TBILISI, DFWatch–The well-known Georgian scholar Alexander Rondeli died on Friday.
Rondeli, who was head of the Caucasus Institute of Peace, Democracy and Development, died at the age of 73.
He was a doctor of geography. In 1991-1996, he headed the department
TBILISI, DFWatch–After ten days of search, rescue workers discovered the body of a shepherd who was taken by a landslide on June 2 along with hundreds of sheep and cows.
Giorgi Shetikauri, 52, was discovered in the morning on June 12 under the ruins of hut in Shatili.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s new defense minister has sided with her predecessor Mindia Janelidze in an argument with former Defense Minister Irakli Alasania about an agreement with France about buying air defense systems.
Tina Khidasheli said in a recent interview
Samtskhe-Javakheti Armenians applaud the comeback of the year-long visa-free stay permit in Georgia, as those who hold Armenian or Russian passport no longer need a residency permit to stay in the country.
As DFWatch has reported
TBILISI, DFWatch–The investigative service of the Finance Ministry has found that a company produced and sold smoked fish in violation of all hygienic and sanitary standards.
Criminal charges have been brought against Tengiz Tsikaridze, who owns Donato Ltd, a company
TBILISI, DFWatch–The crown prince of Saudi Arabia is looking forward to investing in Georgia.
Crown Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud said this during a visit here.
After meeting the prime minister, he said that he feels honored arriving in Georgia and discussing
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Public Broadcaster has fired a sports commentator who made several mistakes during an under-19 football match between Georgia and Portugal. He mixed up the players, teams and also the score.
Even though he later apologized, Sandro
TBILISI, DFWatch–The ruling Georgian Dream coalition wants to create a new minister post in the government: mountain minister.
The initiative is quite fresh, and the public and opposition MPs have not yet formed an opinion about the idea because not many details are known.
TBILISI, DFWatch–One of the most influential members of government during Mikheil Saakashvili’s presidency, Zurab Adeishvili, has finally given an interview.
Adeishvili, who was sometimes called a ‘grey cardinal’, told Saakashvili-friendly Rustavi 2 about his own and
TBILISI, DFWatch–Non-governmental organizations have registered a legislative proposal in parliament on Wednesday that will obligate political parties to include women on their party lists for the parliamentary election.
Currently, 77 out of the 150 members of parliament