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Fatal motorcycle crash in Kareli

March 6, 2026 by DFW-admin

TBILISI, March 6 – A 21-year-old motorcyclist lost his life after colliding with a pole in Kareli, Georgia, Interpressnews reported. The accident prompted an investigation into violations of traffic safety rules resulting in a fatality.

Margvelashvili: This is a great partnership, but I will always demand more

October 4, 2018 by DFW-admin

During his work visit to New York last week, President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili spoke with the Voice of America about U.S.-Georgia relations and his views on the Trump Administration’s support for Georgia. Ia Meurmishvili spoke with the President. She anchors Voice of America Georgian Service’s weekly show Washington Today and can be … Read more

My time in the official service is over

September 14, 2018 by DFW-admin

Dear friends and colleagues, as of today, September 13, my time in the official service of the Georgian government will be over. I wish to thank the people of Georgia, whose support and advice has empowered me to work for every Georgian administration since 1989.

In Memoriam of Sen. John McCain

August 29, 2018 by DFW-admin

I had the great honor of meeting Senator McCain in early November of 1994 when I was Ambassador to the United States from Georgia. He quickly and organically understood the challenges of a young democracy like ours trying to overcome seven decades of Soviet communism. Senator McCain was a constant champion for Georgia in the … Read more

აფხაზებმა პირველი მულტსერიალი გამოუშვეს

August 24, 2018 by DFW-admin

მულტფილმი სათაურით „ლეონი და ნაალი“ (Леон и Наалеи) ხუთი სერიისგან შედგება და აფხაზური ეტიკეტის პოპულარიზაციას ისახავს მიზნად.

Sokhumi regime vice president resigns, declares vendetta to punish offender

August 22, 2018 by DFW-admin

Vice president of breakaway Abkhazia has stepped down after an incident when he was hit by a glass to his head, saying that plans to retaliate in “Abkhazian spirit”.

Georgia bows to Turkey's Erdogan again, cracks down on Gulen-linked university in Tbilisi

August 21, 2018 by DFW-admin

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia keeps on cracking down on educational institutions linked to the Turkish Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen, whom Ankara has accused of masterminding the failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016.

Abkhazia declares Soviet passports invalid

August 18, 2018 by DFW-admin

GALI, DFWatch–Sokhumi has declared as invalid passports issued during the Soviet Union, which will cause problems for Georgians living in Abkhazia, many of whom rely on the documents for traveling in and out of the breakaway republic, locals told DFWatch.

New Russian surveillance position spotted at Koda as South Ossetia prepares to redraw de facto border

August 13, 2018 by DFW-admin

TBILISI, DFWatch–Locals have discovered a new surveillance post near Koda, a village along the perimeter of South Ossetia, where Georgia and Russia fought a brief war ten years ago.

The observation post near the village of Koda, which likely includes

Russian bases in Abkhazia have mushroomed since 2008 war

August 12, 2018 by DFW-admin

The Russian military base in Tagolon, a village in the ethnic Georgian Gali region of Abkhazia. (DFWatch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Since the 2008 war, Russia has expanded its military infrastructure in the breakaway republic Abkhazia dramatically.

There are currently Russian military facilities in Sokhumi, Ochamchire, Gudauta and Gali, as well as the villages Tagiloni, Nabakevi, Pichori, Otobaia,