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TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says journalists and employees of TV9 made a mistake when they closed down the channel immediately after his statement.
“Journalists didn’t come to TV9 from BBC and CNN. Many of them weren’t professionals; [they]
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prison Minister Sozar Subari on Friday responded to accusations made by the National Movement yesterday that the government has allowed the mafia to make a comeback in Georgian prisons.
Prisoners with influence over other inmates, called supervisors,
TBILISI, DFWatch–A mosque is going to be built in a village in Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region.
Badrudin Ibragimov, Chairman of National-Cultural Autonomy of Avar in South Caucasus, told Intepressnews that at the moment, the project is acquiring all the necessary
TBILISI, DFWatch–Eleven non-governmental organizations which work on election issues will Friday name their candidate to fill the vacant position as chairman of the Central Election Commission.
The NGOs plan to propose Tamar Zhvania, a project manager at
TBILISI, DFWatch–Dinamo Tbilisi lost Saturday’s match against Tottenham Hotspur 0-5. The play-off match for UEFA Europa League was held at Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi. Tottenham scored in the 13th minute and added one more goal in the first half. By the end of the second half, the team scored three more goals; the fifth in … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Movement blames the government for allowing the mafia to run the prisons in Georgia.
Mikheil Ghurtskhaia, spokesperson for the Prison Ministry, does not deny that criminals have power in the prisons, but told DF Watch that when UNM was in
TBILISI, DFWatch–Dinamo Tbilisi plays against Tottenham Hotspur at 20:00 today at Dinamo stadium in Tbilisi.
The London team arrived in Georgia on Tuesday and left the airport without comment. Practicing matches were held at Dinamo stadium.
The match is part of the
TBILISI, DFWatch–A recruit has died at a Georgian military air base near the capital Tbilisi.
According to the ministry, the incident happened on Wednesday at a checkpoint while he was on duty.
The body of the deceased, Giorgi Mebonia, has been taken to the National
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s sea resort Batumi is hosting a three-day summer festival of electronic music starting Thursday.
Batumi Summer Set Festival runs from August 22 to 24 and will host many well-known names in the genre.
Among the headliners are Denmark’s
TBILISI, DFWatch–Bank of Georgia was subject to an armed robbery in downtown Tbilisi late on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs was tight-lipped about the details, beyond noting that an investigation has been launched and criminal experts are studying the