Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Authorities in Georgia explain that ID cards are not sign of Antichrist

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ID cards with micro chip are mandatory, but some believe they are a sign of the Antichrist. (Scene from the new commercial.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Ministry of Justice has produced a six-minute commercial to explain that a new ID card with a micro chip is not a sign of the Antichrist, as many locals believe.

Clerics and part of the parish planned a rally at the Ministry of Justice

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Saakashvili's party allies attack former intelligence head

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Tabula editor Tamar Chergoleishvili called Data Akhalaia a ‘maniaki’ (a serial killer). (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Supporters of President Mikheil Saakashvili’s party, the National Movement, are speaking out against a former head of the domestic intelligence service CSD/KUD, who criticized the party strongly last week.

A message was posted to the Facebook

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Georgia to consider legal recognition of church weddings

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Jvristsera, church weddings, are not legally recognized in today’s Georgia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia may consider granting legal status to weddings conducted by the church.

This issue will be studied in the near future by the commission which handles relations between the state and the Orthodox Church.

Today, a marriage

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Saakashvili says government is partly Russian-friendly

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The Ivanishvili government is ‘partly friendly towards Russia’, President Mikheil Saakashvili claimed at a rally of his party, the National Movement, on Friday. (DF Watch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–In a speech Friday, President Mikheil Saakashvili accused the Georgian government of being ‘partly friendly towards Russia’.

He was speaking at a rally of his party, the United National Movement, in Tbilisi in order to show off popular support

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Yushchenko offers to pay for hot bath massage

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Viktor Yushchenko, former president of Ukraine, wants to pay back USD 400 for a hot bath that was paid for by the state during Saakashvili’s government. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Viktor Yushchenko, the former president of Ukraine, has jumped into a political squabble in Georgia by saying he is willing to pay back USD 400 he was given for a visit to one of Tbilisi’s hot baths.

The ex-president says through his spokesperson

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