TBILISI, DFWatch–A former Georgian deputy interior minister who is affiliated with a violent police operation in August, 2012, is to be appointed head of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry’s branch in Odessa.
Gia Lortkipanidze served under President Mikheil Saakashvili when he
TBILISI, DFWatch–One more former Georgian government official is to be appointed to a high position in the new Ukrainian government, a Ukrainian media outlet reports.
According to Unian.net, Gia Lortkipanidze may be appointed as head of the Interior Ministry Department in Odessa.
TBILISI, DFWatch–There was 34 percent less direct foreign investment in Georgia in the first quarter of 2015 than in the same period last year.
According to preliminary figures from the Georgian National Statistics Department, GeoStat, the amount of foreign investments in the first quarter was
TBILISI, DFWatch–A 23 year old Georgian double amputee has broken his own world record for planche push-ups.
Corporal Temur Dadiani lost both legs in 2011 while serving in the ISAF mission in Afghanistan.
Sunday, he managed to do 44 push-ups in one minute; 8 more
TBILISI, DFWatch–Relatives of a baby who died at Batumi Maternity Hospital have accused the doctor of malpractice.
The mother of the baby, a 32 year old woman, was brought to the hospital four days ago. Her family says the doctor refused to perform a caesarean section
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s ruling coalition agrees to some changes in the election system, but won’t scrap the so-called majoritarian system, a demand by NGOs and opposition parties.
By postponing the removal of the ‘majoritarian‘ system, the coalition heeded the advice
TBILISI, DFWatch–Hard rain continues to batter Georgia and over the weekend partly destroyed vineyards in villages Argokhi, Maghraani and Babaneuri in Akhmeta region, eastern Georgia.
Hail stones also damaged the roofs of several houses in the villages Zemo
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisians demonstrated Saturday against several construction projects which in their opinion will damage the authenticity of the city, especially in the old districts.
The list of protest issues included destroying the city’s green cover, and destroying
TBILISI, DFWatch–Hailstorm and rain continues to destroy crops, kill poultry and livestock and flood houses in several parts of Georgia.
Last evening, a hailstorm hit the Dusheti region and the flooded river carried away poultry and livestock.
“It was raining with hail for
