Mango Group founder Andik died in the mountains near Barcelona

Mikhail Kavelashvili, a former footballer and member of the ruling Georgian Dream party, was elected president of Georgia on Thursday in the first round of voting by the electoral college, which saw 224 out of 300 members casting their ballots in his favor. The 53-year-old, who played for Alania and Manchester City, is the sole candidate for the presidency, a position he now holds despite opposition protests and calls for new elections.

The Syrian revolution has achieved its goal, but the journey for the country is just beginning. The primary objective of the revolution was to overthrow the Assad regime. For 13 years, the regime repeatedly faced the brink of collapse. However, what could not be achieved over years happened in just 12 days: the Baath Party regime, which had ruled for 61 years, was overthrown. Bashar al-Assad, the leader of the fallen Baath regime and the individual most responsible for the suffering and bloodshed of the past 13 years, was forced to flee the country and seek refuge in Russia.

Georgia’s parliament, dominated by the ruling "Georgian Dream" party, has swiftly approved amendments to the country’s protest laws, sparking criticism from opposition leaders and Western allies. The law bans protest participants from covering their faces, carrying pyrotechnics, or using laser pointers, with fines for violations raised to 5,000 lari ($1,800) for individuals and 15,000 lari ($5,400) for organizations.

Representatives from Turkey and Armenia met at the Akhuryan-Akyaka border crossing to discuss the reopening of the railway checkpoint connecting the two nations. Ruben Rubinyan, Armenia’s special envoy for normalization talks with Turkey, disclosed the meeting on Armenian Public Television.