Sunday, January 18, 2026

Farmers in Georgia dump mandarin harvest due to delay

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Farmers in Kobuleti have thrown away mandarins that rotted while they were waiting to bring it to the factory. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Farmers in Kobuleti, a small town on the Black Sea coast, have thrown away part of their mandarin harvest because it rotted before they managed to sell it to the factory.

The farmers say frost destroyed their mandarin and they just have to throw it

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Mining company wants to dig gold in 5400 year old mine

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Mining company RMG claims the 5400 years old gold mine has no archaeological value and demands that its employees are not left idling as experts work to determine whether Sakdrisi should be protected. (Culture Ministry.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Activists in Georgia are trying to prevent a five thousand year old gold mine from being opened up for commercial exploitation.

It started in spring 2013, when archaeologists became aware that the mining company RMG was about to start excavating gold

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Energy Ministry claims Saakashvili's palace stole gas

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The presidential residence in Avlabari, Tbilisi. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia has discovered that the palace Mikheil Saakashvili used as official residence for many years had a gas pipe installed which made it able to consume gas illegally without a counter.

The glass domed presidential residence towers

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Georgian government publishes Imedi settlement agreement

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Georgian Minister of Justice, Thea Tsulukiani. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government Friday published an agreement between the previous government and the family of deceased businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili about Imedi TV.

The settlement agreement, which is published on the Ministry of Justice webpage, was

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PM to head Georgia's delegation at Munich Security Conference

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Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili will lead the Georgian delegation at the annual Munich Security Conference in two weeks.

Mikheil Saakashvili, who stepped down as president three months ago, has been representing Georgia in recent

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Georgia will consider proposal to open McDonald's in Abkhazia

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Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili says it is necessary to correctly evaluate the political risks of McDonald’s and Coca-Cola entering the Georgian breakaway region Abkhazia.

Gharibashvili Thursday said at a press conference that he will discuss

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