Tbilisi, DFWatch – Natural gas distribution company in Tbilisi, KazTransGaz, issued an official statement on Wednesday calming down residents scared by an intense odour in their apartments.
Gaz distribution company soothes irked Tbilisians
Month: September 2016
Policeman wanted in Demur Sturua case gives himself up
TBILISI, DFWatch–A policeman who has been wanted in connection with 22-year-old Demur Sturua’s suicide showed up at the regional prosecutor’s office in Kutaisi Tuesday night accompanied by his lawyer.
Goderdzi Tevzadze was declared wanted by the Prosecutor
Georgia secures free trade deal with China
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has secured a free trade agreement with China which is expected to boost Georgia’s export of wine.
The agreement, which still needs to be confirmed formally, will exempt goods and services that were previously charged more than 40 percent
Ex-ally claims opera star who formed new party is a puppet of Ivanishvili
TBILISI, DFWatch–Another prominent member left opera singer Paata Burchuladze’s party on Tuesday, accusing State for People of being financed by former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili.
“I am leaving Paata Burchuladze’s party, because it is not Paata
Ivanishvili blasts Burjanadze: Your non-bloc idea is a bluff
TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Georgian PM Bidzina Ivanishvili lashed out at opposition politician Nino Burjanadze on Sunday, accusing her of bluffing when she proposed that Georgia should declare a non-bloc status.
Burjanadze, a former parliament speaker,
Georgian Muslims celebrate Kurban Bayram
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Muslims in Georgia, as well as around the World, celebrate Eid al-Adha, known as Kurban Bayram, major religious celebration from 12 to 15 September.
Party led by anti-NATO businessman disqualified from elections
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Gogi Topadze’s party, former member of the ruling coalition, was rejected to participate in the upcoming parliament election by the Election Administration (CEC) together with 24 other minor parties.
NATO expert: Georgia is in a much closer to Alliance now than it was in 2008
Voice of America’s (VOA) Anna Kalandadze spoke to George (Jorge) Benitez, Senior Fellow at the US Atlantic Council in Washington and NATOSource director, to discuss the North Atlantic Council’s latest visit to Georgia and other important aspects in bilateral relations. Excerpts of this interview ran on a VOA’s program. Here is the full interview:
60-year-old Georgian cattle herder detained by Russian border patrol
TBILISI, DFWatch–A 60-year-old Georgian man was detained on Sunday near the border with Georgia’s breakaway South Ossetia for violating the border.
Valiko Khizanishvili, who is from the village Koshka, was detained when he was out in a field looking after cattle.
Zviad Gogochuri wins Georgia's first ever Paralympics gold
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Zviad Gogochuri on Saturday took gold in the men’s 90kg judo competition at the Rio Paralympics.
This is the first gold by a Georgia athlete in the Paralympics since the country became independent in 1991.
In the final,