TBILISI, DFWatch–Parliamentarians from the coalition of Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili and the National Movement (UNM) party of President Saakashvili on Tuesday met with a delegation from the OSCE to discuss current events in Georgia, foreign policy and other
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12 Georgians released from South Ossetian detention
TBILISI, DFWatch–Twelve Georgian citizens were Tuesday released after having been detained by Russian soldiers for crossing the border of South Ossetia.
May 1 to 4, Russian soldiers detained 22 people living in villages near to the breakaway region. According
Ivanishvili intensifies search for presidential candidate
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Dream coalition will name its candidate for president next week.
At the end of the week, the coalition’s council will decide who will represent it in the upcoming presidential election.
Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili on Tuesday
Saakashvili and Aliyev discussed Kars-Akhalkalaki railway
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili discussed the construction of the Kars-Akhalkalaki railway with President Ilham Aliyev during his visit to Azerbaijan.
The heads of state of the two neighboring countries underlined that the construction of
University rectors call for amendment to be stopped
TBILISI, DFWatch–The rectors of two large universities in Georgia ask President Mikheil Saakashvili to use his right to veto a law amendment which in their opinion will restrict the autonomy of universities.
Gigi Tevzadze, Rector of Ilia State University, also known as Iliauni, said on Tuesday
OSCE parliamentarians visiting Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–A delegation from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) chaired by Wolfgang Grossruck, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, arrives in Georgia today Tuesday for a three day visit.
In the delegation are also
Ombudsman claims Saakashvili government trained Chechen rebels
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Public Defender says the eleven Chechen fighters who died in a shooting incident at the border between Georgia and Russia in August 2012, were part of an operation by the then Georgian government to train and equip fighters and send
Georgia celebrates Orthodox Easter
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Orthodox Church celebrated Easter May Day 5, as the parish attended traditional prayers at churches around the country and the Patriarch conducted midnight mass at Sameba Cathedral in Tbilisi.
The liturgy started at 11:00 pm Saturday
Former AC Milan player Kaladze's farewell match May 31
TBILISI, DFWatch–Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Costacurta, Andriy Shevchenko, Demetrio Albertini, Alessandro Nesta, these are among the confirmed names for football players who will take part in the farewell match of former AC Milan player and current Minister
Romania recognizes Georgia's neutral passports
TBILISI, DFWatch–Romania has recognized Georgia’s so-called neutral travel documents, which are issued to people living in the breakaway territories Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Georgia’s Foreign Ministry received word of the decision Friday in a note from the