Lebanese-Armenian opera singer Kevork Hadjian killed in Karabakh![]() October 8, 2020 - 10:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lebanese-Armenian opera singer Kevork Hadjian was killed in fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday, October 6, Yerkir.am reports. Hadjian was a volunteer from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and a member of the regiment that, longside a Defense Army spec-ops team overran Azerbaijani positions on the height of Varangatagh (Lulasaz). The singer had repatriated to Armenia after the independence. Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey, launched a large-scale offensive against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27, shelling Armenian positions and civilian settlements with large caliber weapons and rocket systems. Armenia and Karabakh have introduced martial law and total mobilization. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. International and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages. ![]() ![]() Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |