On the contact line of the Karabakh-Azerbaijan opposing armies the rival fired more than 1200 shots from different caliber weapons at Armenian positions during the weekend. In addition, the adversary fired two mortar projectiles (60mm) in the southern direction of the contact line.
Istanbul police conducts special operations against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which fights for the rights of Kurds in Turkey.
On Sunday, the tanker became the first to deliver Iranian crude into Europe since mid-2012, when Brussels imposed an oil embargo in an attempt to force the Middle Eastern nation to negotiate the end of its nuclear program. The ban was lifted in January as part of a broader deal that ended a decade of sanctions.
Famous actor Armen Dzigarkhanyan’s health condition is assessed as moderate. He was hospitalized on March 5, reports RIA Novosti.
A United flight bound for Munich was forced to make an emergency landing at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. Less than 1000 feet in the air and less than five minutes after take- off, trouble hit, reports “ABC”.
A number of high-profile celebrities- including Oprah Winfrey, Mary J. Blige, Charlize Theron and Meryl Streep – have signed an open letter calling on world leaders to fight for gender equality across the globe. The letter released on March 6 states that some 62 million girls around the world are denied the right to education, 500 million women can’t read and 155 countries have laws that discriminate against women.
“Russia is ready to implement its allied liabilities before Armenia, what it currently does, and if, against this background, Azerbaijan reduces purchase of military equipment, restoration of balance between NKR conflict becomes much easier for us. As a military expert, I highlight military balance especially in such types like TOS-1 “Solntseplyuk” heavy flame thrower system, “Uragan” system. They are systems, in case of which balance should be implemented,” Yevseev mentioned.
The Control Chamber has revealed a range of violations, on the whole, in 8 agencies under Kotayk and Aragatsotn regional administrations 571 cases have been recorded, by total amount of AMD 105 million 599.5 thousand. In its reports the Control Chamber states that in many cases information provided by RA Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and “Nork” Information Analytical Center to agencies with adjacent database hasn’t been properly and completely introduced and allocation of allowance wasn’t suspended, in certain cases the information was 2-3 times repeated, however, it wasn’t introduced into the system.
“I don’t think, that currently negotiated Armenia-EU document is equivalent to Association Agreement, as currently factors restricting Armenia are more, from which Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Availability of conflict is already a big burden for country’s foreign policy. The same issue is existent both in Armenia and Moldova, as well as in the Ukraine. Russia makes use of conflicts to keep these countries apart from the West.”
The entertainment blog, The Playlist, is predicting that much-anticipated Genocide-themed film, “The Promise,” with its lead actors Oscar Issac and Christian Bale, will be on a short list for Academy Award consideration in 2017.
