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Georgian Dream, Georgia's ruling party, nominated its leader Irakli Kobakhidze, as its candidate for prime minister on February 1, just days after Irakli Gharibashvili stepped down to give the party time to prepare for general elections that are to be held in the Caucasus nation by October.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili has announced his resignation to give his party time to prepare for general elections that are to be held in the Caucasus nation by October.
South Caucasus neighbors Georgia and Armenia signed a “strategic partnership” memorandum during a visit to Tbilisi by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on January 26, Georgian Premier Irakli Gharibashvili said.
After an uproar over a depiction of Josef Stalin in Tbilisi's cathedral, interest has spiked in some of the vengeful paintings of Soviet leaders inside churches in Georgia.
Firefighters and artists rushed to save artworks after a fire at the National Gallery of Paintings in Sukhumi, the administrative center of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, on January 21. Abkhazia has been run by Russian-backed separatists since the early 1990s.
A controversial icon of St. Matrona of Moscow with an image of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin has been removed from the Holy Trinity Cathedral in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, following a public outcry and an attempt to deface the work.
Amid an ongoing controversy over the image of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin on an icon in Tbilisi's Holy Trinity Cathedral, the Georgian Patriarchate said on January 11 that the donors of the icon must change the part portraying Stalin.
When a religious icon with a panel depicting Soviet dictator Josef Stalin was unveiled in a Tbilisi cathedral, many Georgians took offense. One of them, Nata Peradze, threw blue paint on the painting and posted video of her protest on social media. Soon after, an angry crowd surrounded her house.
An angry mob swarmed the house of activist Nata Peradze on January 10, a day after she posted a video online showing a defaced icon of St. Matrona of Moscow in Tbilisi's Holy Trinity Cathedral, which had recently sparked controversy because it carries an image of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.
A detail of a religious icon featuring Soviet dictator Josef Stalin has reignited debate over attempts to link the atheist dictator to Georgia's Orthodox Christian faith.
Children in costumes dominated the annual Alilo parade in Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, on January 7, the day on which many Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas. The traditional procession is similar to carol singing in other countries. The modern-day Alilo march raises funds for orphanages.
The de facto leader of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, signed into law a controversial deal with Moscow under which a Black Sea resort will be transferred to Russia -- a move that sparked protests after it was approved by Abkhazia's de facto parliament in an overnight session.
Georgia-born film director and screenwriter Otar Iosseliani has died in France, close friend Yury Rost reported on December 17.
Thousands of people filled a main square in Tbilisi on December 15 for a celebration of a decision by EU leaders to grant Georgia candidate status for membership in the 27-nation bloc.
Georgians celebrated in the capital, Tbilisi, on December 15 after the European Council offered the country EU candidate status, a major step on the long path to joining the bloc. Several young Georgians told RFE/RL's Georgian Service the development gives them hope for the country's future.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili attended a December 9 march in support of the country's European Union membership bid. EU leaders are expected to say on December 15 whether they see Georgia as ready to start accession talks.
Georgian officials said on December 6 that the remains of 23 Georgians, including 21 soldiers and two civilians, who died during the war in the breakaway region of Abkhazia in 1992-93 had been identified and will be buried on December 7.
Former Georgian Defense Minister Tengiz Kitovani died on November 13 in Tbilisi at the age of 85. Kitovani played a key role in toppling Georgia's first president, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, in 1992.
Amid an ongoing standoff between the president and government, the Georgian cabinet's press service said on November 9 that President Salome Zurabishvili did not receive consent to travel to France to take part in the Paris Peace Forum.
European diplomats on November 7 condemned the killing of a Georgian man near the administrative boundary with Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia by Russian troops while they were trying to detain him, renewing calls for Moscow to withdraw its "illegal" presence" in the area.
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