 Arsenal1 - 0 Qarabag; Armenian fan rushes field, waves Artsakh flag December 14, 2018 - 11:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Armenian fan rushed the field on Thursday, December 13 waving a flag of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) after England’s Arsenal defeated Azerbaijan's Qarabag 1 to 0 in a Europa League match. The young man carrying the flag was wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with Monte Melkonyan, National Hero of Armenia and Artsakh. Qarabag players were clearly furious by the pitch invader and the flag he was holding - due to its political significance. Because of the conflict surrounding Karabakh, Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan from travelling to Baku earlier this season when the Gunners played Qarabag in Azerbaijan. Photo by GettyImages/ Marc Atkins   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says  David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
