Daily Archives: February 14, 2012

Finding Israel embassy bomber is first priority for Georgian leader

By | February 14th, 2012|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia is giving the highest priority to investigating Monday’s foiled bombing attempt against the car of an employee at the Israeli embassy. President Mikheil Saakashvili’s press spokesperson Manana Manjgaladze said this today at a regular briefing. […]

Georgia and Iran’s close relations boosts travel and investments

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TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia and Iran’s new visa free agreement has led to a tripling of travel. We take a closer look at the extent of cooperation between the two countries. The agreement about visa-free travel between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Georgia came into […]

U.N. Envoy criticizes Georgia for not respecting human rights

By | February 14th, 2012|Categories: Elections, News|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch – A United Nations envoy says the new party finance rules Georgia introduced in December are a violation of human rights. Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai says that ‘they at times use ambiguous language, are fuelling an overall climate of distrust, and […]

Terror suspect arrested, ‘unrelated’ to embassy attacks

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TBILISI, DFWatch – A terror suspect was arrested in Zugdidi Tuesday, but Georgian authorities deny that it is linked with yesterday’s bomb attacks against Israeli embassies in Georgia and India. The Georgian Interior Ministry Tuesday arrested a person suspected of planning […]

Old Tbilisi square sports a white cover as protest goes on

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TBILISI, DFWatch – Tbilisi’s old Gudiashvili Square was fully covered with white snow on Sunday as people showed up to defend it once more from an uncertain fate. Even though it was a freezing minus five degrees, people still gathered on the square on February 12 at what […]

Turkish company cancels hydro electric project in Georgia

By | February 14th, 2012|Categories: Environment, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – Work to construct one of the biggest hydro electric power stations in Georgia has been halted, after its Turkish investor pulled out. The Georgian government explains that the Turkish investor refused to go through with the project, and therefore a new […]