Russian aircraft delivered airstrikes near the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, destroying a militant command center and a communication hub, and eliminating four important field commanders, including IS “minister of war” Gulmurod Khalimov, TASS reported citing the Russian defense ministry.
US Senator Dick Durbin suggested using sanctions against several Azerbaijani officials. The Senator made the proposal during today’s Senate appropriation hearings, where the 2018 US Foreign appropriations program was being discussed.
According to the German foreign ministry, 54 of their citizens remain jailed in Turkey, including reporters and activists.
The Valadao Amendment represents the first time in four years that the full U.S. House has gone on record affirming its official support for the Artsakh assistance program. The Senate has traditionally been more consistent in its support in this area. The Executive Branch is responsive to Congressional intent, as reflected in legislative and report language, particularly on appropriation priorities.
The epicentre was about 87km south-west of the town of Pijijiapan and at a depth of 70km, the United States Geological Survey said.
The web of deceit surrounding millions of dollars landing in a mysterious Hungarian bank account is murky and deep. It will be up to sites like Átlátszó to continue uncovering pieces of the puzzle and up to the Hungarian media to explain this to the public in a comprehensible manner. That is no easy task.
World famous Hollywood actor George Clooney admitted that it was he who persuaded Amal Clooney not to visit Azerbaijan, actor told The Hollywood Reporter. “We had agreed with Amal that we will not allow any job to put us under risk”, George Clooney said.
Armenia’s minister of transportation, communication and information technologies Vahan Martirosyan commented on the deadly car crash in Georgia which involved an Armenian passenger bus overnight.
The anti-corruption committee of the Lithuanian parliament has requested the country’s investigative service for financial crimes to probe the recent revelations regarding the 3 billion dollar money-laundering scheme of the Azerbaijani ruling elite.
On August 24, 2016, Petrosyan took 4 people hostage in a bank in Moscow, threatening to blow up the explosive device which was strapped on his body. He released all hostages and surrendered later in the evening. The device was later revealed to be a dummy.
