Monday, April 6, 2026

Russia offers Georgia help in bringing civilians home from Syria

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Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says he trusts the US’s conclusion about chemical weapons use in Syria. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia offers to assist in returning Georgian citizens to their home country from Syria.

Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili told media Wednesday that the offer was conveyed to Zurab Abashidze, the prime minister’s special representative for relations with

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Georgia and Russia to meet in Prague in mid September

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Zurab Abashidze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia and Russia plan another round of direct talks in Prague in the middle of September.

The Georgian Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Russian Relations, Zurab Abashidze, told journalists on Tuesday that the details of the meeting are

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Georgia's dirty archive to be destroyed on September 5

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The Interior Ministry’s “Moduli” building in Saburtalo, Tbilisi. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A date has been set for destroying the Soviet-style ‘dirty archive’ accumulated by the secret police during the Saakashvili regime: September 5 at 15:00.

Some of the archive consists of videos from hidden cameras pointing into the bedroom of

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Hospital director accused of harassment and discrimination

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Health Minister David Sergeenko said Iashvili Children’s Hospital was sold without any consultations with the ministry. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Doctors at the largest children’s hospital in Georgia accuse its new owner of sexual harassment, physical abuse and religious discrimination.

Staff of several hospitals gathered outside the main entrance of Iashvili Hospital on Monday to protest against what

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Ivanishvili explains reasons for leaving Georgian politics

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Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili. (Press office photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili seems to be sticking to his word and really plans to leave politics after two years in the game.

On Monday, he issued another open letter explaining the reasons for his leaving. But again, he left the main

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