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Three people arrested for using counterfeit money in Georgia

Three people arrested for using counterfeit money in Georgia

Georgia's Ministry of Finance’s Investigative Service has detained three men for using counterfeit currency. The Investigative Service discovered that the detained individuals used counterfeit money (200 GEL - $75) at shops in …

Georgia probing 26 people in connection with Telavi protests

Georgia probing 26 people in connection with Telavi protests

Georgian law enforcement agencies have opened cases against 26 people as part of an investigation into incidents related to the recent presidential elections, the Georgian Interior Ministry said. Police have opened inquiries into 25 …

 Zurabishvili's inauguration to be held in Telavi

Zurabishvili's inauguration to be held in Telavi

Georgia’s president-elect Salome Zurabishvili confirmed that the inauguration ceremony will be held in Telavi, a city located in Georgia's eastern Kakheti region. Zurabishvili said that work continued over the …

Earthquake twice hits Georgia

Earthquake twice hits Georgia

Today, two earthquakes took place in Georgia, the National Center for Seismic Monitoring reported. The first of them, with a magnitude of 3 points, occurred in the south of the country, 58 km from Tbilisi, at a distance of 14 km from …

Helicopter crashes in Georgia's Kakheti: 5 injured

Helicopter crashes in Georgia's Kakheti: 5 injured

A helicopter belonging to the Georgian  Interior Ministry's border police has crashed in Georgia's Kakheti region. The helicopter en route to Lagodekhi border subdivision on scheduled rotation made an …

Bus with schoolchildren crashes on Gombori road

Bus with schoolchildren crashes on Gombori road

Four people were killed in a bus crash on the Gombori pass in Georgia's Kakheti. A minibus with Tbilisi schoolchildren fell into a gorge, killing three women and one schoolboy. Rescuers are helping the rest …

Fuel tanker explodes in Kakheti

Fuel tanker explodes in Kakheti

In Kakheti, a fuel tanker of one of the oil companies operating on the Georgian market exploded while on the road, the local media report. The accident occurred on a highway to Telvai running through the gorge of Gombori. The …

Forest fires back to Georgia

Forest fires back to Georgia

A fire has broken out in the alpine zone of Kakheti region in eastern Georgia yesterday. Fire-fighters have been working to extinguish the fire that, according to the local population broke out a couple of days ago. The fire …

Georgian Dream names its mayoral candidates

Georgian Dream names its mayoral candidates

Georgian Prime Minister and Chairman of the ruling party ‘Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia, Georgy Kvirikashvili, named candidates for the posts of mayors in the Kakheti region’s districts. Nikoloz Dzhaniashvili will …

Works underway to extinguish wildfire in Georgian regions

Works underway to extinguish wildfire in Georgian regions

A special meeting has been held in the Georgian region of Kakheti over the recent wild fires that broke out on several locations in Georgia on Saturday, Agenda.ge reports. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, additional groups …

Fire breaks out on 3 locations in eastern Georgia

Fire breaks out on 3 locations in eastern Georgia

  A fire has broken out on the Kokhta mountain in Georgia’s eastern region of Kakheti today, Agenda.ge reports. Two Iranian helicopters will assist the Georgia Emergency Service to extinguish the fire. According to …

Georgia's Kakheti hit by 3.9 magnitude earthquake

Georgia's Kakheti hit by 3.9 magnitude earthquake

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 occurred in Georgia's Kakheti region this morning. The epicenter was located 21 km of the city of Dedoplistsqaro, Sputnik Georgia reported. There was no immediate report on possible …

Georgia's Zemo-Khechili hit by earthquake

Georgia's Zemo-Khechili hit by earthquake

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 points was registered in the eastern Georgian Kakheti region today. An earthquake has been registered 18 km from Lagodekhi in the Zemo-Khechili settlement at 12.53 local time, Sputnik Georgia …

Rain destroys 200 hectares of vineyards in Kvareli district

Rain destroys 200 hectares of vineyards in Kvareli district

Yesterday's rain caused serious damage to three villages in the Kvareli district of Kakheti region, destroying 200 hectares of vineyards. Local authorities have already formed a special commission to determine the damage caused by …

Turkish company to change tubes of Georgian gas pipeline

Turkish company to change tubes of Georgian gas pipeline

The Turkish company ERCIYAS CELIK BORU SAN.A.S. has won the public tender for the construction and rehabilitation of the main gas pipeline in Georgia. The total price of the contract amounts to $9.1 million. According to the agreement ...