TBILISI, DFWatch–There were 1,703 fires in Georgia in the first half of 2014. 38 people died and 61 were injured, according to the Interior Ministry.
In 1,005 of the cases, the reason for the fire could not be determined. In 333 cases, the cause was negligence,
TBILISI, DFWatch–180 people died in traffic accidents in Georgia in the first half of 2014, according to new figures from the Interior Ministry.
The figures published Tuesday show that an upward turn in road accidents has stopped, but numbers remain high compared
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia is to join an international humanitarian effort in Luhansk, Ukraine.
This became known on Tuesday.
Last week, Georgian Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze said Georgia is not planning to join the international sanctions EU and the United
TBILISI, DFWatch–There was a quarrel outside Tbilisi City Hall on Monday between people who wanted to meet the mayor and tell him about their problems.
Newly elected Mayor Davit Narmania decided to set aside one day to meet with citizens. Hundreds of people turned
TBILISI, DFWatch–A police employee was Sunday detained in Batumi, a city on Georgia’s Black Sea coast, accused of receiving a bribe two days prior.
According to the Interior Ministry’s press department, the general inspection detained an employee of the patrol
TBILISI, DFWatch–There was an accident on Wednesday in Rize, Turkey, which left ten passengers injured, including citizens of Georgia.
Representatives of the Health Ministry of Adjara left for Turkey to see citizens of Georgia.
According to Deputy Health
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Appeals Court in Georgia left in force a decision by Tbilisi City Court to place ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili and former officials in pre-trial detention in a case concerning the violent dispersal of an anti-government demonstration on November 7, 2007.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government has begun preparing for a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, even though the exact date of her visit is still unknown.
Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze on Sunday met with the German ambassador
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court on Friday evening decided to issue a pre-trial detention order for ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili, although he is not in Georgia at the moment.
After leaving office in November 2013, the former president has not been in Georgia.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian soldiers have detained two Georgian citizens outside the village Kveshi, near Gori, which borders on the South Ossetian breakaway region.
According to Interpressnews, the detainees are Zakro Butkhuzi, from Kveshi, and his guest Buta