The United Kingdom has granted political asylum to a Russian opposition activist close to Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who faced embezzlement charges in his home country.
Touching on the ongoing dispute regarding back wages owned to Nairit Rubber Plant workers, Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan today stated that the government has made no promises to the workers and that any such payments could only be made after a portion of te plant’s assets were sold off.
The Armenian government today appointed Abovyan Mayor Karapet Gouloyan as the new provincial governor (marzpet) of Kotayk.
April 25 will mark 100 years since the Allies – the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and France – made their ill-fated landing on Turkey’s Gallipoli peninsula during WW1. Having barely gotten off the beaches after months of fighting, the Allies withdrew in defeat leaving over 44,000 dead and 97,000 wounded.
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