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Frontera Resources, the American oil-and-gas company that has been exploring and drilling in Kakheti since 1997, is being harshly criticized for trying to evade a $30 million debt payment due August 1.
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'Undue connections between political groups and law enforcement'
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian president Giorgi Margvelashvili political groups have informal connections with law enforcement and other state bodies and are using them for political purposes.
“This trend is used for political goals,” the president said on Monday,
‘Tbilisi Ugly Walk’ explores gradual erosion of two parks
TBILISI, DFWatch–Architect Irakli Zhvania walked us through the historic devastation of two parks in the capital.
The second edition of ‘Tbilisi Ugly Walk’ highlighted how two of the most beautiful green lungs in the city have been reduced by large buildings and roads,
Georgia reacts to Munich shooting
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Foreign Ministry extended its condolences to the families of the victims and solidarity with the government of Germany.
Nine people were killed in a shooting rampage in Munich at a McDonald’s restaurant Friday evening, in addition to the
Interpol halts search for Georgian public enemy number one
TBILISI, DFWatch–Interpol has called off its search for the Georgian former intelligence chief Igor Giorgadze, who has been a staple of domestic politics as the preeminent ’bad guy’.
Giorgadze is accused of having organized an assassination attempt
Two rugby players among injured in deadly car crash in western Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two Georgian rugby players are among the injured after a deadly car crash in western Georgia in which three people died and four were injured.
The accident happened last night when a BMW and a Nissan Tiida crashed on the Kutaisi-Samtredia
65-year-old German missing for one week near breakaway Abkhazia
TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia are still searching for Sergei Smislov, a 65-year-old German citizen who disappeared one week ago on a mountain road near Georgia’s breakaway territory Abkhazia.
Shortly before he disappeared, Smislov received
Plaintiffs give up suits after years of waiting for overloaded Tbilisi court
TBILISI, DFWatch–Filing a lawsuit with the courts in Tbilisi might mean a long wait, due to a lack of judges and resources.
People who file lawsuits in the Georgian capital might have to wait for years to see their case reach a conclusion.
Turkish consul claims Gülen school in Georgia fostering terrorism
TBILISI, DFWatch–Turkish consul in Batumi Yasin Temizkan has called on Georgian authorities to close down a private school in the city because it is fostering terrorism.
The Şahin schools are funded by the movement of Fethullah Gülen (pictured), a Turkish preacher,