TBILISI, August 29 – Georgian police have arrested a foreign national in connection with the death of Abkhaz blogger Daur Buava. The Ministry of Internal Affairs said Saturday that Buava and the suspect were friends and had been spending time together at the apartment where Buava was staying in the Didi Dighomi district of Tbilisi. ... Read more
TBILISI, August 29 – Heavy rain triggered a landslide in Georgia’s mountainous Lentekhi municipality on Saturday, washing away a road bridge and thus severing the road toward Mestia, Interpressnews reported. The bridge near the village of Sakdari was completely swept away after water levels rose sharply following intense rainfall, according to the Roads Department. Traffic ... Read more
TBILISI, August 29 – Dozens of families have been impacted by a severe weather event in Baghdati in western Georgia, with damage to both homes and public infrastructure, Interpressnews reported Friday. Infrastructure Minister Revaz Sokhadze visited the municipality, which lies south of Zestaponi, and said government crews were working to clear roads, remove debris and ... Read more
TBILISI, August 27 – Mamuka Mdinaradze, one of Georgian Dream’s most prominent figures, abruptly resigned as regional development minister on Thursday. Mdinaradze told a special briefing that he also was leaving politics after a decade in public life; a decision that was his own and that he had been considering it for several weeks. He ... Read more
