Wednesday, July 31, 2025

Georgian Prosecutor's Office questions two former officials about 2019 border incident

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Prosecutor General’s Office on Wednesday questioned two former officials as part of an investigation into a 2019 border incident near Russian-controlled South Ossetia. The case centers on the deployment of a border detachment under Georgia’s State Security Service (SSSG), which reportedly entered the Chorchana area without proper coordination. A police checkpoint was established … Read more

Georgian Prosecutor’s Office questions two former officials about 2019 border incident

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Prosecutor General’s Office on Wednesday questioned two former officials as part of an investigation into a 2019 border incident near Russian-controlled South Ossetia. The case centers on the deployment of a border detachment under Georgia’s State Security Service (SSSG), which reportedly entered the Chorchana area without proper coordination. A police checkpoint was established … Read more

New Georgian PM unveils cabinet with three new names

Ivane Machavariani is proposed as new finance minister, one of the three new faces in the government. (PIA.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–New Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze unveiled his cabinet on Thursday. The list contains three new names, among them proposed Finance Minister Ivane Machavariani (pictured), while the embattled justice minister gets to keep her seat.

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US to sell Stinger missiles to Russia's neighbor Georgia

Georgian Defense Minister Levan Izoria. (mod.gov.ge.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia will probably receive American-made Stinger MANPADs, the defense minister has revealed.

Defense Minister Levan Izoria mentioned the new weapons acquisition during a confirmation hearing in parliament on Tuesday.

“Georgia will get, along with the Javelins,

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Georgian parliament approves new government

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(Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian parliament Saturday passed a vote of confidence in a new cabinet government formed after Georgian Dream won a landslide in the October 8 election.

110 MPs voted for and 19 against a cabinet, which had only three personnel changes

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Will Georgia end compulsory military service? Decision expected in Nov

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(Defense Ministry.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–It is still unknown if a decision by the former Georgian defense minister to end compulsory military service will become a reality.

A decision may be expected in November, because Defense Minister Levan Izoria promised to ‘clarify’ the issue by next month,

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Georgia halts military exercises at sea following fatal diving accident

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Defense Minister Levan Izoria. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia is halting exercises at sea as there are no certified instructors, Defense Minister Levan Izoria said Wednesday.

A search for two military divers who went missing during an exercise was called off yesterday.

The soldiers went missing

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Intelligence official denies the presence of agents at TSU

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Levan Izoria said the practice of placing ODR agents at universities to spy on students ended in 2015. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The conflict at Tbilisi State University (TSU) seemed to be over a few weeks ago, but now Georgian intelligence has jumped into the fray, announcing that it hasn’t had agents at TSU since the beginning of this year.

The presence

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