The Chechen opposition movement NIYSO reported the abduction of at least six residents — including elderly individuals — from the Sheikh Iznaur settlement in Grozny, formerly known as Prigorodnoe. The reasons and cir...
Nikoloz (Nariman) Makarashvili, a suspended Orthodox cleric with a devoted fringe following who called him 'King,' 'God,' and 'saint,' was found dead on April 19 in his apartment in Tbilisi's Ponichala district. Police h...
Georgia's external merchandise trade totaled USD 5.867 billion in January–March 2026, a 0.2% year-on-year increase, according to preliminary data from the National Statistics Office (Geostat). China remained the top ex...
According to the Wall Street Journal, Donald Trump's business holding and its partners are planning to build a 'Trump Tower' in Tbilisi, Georgia, which would become the capital's tallest building. No further details on t...
Adam Kadyrov, 18-year-old son of Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov and Secretary of Chechnya's Security Council, received a commemorative medal marking the 20th anniversary of the special motorised Sever ('North') Regiment nam...
An Azerbaijani historian's second article on religion in Soviet Azerbaijan examines how the 20th Communist Party Congress of 1956 and Khrushchev's 'secret speech' shaped both anti-religious policy and cultural repression...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi announced finalized agreements to provide drone interceptors and technology to three unspecified countries, and noted requests from 11 nations including references to the Caucasus ...
Abkhazia's Prosecutor General's Office has been accused of leaking information to anonymous social media channels, including Telegram. Authorities have denied any connection to the channels in question....
The Trump Organization has announced plans to build Trump Tower Tbilisi, described as 'the first Trump branded project in the region.' OC Media reports the skyscraper will be 70 stories tall and developed as a joint vent...
Tsotne Ivanishvili, 20-year-old son of Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, called for 'conversation, discussion, debate' when questioned about abuses against protesters and a perceived sense of impunity. He made ...
Demonstrators and journalists, including Civil.ge's chief editor Nini Gabritchidze, have had their bank accounts frozen over police fines for alleged road blockages during Tbilisi rallies in 2024. Affected individuals sa...
Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, alongside Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili and Government Administration Head Levan Zhorzholiani, is participating in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum held April 17–19 in...
Georgia's opposition alliance has presented a rapid economic response plan aimed at tackling rising prices and urging the government to cut taxes. The plan outlines concrete measures the alliance says would bring down th...
United Russia MP Biysultan Khamzaev visited the flood-hit village of Mamedkala in Daghestan but triggered widespread public anger after publicly rebuking a blogger who had donated ₽2 million ($22,000) to flood victims....
Georgia's State Security Service announced that its chief, Mamuka Mdinaradze, along with two deputies and the intelligence service head, conducted a working visit to the Czech Republic. Meetings were held with Czech secu...
Civil.ge published its weekly roundup of key developments in and around Georgia's occupied regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as well as Tbilisi–Moscow relations for the week of April 10–16. Notable developments ...
Former Daghestani MP Kirill Glazov, brother of Daghestan's Health Minister Yaroslav Glazov, has been detained on charges of large-scale fraud related to embezzlement of funds allocated for COVID-19 rapid tests. He will r...
Armenia launched a universal health insurance system at the start of 2026, which has sharply increased pressure on the country's healthcare infrastructure. Patients who had previously foregone medical care are now seekin...
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that Georgia's accession to the European Union could result in the country being added to Russia's official list of 'unfriendly countries.' The warning comes a...
Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan stated at the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Istanbul that the release of Armenian detainees held in Azerbaijan and clarification of the fate of missing persons are pre...