Day: January 31, 2024

BREAKING | The guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely has shot down an anti-ship cruise missile fired by Iranian-backed Houthi militants, according to U.S. Central Command. https://t.co/mwlAXl2gR4

— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) January 31, 2024

The Historical Evolution of Israeli Intelligence on JSTOR https://t.co/6ugYaljNIw

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) January 31, 2024

Iran Issues Threat to Joe Biden Over Response to US Troop Deaths  Newsweek

‘Frog being boiled’: US troop deaths in Jordan incite Republican Iran hawks  Al Jazeera English

#Russia MFA spox: Tripartite agreements are non-alternative guarantee of peace in #SouthCaucasushttps://t.co/Lqh7eXY46B

— ArtsakhPress Agency (@ArtsakhPress) January 31, 2024

Foreigners deported from the Georgian territory

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the statistics for the expulsion of foreign citizens from Georgia are on the rise each year, with 190 individuals compelled to leave the country in 2023.

The Ministry’s data reveals that citizens of Azerbaijan were the most frequently expelled nationality in 2023, totaling 41 people, followed by Iran with 32 individuals. Additionally, 27 citizens of India, 13 Russians, 9 Egyptians, 9 Nigerians, 8 Turks, 8 Chinese, 7 Bangladeshis, 6 Jordanians, 6 Iraqis, 5 Pakistanis, and others were among those deported.

Notably, 27 minors were also among the individuals expelled.

Comparatively, in preceding years, the Ministry reports 165 individuals “asked” to leave Georgia in 2022, 77 in 2021, and 49 in 2020.

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According to the statistical agency, 7.1 million non-resident international travelers entered the territory of Georgia in 2023, marking a 30.9% increase compared to the previous year.

The highest number of visitors originated from the Russian Federation, accounting for 1.2 million visitors, which constitutes 23.2% of the total.

Turkey claimed the second position in the list of countries whose citizens entered Georgia, making up 21.4%, while Armenia secured the third spot with 13.5%.

In 2023, the majority of visits, constituting 52.3%, were made for the purpose of recreation, entertainment, and recovery.

Tbilisi and Adjara (located in the south of the country along the Black Sea coast) were the most visited destinations.

No precipitation is expected in Baku and Absheron on February 1. Forecasters predict light fog in some places at night and in the morning, and there is a chance of a southwesterly wind. The air temperature will be +1 +3° at night, +5 +8° during the day, according to the…

The consequences of the landslide that occurred last September have not yet been eliminated in the village of Shuvi I in the Astara region. The villagers  complain that their houses have become uninhabitable, but the relevant structures  do not take any measures. “The landslide started after the rains in September….

Народный защитник обратился к «Wolt Georgia» с рекомендацией устранить дискриминацию, вызванную тем, что выражали мнение отличное от мнения руководства компании. По данным Аппарата Омбудсмена, из-за публичных высказываний касательно проблем, связанных с условиями труда и других протестных действий, компания заблокировала доступ к приложению некоторым курьерам. Однако в качестве основания для принятия данного решения, компания назвала неисполнение […]