Turkey-Georgia Security: Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi is in Tbilisi for talks with Sulkhan Tamazashvili on joint action against cross-border organized crime, including cyber fraud, drugs and extortion, with officials citing hundreds of extraditions/deportations. Armenia’s Regional Diplomacy: Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says Armenia is pursuing a “multipolar” foreign policy, deepening ties with Georgia and Iran while pushing interstate links with Azerbaijan and Türkiye via the TRIPP transport project. Middle Corridor Push: A Washington roundtable will focus on expanding the Middle Corridor/TITR, with the World Bank highlighting needs like rail upgrades, port capacity and faster border procedures. Prison Overcrowding Clarification: Georgia’s Special Penitentiary Service says a miscalculation led to an incorrect prisoner limit at Penitentiary Institution No. 15, correcting the number upward. Daur Buava Case: Tbilisi City Court ordered pre-trial detention for Saba Bochorishvili and Givi Gudadze in the drug-related case tied to the death of Abkhaz blogger Daur Buava. Migration Tensions: Protesters in Tbilisi backed Russian anti-war activist Denis Kulanin, demanding he be allowed to leave Georgia for a safe third country. Education Policy: School uniform sales begin Sept. 1; first-graders will be required to wear uniforms, with purchases cashless and shifting online-only after Sept. 15. Infrastructure: Dredging has started for Georgia’s Anaklia deep-sea port, aimed at boosting Middle Corridor shipping capacity.