Syrian delegate for reconciliation shot by unknown gunmanApril 11, 2018 - 12:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Syrian government delegate for reconciliation in southern Damascus was reportedly shot on Wednesday, April 11 morning by an unknown gunman as he attempted to travel through the militant-held area, Al-Masdar News reports. According to local reports, the government delegate, Saleh Al-Khatib, was reportedly shot in the rebel-held town of Yalda in Damascus’ southern countryside. The militant responsible for the shooting had managed to escape the scene of the crime before he could be apprehended by the local rebel forces. No person or group has been blamed for the shooting yet. Khatib is reportedly in critical condition and has been taken to a local hospital. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |