Daily Archives: July 4, 2016

Georgia notes 18% rise in number of tourists in first half of 2016

By | July 4th, 2016|Categories: Economy|Tags: , , |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The number of foreign visitors to Georgia went up 12.9% and the number of tourists 18.1% in the last six months, the National Tourism Administration said on Monday. The latest figures confirm that Georgia continues to attract more visitors. […]

Cancelled trains in western Georgia

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The trains are cancelled due to infrastructure work between Ureki and Supsa. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Several trains will be cancelled in western Georgia the next few days due to ongoing work between Supsa and Ureki. All tracks in Supsa and tracks connecting Ureki and Supsa will be closed from 06:00 on July 5 to 06:00 on July 6, according […]

Georgia denies that Istanbul airport attack’s mastermind was its citizen

By | July 4th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

Akhmed Chatayev in Tbilisi in 2012. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia and Georgia disagree about what citizenship the suspected mastermind behind the terror attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport June 28 has. Russia claims Akhmed Chatayev is not a Russian but a Georgian citizen. Georgia, on the other hand, […]