DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, DFWatch–Heavy rain has hit the town Kobuleti on the Black Sea coast for the last two days. Three people were taken to sea by a big wave, and later rescued.
The storm on Wednesday lasted just three minutes. Big waves took three youngsters from the beach.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says the government will protect minorities in the country through legal ways, but not ‘artificially.’
At a monthly press conference at Metechi Palace Hotel Wednesday, Ivanishvili also addressed the issue
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says he can be ‘useful’ for society for twenty more years.
The comment came on Wednesday at a routine press conference about current events in the country.
Ivanishvili was asked about a recent statement he made
TBILISI, DFWatch–About 80 prisoners at the women’s prison in Rustavi have gone on hunger strike demanding to get their sentences reduced.
According to the administration of prison No 5 in Rustavi, 20 km away from the capital, the prisoners have no complaints against
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has canceled visa free rules for Iranian citizens, while Georgian citizens can still visit and stay in Iran for 45 days without a visa.
Georgia and Iran enforced rules for visa free travel from January 2011, until July 2 this year, when Georgia tightened
TBILISI, DFWatch–In Georgia, a discussion has begun about the date of the presidential election. Yesterday, President Mikheil Saakashvili set the date to October 31, which will be a Thursday. But groups claim a presidential election must be held in a weekend.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Iran’s Deputy Ambassador says Georgia has good conditions nowadays to attract foreign investments.
The first Iran-Georgia business forum is ongoing in Tbilisi at Expo Georgia, a exhibition center. It is being attended by representatives of large
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia Monday introduced new charges against a former head of the domestic intelligence agency Kudi that deals with one of the most controversial murder cases in the country’s history.
Data Akhalaia, former chairman
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili’s United National Movement has lost its majority in Tbilisi City Council after one of its members on Monday decided to leave the UNM faction.
UNM used to have 24 seats in the Council and this way remained in majority,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tuesday there will be held an Iran-Georgia business forum in Tbilisi.
An Iranian trade delegation arrives in Georgia July 1 and will stay until July 5. The forum will be held at Expo Georgia, an exhibition and convention center, where there will be