authoritarian tactics, but the first seven...

Russia and the Council of Europe: The troubled membership from the perspective of a Commissioner for Human Rights
The volume Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights should be essential reading for a number of different audiences. It is very useful to have a detailed documentation of the fractious relationship of the...

Batumi Real Estate Market Active Over Summer – Bochorishvili
Batumi real estate market remained active throughout the summer of 2025, according to Nato Bochorishvili, President of the Georgian National Real Estate Association. She noted that demand came largely from buyers in neighboring and Gulf countries....

Georgia hands down sentences to protesters. Russian citizen jailed for 8 years and 6 months
Sentences for political prisoners in Georgia Judge Tamar Mchedlishvili sentenced eight people detained during the pro-European protests to prison terms. Three were given two years and six months, while five received two years. Russian citizen...

College football and NFL TV schedule: Sept. 4-8, 2025
Published 5:00 pm Wednesday, September 3, 2025 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Friday, Sept. 5 6 p.m. ESPN2 – James Madison at Louisville 6:30 p.m. Big Ten – Northern Illinois at Maryland 8 p.m. FS1 – Eastern Washington at Boise StateSaturday, Sept. 6 11 a.m....
Consequences for Georgia After the Peace Declaration Between Azerbaijan and Armenia
Executive Summary: The recent peace declaration between Armenia and Azerbaijan on August 8—mediated by the United States—has stirred great interest in Georgia, as it signals an increased Western presence in the South Caucasus. The ruling Georgian...

Georgian media highlights strategic declaration signed between Azerbaijan and China
Tbilisi, September 3, AZERTAC Georgia’s respected news portal ipress.ge has published an article highlighting Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. The article emphasized that the leaders of...

Georgian Dream publishes 470-page report accusing Saakashvili of crimes and instigating 2008 war
The Caucasus is changing — so are we. The future of journalism in the region is grim. Independent voices are under threat — and we’re responding by building a newsroom powered by our readers. Join our community and help push back against the...

Tony winners and movie adaptations star in Houston's 12 best shows of September
September might just be the best and busiest month for theater and performing arts lovers in Houston. Local theater companies begin their 25-26 seasons and presenters bring in some of the biggest shows of the year. Across the city, stages rock on...

Spirit Of The Week: Ararat Dvin Armenian Brandy
Winston Churchill’s favorite spirit makes a superb introduction to one of the world’s best and oldest brandy traditions. (Ararat Dvin Armenian Brandy.) “Brandy production is a journey of mastery, passion, and deep respect for the craft. It...