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Joint NATO-Georgian training facility inaugurated near Tbilisi

August 27, 2015 by DFWatch staff

NATO Secretary General visits Georgia — Photo: Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General; Tina Khidasheli, Minister of Defense of Georgia, and Irakli Garibashvili, PM, unveiling the Joint Training and Evaluation Centre (nato.int)

Tbilisi, DFWatch – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Thursday unveiled new Joint Training and Evaluation Centre in Georgia during his first visit to the country.

The centre is located inside the functioning military facility at Krtsanisi settlement,

Two Georgians detained on disputed South Ossetia border

August 27, 2015 by DFWatch staff

ditsi 2 — About a hundred Georgians are detained every year for crossing the disputed border. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian border guards on Tuesday detained two Georgian citizens who were out attending cattle in Bershueti, which borders with the breakaway region South Ossetia.

The detainees are Muraz Javakhishvili (75) and Ivane Sekhniashvili (41).

Batumi's 7 meter tall 'Nino and Ali' sculpture damaged during moving

August 26, 2015 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–A seven meter tall steel statue which is one of the coastal city’s most important tourist attractions was damaged while being moved.

The Nino and Ali statue stands on the seafront and portrays a man and a woman. It is lit up by colored

Tbilisi's House of Justice has cracks in one of its "petals"

August 25, 2015 by DFWatch staff

house_of_justice_tbilisi — (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi’s futuristic House of Justice has once again run into difficulties, this time because cracks appeared on one of its trademark “petals”.

People will be restricted from walking under the damaged area from August 25 because of the danger,

Dangerous Listeria bacteria found in "Saojakho" ice cream

August 25, 2015 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s National Food Agency on Monday said there has been found Listeria bacteria in ice cream of the brand “Saojakho”.

The contaminated products originate from the Mkinvari factory in Samtredia, a town in the western Imereti region of Georgia.

Tbilisi super cup heats up an old debate in Abkhazia

August 25, 2015 by DFW-admin

UEFA_ticket_sale03 — People crowding in order to buy tickets for UEFA Super Cup (DFWatch)

A group of Abkhaz football fans faced harsh criticism in Abkhazia for travelling to Tbilisi for the UEFA Super Cup.

The UEFA Super Cup football match between Spanish teams,

Minister: Final decision, PM will head the delegation

August 25, 2015 by DFWatch staff

tamar_beruchashvili — Foreign Minister Tamar Beruchashvili (ipn)

Tbilisi, DFWatch – Last year, rivalry between Georgia’s top two men over who would represent the country at the UN climate conference led to weeks of uncertainty and squabbling. That time, the president had to back down.

Boris Iarochevitch: Georgia's on track

August 24, 2015 by DFW-admin

boris — “For me as a part of the community here for four years, I think, it is very important for Georgia to do more in the field of environment, because I see that the situation in Tbilisi is very bad in terms of air pollution” (DF Watch)

“I think that Georgia is almost there when it comes to fulfilling the visa liberalization action plan. Now it is up to the member states of the EU to decide. I think that people in Georgia deserve visa-free regime. I see no reason now to delay it further,” says Boris Iarochevitch, Deputy Head of Delegation of the European Union since 2011, said.

Tourists evacuated by helicopter from Tusheti

August 24, 2015 by DFWatch staff

tusheti_airlift_tourists — (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Many tourists were airlifted by helicopter on Sunday after being stuck in Tusheti in the northeast of Georgia due to bad weather.

Emergency crews evacuated more than 350 people by helicopter from the disaster zone, and brought

Eleven people injured as minibus full of tourists overturns

August 23, 2015 by DFWatch staff

minibus_accident_Jvari_Zugdidi_road — (Odishi TV.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A minibus overturned in western Georgia on Saturday, injuring 11 people, three of whom are in a serious condition.

The minibus, a Ford Sprinter, was carrying tourists from Russia, Serbia and Poland when it ran into a utility pole, near the village