TBILISI, DFWatch–The well-known Georgian scholar Alexander Rondeli died on Friday.
Rondeli, who was head of the Caucasus Institute of Peace, Democracy and Development, died at the age of 73.
He was a doctor of geography. In 1991-1996, he headed the department
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s new defense minister has sided with her predecessor Mindia Janelidze in an argument with former Defense Minister Irakli Alasania about an agreement with France about buying air defense systems.
Tina Khidasheli said in a recent interview
TBILISI, DFWatch–The crown prince of Saudi Arabia is looking forward to investing in Georgia.
Crown Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud said this during a visit here.
After meeting the prime minister, he said that he feels honored arriving in Georgia and discussing
TBILISI, DFWatch–One of the most influential members of government during Mikheil Saakashvili’s presidency, Zurab Adeishvili, has finally given an interview.
Adeishvili, who was sometimes called a ‘grey cardinal’, told Saakashvili-friendly Rustavi 2 about his own and
Tbilisi, DFWatch – After almost a year-long struggle with the new immigration requirements, the government of Georgia made a U-turn and granted visa-free stay for citizens of 94 countries, as well as British/French dependant/overseas territories, on June 8 ‘for full 1 year‘.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The popular Ukrainian festival KaZantip, which took place in Georgia last year after Russia’s annexation of Crimea, may this year return to Ukraine but with a different name. An alternative music festival will take place in Anaklia, where the festival was held in 2014.
TBILISI, DFWatch–A former Georgian deputy interior minister who is affiliated with a violent police operation in August, 2012, is to be appointed head of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry’s branch in Odessa.
Gia Lortkipanidze served under President Mikheil Saakashvili when he
TBILISI, DFWatch–One more former Georgian government official is to be appointed to a high position in the new Ukrainian government, a Ukrainian media outlet reports.
According to Unian.net, Gia Lortkipanidze may be appointed as head of the Interior Ministry Department in Odessa.
TBILISI, DFWatch–A 23 year old Georgian double amputee has broken his own world record for planche push-ups.
Corporal Temur Dadiani lost both legs in 2011 while serving in the ISAF mission in Afghanistan.
Sunday, he managed to do 44 push-ups in one minute; 8 more
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s ruling coalition agrees to some changes in the election system, but won’t scrap the so-called majoritarian system, a demand by NGOs and opposition parties.
By postponing the removal of the ‘majoritarian‘ system, the coalition heeded the advice