Daily Archives: August 21, 2015

Hailstorm devastates 2,000 hectares of Kakheti vineyards

By | August 21st, 2015|Categories: News|

Hailstorm devastated vineyards in Kakheti (Kvareli Municipality) TBILISI, DFWatch–Over a dozen wine-producing villages in Kvareli, in the Kakheti region, were hit by a strong hailstorm overnight on Thursday that almost totally devastated the harvest, damaged houses and vehicles and tore down trees. According to Kvareli […]

Activist: Russia stepping up anti-EU, pro-Eurasian Union efforts in Georgia

By | August 21st, 2015|Categories: Interviews|

Temur Kobalia says criticism against Georgian-Russian Forum has been intensified since it overtly declared its support to Georgia’s European ambitions (DF Watch) TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia has stepped up efforts to use ‘soft power’ in Georgia through state-sponsored non-governmental organizations and it would be difficult for the Caucasus nation to fend off pretensions of its assertive neighbor, the head of a Russian NGO says. […]

Europe’s largest dam granted cultural heritage status by Georgia

By | August 21st, 2015|Categories: News|

Enguri Dam (IPN) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Culture Ministry on Thursday granted cultural heritage status to the Enguri hydro power dam, one of the world’s tallest concrete arch dams. The dam is 271 meters tall and is located partially on the territory of breakaway Abkhazia. […]