TBILISI, DFWatch–The rehabilitation of the Georgian Ishkhani Monastery on Turkish territory has been partly suspended.
The Ministry of Culture a few days ago asked for a halt in rehabilitation work at the 7th century monastery until Georgian specialists have had
TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia have detained two prison employees for torturing and raping a prisoner in 2012.
The detentions took place at Ksani prison north of the capital. Two other employees are being searched for in the same case.
The Prosecutor’s Office
TBILISI, DFWatch–After a second round of inspection, the Georgian mineral water Borjomi has been allowed to export to Russia.
The watershed decision became known in Russian media on Thursday. Russian customer rights’ service known as Rospotrebnadzor has completed
TBILISI, DFWatch–A hailstorm Wednesday destroyed harvest and flooded the first floors of houses in the village Ruispiri in eastern Georgia.
Information Center of Kakheti reports that the hailstorm lasted 20 minutes and ripped the flowers off trees.
“The hail
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has defended an initiative to investigate what happened during the war in 2008 between Russia and Georgia.
The small Caucasus nation fought a brief war against Russia in August that year, and as Russia
TBILISI, DFWatch–In the next few days, Georgia will begin an evaluation of its own military actions during the war with Russia in August, 2008.
Georgian military experts who have studied the August war have for a long time said it is necessary to have an official
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has a clear message to President Mikheil Saakashvili: If you want to dismiss the government and announce a new election for parliament, go ahead and see what happens.
Ivanishvili said he would welcome
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili’s party members demand that the he uses his right to veto three important drafts which parliament currently is reviewing, one of which has already been passed.
The draft bill about court reform was adopted on Thursday.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Despite having a broken arm, Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili carried on his tour of Turkey Tuesday and met his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gül.
On Sunday, Saakashvili crashed with a trailer in Antalya during his daily bicycle exercise.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia only respects larger states, therefore the Czech Republic cannot be mediator between Georgia and Russia, Czech foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg said on Tuesday.
The minister, who is visiting Georgia, said this at a joint press conference