Monday, December 8, 2025

Ivanishvili: I will not run the country from behind the scenes

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Former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–At the end of his two year run as a politician, former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has published an open letter that rebuts speculations about his future plans.

In the letter, titled ‘Postscript’, Ivanishvili writes that he only wants to answer one

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Failed hospital chain returned to public ownership

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Aditti’s hospital in Kharagauli as it looked when DF Watch visited last July. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–All the Georgian hospitals which were owned by the Israeli company Aditti have now become government property.

Aditti owned hospitals in nine regions of Georgia. Most of them are in a difficult condition and doctors at those hospitals have protested

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Georgia to take part in EU crisis management operations

TBILISI, DFWatch–EU’s Foreign Affairs Council has agreed to sign and conclude an agreement establishing a framework for the participation of Georgia in EU’s crisis management operations. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia document called Framework Agreement on the Participation of Georgia in EU Crisis Management Operations is to be signed on November … Read more

Hepatitis C infested prison in Georgia closed due to bad climate

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Deputy Prison Minister Giga Giorgadze. (Ministry photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prison Ministry in Georgia is considering closing the women’s prison, where new figures showed that 17 % of inmates are hepatitis C positive.

The prisoners in Rustavi women’s facility will be transferred to another facility, but it is still

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Sharp exchanges as government lays out its plans to parliament

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Irakli Gharibashvili in parliament Tuesday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Parliament plans to confirm the new government on Wednesday. On Tuesday, parliamentary committees listened to speeches by the minister candidates and asked them questions.

A sharp exchange developed between Prime Minister candidate Irakli

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Twelve new judges elected in Georgia

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Chairman of the Georgian Supreme Court, Kote Kublashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s High Council of Justice on Tuesday elected 12 new judges.

There were 59 candidates present at the session. Each candidate needed at least ten votes out of the 13 members of the council in order to be elected. 41 out of the 59 candidates

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