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The Mayor of Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, Kakha Kaladze, is at the center of a scandal involving his personal life.

The indictment accuses the developers of operating mixers used by hackers and cybercriminals, posing public safety and national security threats.

In Georgia’s recent parliamentary elections, the decisive factor in the ruling Georgian Dream party’s victory was the use of “carousels”: a method of vote rigging in which voters cast their ballots at more than one polling station.

The US has imposed sanctions on Georgia’s former prime minister and billionaire founder of the Georgian Dream party, Bidzina Ivanishvili.

The mayor of Lentekhi, Gia Oniani, awarded a permit to build a hotel to his wife’s company and is still involved in the firm.

Businessman Koka Kokolashvili keeps a low profile in Georgia — but he does have family connections to the country’s political elite. Now, as the EU is looking to Georgia’s hydroelectric industry as an untapped energy resource, companies he owns have landed government contracts to develop a new wave of hydropower plants on Georgia’s rivers.

US and EU have called for investigation into alleged irregularities in pro-Russia ruling party’s election victory

Poll result could determine whether country veers towards Russia or continues path to join EU

Shooting at Albany State University was one of two in US during weekend that shattered homecoming-related activities

At least seven people have died after part of a ferry dock collapsed in Georgia’s Sapelo Island on Saturday, local authorities say.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who previously warned that recognizing Abkhazia could result in sanctions, may have personally profited from a secret visit to the breakaway Georgian region in 2022, allegedly gaining access to a $6.4 million coastal plot on the Black Sea.

The Republic of Georgia is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on October 26. The ruling party, Georgian Dream, enters the contest with historically low approval ratings but still has a strong chance of defeating a fragmented opposition.

The U.S Department of the Treasury sanctioned two top Georgian Internal Affairs officials as well as two far-right political activists for using violence against peaceful protests over the past three years.

So, the brother of the head of the National Security Committee of Kyrgyzstan Kamchybek Tashiev, Shaiyrbek Tashiev, lost 1,300,000 dollars in the Batumi casino "Mandarin".

A former Georgian defense minister is under investigation for his alleged role in a sprawling international call center scam that duped European victims out of their savings, prosecutors said Friday.

A disputed law passed by the Georgian parliament in June, which requires organizations receiving more than 20% of their funds from abroad to register as “foreign agents,”...

Ivanishvili also appears to retain a Russian company through an offshore structure, despite promising to divest from Russia.

Secretary of state says suspension is due to ‘anti-democratic’ actions from the Georgian government

Brandon Christopher Risner, 23, has been jailed for life for the frenzied attack on his unsuspecting best friend Aaron William Davis, 21, in Georgia

It’s unclear who was behind the calls, which targeted journalists and activists and were disguised using a “spoofing” app.

The U.S. has imposed sanctions over the controversial legislation, while Brussels warns it will sink the country’s efforts to join the EU.

Even as Sulkhan Papashvili, one of Georgia’s richest businessmen, bought electricity from Azerbaijan’s state energy company, the family members of its leaders entered into business dealings with him on the side.

Governing Georgian Dream party can still force the controversial legislation through parliament.

In a session marked by yelling and physical confrontation, the Georgian Parliament adopted a law on Tuesday that opponents call the “Russian bill” and believe could dismantle civil society and divert the country from the European Union path.