DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili claims the media in his country are publishing more anti-Western stories now than they used to.
In an interview with the program ‘Archevani’ on Rustavi 2 TV Tuesday evening, he said it was
TBILISI, DFWatch–A woman is missing after a group of three climbers were struck by lightning at 5,000 m altitude yesterday in the Kazbegi mountains.
Two of the group were injured, and later rescued, but the third – a woman from Moscow – went missing.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Filing a lawsuit with the courts in Tbilisi might mean a long wait, due to a lack of judges and resources.
People who file lawsuits in the Georgian capital might have to wait for years to see their case reach a conclusion.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Koba Narchemashvili, who was interior minister at the moment when Eduard Shevardnadze was deposed as president in the Rose Revolution, was Tuesday nominated by Georgian Dream as majoritarian candidate for parliament.
As commander
TBILISI, DFWatch–Turkish consul in Batumi Yasin Temizkan has called on Georgian authorities to close down a private school in the city because it is fostering terrorism.
The Şahin schools are funded by the movement of Fethullah Gülen (pictured), a Turkish preacher,
TBILISI, DFWatch–A prominent member of the Free Democrats resigned from the party on Friday, stating that he doesn’t feel comfortable in politics.
Philosopher Zaza Piralishvili stated that his leaving the party was not due to any conflict with other party members or having issues with its ideology.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The parliament in Georgia Monday rejected a bill to bring in stricter control of tobacco products.
Resistance to the bill within the governing coalition proved too strong, as opponents believe it will create problems for business.
Lela Sturua,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili spoke by phone with his Turkish colleague Binali Yıldırım on Monday, and both confirmed that Kvirikashvili will visit Ankara for the first session of the Georgia-Turkey strategic partnership council on July 19.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two persons are injured after a shooting incident at noon Monday in front of the National Enforcement Bureau in Tbilisi.
The enforcement bureau said the shooting was not related to them but a confrontation between private individuals.
Witness
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian citizen who went missing after the terrorist attack last Thursday in Nice was confirmed dead on Monday, Georgia’s Ambassador to France Eka Siradze Delone told Interpressnews.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the death of Roman Ekmaliani,