Turkish students protest headscarves banOctober 20, 2010 - 19:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - After participating in a conference, held at the University of Ankara, Turkey’s chief negotiator for EU membership Egemen Bagis became a victim of an egg attack, organized by university students. As the Turkish NTV reports, at a time when Bagis was accompanied out of the building by bodyguards, a group of students – members of the Communist Party – began shouting slogans against the ban on wearing headscarves and threw eggs at the Minister. Earlier, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan attempted to promote the lift of a ban on headscarves. The constitutional court, however, delayed the resolution on the issue. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |