TBILISI, DFWatch — A large number of clerics from different Orthodox countries will start gathering in Tbilisi tomorrow to mark the 80-year jubilee of the Georgian Patriarch Illia II.
Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople is among the guests arriving in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch — There are restrictions on road traffic in northern Georgia due to heavy snow fall. There is danger of landslide on the road between Kobi and Gudauri, a resort in Kazbegi the mountains, and along the road Mtskheta-Stepandtsminda-Larsi, due to a snow
Tbilisi, DF Watch – Georgia marks Christmas on January 7 by Julian calendar by two major picturesque processions in Tbilisi and many other towns of Georgia.
Alilo, a Christmas chant, is organized almost in each district and regions of the country.
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgian Patriarch Ilia II will visit Russia in the end of January to receive a special award.
He is to receive the Russian Church’s International Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations, which is granted annually as a recognition
TBILISI, DFWatch — From January 1, 2013, Georgia holds the chairmanship of GUAM, an international organization between Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova.
After assuming leadership Tuesday, Georgia presented a program to other member states.
Georgia’s
TBILISI, DFWatch — The crime situation in Georgia stabilized in December, as the number of criminal incidents has been significantly reduced, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
During a visit to a family who had been attacked by robbers, President Mikheil
TBILISI, DFWatch — A statue of Josef Stalin which had been torn down has been put up again in a village in eastern Georgia.
Locals in Akura restored the monument of the Soviet dictator two years after it was taken down.
Villagers rehabilitated the monument to
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has vetoed the coming into force of a law on amnesty, and sent his own version of the law to parliament.
Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili on Friday said the legislative body has received the president’s
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili Tuesday met the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, during an official visit to Baku.
The two held a closed meeting which took place at Aliyev’s Zagulba palace.
Also present were Georgia’s Foreign
TBILISI, DFWatch — An earthquake hit Georgia Wednesday morning; the second one in three days.
Two strong quakes were felt early morning December 26, at 02:44 and 03:00 am.
According to the seismic monitoring center, the strength of the earthquakes were 5.5 and