Rustaveli Avenue closed for traffic for 'Fast and Furious 9' filming
A view on the closed-down Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi as film crews working on the latest installment in the #fastandfurious9 franchise prepared to continue shooting of the Hollywood feature in the city on August 27.
Rustaveli Avenue closed down for 'Fast and Furious 9' filming
Film crews working on the latest installment in the #fastandfurious9 franchise were seen outside the Tbilisi Marriott hotel on central Rustaveli Avenue in the afternoon of August 27, as shooting for the blockbuster feature continued in the Georgian capital.
Police officers injured in clashes with protesters outside parliament in Tbilisi
Reports say police officers have been injured in clashes during the ongoing protest outside the Parliament of Georgia in Tbilisi, as crowds demand repercussions from the government following an appearance of Russian Duma MP Sergey Gavrilov at the lawmaking body's tribune earlier today.
Imedi News has reported "up to 10" personnel in riot control gear as having been given medical care following incidents on Rustaveli Avenue.
Read more about the protests throughout the day: http://agenda.ge/en/news/2019/1629
Video by Nino Alavidze/agenda.ge.
Fire on the Rustaveli Square
#Fire observed next to the #Rustaveli metro in central #Tbilisi.
About five fire engines are at the scene.
It is likely that a roof of one of the adjacent buildings is in fire.
Video by Agenda.ge.
Georgian service member pays surprise visit to son after return from NATO Afghan mission
Major Khundadze, in service in armed forces since 2006, met his son Lasha for the first time in seven months at a friendly basketball match involving the teenage player on Wednesday. Read the full story here: https://goo.gl/HkgrPA
Georgia's first Independence Day, 1919.
Take a look at how Tbilisi and its main Rustaveli Avenue looked like 99 years ago! This is the footage of the first celebration of Georgia's Independence Day on 26 May, 1919!
Today is the centennial of Georgia's First Democratic Republic, so stick to Agenda.ge and its social channels to see how country is celebrating i#Georgia100:)
Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre
From Krzysztof Warlikowski's internationally acclaimed staging 'The French' to a retrospective documentary project by Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe and shows by eight Georgian troupes, you can discover some of the most fascinating stage art at the Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre, which launched on Monday.
Read our preview for the festival here: http://bit.ly/2ffP2rM
Georgia's Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze and Education Minister Aleksandre Jejelava joined in the celebration.
#GeorgiaEUVisaFree
Happening now at a Brussels restaurant: Ensemble Kartuli Khmebi (Georgian Voices) perform a Georgian folk song while celebrating the EU visa waiver for Georgians.
#GeorgiaEUVisaFree
Statements by President of the European Council Donald Tusk and Georgia's Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili after the meeting.
On our way from Athens to Brussels the Georgian delegation sang some Georgian songs, said toasts and celebrated the EU visa waiver for Georgia in the European sky.
#GeorgiaEUVisaFree
PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili delivers a speech at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
#GeorgiaEUVisaFree
Police and Tbilisi citizens exchange presents on New Year
Tbilisi Police crews took on the role of Santa Claus for the New Year festive period by handing out presents to citizens driving in the streets of the capital, and received gifts in return.
Learn more: https://goo.gl/WlbLLW
#police #christmas #newyear #tbilisi
#Gvote, Georgia:Singing in the rainy election runoff day:)
#Gvote: #Elections is not only about politics :).Escpecially in #Tbilisi, #Georgia. Watch the singing of an #Election Comission member on the rainy #Election runoff day. The song, from a classical old movie, went viral as soon as the #video was published by a Georgian Facebook user. Spiderman also visited a polling station today, and see other moments of the October 30 elections runoff of #Gvote2016 on this link https://goo.gl/fVc0Op
#WinterInGeorgia: new #ski lifts have already been installed in #Mitarbi, iconic village only 4 km away from #Bakuriani, one of Georgia's top winter destinations. New cable ways will enable holiday-makers, tourists and ordinary visitors to elevate to 2.300 meter height, #Georgia's Mountain Resorts Development Company/მთის კურორტების განვითარების კომპანია announced today. Read more on the story https://goo.gl/wvxi9M
See how Georgia's newly unveiled Kartli Wind Power Plant became a reality, in a new video released by the Georgian Energy Development Fund.
Find out more: https://goo.gl/WS5K96
'Love More'
"Culture is created by common people. It is our love that makes it extraordinary."
See a new video promoting Georgia's cultural and creative heritage that went viral after it was released via social networks this week.
Find out more: https://goo.gl/iWcVe2
Georgia: Ganmukhuri 5 star hotel complex animated project
#Georgia: 80 million dollars is being invested in a #botanical garden and five-star #hotel complex near the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) separating Georgia’s western occupied #Abkhazia region from the rest of the country.
Today PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili announced plans to realize the project which is ‘build bridges’ with #Abkhazia. Take a look at the animated project below. Read more on the story https://goo.gl/V0rAzF
