TBILISI, DFwatch–According to the World Happiness Report 2016, published today, Georgia is in 126th place out of 157 countries included in the study.
The result places Georgia as the ‘least happy’ country of the former Soviet Union, while Uzbekistan
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Georgian leaders send condolences to Russia after Rostov-on-Don plane crash
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President and Prime Minister expressed their condolences to the families of victims of a deadly plane crash in Rostov, Russia.
“I express my deepest sympathy to the victims of Flydubai passenger plane crash in Rostov, where dozens
US confirms Shishani’s death
TBILISI, DFWatch–Pentagon officials confirm the death of the Islamic State’s prominent field commander Tarkhan Batirashvili (Omar al-Shishani), CNN reported.
On 9 March, major Western news outlets reported that Mr Batirashvili, 30, was ‘likely killed’ in
Georgian man charged with faking power of attorney to steal land plot
TBILISI, DFWatch–A man was detained on Saturday, charged with appropriating a plot of land in Tbilisi which belongs to an Egyptian citizen.
The investigation service of the Finance Ministry informed that a Georgian citizen called Giorgi fabricated documents in order
155 prisoners pardoned in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian president pardoned 155 prisoners on Wednesday. 105 of them will leave jail today.
The commission met on February 21-22, and considered 1,178 cases. 105 were completely pardoned, while the rest had their sentences
Two Georgians who avoided hanging in Malaysia returned home
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two Georgian citizens who barely avoided being hanged in Malaysia for drug-related crimes returned to Georgia on Sunday.
Babutsa Gordadze, who was arrested in Malaysia along with Darejan Kokhtashvili, was convicted of illegally
Man stabbed to death near Telavi
TBILISI, DFWatch–A man of about 50 years was murdered on Wednesday in the village Vardisubani near Telavi. A suspect was apprehended the same day.
The victim, Vepkhia Glurjidze, had a disagreement with the suspect, who then stabbed him. Glurjidze took
Prison minister supports merging ministries to save money
TBILISI, DFWatch–The prison minister in Georgia supports a proposal by the head of the National Bank to merge the Prison Ministry with the Justice Ministry to save money.
“The more we reduce government offices, the more effective the system will be,”