TBILISI, DFWatch – Nodar Khaduri from the opposition Georgian Dream says the coalition doesn’t have money, because the government seized the party’s accounts. He calls on the population to donate to Georgian Dream, only to not give money, but posters and t-shirts with
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s trade deficit continued to increase from January to July 2012, but the country’s foreign trade turnover increased by 18 percent compared to last year and amounted to USD 5 761 million.
Georgia’s national statistics department GeoStat
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian Dream coalition Thursday opened a tent in the Samtskhe Javakheti region, because the locals refused to let them rent an office.
The coalition has had problems with rent offices before. It blames the government, saying it does not
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s National Statistics Department GeoStat says direct foreign investments grew 37 percent in 2011 compared to 2010. The total amount of direct foreign investments last year was USD 1 117 million.
According to GeoStat, direct foreign
TBILISI, DFWatch – The opposition party Georgian Dream continues to run into trouble about the location for its rallies around the country. This time a rally is planned for Rustavi, a town 20 km south of the capital, but city hall turned down the application to use
TBILISI, DFWatch – Four Russian climbers have been rescued from Svaneti, a mountain region north in Georgia adjacent to the greater Caucasus range.
The four were found after a two days search, in an area cut off by a rockslide.
One of the climbers had injured a leg,
TBILISI, DFWatch – The monthly number of visitors to Georgia continues to increase. The small country noted a 54 percent growth of visitors during the first seven months of 2012, compared to the same period last year.
2 211 201 foreigners visited Georgia in this
TBILISI, DFWatch – Iran is suspending the agreement with Georgia about visa free travel in connection with a conference of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Georgian citizens who wish to travel to Iran from August 5 to September 1 will need a visa.
Georgia’s Foreign Affairs
TBILISI, DFWatch – A police employee threatened his cousin with a gun because he was a member of the opposition Georgian Dream coalition.
Georgian Dream representatives told DF Watch that the incident took place in the village Orulu near the town Zugdidi in the
TBILISI, DFWatch – The prison ministry on Thursday reported that a prisoner has died at No 18 hospital.
According to the ministry, the prisoner was convicted on June 19, 2012, for possession and sale of drugs.
The cause of death is given as heart attack, the most