DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, September 22 – The high-profile trial over the killing of Georgian businessman Levan Jangveladze and the attempted murder of his driver is underway at Tbilisi City Court, where 14 witnesses are set to testify. Those scheduled to appear include a medical expert, a taxi driver, eyewitnesses, and employees of the Tbilisi Towers hotel. Court … Read more
TBILISI, September 22 – Brussels Airport has been forced to order airlines to cancel around half of Monday’s scheduled flights after a cyberattack crippled its check-in and boarding systems, according to Reuters. The disruption stems from an attack on Collins Aerospace, a company owned by RTX that provides registration and boarding software to airports worldwide. … Read more
TBILISI, September 22 – The president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, paid an official visit to Georgia over the weekend, and was hosted at the private residence of Bidzina Ivanishvili, the honorary chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party. The event marked Ivanishvili’s first public appearance in a political … Read more
TBILISI, September 21 – Police in Georgia’s Black Sea region of Adjara have arrested four people accused of running an organized fraud scheme that tricked citizens out of nearly half a million lari. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the group targeted people in Batumi interested in securing loans with property as collateral. Investigators … Read more
TBILISI, September 21 – Torrential rains have caused flooding in western Georgia, damaging homes and infrastructure. In Khobi, in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, heavy downpours flooded household plots, courtyards of apartment blocks, and basements. Water also entered the first floors of several homes. Local officials said emergency crews and municipal services were mobilized, with special … Read more
TBILISI, September 20 – Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze blames the halting of two major hydropower plans on ‘sabotage’ by foreign-funded groups. Hydropower projects in Georgia have long drawn street protests, but Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze now says some groups went further, engaging in sabotage and demands for stakes in energy projects. The PM pointed to … Read more
TBILISI, September 20 – Georgia’s parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili has strongly rejected a new sanctions package proposed in the U.S. Congress. The so-called “Georgian Nightmare Act” was adopted as a proposed addition to the National Defense Authorization Act by Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) and would instruct officials not to take any action or allocate funds … Read more
TBILISI, September 20 – Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has confirmed the release of a teenager who was arrested during a rally in Tbilisi on September 15 for allegedly displaying a gun. The ministry said forensic experts determined that the object seized was not a real firearm. Police had initially reported that a person born … Read more
TBILISI, September 19 – A pipeline accident in Georgia’s capital has cut gas supplies to around 17,000 customers, energy provider Tbilisi Energy confirmed to Interpressnews. The shutdown, which began just after midnight today, September 19, hit large parts of the Dighomi and Gldani districts. Both residential neighborhoods and major facilities, including hospitals, schools and businesses, … Read more
TBILISI, September 18 – Georgia and China are preparing to update their free trade agreement, which has been in force since May 2017. The news was announced by Georgia’s Ministry of Economy. Talks have already taken place between the two governments. On the Georgian side, the negotiations were led by Deputy Minister of Economy and … Read more