Author: Hera Lylozian

The National Committee initiative of the Republic of Armenia (RA) held a discussion on “Armenia’s security threats, ways to neutralize them, future organization and activities of the opposition movement.” Vazgen Manukyan, coordinator of the National Committee, made introductory remarks at the discussion. “The discussion took place within the framework of the following issues: Along with the assessments of the situation, the participants of the discussion also presented a large number of valuable recommendations, which were summed up by the working group of the National Committee in order to organize future actions,” the respective statement said. Source : News.am

The Armenian government has earmarked 50,000 euros to Slovenia for flood relief, announced Ani Badalyan, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Armenia. The Armenian government has approved the allocation of 50,000 euros for the fight against the consequences of the flood, the biggest natural disaster in Slovenia’s recent history, Badalyan noted. According to her, the decision followed the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan to the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia and meetings with his Slovenian counterpart Tanja Fajon, during which Armenia expressed its readiness to help Slovenia. Earlier, Slovenian Prime Minister…

A sweet, butter-filled bread roll, neatly wrapped in plastic, has become the snack rickshaw rider Jewel Ahmed reaches for when he needs to eat while stuck in traffic in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka. Bun roti, as the rolls are known, are sold for 10 Bangladesh taka (7p) at the same stalls where the city’s rickshaw riders buy heavily sweetened tea to ward off hunger and tiredness. “I often eat two or three of these a day with some tea. I still feel hungry sometimes but these usually keep me going for a few hours,” says Ahmed, 27, opening a packet and…

These acts by radical Armenian groups amount to racial discrimination, hate speech and violence, says Azerbaijan Azerbaijan on Saturday condemned an attack by radical Armenian groups against participants at a conference on Turkish diplomacy held at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. “We strongly condemn radical Armenian groups’ attack on the officials attending the (Friday) conference,” said a statement by Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry. Attacks on Azerbaijani and Turkish citizens have grown more intense and systematic as a result of Armenia’s policy of ethnic hatred and intolerance after the fall 2020 Karabakh conflict and last week’s anti-terrorist operation by…

The Armenian government today okayed changes to an earlier decision, which will allow to organize the conscription of female citizens for military service. The decision follows the adoption by the National Assembly of amendments to the Law on Military Service and the Status of Servicemen. The amendments define the process of organizing the conscription of female citizens who submitted an application for compulsory military service on a voluntary basis, the deadlines for submitting applications, the conditions for conscription. Females aged 18-27 are eligible for 6-month military service. After submitting the application, they will have the right to refuse from the…

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has rejected Armenia’s request to apply a new temporary interim measure against Azerbaijan regarding Vagif Khachatryan, the sixty-eight year-old Artsakh resident detained by Azerbaijani customs officials on July 29 along the Lachin Corridor. The office of Armenia’s representative on International Legal Affairs reports the ECHR, in its decision, required Azerbaijan to provide information about Khachatryan’s wellbeing and the ongoing criminal proceeding against him. The ECHR, according to the office, said its September 2020 temporary interim measure obligates Bakuto fulfill its convention obligations. Khachatryan was part of a larger group of individuals travelling to…

Despite improvements in China, air pollution across the globe continues to pose the greatest external risk to human health, with countries in Asia and Africa suffering most of the impact, new research showed on Tuesday. Around three quarters of the adverse health effects of air pollution is concentrated in just six countries – Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, China, Nigeria and Indonesia, the University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute (EPIC) said in its annual Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) report. If hazardous airborne particles known as PM2.5 were brought down to levels recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), average life expectancy would…

Frankfurt, London (12/08 – 80) It seems that the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has become a hostage to its investments in Tajikistan. In mid-July, the Prosecutor’s Office of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) appealed to the Supreme Economic Court of Tajikistan with a demand to annul the land certificate for the campus of the University of Central Asia in Khorog, which is owned by the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). The university’s administration, local authorities, and the prosecutor’s office have not commented on this matter. However, it is evident that if the authorities manage to revoke the land certificate,…

Zhoghovurd newspaper of the Republic of Armenia (RA) writes: According to the information of Zhoghovurd daily, in the case of 1 ton of cocaine that appeared in Armenia under mysterious conditions, letters were sent by the NSS (National Security Service) to a number of European countries, and concrete questions were asked, concrete answers are awaited. Let us note that the employees of the company belonging to NA [(National Assembly)] former MP Mihran Poghosyan, one of whom is a woman, continue to remain in custody in this case. Let’s remind that the NSS had informed about launching a public criminal prosecution…

Central Asia, strategically located between Europe and Asia, holds immense potential for trade and economic development. However, the region faces significant challenges in transport infrastructure and connectivity.  A groundbreaking study funded by the European Commission and conducted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has unveiled the Central Trans-Caspian Network (CTCN) as the key to unlocking Central Asia’s transport potential. Spanning across the Middle Corridor from southern Kazakhstan to all five Central Asian states, the CTCN offers unprecedented regional connectivity. The European Union (EU) now emerges as a crucial catalyst in shaping the future of transport in Central…