TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia is beginning a debate about restructuring the Ministry of Internal Affairs and make the domestic intelligence a separate service.
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said this after a government session on Wednesday.
Currently,
TBILISI, DFWatch–The currencies of Georgia and Armenia are recovering after a slump of more than 10% in the last few weeks.
The sight of money exchanges trading US dollars for more than two Georgian lari (GEL) set off a fervent debate in Tbilisi.
Many blamed
TBILISI, DFWatch–A public funeral was held Tuesday for four victims of a plane crash during the Abkhazia war more than twenty years ago.
The four were on a plane that was about to land in Sukhumi September 22, 1993, to evacuate head of state Eduard Shevardnadze.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia is working on a new bill that will punish people for joining terrorist organizations abroad.
Spokesperson for the Interior Ministry tells DF Watch that the details of the new bill will be known after a draft has been sent
TBILISI, DFWatch–A 41-year old woman was killed by her husband in Kakheti on Sunday.
According to local media, a 41 year old man first shot his wife and later ran her over with his car. She died instantly.
Police detained the suspect at the crime scene. He is charged
Last week hundreds of train workers went on strike after negotiations to improve working conditions and raise salaries failed. The strikers demand overtime compensation, new salary rules and a 13th month salary payment [1].
Leaders of the trade union say the railway
TBILISI, DFWatch–Large quantities of undeclared gold has been seized by Georgian customs at the Sarpi border crossing with Turkey.
The gold jewelry which had a total weight of 466.05 grams was found in the belongings of a Georgian citizen who was coming
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Margvelashvili has asked parliament for approval to again send soldiers to the Central African Republic, after the EU extended its mission there for another four months.
The president’s order was signed on December 2, and has been received
TBILISI, DFWatch–Former President Mikheil Saakashvili yesterday said that Georgian officers will be serving in Ukraine’s armed forces and have been promised Ukrainian citizenship.
But Defense Minister Mindia Janelidze rejects this. He says there hasn’t been a single
TBILISI, DFWatch–One more Georgian citizen from the Pankisi gorge has died during clashes in the city of Kobane, Syria, fighting for Islamic State.
This is the eighth Pankisi man to die in the Syrian war. The victim’s family is avoiding comments, but relatives