  Armenian dies in Damascus blast November 28, 2012 - 21:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Armenian has died in Damascus blast. As Foreign Ministry spokesman Tigran Balayan told PanARMENIAN.Net the deceased Fadi Polo had a double citizenship, Armenian and Syrian. Two explosions struck the eastern Damascus district of Jaramana on Wednesday, Nov 28, and casualties were reported, activists and Syrian media said, according to Reuters. Addounia television broadcast footage of firemen hosing down the blackened and charred hulks of two vehicles. It said there had been deaths and injuries, without giving numbers. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition group which has monitored the violence since Syria's uprising erupted 20 months ago, said the blasts were caused by two car bombs. 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 Brad Pitt’s “World War Z” to open Moscow Film Fest  The fest will feature retrospectives of films by Bernardo Bertolucci and Costa Gavras, as well as a program devoted to Dutch cinema.Wrekin Hill picks up John Malkovich’s “Siberian Education” Based on the novel by Nicolai Lilin, the film is set in the ghetto of Soviet Russia and follows 2 boys who are members of a gang of exiled Siberians.Germans blame Merkel’s stance in eurozone crisis for Eurovision debacle Chancellor Angela Merkel is loathed in parts of Europe for her insisting on painful austerity measures in Greece, Spain and Italy.China’s PM visits India to settle boundary row, boost ties China says Li Keqiang choice of India for his first trip abroad shows the importance Beijing attaches to improving relations with New Delhi. |
