Iran riots continue: two people killedFebruary 15, 2011 - 19:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Members of the Iranian parliament have condemned anti-government protesters and called for the death of two opposition leaders, as Tehran prepares for a second day of demonstrations. Yesterday, security forces fired tear gas to break up the protests and two people were reported to have been killed. The Iranian unrest is the latest in the wave of protests sparked by Tunisia and Egypt. Spurred on by what they've seen in Egypt, thousands of anti-government protestors in Iran took to the streets overnight. They're chanting, "Mubarak, Bin-Ali, now it's your turn, Seyed Ali," the first names of Iran's Supreme Leader, the Ayatollah Khomeini. This is a rare show of dissent against the country's entrenched ruler. It's been met with a firm hand by the security forces who responded with tear gas and paintball pellets, ABC reports. Spain says a senior Spanish diplomat in Tehran was detained and held for four hours and that Iran's ambassador in Madrid was summoned for an explanation. A Foreign Ministry official told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Ignacio Perez Cambra, the Number three diplomat at the Spanish Embassy in Tehran, was stopped while riding in a car to the embassy in Tehran on Monday and taken to a police station. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |