DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, DFWatch–For the first time after the catastrophic landslide in Dariali on May 17, rescue crew made their way into a tunnel in search of survivors, Georgian TV channel Rustavi 2 reported Thursday.
The tunnel, which is part of a hydro power plant under construction,
TBILISI, DFWatch–The number of confirmed cases of viral meningitis in Georgia increased from 142 to 161 Thursday, as the health minister calmed people’s fears and assured them that the virus is not spreading through the drinking water.
A rumor that the virus
TBILISI, DFWatch–For the first time, the electronic dance music festival KaZantip will take place in Georgia, due to recent events in Ukraine.
The festival has been held annually in Crimea since 1992. Now, following the Russian annexation of the peninsula, it is
TBILISI, DFWatch–The rescue operation in Dariali Valley is continuing, though officials at the Emergency Management Department say there is now almost no hope of finding anyone alive.
Seven people, Turkish and Ukrainian nationals and one Georgian, are still missing.
TBILISI, DFWatch–An outbreak of viral meningitis has spread in schools and kindergartens in Georgia the last few weeks, with 142 confirmed cases so far.
Kindergartens and schools up to 6th grade will be closed until May 27, while sanitary measures are being
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government has criticized a TV program for being biased, after it turned the spotlight on promises made by the government in the 2012 election campaign.
The target of the government’s criticism is a program on Maestro TV called
TBILISI, DFWatch–Six people are still missing after the landslide in Dariali Valley on May 17, among them Georgians, Ukrainians and Turkish citizens, according to the Georgian interior minister.
12 Turkish citizens were rescued out of a tunnel, while two drivers
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government will meet with EU commissioners in Brussels on May 21.
First Deputy Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani says this is the first time such a meeting is being held.
“This is an unprecedented format in EU-Georgia relations, which
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s National Communications Commission (GNCC) has elected Vakhtang Abashidze as new chairman.
This is the first time a head of GNCC has been elected. Abshidze, the only candidate, received the support of all five commission members.
During
TBILISI, DFWatch–A group of conservatives demonstrated outside the Georgian Public Broadcaster on Monday, demanding that the TV program Red Zone is closed down, after it dedicated its Saturday show to homophobia.
May 17, the International Day Against Homophobia,