Info on Beirut blast victims being clarified – Armenian foreign ministryOctober 19, 2012 - 19:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently clarifying if there were Armenians among Beirut blast victims. “No information has yet been provided if there were Armenians among those killed and injured. We are contacting Beirut to clarify the details,” ministry’s spokesman Tigran Balayan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Acccoridng to BBC News, a huge car bomb has killed at least eight people and injured 78 in central Beirut, Lebanese officials say. The explosion occurred in a busy street in the predominantly Christian district of Ashrafiya. Witnesses say it was heard several kilometers away. It is the deadliest attack in Beirut since 2008. No group has said it carried out the bombing. The intended target is unclear. Tensions in Lebanon have been rising over the conflict in Syria. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |