Friday, July 3, 2026

Large street fight in eastern Georgian town

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The clashes involved some 200 people of Azerbaijani and Georgian ethnic origin. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Wednesday night there was a street fight in a town south east in Georgia involving hundreds of youth.

The fight took place in Gardabani, a town with a mixed Azerbaijani and Georgian population.

Claims vary about what started the scuffle. Some

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Merkel meets premiers of Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova

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Georgian PM Irakli Gharibashvili (left), German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Ukraine’s PM Arseniy Yatseniuk. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The prime ministers of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine on Wednesday met with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel in Germany.

“We would like people to know that which road to choose, and our meeting today is held exactly for this [purpose],”

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KaZantip festival will go ahead in Crimea after all

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An offshoot of the KaZantip festival is being organized in Georgia, but it will also be held in its original location in Crimea. (Publicity photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The electronic dance music festival KaZantip will be held in Crimea after all. Earlier it was announced it had moved to Georgia.

For the last 22 years, KaZantip has been held in Crimea. But this year, it was first announced it had moved to Georgia,

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Georgian president transfers signing power to PM

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President Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has transferred the right to sign an Association Agreement with EU to the prime minister for him to sign.

Who will sign the AA has been a subject of debate the last few weeks.

Government officials have

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Davit Kezerashvili acquitted of cognac fraud

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Davit Kezerashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court on Tuesday acquitted former Defense Minister Davit Kezerashvili of cognac fraud.

Kezerashvili, who is under house arrest  and electronic surveillance in France after being detained at Nice airport last year and then released in February, was charged by Georgian authorities in February, 2013, with assisting

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Georgian soldiers took oath on Independence Day

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Soldiers took an oath and were greeted by their commander-in-chief, President Giorgi Margvelashvili. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Thousands of people came to downtown Tbilisi to mark Independence Day on Monday. The day was celebrated in 12 cities and towns all over the country.

There was no military parade, which used to be a tradition during the Saakashvili government, but the new

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School closure in Georgia extended four days due to virus

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Kindergartens and schools will remain closed at least until the end of the week, due to an outbreak of viral meningitis. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian kindergartens and schools up to sixth grade will remain closed until the end of the week to deal with an outbreak of viral meningitis.

The schools should have been opened today, but Health Minister Davit Sergeenko announced Monday that they

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