TBILISI, DFWatch–Ticket sales for the August 11 UEFA Super Cup match between Sevilla and Barcelona ended at 5:15am Sunday, leaving thousands of fans disappointed.
22,089 tickets were sold at booths. When ticket sales opened at 9am on Sunday,
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Georgians lining up to buy tickets for UEFA Super Cup
TBILISI, DFWatch–Hundreds of Georgia fans rushed to line up in Tbilisi’s Vake Park to secure seats for the UEFA Super Cup match between Barcelona and Sevilla a day before ticket sales starts.
Tickets for the match should have been sold online weeks in advance,
Plans for new spacious Tbilisi zoo presented
TBILISI, DFWatch–After being partly destroyed by a flood a month ago, Tbilisi Zoo will move into a new facility to be built on the shores of Tbilisi Reservoir, the largest lake in the capital.
Reflecting on the future of the zoo, director Zurab Gurielidze and spokesperson
Georgia splits its Interior Ministry in two
TBILISI, DFWatch–Three years after coming to power, the Georgian Dream government has delivered on an election promise to split the intelligence service the from the Interior Ministry. It will be a separate body from August 1.
According to an amendment approved
Burjanadze: Ukraine will never get Crimea back
TBILISI, DFWatch–“Crimea is a part of Russia, and will never come back to Ukraine” – Nino Burjanadze, former speaker of the parliament and former acting President of Georgia, said during her visit to Moscow.
“Crimea is part of Russia. I can say that
Azerbaijani football supporters take revenge on Georgians with map
TBILISI, DFWatch–Azerbaijani football supporters took revenge against their Georgian counterparts on Wednesday by holding a poster with a subtle political message during a match in Gabala.
A few days ago, Georgian supporters trampled on an Azerbaijanian
Prosecutors in Georgia investigating alleged beating of woman by police
TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia are accused of beating a young woman during a brawl at a youth club in Tbilisi.
A video where the young woman describes her treatment by police has gone viral on social media in Georgia. The Ministry of Internal Affairs
Small landslide in village near Tbilisi, origin of catastrophic flood
TBILISI, DFWatch–There was a small landslide this morning in a village near Tbilisi, the same place where a landslide caused a catastrophic flood wave in a river valley June 13.
Thursday’s landslide damaged a road and utility pipe which supplies households
Next Abashidze-Karasin meeting to be held July 15 in Prague
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Russian and a Georgian diplomat will meet on July 15 in Prague. The Abashidze-Karasin talks are an informal channel for discussing trade and other cooperation between the two countries, which don’t have diplomatic relations.
Abkhazia–Russia relations under strain following pressure
The latest developments in Abkhazia–Russia relations turn increasingly sour as Russia attempts to strengthen its presence in the region. As continued Russian funding is dependent on the implementation of the provisions of the Abkhazian–Russian treaty, many Abkhazians grow disenchanted with their key ally.