  Tehran students refuse to walk on U.S., Israeli flags (video)  January 13, 2020 - 11:40 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Students at Students at Tehran’s Beheshti university have avoided walking on U.S. and Israeli flags painted at the entrance to the facility, according to video posted by Golnaz Esfandiari, a RFE/RL reporter. In what appears to be a show of defiance against the Iranian government, students were filmed walking around, rather than across, the flags at Shahid Beheshti University campus The flags were painted on the ground so that those walking along the route would thereby insult both countries—which Iran considers staunch enemies. Thousands of demonstrators hit the streets on January 11-12 condemning Iranian authorities for shooting down a Ukrainian passenger plane and killing all 176 people on board.  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 |  Latest news Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims  Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham).Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |
