TBILISI, DFWatch–Rustavi Poladi, a smelter plant in a town 20km away from the capital, has fired hundreds of employees because of a lawsuit.
Nugzar Kachukhashvili, Director of Rustavi Poladi Ltd, said at a press conference on Monday that the
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PM Garibashvili: We'll decide same-sex marriage issue by ourselves
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Georgia’s PM will do his best to fix definition of a marriage as ‘union of a man and a woman.’
In a lengthy interview published on Monday by a popular Georgian ultra-conservative newspaper Asaval-Dasavali, Irakli Garibashvili, PM, says that the state firmly stands
Members of U.S. congress to visit Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–A delegation from the U.S. congress is to visit Georgia from July 2 to 5.
Among the delegation are members of congress from the Republican and the Democratic parties, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Davit Kereselidze.
Peter Roskam
Georgian parliament approves controversial bank bill
TBILISI, DFWatch–Parliament in Georgia approved a bill on Sunday which will relieve the National Bank of responsibility for supervising private banks and instead transfer such authority to a new agency.
The vote was preliminary, as the bill must go through
Thirteenth Georgian dies fighting in Syria
TBILISI, DFWatch–A 23 year old was reported by locals in his hometown in Pankisi Gorge Sunday to have died in the Syria war.
Turpal Borchashvili is at least the thirteenth Georgian citizen who has died in Syria fighting for Islamists.
Borchashvili was from
Anaklia hosts GEM Fest, instead of KaZantip, in July
Tbilisi, DFWatch – A western Georgian Black Sea resort Anaklia is going to host one of the largest electronic music festivals this summer.
GEM Fest features popular electronic music stars, such as world renowned Dutch DJ and trance guru Armin van Buuren,
Georgian parliamentarian criticizes U.S. Supreme Court same-sex ruling
TBILISI, DFWatch–The deputy speaker of the Georgian parliament, Manana Kobakhidze, is criticized for recent remarks about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage.
“Even if we are left all alone on earth, if every one of our friends or partners abandons us, I will not
U.S. State Dep criticizes Georgia for failure to protect gays
TBILISI, DFWatch -The U.S. State Department criticizes Georgia in a new report about human rights published on Friday. Among a whole a number of problems highlighted in the report, it pays particular attention to the violation of the rights of gays and other sexual minorities.
Georgia extradites man suspected of beating wife to the U.S.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has extradited a man holding dual Iranian-U.S. citizenship to the United States. The man has been subject to an Interpol red alert notice since 2011.
The man, who is born in 1979, was detained on January 23, 2015 by Georgian police.
Interpol has determined
NATO's Secretary General to visit Georgia in August
TBILISI, DFWatch–NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit Georgia this August, according to the Defense Ministry.
The visit was agreed during a meeting Wednesday between Georgia’s Defense Minister Tina Khidasheli and Deputy Secretary General of the alliance