DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s two main internet providers have decided to merge, but need permission from the National Communication’s Commission (GNCC).
Currently Silknet and Caucasus Online are the only two companies offering internet connection
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court on Friday unexpectedly acquitted a man of premeditated murder and sentenced him instead to four years in prison for beating another victim the same evening.
Levan Kochlashvili was on trial for having physically
TBILISI, DFWatch–A court in Tbilisi on Friday ordered the seizure of all property owned by Georgia’s biggest independent TV company, Rustavi 2 reported on its website.
According to the statement, the decision was passed on Wednesday, August 5,
TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Bureau of Enforcement late Thursday evening seized vehicles belonging to the Georgian opposition-leaning TV company Rustavi 2.
The seizure came as result of a court plea submitted by Kibar Khalvashi, a Georgian businessman
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia is not planning to join another round of sanctions against Russia, Prime Minister Garibashvili said on Thursday. The sanctions were imposed by European countries as punishment for Russia’s annexation of Crimea last year.
Garibashvili
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two people died and one was seriously injured in a car crash in eastern Georgian Wednesday.
Local media report that a Toyota SUV and a BMW crashed on a road near the village Shroma in Lagodekhi region.
Five people were injured
TBILISI, DFWatch–Part of Tbilisi’s minibus drivers went on strike Wednesday morning, demanding a reduction in the daily fee they pay to the company.
The company, Tbilisi Minibus, demands 55 laris (USD 24) a day from each driver, which they have to pay at the end
TBILISI, DFWatch–A massive fire at a Tbilisi bazaar on Tuesday claimed the lives of two people. The bodies were found at night at Eliava, in the center of the capital.
The bodies could not be immediately identified, as they had been burned almost to ashes,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian wine producers may be hit by another Russian embargo as the Kremlin draws up plans to retaliate against the extension of European sanctions.
The Russian consumer safety bureau Rospotrebnadzor apparently is preparing
TBILISI, DFWatch–A huge plume of smoke seen over Tbilisi Tuesday afternoon turned out to be a fire in a warehouse selling paint at a bazaar in the city center.
Rescue workers evacuated people from the warehouse at Eliava bazaar on the left bank of the Mtkvari river and