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Georgian FM: WUF13 is organized at an excellent level

18 May 2026-20:45
Baku-Tbilisi passenger rail returns after 6-year hiatus

After a six-year hiatus, daily passenger railway service between Tbilisi and Baku is officially set to resume on May 26, 2026.

18 May 2026-17:50
Georgia’s Anaklia choice could redefine its future with the West

Editor’s note: Zaur Nurmamedov is a journalist and a graduate of the Faculty of Political Science at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1993–1999). He previously served as first deputy editor-in-chief of the Vesti.Az news portal (2009–2023). The views expressed in this article are his own and do not necessarily reflect the position of News.Az.

18 May 2026-16:35
Azerbaijan, Georgia sign major energy and transit deals in Baku

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev met with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze in Baku on Monday to discuss prospects for developing bilateral relations between the two countries.

18 May 2026-16:17
Irakli Kobakhidze arrives in Azerbaijan to attend WUF13

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze arrived in Azerbaijan today for a visit to attend the 13th World Urban Forum (WUF13).

18 May 2026-11:41
Georgian national sentenced in US over neo-Nazi extremist plot

A federal court in Brooklyn has sentenced Georgian national Mikhail Chkhikvishvili to 15 years in prison for creating the neo-Nazi extremist group MKY (Maniac Murder Cult) and plotting mass killings targeting Jewish children in New York, the US Department of Justice said.

18 May 2026-10:11
Ukraine, Georgia foreign ministers discuss regional cooperation in Chisinau

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili have held talks on the sidelines of the 135th session of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers in Chisinau.

16 May 2026-12:10
Georgian FM accuses Europe of double standards in Council of Europe speech

Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili has delivered a sharply worded speech at the 135th session of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers in Chisinau, accusing European politicians of double standards, politicised criticism of Tbilisi, and a selective approach to democracy and freedom of expression.

16 May 2026-11:27
Georgia cites “risks” as it declines to join Ukraine tribunal governing committee

Georgia has declined to join an agreement establishing the governing committee of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, an initiative supported on 15 May at a meeting of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers in Chisinau by 36 countries, alongside the European Union.

16 May 2026-11:15
Georgia fines supermarket chain after cat filmed feasting in deli section

Georgia’s National Food Agency has fined the owner of the Libre supermarket chain after a viral video showed a cat helping itself to a feast inside a store’s deli section.

15 May 2026-15:50