The Islamic State captured valuable oil producing regions, including the Bayji refinery in Iraq and the oil-rich Deir al-Zour region in eastern Syria, when the militants rose to prominence in 2014.
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan congratulated Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the country’s Chancellor Angela Merkel on the national day of Germany – Unity Day, the president’s office said.
Petty was best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers rock band, producing such hits as American Girl, Breakdown, Free Fallin’, Learning to Fly and Refugee.
According to police, the gunman was 64 year old Stephen Paddock, who opened fire at concert patrons from his hotel room window on the 32nd floor. The shooting killed at least 58 people, with more than 500 wounded. The gunman was using an automatic weapon.
The European Union will provide major assistance to economic entities and businesses”, he said, stating that one of the expected results in near future will be the initiative to provide loans with a local currency, which according to him, is especially important for small and medium businesses which do not have an experience of working with a foreign currency.
At this difficult moment of grief and loss, I extend my deepest condolences and support to You, the friendly people of the United States and the relatives of the victims, wishing them strength, and a speedy recovery to the injured.
Police described the suspect as being a local Las Vegas man who acted alone, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said at a briefing. But authorities were seeking an Asian female who police described as a companion of the suspect, he said.
Armenia hasn’t made a weapon supply agreement with China as of this moment, defense minister Vigen Sargsyan said during a October 2 press conference, commenting on his recent trip to China.
At least two people were killed and 24 were hospitalized after a shooting at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in the USA, a local hospital spokeswoman said, and police said one suspect was down, Reuters reports.
About 110,000 customers are currently overseas and the government has asked the CAA to charter more than 30 planes to bring them back to the UK.
