TBILISI, DFwatch–According to the World Happiness Report 2016, published today, Georgia is in 126th place out of 157 countries included in the study.
The result places Georgia as the ‘least happy’ country of the former Soviet Union, while Uzbekistan
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Georgian leaders send condolences to Russia after Rostov-on-Don plane crash
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President and Prime Minister expressed their condolences to the families of victims of a deadly plane crash in Rostov, Russia.
“I express my deepest sympathy to the victims of Flydubai passenger plane crash in Rostov, where dozens
House used for checkpoint should be compensated: Ombudsman
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian ombudsman says the Ministry of Internal Affairs failed to compensate a man for using his house as a checkpoint in a village bordering South Ossetia.
In a statement published Friday, the ombudsman writes that the
String of concerts planned in election year, including Robbie Williams
TBILISI, DFWatch–As the parliamentary election draws nearer, Georgia’s Culture Ministry is planning a string of concerts, beginning in April, which will feature world famous musicians.
Negotiations have been launched with Robbie Williams and Eros Rammazotti.
Georgia lets Russian MP visit Tbilisi despite ban on Abkhazia & SO visits
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Russian member of parliament will be allowed to attend a meeting of the parliamentary assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Tbilisi between July 1 and 5, although he has violated
Koba Gvenetadze appointed new head of Georgia's National Bank
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s president has appointed a new head of the National Bank (NBG).
The appointment was signed by President Giorgi Margvelashvili on Thursday.
Outgoing NBG head Giorgi Kadagidze will be replaced Koba Gvenetadze, a former politician
Building of new fire trench discussed at South Ossetia field meeting
TBILISI, DFWatch–As representatives of Georgia and the breakaway region South Ossetia sat down on Tuesday for a regular field meeting, one of the major topics of discussion was the situation in the village Jariasheni, where construction work is in progress.
Russian diplomat criticizes Georgian leaders for anti-Russian rhetoric
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Russian deputy foreign minister has criticized Georgian politicians for engaging in anti-Russian rhetoric, warning that patience has its limits.
Gregory Karasin made the statement in Prague on Wednesday after meeting with Georgian
Negotiation attempts fail to solve TSU student protest
TBILISI, DFWatch–For more than a week, students have been protesting at Tbilisi State University and the tension continues to escalate.
TSU is split in two, with the police and security guards protecting every entrance to the two-wing building occupied by students.
More people charged in Georgia sex tape scandal
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office Saturday evening arrested two persons for illegally storing and spreading videos depicting individuals in intimate settings.
The office said that apart from the two who were arrested Saturday – Zurab Jamalashvili