Daily Archives: December 5, 2014

Respect will not save women from violence

By | December 5th, 2014|Categories: Opinion|Tags: |

Arguably the most influential person in Georgia, the Patriarch Ilia II, does not agree that a woman should be equal to a man in  a family. Instead “she must be respected by her husband. She [a wife] has been always holding high authority in Georgia, and so it shall […]

Foreign students facing bureaucracy and complex visa procedures

By | December 5th, 2014|Categories: Youth|Tags: , , |

Regina Jegorova-Askerova. (DF Watch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–How attractive is Georgia as a country for young students looking for a career path? At the moment, there are 19 public and 47 private higher education institutions in Georgia. According to the National Statistics Office, there were 2,297 foreign students […]

Ivanishvili’s new barrage against Alasania: ‘You are a weak manager’

By | December 5th, 2014|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |

Bidzina Ivanishvili at the National Library on Thursday. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–On Thursday, Georgia’s richest person and godfather of the governing coalition again lashed out at Irakli Alasania, calling him ‘a weak manager’ who has made an ‘ignorant statement’. Alasania was recently dismissed and claims it was […]

Mystery: Why is the water level so low in Mtkvari (Kura)?

By | December 5th, 2014|Categories: Environment|Tags: |

The river Mtkvari (Kura). (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Water levels have fallen drastically the last few days in the biggest river in the South Caucasus, causing massive fish die-off. The Mtkvari originates in Turkey, runs eastward across Georgia and Azerbaijan, emptying into the Caspian Sea. […]