Iranian FM to visit Russia

Regrettably, the only things that matter in this world are money and power. All the other issues that naïve people put a value on, such as truth, justice, and human rights, are self-defeating delusions. Rich and powerful people and countries can do almost anything they want. The only ones that can stop them are those who possess greater power. The weak are at the mercy of the powerful wolves. ...

The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) selected Pres. Ilham Aliyev in 2012 for its first “Person of the Year Award [which] recognizes the individual or institution that has done the most to advance organized criminal activity and corruption in the world.” ...

In an unprecedented escalation of its ongoing crackdown on dissent, Azerbaijan prosecutors have unveiled a new and enormous array of some 45 potential charges against Armenian humanitarian and political prisoner Ruben Vardanyan, according to his legal team. If convicted, Vardanyan faces the grim prospect of life imprisonment. ...

There is a clear political will in Moscow to solve the existing problems in the relations between Russia and Armenia. About this, Sputnik as reported by the Armenian service of the agency, Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopirkin said during the 9th Armenian-Russian Health Forum in Yerevan. ...

Political scientist Andranik Mihranyan was told at the "Zvartnots" airport that his entry to Armenia is prohibited, the Union of Armenians of Russia reported on this on the Telegram channel, detailing that the political scientist had arrived in Armenia to "visit the graves of his parents". ...