Daily Archives: August 17, 2016

Foundations being laid for second terminal at Tbilisi airport

By | August 17th, 2016|Categories: Economy|Tags: |

Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili (right) at the launch of construction work. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The construction of the second terminal building at Tbilisi International Airport is proceeding as planned. Currently, the foundation is being laid, a spokesperson for the airport told DFWatch. The need for a second terminal is evident in the steady […]

Military spox claims safety rules not violated when two divers drowned

By | August 17th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

President Margvelashvili talked with family members of the missing soldiers. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The Defense Ministry claims safety regulations were not violated when two Georgian soldiers went missing Tuesday during a military exercise at sea, off the Black Sea coast. Two soldiers never made it up to the surface during a course in combat diving. […]

Miraculous weightlifter wins first Gold for Georgia in Rio, beating World Record

By | August 17th, 2016|Categories: Sport|Tags: , , , , |

Lasha Talakhadze scoring World Record.   TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian weightlifter competing in the heaviest, +105 kg, category won the country’s first Olympic gold in these summer games, setting a new world record, while his teammate from the same weight category won bronze. Lasha Talakhadze, […]

Wrestler Bolkvadze wins bronze, Georgia’s third medal in Rio

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TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Shmagi Bolkvadze took bronze in the Rio Olympics Tuesday in the Men’s Greco-Roman 66 kg wrestling. Georgia now has two bronze and one silver medal. The two other medals were won in Judo. Bolkvadze competed against Japan’s Tomohiro Inoue, […]

Two military divers missing off Georgia’s Black Sea coast

By | August 17th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

(1tv.ge) TBILISI, DFWatch–Two Georgian soldiers are missing after diving off the Black Sea coast of Georgia during a military drill. The Defense Ministry said the two failed to resurface near Gonio in southwest Georgia near the border with Turkey. A search was immediately launched […]