Headlines- At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
- Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
- The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
- Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
- To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
- In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
- Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.
Tag: Georgians
Bulldozers Roll Into Georgian Shantytown As...
The authorities in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, have ordered a clampdown on what they say are illegally constructed homes on state-owned land, demolishing over a dozen houses in a small settlement on the outskirts of the capital
The 94-Year-Old Georgian Street Cleaner Who...
Tina Grigalashvili is 94 years old. Every day, she gets up at 4 a.m. and goes to work, cleaning the streets. She used to teach Georgian in a school, but started sweeping the streets after retirement to keep busy and get out of the house
Global Tourism Conquers Georgia’s Untamable Svaneti
Former president Mikhail Saakashvili, who modernized Georgia with a strong arm, oversaw a crackdown on Svaneti’s most recalcitrant clans in the 2000s. Many arrests were made and guns confiscated. A new police station was established in Mestia as an emblem of the changing times
Demands For Georgia’s President To Explain...
A group wearing masks protested outside the offices of Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili following her decision to pardon 34 individuals including three convicted murderers. Zurabishvili issued the pardons on August 28 but offered no explanations~RFE/RL