 Armenia to go ahead with Tehran route; Yerevan-Erbil flight canceled January 10, 2020 - 12:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - UR Airlines has canceled a flight from Yerevan, Armenia to Erbil, Iraq, scheduled on January 12, the Civil Aviation Committee reveals. Armenia Airways, meanwhile, will fly from Yerevan to the Iranian capital, Tehran, on January 10. The aviation authority had earlier said that Armenia will continue flying to Iran and will not avoid the Islamic Republic’s airspace. Commercial airlines like AirFrance, Lufthansa and Quantas, on Wednesday, January 8 rerouted flights crossing the Middle East to avoid possible danger amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
