TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia has reopened a strategically important tunnel through the Caucasus mountain range after a full-scale overhaul that has taken two and a half years and cost USD 400 million.
According to Russian officials, equipment had been moved from the
TBILISI, DFWatch–Justice Minister Thea Tsulukiani decided to finally leave the Free Democrats, the party led by the dismissed defense minister Irakli Alasania.
Tsulukiani recently withdrew from the Georgian Dream coalition due to political crisis following the sacking
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili rules out the possibility of a change in Georgia’s foreign policy orientation.
The government coalition is split with both sides accusing the other of endangering the policy of seeking integration with NATO
TBILISI, DFWatch–According to the latest available information, the ruling Georgian Dream coalition may keep its majority of seats in the parliament.
Three MPs from the ten strong Free Democrats – Georgian Dream faction might choose to side with Georgian
TBILISI, DFWatch–A deputy defense minister in Georgia protested against ‘a number of violations’ on Monday after spending about ten hours in questioning about a corruption case involving defense officials.
Alexi Batiashvili has status as witness in the case
TBILISI, DFWatch–290 out of 486 employees of Tbilisi City Hall have failed a test on Saturday. The former ruling party claims it is political, as many of the workers are from the previous government.
563 employees were expected to show up for Saturday’s test.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian parliament grudgingly abandoned its plan to overturn the president’s veto against a decision to postpone legislation that would quickly curb the Interior Ministry’s ability to carry out secret surveillance.
Georgia has introduced
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court on Thursday placed five Defense Ministry officials in pre-trial detention.
The five are charged with embezzling more than four million lari in connection with a tender for building high speed Internet.
The hearing was
TBILISI, DFWatch–New NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will meet Georgia’s prime minister on November 17.
Secretary General Stoltenberg said this in a speech at the German Marshall Fund in Brussels on Wednesday.
The stated purpose of the meeting with Georgian PM Irakli
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s parliament speaker says the detention of five defense ministry officials accused of corruption has seriously harmed the country’s defense ability, even if the charges turn out to be false.
Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili