TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Justice Minister Zurab Adeisvhili personally ordered the Chairman of Tbilisi Development Foundation to order debit cards, which made it possible to withdraw millions from the state coffers. The scheme was meant to be used to finance the National
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Georgian Dream expels one member after protests
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Dream party has expelled one of its members and warned two of them in relation with the scuffle on July 20 in Zugdidi during the National Movement’s primary election.
Georgian Dream Democratic Georgia on Monday issued a statement
Iran's consul offers Georgia assistance in murder case
TBILISI, DFWatch–Iran’s consul in Georgia Ahmad-Reza Arzjani says the suspect in murder of a 16-year-old girl in Batumi Juy 22 has been in Turkey for the last two years.
Mariam Kochalidze, 16, was murdered near the beach in Batumi, a Black Sea holiday resort and one
Senaki partly evacuated due to flooding
TBILISI, DFWatch–Part of Senaki in western Georgia has been evacuated because of flooding.
Local reporters say more than 70 families have left the town. Hundreds of houses are underwater. The markets, theatre and other facilities are also hit, and car traffic has been rendered impossible.
1.7 mill bottles of Georgian wine exported to Russia
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has exported more than 1.7 million bottles of wine to Russia after the lifting of an embargo from 2006, says Minister of Agriculture Shalva Pipia.
Russia is now among the top five export markets for Georgia for wine, Pipia said Monday.
Margvelashvili accepts offer to hold presidential debates
Tbilisi, DFWatch – The Georgian Dream coalition’s president candidate, Giorgi Margvelashvili, accepts the offer from his competitor Davit Bakradze from the National Movement, who invited him to a series of election debates.
Margvelashvili told journalists on Monday that
Anti-Saakashvili protesters released
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court on Sunday released three persons who were detained on Saturday during a scuffle outside the National Movement’s party conference and gave them a 100 lari (USD 60) fine.
Davit Chantladze, Irakli Chubabria and Pridon Merebashvili
Four Polish climbers trapped in the Caucasus mountains
TBILISI, DFWatch–A group of Polish climbers are requesting help after four of them got stuck in the Caucasus mountains.
One of the trapped climbers fell after a rope broke. He did not break any bones, but is having problems moving.
Giorgi Dzagnide, head of the Interior
Lawmaker denies rumor of Rice becoming adviser to Ivanishvili
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tedo Japaridze, chairman of the foreign affairs committee in parliament, once more denies the rumor that Condoleezza Rice is to become advisor for the Georgian Prime Minister.
In a new statement, Japaridze sheds some light on what happened during
Saakashvili's party announces Bakradze as candidate for president
TBILISI, DFWatch–Davit Bakradze, leader of the parliamentary opposition, has been announced as the National Movement’s official candidate for the upcoming presidential election.
UNM’s sixth and final primary election was held on Saturday in Tbilisi. The final