A sectarian committed rout in St. Ejmiadzin CathedralMay 25, 2007 - 15:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the morning of May 24 an unknown man committed a rout in the St. Ejmiadzin Cathedral. Climbing on the Holy Altar he scattered rizas and relics, which were placed there. Priests managed to stop the act of vandalism, after which the unknown man run away. Law enforcement bodies succeeded to establish his identity. It was a mentally diseased personality from one of the nearby villages, who is a member of Jehovah's Witnesses sect. His name is not made public in the interests of investigation, Armenian Public Television reports. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | 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. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |