Muammar Gaddafi's secret treasure cache found in LibyaNovember 13, 2011 - 16:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Libyan soldiers have found former autocratic ruler Muammar Gaddafi's secret cache of gold, dollars and euros buried in a garden on the outskirts of Sirte. According to a TV report showed on a Doha based satellite news channel Al-Libya, the cache was found in a garden in Gaddafi's stronghold Zanaki Kamish, containing the equivalent of around one million euros in the local dinar currency and a bag full of euro bank notes and gold ingot. "We found a safe so full of money and gold that four men like us can't lift it," a soldier was reported to have said, while another added, "this is Gaddafi's mafia money. For this money he killed thousands of Libyans," OneIndia News reports. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |