Saturday, January 17, 2026

Georgia to invest in Shah Deniz

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Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili (left) and President of Azerbaijan Iljam Aliyev. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia plans to invest USD 400-700 million in the Shah Deniz project in Azerbaijan, according to Energy Minister Kakhi Kaladze.

Kaladze was in Azerbaijan December 16-17 along with a delegation from the Georgian government who signed a resolution

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Georgian lawmaker fined for defamation of Imedi investor

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One of history’s greatest hoaxes was, according to Time Magazine, this fake news report on Imedi announcing another Russian invasion in March 2010, just weeks before the local election. The caption says: “Medvedev’s statement”. (Screen grab from Imedi.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A member of parliament from the National Movement party was fined 50 000 lari (USD 30 000) on Monday for defamation of businessman Joseph Kay.

Kay is the investor who took over the control of Imedi TV after the owner, Badri Patarkatsishvili, died

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Saakashvili is living in New York

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Mikheil Saakashvili appearing on Ukrainian TV channel 112 last Sunday. (112.ua)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A month after leaving office as president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili has revealed that he is currently living in New York and working on reform programs with several major US universities.

Appearing on Ukrainian TV 112, Saakashvili said he is

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Power cuts continue in Georgia ten days after snowfall

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People demonstrated in Batumi last Friday against a lack of attention from authorities. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Ten days after snow fell in the eastern Adjara region of Georgia, frustration is growing as there are still problems with supply of electricity, natural gas and water.

December 13, people demonstrated in Batumi against what they feel is a lack of

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Two detained for money laundering in Tbilisi

TBILISI, DFWatch–In Georgia, two former officials in the city administration in Old Tbilisi were detained on Monday. The detained are the former gamgebeli of Old Tbilisi and his deputy. They are charged with illegal participation in industrial activity and money laundering. The charges are that they manipulated the prices of trees and plants for green … Read more

Georgia creates crisis management centers

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Snow storms in winter and flooding in summer have knocked out infrastructure in Georgia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia on Sunday created two new bodies to address urgent problems.

The first one is a temporary center for crisis management to deal with the problems caused by bad weather and earthquakes.

The second state body is a center to

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Georgian PM on visit to Azerbaijan

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The Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili on Monday began an official visit to neighboring Azerbaijan.

Gharibashvili will meet President Ilham Aliyev, and December 17 participate in a conference about the financing of the second phase of Shah

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EU funds education reform in Georgia with €27 mill

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The European Union gives 27 mill euros to education reform in Georgia. (Photo published by the Ministry of Education and Science.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia will receive 27 million euros from the EU which is to be spent on reforms in education, professional training and employment.

The EU will allocate 35 million euros for Moldova and 25 million euros for Armenia. According to Štefan Füle,

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Activists in Georgia demand to have justice restored

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Activists are putting pressure on the government to create a committee to right the wrongs of the Saakashvili regime. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Activists on Sunday gathered in front of the old parliament building in Tbilisi demanding the creation of a committee to go through miscarriages of justice during former President Saakashvili.

The demonstration was organized by the organization

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