TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s president visited the Pankisi valley on Saturday, a few days after Russia’s foreign minister claimed that Islamic State militants are being trained there.
Locals in Duisi, one of the villages in Pankisi in the northeast of Georgia, welcomed
TBILISI, DFWatch–Five people died and six were seriously injured in a car crash in northwestern Georgia on Friday.
Two cars, a Ford and an Opel, crashed between the villages Lia and Jvari near Tsalenjikha in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti.
The accident happened
TBILISI, DFWatch–In its latest world report, Human Rights Watch draws attention to a number of alleged violations in Georgia, including political persecution, pressure on the media and ill treatment.
The first chapter on Georgia in the World Report 2016
TBILISI, DFWatch–468 schools are closed in Georgia on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Education.
267 schools are closed because of the swine flu outbreak and 201 are closed due to bad weather, mostly problems related to snow.
“In order to prevent the spreading of the virus,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia will supply Saudi Arabia with about 100 armored medical evacuation vehicles.
Tuesday, the company Delta announced that it had won a tender announced by the Defense Ministry of Saudi Arabia, and the total value of the vehicles
TBILISI, DFWatch–There are 111 laboratory confirmed cases of H1N1, which causes swine flu.
Four cases of the H3N2 virus have also been confirmed, the National Center of Disease Control said on Wednesday.
Last week, the estimated infection
TBILISI, DFWatch–Schools are closed in several municipalities in Georgia from Tuesday due to heavy snowfall.
The Adjara region in the southwest of Georgia is particularly affected. According to Deputy Education Minister Lia Gigauri, all schools are closed
TBILISI, DFWatch–A 900 years old plane tree next to the palace of King Erekle II (1762-98) is slowly dying, and the local municipality of Telavi is calling on the assistance of a German expert to help save it.
In Telavi, seat of the 18th century king of Kartli
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian citizen from Adjara who theratened his home country in an online video in November has died in Syria.
The militant Khvicha Gobadze’s death was confirmed by his family, as well as the State Security Service.
The Security Service did not offer
