The Azerbaijani side fired more than 1,000 shots from weapons of different caliber in the direction of the Armenian positions last night, the NKR Ministry of Defense reports.
Front divisions of the NKR Defense Army keep control of the situation at the line of contact and confidently continue with their military duty, the Ministry said.
Real Madrid are prepared to offer €70 million plus Alvaro Morata for Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Goal.com reports.
AS claim that Madrid still have the option to sign Morata back from Juventus for €30m, but they will use the 23-year-old as part of the deal for Aubameyang.
The 26-year-old has scored 35 goals in 40 appearances this season, and has also been linked with a move to Arsenal.
Earlier this week, Aubameyang admitted that he would welcome the chance to join Madrid at some point in his career.
“I’ve never made a secret of [the fact] I would someday like to play for Real Madrid, but I also have not extended my contract at BVB until 2020 without a reason. I feel very good here,” he told Kicker.
Hawaii became the seventh state to rally in support
of the democratic development and right to self-determination for the
people of Artsakh today, voting unanimously to recognize the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic, reported the Armenian National Committee of America
– Western Region (ANCA-WR).
The Hawaii House of Representatives consideration of H.R. 167 took
place despite enormous pressure from the Azerbaijani Embassy to quash
the measure, with the key vote taking place just 24 hours before
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s visit to Washington, DC to join
President Obama and other world leaders in the nuclear summit.
The historic vote specifically voiced encouragement for Artsakh’s
(Nagorno Karabagh) continuing efforts to develop as a free and
independent nation and formally called the internal community to
recognize the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic as a free, independent, and
sovereign democracy.
“Today the people of Hawaii stood on the side of freedom and
independence for the people of Artsakh – standing strong against
powerful lobbying interests seeking to undermine fundamental American
and Armenian principles of democracy and self-determination. Our
heartfelt appreciation goes out to Representatives Angus McKelvey and
John Mizuno for leading this effort and the entire House of
Representatives for taking such a strong stance along with our
grassroots for their efforts,” stated ANCA WR Executive Director Elen
Asatryan.
The Nagorno Karabakh Republic Representative to the U.S. Robert
Avetisyan hailed the decision, stating, “I am grateful to the House of
Representatives of the State of Hawaii, Representative McKelvey,
Representative Mizuno, and all their colleagues who supported this
motion. It reinforces Artsakhtsis’ confidence that our achievements do
not go unnoticed; that a free and independent Nagorno Karabakh
Republic will eventually be recognized as such by the entire civilized
community of nations.”
Both Avetisyan and Asatryan offered special thanks to community
advocate Artur Artenyan, who worked tirelessly in support of the
measure, with the support of the growing Hawaii Armenian community.
In 2014, through local community efforts, the Hawaii legislature
publicly debated and then rejected a pair of Azerbaijan-initiated
anti-Armenian measures, dealing a high-profile setback to Baku’s
well-funded effort to enlist U.S. state legislatures in its
increasingly aggressive campaign against Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.
Artenian and Rudy Dekermenjian were on hand at the state capitol
during the introduction and the vote.
In the days leading up to the unanimous vote on H.R.167, the ANCA
Western Region worked with Artenyan and key House legislators,
offering insights on Artsakh’s two decades of democratic development
and economic progress in the face of increased attacks by Azerbaijani
forces, which hit record levels in 2015.
Hawaii joins Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, Louisiana, California
and, most recently, Georgia in adopting legislation which supports the
independence of Artsakh. Full language of the resolution may be found
online at
The world’s largest plane manufacturer Boeing plans to cut more than 4,500 jobs by the middle of the year to reduce costs, the BBC reports.
A company spokesman said about 1,600 positions will go through voluntary redundancies while the rest will take place through attrition.
The bulk of the layoffs is set to come from its commercial aircraft division as customers cut back on orders.
Hundreds of executives and managers are also expected to lose their jobs.
The cuts account for almost 3% of Boeing’s workforce, which comprised 161,000 people at the end of last year.
Boeing is reacting to concern that demand for its jets is slowing.
The US company has also been losing market share to rival Airbus Group SE.
Terrorism in Syria and Iraq is receiving direct support from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, France and the United Kingdom, Syrian President Bashar Assad told
“Terrorism — that’s the real problem. We must fight it on the international level, because terrorism affects not only Syria. Terrorism exists in Iraq. It is directly supported by Turkey. It is directly supported by the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia, as well as a number of Western states, especially France and the United Kingdom,” Assad said.
“As far as other states go, they are watching, observing. No serious work on this issue is being conducted from their side. I think that with regard to this questions, the problem far larger than the problem of the actual figures,” he added.
Syrian refugees will begin returning home when they see hope for improvement, Syrian President Bashar Assad told Sputnik.
“We’ve started infrastructure reconstruction work before the crisis is over, to soften, as much as possible, the influence of economic losses and infrastructure damage on the Syrian people and at the same time reduce the migration flow out of the country,” Assad said.
“Maybe some will want to return when they see that there is hope for the amelioration of the situation,” he added.
The president noted that the cause of migration is not only terrorism and the security situation, but also the blockade and Western sanctions introduced against Syria.
“Many people have left safe areas where there is no terrorism because of the life conditions. Citizens can no longer provide themselves with all that is necessary. So we, as a state, must take steps, at least the most basic ones, to improve the economic situation and the service sector in Syria. That’s what we are currently doing in terms of reconstruction,” he stated.
Damascus will lean primarily on Russia, China and Iran in rebuilding the country following the war, Syrian President Bashar Assad told Sputnik.
The Hrant Dink Foundation has established a research library specialized on Armenian Studies and minorities in Turkey within the Anarad Hığutyun Building.
The Library aims to serve researchers, students and the Armenian community by providing systematic knowledge and scientific information with particular focus on Armenian culture and history.
With the capacity of 20,000 volumes, and currently featuring books, periodicals, photographs, DVDs, tapes and maps, the Library and its archive will be expanded further thanks to the exclusively donated private archives and collections.
With the use of Library of Congress Classification (LCC) system, the library offers a research capacity with international standards.
Library’s collection of books and the resources will continue to improve with the suggestion of the members of the Library. In case the literature needed for their research is not available at the Library, researchers will be able recommend resources and they will be incorporated in the Library collection if considered relevant.
The Library catalogue can be accessed online at webpage.
The Public Radio of Armenia has been awarded a Certificate of Gratitude from the British Council for successful cooperation within the framework of the 14th British Film Festival.
The British Council, the UK Embassy in Armenia and the Beeline Company summed up the results of the Festival at a solemn closing ceremony today.
More than 25 thousand people participated in the 14th British Film Festival held in capital Yerevan and three provinces. The Festival featured seven films presenting Britain, its diversity and innovation.
The Public Radio of Armenia was the information partner of the Festival.
A list of lands and buildings in Diyarbakir’s Sur district—including the Surp Giragos Armenian Apostolic and the Armenian Catholic Churches—have been expropriated by the Turkish government, according to reports.
Turkish-Armenian newspaper reported that an “urgent expropriation” cabinet decision was taken regarding 6,300 plots of land, citing the March 25 issue of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey (T.C. Resmi Gazete), the country’s official journal that publishes new legislation and official announcements. Based on the report, the Surp Sarkis Chaldean Church, Virgin Mary Ancient Assyrian Church, and the city’s Protestant church have also been expropriated.
Diyarbakir Metropolitan Municipality Cultural Heritage Director Nevin Soylukaya told Agos that some properties belonging to the municipality have also been expropriated, and that the local government will initiate legal action. Soylukaya also said that some properties belonging to the municipality are also expropriated and they will initiate legal action. She also urged the owners of the expropriated properties to take legal action.
Armenian Weekly contributor and member of the Surp Giragos Church reconstruction project Raffi Bedrosyan said that there will be a strong effort to reclaim the lands. “All legal and political channels will be mobilized within Turkey and internationally to stop this legalized robbery,” Bedrosyan told the
The suspected hijacker of an EgyptAir airliner surrendered to authorities on Tuesday, Cyprus’s state broadcaster said.
The hijacker emerged from the aircraft with his hands in the air, state TV said.
The Cypriot foreign affairs ministry said the crisis has ended with the arrest of the alleged hijacker.
Its over. The arrested. # Egyptair
— Cyprus MFA (@CyprusMFA)
Photo: AP
Woody Allen’s latest work, Cafe Society, will open this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the BBC reports.
Starring Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg and Steve Carell, the movie centres on the buzzing cafe society of 1930s Hollywood.
It makes Allen the first director to present three opening-night films at Cannes.
Hollywood Ending opened the annual festival in 2002, and Midnight in Paris in 2011.
According to the festival organisers, Cafe Society tells the story “of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant cafe society that defined the spirit of the age”.
It marks a romantic reunion for Stewart and Eisenberg who appeared together in American Ultra.
Cafe Society will screen out of competition at this year’s event, which runs from 11 to 22 May, ahead of its release later this year.
Jodie Foster’s Money Monster starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney, and Steven Spielberg’s The BFG are already confirmed to screen at the festival.
The full official selection will be announced mid-April.