TBILISI, DFWatch–The TV tower in Tbilisi went briefly dark Monday because of disagreement over the city’s budget, but the flashing light show lit up again late at night.
The lights that have become the most visible landmark in the Georgian capital, were turned
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia demands to restore the list of strategic assets.
The list was abolished a few years ago by the National Movement government and defined assets like railways, dams and pipelines, that have special importance for the country’s
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia has created a temporary border zone in the disputed Georgian region Abkhazia. The measure is said to be temporary in connection with the Winter Olympics in nearby Sochi.
According to the Georgian Foreign Affairs Ministry, Russia has moved its
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi’s most visible landmark, the Mtatsminda TV tower, has gone dark at night, because of the the city’s failure to pass a budget for this year.
City Hall decided to switch off the light show on the tower because of the City Council’s
TBILISI, DFWatch–An aide to the Georgian president was attacked in Turkey on Monday during an official visit.
The attack took place in Ankara, just as a meeting between Georgian president Giorgi Margvelashvili and Turkish President Abdullah Gül was about to start.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Around a thousand people showed up in Vake Park in Tbilisi Sunday to protest against the construction of a new hotel.
The event, which was planned on Facebook, brought together people, families, some with dogs or carrying balloons, enjoying snacks
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
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili on Sunday pardoned 54 prisoners. Two of them are minors, and one is a woman.
The pardoning took palce in connection with Epiphany, a holiday usually celebrated on January 19. It is regular practice for the
TBILISI, DFWatch–The United States will give more than USD 62 million in aid to Georgia in 2014.
Georgia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry says the extent of U.S. aid was decided in the Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year of 2014, which was passed by the House
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