Istanbul to host Turkish-Arab media forumNovember 26, 2011 - 11:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Turkish-Arab media forum will bring together around 200 journalists and academics from 22 countries at Istanbul’s Conrad Hotel on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. The theme of the forum will be media, new opportunities and possibilities in the axis of change and continuity. Participants are expected to form a Turkish-Arab media platform. “We aim to hold the forum in various countries every two years,” said Murat Karakaya, director-general of Turkey’s Directorate General of Press and Information. Almost 200 journalists and academics from Turkey, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Djibouti, Morocco, Palestine, Iraq, Qatar, the Comoros, Kuwait, Libya, Lebanon, Egypt, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan and Syria will participate in the forum, Hurriyet Daily News reported. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |