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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
TBILISI, DFWatch–The United National Movement Sunday kicked off its election campaign for the presidential election with a debate between the candidates.
The event took place in Kutaisi, Georgia’s second largest city and current seat of parliament, and will be
TBILISI, DFWatch–A court in Georgia has decided that four officials in Tbilisi City Hall were detained in violation of law, but sentenced all of them to pre-trial detention.
June 27, Davit Alavidze, Deputy Mayor of Tbilisi, Davit Avaliani, Head of Tbilisi
TBILISI, DFWatch–The number of tourists grew by 56 percent in 2012, according to the National Tourism Administration. 4 389 256 tourists visited Georgia last year.
In the period from January to May 2013, the number of tourists was 1 698 146, which is an increase of
TBILISI, DFWatch–Groups in Georgia call on the government to settle the religious conflict in a Kakheti village and ensure the safety of Muslims.
The groups are backed up by the Public Defender in their call for Interior Minister Irakli Gharibashvili to take immediate action to avoid
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili’s United National Movement on Saturday named four candidates for the party’s primary election to select as candidate for the upcoming presidential election in October.
Party spokesman Giorgi Vashadze presented the
TBILISI, DFWatch–Locals attacked and beat the wife of the Hajji in the village Samtatskharo Friday, only weeks after the religious conflict there seemed to have been solved.
Locals had earlier prevented Muslims from conducting Friday prayer for three weeks, but the
TBILISI, DFWatch–The United National Movement has announced that its election campaign will be launched on June 30.
UNM member Giorgi Vashadze said on Friday that the party will name all its candidates, who will then participate in a primary election to select