News in brief
Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze vowed on Sunday to take reprisals against opposition groups following major election-day protests in the capital, Tbilisi. The demonstrations, which drew tens of thousands of pro-European protesters, erupted on Saturday evening as local elections —......
A group of imprisoned opposition politicians in Georgia has appealed to the UK foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, urging her to impose sanctions on members of the ruling Georgian Dream party. The leaders, jailed in Rustavi prison near Tbilisi, accuse the government of fostering growing ties with Iran......
President Donald Trump has sought to reassure foreign investors and workers after hundreds of South Koreans were arrested during an immigration raid in Georgia earlier this month. The US leader insisted that skilled workers from abroad are “welcome” in the country, stressing that he does......
Turkey announced on Friday that it will close its airspace to Israeli aircraft and suspend all economic ties with Israel, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. The statement was delivered during an extraordinary session of the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, convened to discuss Israel’s......
