Daily Archives: October 25, 2016

Caucasus mountain road closed in north Georgia due to snow and ice

By | October 25th, 2016|Categories: Roads update|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch–A key mountain road that connects north and south Caucasus is now closed for large vehicles because of snow and ice.  Trailers, semi-trailers and vehicles with more than 30 seats are prohibited from driving on the S-3 between Gudauri and Kobi, the Road Department […]

Two die as car plunges into river in southwest Georgia

By | October 25th, 2016|Categories: In brief|Tags: , |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Two men died in a car accident in a mountainous area in the southwest of Georgia on Monday. One woman survived and was taken to hospital. The accident happened in Keda, a municipality in the Adjara region. The local gamgebeli […]

Victim of shooting at Krtsanisi training ground was 23-year-old Giga Shengelia

By | October 25th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

Roman Shengelia, father of the deceased. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The body of a man who was shot dead at a military base in Tbilisi Sunday morning has been identified as 23-year-old Giga Shengelia. Two other persons who were with Shengelia are being searched for, although their identity has not yet been established. […]

Georgian president picks former GIPA colleague as new NSC secretary

By | October 25th, 2016|Categories: Security|Tags: , |

Davit Rakviashvili (left) and Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili on Monday named Davit Rakviashvili, an old colleague at a media and public relations school in Tbilisi, as new secretary of Georgia’s National Security Council. The friendship between the two go back 30 years, […]