Azerbaijan evicts Russian journalists reporting on panic in border townsApril 5, 2016 - 12:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - LifeNews Russian news channel reporters were evicted from Azerbaijan. According to Azeri Foreign Ministry spokesman Hikmet Hajiev, the reporters were not accredited to act in the territory of the republic, also “distorting” the actual situation by providing “biased” reports, Minval.az said. Hajiev went on to accuse LifeNews of “misinforming” the public about the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. As LifeNews reported earlier, the inhabitants of Azerbijan’s border-adjacent Terter are fleeing the city in panic; many are sleeping in their cars scared to return to their homes. 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. |