Daily Archives: March 22, 2016

Georgia strengthens security at airports and borders after Brussels attacks

By | March 22nd, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia is strengthening security measures in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Brussels on Tuesday. At least 34 people were killed in Brussels on Tuesday. Three bombs went off in the morning; two at Brussels airport and one at a metro station […]

Georgian politicians react to Brussels attacks

By | March 22nd, 2016|Categories: News|

PM: “express my condolences to the Government and people of Belgium and in this difficult time I wish them strength and endurance” (IPN) Tbilisi, DFWatch – Georgia’s main political figures pay condolences and stress the importance of strong intelligence services in wake of today’s terrorist attacks in Brussels. At least 34 people died in today’s terror attacks that shook Brussels, Belgian public broadcaster VRT reported. […]

Dispute about control over Maestro settled

By | March 22nd, 2016|Categories: Media|Tags: |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Agreement was reached on Monday between the owners of Maestro TV to allow the channel to continue using its logo, settling a several months long dispute. The agreement was announced in a statement by Gia Gachechiladze (‘Utsnobi’), who owns […]

Saakashvili calls on his party in Georgia to introduce gender quotas

By | March 22nd, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |

Mikheil Saakashvili. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Mikheil Saakashvili, the former Georgian president who is governor of Odessa in Ukraine, has advised his party home in Georgia to have 50 percent women on the election list for the upcoming parliamentary election, which will be held later this year. […]