Tbilisi, DFWatch – Tamar Beruchashvili, Minister of Foreign Affairs, was replaced by Giorgi Kvirikashvili, who served as Minister of Economy.
The government reshuffle was
Cabinet reshuffle in Georgia: Minister of economy appointed as a head of MFA
DFWatch staff
Georgian TV company cancels two talk shows
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian TV company on Sunday announced that it will suspend two popular political talk shows ‘temporarily’ until 2016, promising to change their format and offer viewers ‘a new product.’
Imedi’s decision was met with a negative response from viewers.
Animal rights activists storm Batumi Dolphinarium, using tear gas
TBILISI, DFWatch–Six men broke into a dolphinarium in Batumi on Sunday, and demanded that the dolphins be set free.
The six activists were all detained and questioned.
According to Batumi Dolphinarium’s management, the group broke
Former police officer shot and killed in Tbilisi
TBILISI, DFWatch–A former police officer was shot and killed outside Tbilisi Friday night. A former deputy interior minister was seriously injured.
The deceased is Revaz Kalomletsavi, a cousin of the injured, Levan Gvazava, who is in hospital with bullet-inflicted
Russia sees NATO's new training facility in Georgia as a provocation
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia sees the opening of NATO’s new training facility in Georgia as a ‘continuation of the provocative policy of the alliance aimed at expanding its geopolitical influence.’
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday opened
Former President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko is visiting Batumi
TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko is visiting Batumi, a seaside city on the Black Sea coast.
Yushchenko, who became famous as one of the leaders of the Orange Revolution in 2004, is accompanied by his wife and not visiting
Joint NATO-Georgian training facility inaugurated near Tbilisi
Tbilisi, DFWatch – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Thursday unveiled new Joint Training and Evaluation Centre in Georgia during his first visit to the country.
The centre is located inside the functioning military facility at Krtsanisi settlement,
Two Georgians detained on disputed South Ossetia border
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian border guards on Tuesday detained two Georgian citizens who were out attending cattle in Bershueti, which borders with the breakaway region South Ossetia.
The detainees are Muraz Javakhishvili (75) and Ivane Sekhniashvili (41).
Batumi's 7 meter tall 'Nino and Ali' sculpture damaged during moving
TBILISI, DFWatch–A seven meter tall steel statue which is one of the coastal city’s most important tourist attractions was damaged while being moved.
The Nino and Ali statue stands on the seafront and portrays a man and a woman. It is lit up by colored
PM urges calm as Georgian lari reaches lowest level since 1999
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s currency lari has reached its lowest level since 1999, but the government is optimistic and blames media and analysts of being incompetent and engaging in speculating.
The lari is now at 2.416 against the US dollar, near the all-time low