Sunday, March 22, 2026

92% of Georgians trust Patriarch Ilia II

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Patriarch Ilia II has long been the most trusted person in Georgia. (Photo courtesy of the Georgian Orthodox Church.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–92 percent of Georgians say they like Patriarch Ilia II, who for many years has been the most trusted person in the country.

According to a new survey published by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) on Monday, 75 percent say they like Prime

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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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Turkey allows Georgian specialists in monastery works

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Ishkhani is a Georgian monastery from the 7th century which lies inside Turkey. (Photo: Buba Kudava.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Turkey has agreed to allow Georgian specialists to participate in the restoration of a Georgian the 7th century Ishkhani Monastery on its territory.

A meeting was held on Friday at the Ministry of Culture of Turkey in Ankara, where representatives

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Saakashvili refuses to cooperate with 2008 war inquest

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Georgia’s president Mikheil Saakashvili and Poland’s president Bronisław Komorowski in Warsaw Friday. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili says he doesn’t plan to cooperate with a new investigation of the Russia-Georgia war in August, 2008.

“I, as president, distance myself completely from the statement by the prime minister that it was a fault

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Saakashvili carries on visit with broken arm

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Georgia’s president, Mikheil Saakashvili (left), two days after he broke his arm in three places in a bicycle accident. Turkish president Abdullah Gül right.

TBILISI, DFWatch–Despite having a broken arm, Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili carried on his tour of Turkey Tuesday and met his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gül.

On Sunday, Saakashvili crashed with a trailer in Antalya during his daily bicycle exercise.

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