  Yerevan scraps anniversary events to benefit Karabakh, museums August 18, 2021 - 12:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan mayor Hayk Marutyan has decided that no events will be held in Yerevan to mark the 2803rd anniversary of the Armenian capital in October, mayor's spokesperson Hakob Karapetyan said in a statement on Wednesday, August 17. All the funds that were supposed to be spent on arranging the events will be directed to the project 100 Homes for Artsakh, as well as development programs benefiting Yerevan's cultural institutions. In particular, funds will be allocated to Erebuni Historical & Archaeological Museum-Reserve and the Yerevan History Museum. Established in 782 BC, Yerevan is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Erebuni Fortress is considered to be the birthplace of the city, while the Yerevan History Museum is among the prominent institutions that feature the history of the capital city.   Top stories 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event  The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event.Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party.Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh.France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |
