  Second group of Lebanon Armenians land in Yerevan August 19, 2020 - 11:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The second group of Lebanon Armenians landed in Yerevan on Tuesday, August 18, Hovhannes Aleksanyan, Head of the Repatriation Division of the Office of the Chief Commissioner of the Diaspora, said in a Facebook post. Around 100 people, including 21 children, were among Armenians from Syria and the United Arab Emirates to be repatriated. The first 100 Armenians arrived from Lebanon one week after the devastating explosion that rocked Beirut on August 4. The blast is believed to have been caused by a fire that ignited a 2,750-ton stockpile of highly volatile ammonium nitrate. The material had been stored at the port since 2013 with few safeguards despite numerous warnings of the danger. Hundreds of people were killed, thousands were injured, while many are still missing.   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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.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 skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
