Sunday, March 22, 2026

Railway strike called off in Georgia

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The railway workers achieved a signed deal with Georgian Railway and have called off the strike. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two thousand railway workers in Georgia ended their strike yesterday, after successful negotiations with the company.

Talks between workers and the Georgian Railway management board lasted for six hours and all three demands the workers brought with

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Relatives rally in support of man who cut off policeman's ear

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The Ministry of Internal Affairs in Tbilisi. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A protest was held Wednesday in Zugdidi, in western Georgia, by relatives of a man detained for injuring a policeman a few days ago.

Their demand was to have him released. But the suspect surrendered to the police and admitted having injured

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Georgia's leaders to meet aboard U.S. Navy ship

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USS Mount Whitney. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Five days before the inauguration of Giorgi Margvelashvili as new president, he and other members of the current government will join outgoing president Mikheil Saakashvili for an event aboard a U.S. naval ship docked in Batumi.

Also outgoing Prime

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Georgian and French defense ministers discussed cooperation

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Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania (left) and French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Defense Minister Irakli Alasania Friday met with his French colleague Jean-Yves Le Drian at the French Defense Ministry.

They discussed military-industrial cooperation between Georgia and France and future plans.

Alasania said they discussed

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