TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili Saturday unveiled another home produced weapon system; a Georgian version of the Grad multiple rocket launcher.
According to the EU’s investigation into the August 2008 war, he ordered his army to use Grads, also
TBILISI, DFWatch – A Georgian beach resort came under machine gun and rocket propelled grenade fire last night.
According to a statement on the Georgian Interior Ministry’s website, the attack started at 03:20 at night and lasted for ten minutes. No-one was injured.
The
TBILISI, DFWatch – Confusion continues over a detainee’s suspicious death at a police station, after a Georgian website released photos of the victim, Solomon Kimeridze, showing bodily injuries which could be the result of torture.
Yesterday evening, all three national
TBILISI, DFWatch – Russia offers Georgia visa-free travel and to restore diplomatic relations, but not without conditions.
The Russian foreign ministry says in a statement on its website that Georgia first must create a ‘reliable legal environment’ that can guarantee
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has set up a new board of military advisers in the Defense Ministry.
The point of having the new advisors there is to aid in the transformation process of Georgia’s armed forces.
The advisors will analyze
TBILISI, DFWatch – The inflation rate fell to minus 2.1% in February, as an estimate for year as a whole.
This the first deflation since August 2009. The drop is mainly due to falling prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages.
According to figures released March 2 by
TBILISI, DFWatch – Democracy campaigners in the former Soviet republic of Georgia call for international observers to come and monitor what’s going on. They believe the Saakashvili government is setting things up to rig the election for parliament this fall.
Last election,
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian president, Mikheil Saakashvili, have been given even more power to manage the sale of state property.
Parliament has adopted a law which gives the president freedom to set the period of payment for state property when selling real estate
TBILISI, DFWatch – The former Soviet republic of Georgia has simplified the definition of what an act of terrorism is.
Previously, an act of terrorism was defined in the Criminal Code as causing explosion, fire, or use of weapon, in a way that is a danger to human life,
TBILISI, DFWatch – The former Soviet republic of Georgia is seeing a steady increase in foreigners visiting. Iranians account for the highest growth in visits.
According to the country’s Interior Ministry, 38.9% more foreigners arrived in Georgia in 2011, compared to