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
DFWatch staff
Over a dozen firetrucks scrambled to combat blaze at Tbilisi market
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
Explosion hits South Caucasus gas pipeline
TBILISI, DFWatch–An explosion in eastern Turkey on Monday damaged part of the Baku–Tbilisi–Erzurum pipeline, which carries gas from the Shah Deniz field in Azerbaijan and runs through Georgia.
The cause of the explosion, which happened in Kars province,
Georgia’s Yazidis honour the victims of the Sinjar Massacre
Georgia’s Yazidi community marked the first anniversary of the Sinjar massacre and prayed for peace in the Yazidi temple in Tbilisi.
Georgia’s Yazidi community gathered on 3 August in the Yazidi temple in the Varketili
Drop in Georgian wine export explained by problems in Russia and Ukraine
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s wine export in the first seven months fell by 46 percent, compared to last year, according to the National Wine Agency.
The agency explains the drop as a result of ‘unstable political economic situation’ in two of the most important
Three dead after pickup truck plunged off mountain road
TBILISI, DFWatch–A car accident claimed the lives of one man and two children in the mountainous Adjara region in the southwestern part of Georgia on Tuesday.
A pickup truck was driving along a mountain road in Keda as it veered off the road and plunged down.
Eka Beselia calls for more leniency for Georgia's women inmates
TBILISI, DFWatch–A leading parliamentarian from Georgia’s ruling coalition asks the president to consider pardoning or easing the sentences of more women.
Eka Beselia, head of the human rights committee in parliament, said in a speech
Nino Burjanadze declared 'persona non grata' by Ukraine
TBILISI, DFWatch–Nino Burjanadze, former speaker of the Georgian parliament who twice served as acting president, has been declared ‘persona non grata’ by Ukraine, according to a Tbilisi-based radio station.
The reason is Burjanadze’s statements about Crimea
Number of visitors to Georgia in July up 9.5% from 2014
TBILISI, DFWatch–The number of visitors to Georgia in the month of July was 9.5 percent higher than in the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
According to the MIA’s monthly report, 737,696 people visited Georgia in July.