TBILISI, DFWatch–A strike among workers on the BP South Caucasus pipeline expansion has ended without drama as management fulfilled the main demand, but workers who were fired have not been given their jobs back.
Three days ago, nearly 200 workers
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Patriarch of Georgia asks for power to pardon prisoners
TBILISI, DFWatch–The head of the Georgian Orthodox Church has asked for the power to pardon prisoners.
Catholicos Patriarch Ilia II said Saturday that he thinks a patriarch should be able to pardon prisoners and added that he has spoken with the prime minister
Georgia revokes Saakashvili's citizenship
TBILISI, DFWatch–The current president of Georgia on Friday revoked the citizenship of his predecessor, Mikheil Saakashvili, who is now governor of Odessa in Ukraine.
Georgian legislation doesn’t allow dual citizenship. Since Saakashvili became a citizen of Ukraine
Man arrested in Tbilisi for stealing computer from mosque
TBILISI, DFWatch–Police Friday detained a suspect who allegedly robbed a mosque in Tbilisi.
The suspect, a 22 year old man, secretly snuck into a mosque in the old part of Tbilisi and stole a computer from a room used by Mullahs, and then went into hiding, according to the Interior Ministry.
Shots fired at Jehovah's Witnesses house in Tbilisi – again
TBILISI, DFWatch–For a second time in one week, gunshots have been fired at a congregation hall used by Jehovah’s Witnesses in Tbilisi.
Monday morning, someone fired shots at the Kingdom Hall building in Vazisubani, a suburb in the Georgian capital.
200 workers on strike at BP South Caucasus pipeline expansion
TBILISI, DFWatch–About 200 workers went on strike Wednesday morning at BP’s South Caucasus gas pipeline expansion project in southern Georgia.
Their demands are to increase their reduced working hours and reduced salaries, and to get paid for working on weekends
Seven percent more visitors in Georgia so far this year
TBILISI, DFWatch–There were 6.9 percent more visitors to Georgia during the last eleven months, compared to the same period last year, according to the Interior Ministry.
There is no official data about how many of visitors are tourists, but the MIA counts the number
Georgia confirms arrest of four linked to IS
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian intelligence service Tuesday confirmed the arrest of four persons for links to Islamic State.
Levan Izoria, Deputy Head of the State Security Service, said at a briefing that the four openly support the ideology of the terrorist organization known as ISIS.
Road Department warns: Slippery roads in north of Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Road Department in Georgia warns that there are traffic restrictions in mountainous areas.
Due to frost, trailers, semi-trailers and other vehicles with more than 30 seats are asked to use snow chains from the 80km to 136km section
TV channel reports four detained in Georgia for links to Islamic State
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian TV channel reported Sunday that special forces had arrested a person in the west of the country for allegedly being affiliated with Islamic State.
The TV channel also reported that a further three persons were arrested a day before the special