Daily Archives: July 27, 2015

Tbilisi Olympic festival not prepared for people with special needs

By | July 27th, 2015|Categories: Sport|Tags: |

(Tbilisi 2015.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The European Youth Olympic Festival does not have proper infrastructure for people with special needs, according to Georgia’s ombudsman. Rustavi 2 reported Sunday that wheelchair users and others with special needs who wanted […]

Georgian murder suspect detained in Bulgaria

By | July 27th, 2015|Categories: In brief|Tags: |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian murder suspect who was wanted by Interpol was Monday detained in Bulgaria. According to Georgia’s Interior Ministry, the 43 year old was detained in Silistra. He has been wanted by Georgian law enforcement since 2009 […]

Tbilisi flood was preceded by more than 100mm of rainfall

By | July 27th, 2015|Categories: Environment|Tags: |

(DF Watch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A new study shows that there was more than 100 mm of precipitation the night of June 13-14, when a disastrous flood killed at least 19 people in Tbilisi. Three are still missing after the flood, which destroyed many houses and cars […]

European Youth Olympic Festival opened in Tbilisi

By | July 27th, 2015|Categories: Sport|Tags: |

Zurab Zviadauri lit the Olympic the torch. (Tbilisi 2015.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The European Youth Olympic Festival opened in Tbilisi Sunday evening. About 1,500 people attending the opening ceremony at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium. The ceremony lasted about two hours and included Georgian national dances […]