Albanian police have arrested 11 people including Ermal Hoxha, grandson of former Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha, on suspicion of drug trafficking and firearms possession, as part of a major organized crime sweep.
An artilleryman of Armenian descent, Captain Sargis Torosyan also joined the troops of the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Gallipoli.
Hayk Hakobyan, spokesperson for Armenia’s Chamber of Advocates writes in his Facebook page that a public defender has been appointed for Valery Permyakov, the Russian soldier accused of killing six in Gyumri on Monday.
The Embassy of Georgia expresses its deepest sorrow on the tragedy in Gyumri
Prosecutor Demands Six and a Half Year Sentence for Vardan Petrosyan
When taking into consideration Turkey’s tendency to build large reservoirs along the Arax River and the lower elevation of Azerbaijan, towards where Armenia’s rivers are flowing, reservoir construction is not only solving Armenia’s internal problems. Armenia’s fresh waters, against the backdrop of decreasing water resources, can become a strategic playing card in regional relations, with Armenia caught in between unfriendly neighbors.
"The European Union expects that this substantial assistance will lead to bold reforms over the next years," noted the head of the EU Delegation.
“I was thinking about Armenian culture and was asked what it means to survive in a culture of exile, without having the possibility of going to your native places,” says Sheehan.
Two Gyumri nursing home residents are said to have died from smoke inhalation yesterday evening when a shawl fell on an electric heater in the room that the women shared.
Yerevan police detained scores of protestors on January 15 in Liberty Square who had gathered to demand that the Russian soldier accused of killing six in Gyumri on Monday be handed over to Armenian law enforcement officials.