Sunday, December 14, 2025

Georgian and Turkish football players clash in Tbilisi

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The fight broke out during a match between Georgia’s Chikhura played and Turkey’s Bursa. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian and Turkish soccer players clashed in Tbilisi on Thursday, during a qualification match for UEFA Europe League.

Georgia’s Chikhura defeated Turkey’s Bursa with a score 4-1 in a penalty shoot-out.

The scuffle started when a Georgian

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NATO politicians on visit to Georgia

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Hugh Bayley (left) shaking hands with then Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili during a visit by NATO Parliamentary Assembly in May 2013. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A group of NATO politicians are arriving in Georgia on Thursday, to meet Georgian politicians and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

The delegation is headed by the president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, British Labour

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Three detained in Georgia for tax fraud with Iranian tar sand

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The investigative service is a body under the Finance Ministry tasked with exposing financial crimes. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Finance Ministry’s investigative service on Thursday detained three persons for organized financial crime that caused the state a loss of 345,774 lari (USD 197,551).

In a statement, the investigative service says the three aimed at not paying

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New Georgian government to be confirmed by parliament on Saturday

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Vice Speaker of Parliament, Manana Kobakhidze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The new Georgian government will be put to parliament for a vote of confidence on Saturday.

Vice Speaker of Parliament Manana Kobakhidze told journalists on Wednesday that parliament now waits for the president to present the new government, and then

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New Georgian culture minister a government insider

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New Culture Minister Mikheil Giorgadze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili on Wednesday presented economist Mikheil Giorgadze, a government insider, as new culture minister.

The PM on Monday dismissed seven ministers, but immediately reappointed two of them in new ministerial positions.

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Foreign prosecutors to help Georgia investigate former officials

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(Photo by the Prosecutor’s Office.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Three law experts are coming to Georgia to assist with the prosecution of former officials.

Many former government officials have been put on trial since the change of government in 2012. Western leaders have expressed concern that the cases

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Georgian team won medals at young scientist competition

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The Georgian team won one gold and two bronze medals. (Photo published by the Education Ministry.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A team of Georgian school pupils won one gold and two bronze medals at the 26th International Olympiad in Informatics, which was held in Taiwan July 13-20.

The Georgian team consisted of four pupils and two of their leaders. This year, more than 80

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