Levan Machavariani, the First Deputy Chair of the Georgian Dream parliamentary faction, on Friday accused representatives of the radical opposition of attempting to reignite hostility between Georgian and Abkhaz people, which he said had been artificially fueled for decades.

Strong bilateral relations between Israel and Georgia and practical ways to further strengthen and develop cooperation across various fields were discussed on Friday in a meeting between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Michele Bouskila and his Georgia counterpart Aleksandre Khvtisiashvili.

Tamar Ioseliani, Georgia’s Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, and Hidehito Kawasaki, Japan’s Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation, on Friday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between Georgia’s Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development and Japan’s Digital Agency to strengthen bilateral cooperation in digital transformation.

Georgian Defence Minister Irakli Chikovani on Friday held an introductory meeting with Amy V. Diaz, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in Georgia, the Ministry of Defence said.

Officers of the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in close coordination with relevant units of the Ministry, have expelled 93 foreign nationals from Georgia in recent days.

The British publication Wanderlust Magazine included Georgia among the 20 best destinations to visit in September, placing it alongside leading tourist countries such as Japan, Canada, Argentina, Portugal, China, and Germany.

The name of imprisoned former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has been mentioned in the Jeffrey Epstein files released by the United States Department of Justice.

The Georgian Weightlifting National Federation announced that Lado Dzimtseishvili has been crowned European champion and set a new continental record at the ongoing European Youth (U17) Weightlifting Championships in Pristina, Kosovo.

Georgia has selected director Levan Koguashvili’s feature film Guria as the country’s submission for the International Feature Film category at the Academy Awards, the Ministry of Culture said.

An air expedition comprising 26 private aircraft from Luxembourg has arrived in Georgia. The event is supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia and organized by the Honorary Consul of Georgia in Luxembourg.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia on Tuesday issued a statement condemning what it describes as continued attempts to distort reality and discredit the 2024 parliamentary elections and the electoral administration.

A Georgian citizen who was illegally detained in the vicinity of the occupied Tskhinvali region on December 5, 2025, has been released and is now in territory controlled by the central government, Georgia’s State Security Service (SSSG) said.