TBILISI, DFWatch–The Akhalkalaki-based news agency Jnews reports new details about a murder of an alleged mobster one week ago.
Sargis Hakobyan was found dead in his car near the village Aragva on 26 July. It is believed that his car was ambushed
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Two road accidents kill seven in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two car crashes caused the death of seven people late on Saturday, including two minors. Four people were hospitalized.
First, a Mercedes car and a minibus crashed in Grigoleti, a small town on the Black Sea. The Mercedes caught fire and exploded,
Host country Georgia takes ten medals in Jr Olympics
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia won ten medals in the European junior Olympics, which ended in Tbilisi on Saturday.
Four gold and six bronze went to the home nation in this year’s European Youth Olympic Festival.
Nine of the Georgian medals were in judo, while one
North Caucasus Watch 25–31 July 2015
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Daghestan
The head of the Daghestani branch of the Russian Pension Fund Sagid Murtazaliyev is suspected of involvement in assassinations and financing terrorism.
Czech climber falls and dies in Caucasus Mountains
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Czech climber died on Mount Kazbegi, one of the major peaks of the Caucasus Mountain Range, in the northern part of Georgia on July 30.
According to the Emergency Service, the girl fell down and suffered severe head trauma.
Georgian president vetoes National Bank bill
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili on Friday vetoed a controversial National Bank bill which would mean that the government takes charge of the supervision of private banks.
The president made his reasons for blocking the bill,
Georgian released from South Ossetian prison after talks
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian citizen who was arrested for spying in the breakaway region South Ossetia has been set free after a meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRM) held on July 30 in Ergneti.
IPRM is a series of meetings
Interpol calls off search for former Georgian defense minister
TBILISI, DFWatch–Interpol has called off its search for former Georgian Defense Minister Davit Kezerashvili, because the case is believed to be politically motivated.
Also an application by Georgia to declare former President Mikheil Saakashvili wanted has been rejected
Tbilisi 2015: Georgia takes two more gold medals in Jr Olympics
TBILISI, DFWatch-Georgia took two more gold on Thursday in the European junior Olympics which are currently being held in Tbilisi.
Mzia Beboshvili won in 52kg women’s judo category, defeating her opponent Ilse Buren from the Netherlands.
“Everyone
Defense minister tries out life of a solder and discovers food is bad
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s woman defense minister decided to live the life of a soldier and discovered that the food they are being served is not good enough.
The last few days, Tina Khidasheli has been living as a soldier. At a presentation of a new diner