  104-year-old Russian citizen robbed and left to freeze in Azerbaijan January 8, 2018 - 12:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On the New Year’s eve, a 104-year-old woman was found freezing on the streets of Goranboy in the west of Azerbaijan. According to Mehriban Zeynalova, the head of the Public Association for Assistance to Women Temiz Dunya, Madina Aliyeva has said that she was born in 1914 and is a Russian citizen. The woman claims that she left Chechnya in order to make a pilgrimage to Iraq, but was deceived halfway by three fellow passengers who brought her to Azerbaijan, stealing 200 dollars and her gold earrings, RIA Novosti reports. Chechnya's leader Ramzan Kadyrov intends to take the 104-year-old woman back to her native country.  Top stories In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). Across a swathe of southern Turkey, people sought temporary shelter and food in freezing winter weather. The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. The Prosecutor’s Office has released surveillance footage and said that one of the detainees in the case, Iveri Melashvili.   Partner news |  Latest news UN confirms mission will travel to Karabakh this weekend  U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric confirmed that a U.N. mission would travel to Nagorno-Karabakh this weekend.Karabakh little brothers killed by Azerbaijani army will be buried in Armenia The two little brothers, aged 8 and 10, were killed in Azerbaijan’s aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh.Over 100,000 Karabakh people cross border into Armenia As of September 30 morning, 100,417 forcibly displaced people have arrived in Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh.Global humanitarian leaders call for Ruben Vardanyan’s release The recent arrest by the government of Azerbaijan of Ruben Vardanyan is both outrageous and politically motivated. |
