Georgian MMA fighter Giorgi Kartvelishvili has announced the creation of a civic movement dedicated, he says, to defending Georgian traditions, culture, and national identity. The athlete spoke about the new initiative at a press conference held at the offices of the Georgian Federation of Journalists.

On the night of July 26, police in Tbilisi detained ten participants of a protest outside the city council building, known as the Sakrebulo. The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the detentions.

Over the past several weeks, a series of high-profile incidents across Russia has reignited debate over xenophobia, religious intolerance and the authorities’ response to alleged hate-motivated incidents.

Courier bags featuring built-in digital screens—capable of displaying and remotely updating advertisements—are currently under development in Chechnya. The project is a collaboration between the M.D. Millionshchikov Grozny State Oil Technical University (GGNTU) and the "Novaya Era" (New Era) advertising agency.

The restoration of two 19th-century stone mosques—destroyed following the deportation of the Ingush people in 1944—has been completed at the historic Tsori tower complex in Ingushetia’s Dzheyrakhsky District.

A 26-year-old resident of Magas has become the subject of a criminal case involving high treason. According to the FSB, he collaborated with representatives of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (GUR) and maintained the operation of SIM-box equipment used by Ukrainian fraudulent call centers.

The search for Bekkhan Aushev, a local resident who presumably drowned in the Assa River, has been ongoing for three days in Ingushetia. In addition to rescuers, more than 100 volunteers have joined the effort.

The lawyer for the man detained following a dispute with a foreign female tourist at the Agarani Estate hotel in Kakheti has presented his version of the events leading up to the altercation. The defense maintains that the conflict began well before the events shown in the video circulating online and was provoked by the actions of the tourists themselves.

Georgian police continue their investigation into the conflict that occurred on the evening of July 18 at the Agaranis Mamuli Hotel in Telavi, where a wedding was taking place and a group of Russian tourists were vacationing. One of the guests at the celebration, Giorgi Chigladze, has been arrested in connection with the case. He is accused of intentionally causing minor bodily harm. The parties involved and their representatives continue to publicly present conflicting versions of the events.

Risan Saralieva from the village of Geldagan mastered welding and artistic metal forging—traditionally considered a male craft in Chechnya—and turned it into her own business. Today, she makes furniture, railings, swings, and decorative structures, with some orders costing up to 700,000 rubles.