Daily Archives: September 10, 2013

Zourabichvili loses appeal

By | September 10th, 2013|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

Salome Zourabichvili (right). (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The Appeals Court in Georgia Tuesday upheld a decision by the Central Election Commission (CEC) to not allow Salome Zourabichvili to register as a presidential candidate. Zourabichvili earlier lost an appeal in Tbilisi City Court. The CEC’s decision, […]

Georgia opens new customs facility on border with Russia

By | September 10th, 2013|Categories: Caucasus region, News|Tags: |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The customs checkpoint at Kazbegi, on the border between Russia and Georgia, was opened on Tuesday after a year of construction work. Finance Minister Nodar Khaduri told journalists that new checkpoint help boost Georgia’s export. […]

Tbilisi Air Show displays SU-25 and L-39

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Sukhoi SU-25 “Frogfoot” at Tbilisi Airshow Monday. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The Alexander Kartvelishvili Air Show was held in Tbilisi on Monday, with a display of Sukhoi SU-25 “Frogfoot” and the Aero L-39 Albatros. The first air show ever in the Georgian capital was held at the air field at the plane factory Tbilaviamsheni, […]

Saakashvili names three candidates for new CEC head

By | September 10th, 2013|Categories: Elections '12-'13, News|Tags: , , , |

President Mikheil Saakashvili. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, has presented three candidates for head of the Central Election Commission (CEC). Saakashvili’s proposed candidates are Tamar Zhvania, Manuchar Gamkrelidze and Konstantine Amirajibi. The candidates were […]

NATO and Georgia hold joint military exercise

By | September 10th, 2013|Categories: News, Security|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch–NATO on Saturday held a joint exercise with Georgia’s coast guard in Batumi. According to the Interior Ministry, three mine sweepers arrived in Batumi on Friday. The aim of the exercise was to demonstrate and test the existing mechanisms […]