1050th anniversary of Ani the ancient Armenian capital to be celebrated in 2011December 6, 2010 - 20:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In 2011, Armenia will be celebrating a jubilee of national importance -1050th anniversary of Ani, an ancient Armenian capital. At December 6 Armenian Diaspora Ministry sitting, a program of celebratory events was presented. Release of calendars, screening of documentaries, scientific conferences, a concert on the Republic Square are among the few events on the celebration agenda, Armenian Diaspora Ministry reported. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |