TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court on Wednesday decided not to set bail conditions for former Tbilisi mayor Gigi Ugulava, who is charged with embezzlement of more than one million lari from parking fees.
The court did not agree with a request
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National Movement activist beaten in Batumi
TBILISI, DFWatch–A member of the National Movement was Saturday attacked in Batumi, a city on the Black Sea coast.
Party activist Levan Tetemadze was beaten outside his house on Vazha-Pshavela street, according to Giorgi Kirtadze, head of the UNM in Adjara.
Rikoti tunnel reopened for traffic
TBILISI, DFWatch–Rikoti tunnel was reopened for traffic on Friday. It is part of the road which connects the eastern and western parts of Georgia and had been blocked for several days due to a landslide.
The landslide was the second one in ten days.
According
One more dead body found in Dariali
TBILISI, DFWatch–Another body was found in Dariali Valley on Monday, the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced.
This is the fourth victim of a massive landslide on May 17.
The ministry said the body has been sent to Tbilisi to carry out an
Barroso visits Georgia to underline EU's support
TBILISI, DFWatch–José Manuel Barroso will visit Georgia Thursday and Friday.
The two day stopover will be the EU Commission president’s first official visit to Georgia.
Barroso is arriving from Moldova, and will leave for Azerbaijan on June 14.
During
Merkel to visit Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Georgia before spring 2015, by invitation of Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili.
The PM on Monday met Merkel in Berlin and invited her to Georgia. She accepted the invitation and expressed her desire
Swiss President Burkhalter visiting Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–Swiss President Didier Burkhalter arrived in Georgia Monday evening as part of a round trip in the South Caucasus.
Lasha Abashidze, head of Georgia’s Presidential Administration, and Davit Zalkaliani, First Deputy Foreign Minister, met him
Georgian foreign minister visiting U.S.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze on Tuesday began an official visit to the United States which will last until May 30.
According to the Foreign Ministry’s press office, Panjikidze will hold meetings with representatives of different
Davit Kezerashvili acquitted of cognac fraud
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court on Tuesday acquitted former Defense Minister Davit Kezerashvili of cognac fraud.
Kezerashvili, who is under house arrest and electronic surveillance in France after being detained at Nice airport last year and then released in February, was charged by Georgian authorities in February, 2013, with assisting
Hydro power tunnel searched for survivors after landslide
TBILISI, DFWatch–For the first time after the catastrophic landslide in Dariali on May 17, rescue crew made their way into a tunnel in search of survivors, Georgian TV channel Rustavi 2 reported Thursday.
The tunnel, which is part of a hydro power plant under construction,