Saturday, November 7, 2026

Former presidential security staff questioned in 'top secret' case

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Temur Janashia, former head of the president’s protection service. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia has questioned three of former President Mikheil Saakashvili’s security personnel as well as a former maid about a ‘top secret’ matter, refusing to give any details.

Former protection service employees

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Flight route to connect Mestia with Tbilisi by air

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King Tamar Airport in Mestia. (Photo published by United Airports of Georgia.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–There will be regular flights between Mestia, in the northwest of Georgia, with Mtskheta, just north of Tbilisi.

The route, which opens on July 18, will cut travel time to the tourist resort from seven hours by land to 45 minutes.

Flights will depart from the airport

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Georgian film wins prize at Karlovy Vary film festival

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Georgian film director George Ovashvili. (Photo posted on Facebook.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian film Corn Island won the top prize at the 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic on Saturday.

According to Agence France Press, the film won among eleven other films.

Georgian director George Ovashvili

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Tbilisi beer festival held at Roses Square

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Beer brands on offer included Natakhtari, Kozel, Mtieli and Efes. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi beer festival was held July 12-13 for the fifth year. It brought together thousands of people to drink beer, play games, listen to live performances and watch the World Cup final on a big screen.

As usual, people could buy tokens as they entered

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Clean sweep for government in Georgia's local election

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The Georgian Dream coalition won all races for mayors and heads of municipality in the second round of the local elections. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Dream coalition won the second round of the local election in every city and municipality, according to preliminary results from Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC).

Davit Narmania, Georgian Dream candidate for Tbilisi mayor,

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Eduard Shevardnadze buried in Tbilisi Sunday

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Former Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze was buried in Tbilisi Sunday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Eduard Shevardnadze was buried on Sunday with military honors at his residence in Krtsanisi, Tbilisi.

The former Soviet foreign minister and president of Georgia was honored by the speakers of parliament of Azerbaijan and Armenia, the Austrian

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Bicycle marathon in Tbilisi to promote a healthy lifestyle

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Lika Baghashvili, 24, supports the goal of the marathon; to take a stand against drugs and promote a healthy lifestyle. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A bicycle marathon Sunday brought together youth from many countries in Tbilisi.

“Live with sport” was the slogan of the marathon, which started from the Sports Ministry at 11:00 in the morning and ended at Freedom Square in downtown Tbilisi.

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