Sunday, December 14, 2025

Russia-Georgia border reopened after landslide

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(Photo published by Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The road through Dariali Valley in Georgia is reopened for traffic with some restrictions, ten days after it was hit by a landslide.

The road itself, and Larsi border crossing, will be opened from 07:00 to 18:00 without restrictions, but the rest of the time,

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Grand Mufti of Caucasus visits Georgia

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Grand Mufti of Caucasus, Haji Allahshükür Hummat Pashazade. (Photo published by trend.az.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Grand Mufti of Caucasus, Haji Allahshükür Hummat Pashazade, arrived this morning for a two day visit to Georgia.

Pashazade, who is based in Baku, Azerbaijan, was greeted at the airport by Georgian Patriarch Ilia II, who hosted him at the main

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Georgian takes gold medal in World Judo Championship

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Avtandil Chrikashvili won gold in men’s half middleweight in the World Judo Championship. (Photo published by the Georgian Judo Federation.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Avtandil Chrikashvili, 23, won a gold medal in the 2014 World Judo Championship on Thursday in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Chrikashvili won six fights and in the end defeated Antoine Valois-Fortier from Canada in the men’s half middleweight

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Georgia's government coalition has lost popularity

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Defense Minister Irakli Alasania is the most popular politician, if we are to believe the American NDI’s newest survey. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The government coalition and its leading figures have lost popularity, according to a new poll by National Democratic Institute (NDI).

42 percent of the questioned say the Georgian Dream coalition is closer to them, while 11 percent say they feel

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Religious summer camp brings children together across confessions

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The camp in Vartsikhe brought together children of different religious background. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A ten-day summer camp was organized in mid-August for about one hundred Georgian Muslim and Christian children. The camp is aimed at making friends, train and educate, as well as breaking down prejudices about religion.

Giorgi Jaiani, 15, came

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