  Editor says situation relatively calm in Beirut October 22, 2012 - 15:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - It was relatively calm in Beirut on October 22 morning, with the roads occasionally blocked only in the Southern districts, Aztag paper editor-in-chief said. As Shahan Kandaharian told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the area surrounding the government building was strictly controlled by law enforcement agencies. “People went to work; life gradually returns to normal. However, the overall tensions still remain,” he said. “Different political statements will probably be issued during the day, as the opposition continues demanding resignation of the government,” Kandaharian said, adding that the superpowers “stand for the stability in the country.” Partner news  Top stories “There was a great deal of new and interesting research presented during the conference,” said ANC of Illinois activist Greg Bedian. The Turkish government aggressively pushed for Turkey's inclusion in Investment Partnership between the U.S. and EU. Possible ways to advance the peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict were in the focus of the discussion. A meeting between Edward Nalbandian and Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov will be held on the sidelines of the event.   Partner news |  Latest news Weekly digest of foreign currency deals  Deals amounting to USD 12,800,000 at an average price of 416.75 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.Gunmen kill Iraqi police officer's family The recent spike of violence has raised fears that the country might be heading to a new round of sectarian violence.Serzh Sargsyan reelected as Armenian Chess Federation president Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years.Afghan lawmakers block law protecting women Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes. |
