Day: April 1, 2024

During the initial phase of the anti-terrorism operation carried out by the Azerbaijani Army in the Garabagh region, surveillance equipment previously identified in the trenches, firing positions, fortifications, and permanent deployment locations of the Armenian armed forces was dismantled as legitimate military targets, Azernews reports.

Azerbaijan State Pantomime Theater has staged a play based on Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”.

On March 30 and 31, weapons and ammunition were found in Khankendi city, Azernews reports, citing the Azerbaijani Internal Ministry.

The total wealth of the richest Russian businessmen increased by $18.293 billion in the first three months of 2024, Report informs with reference to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index (BBI).

The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has received the Minister of Energy of Romania, Sebastian-Ioan Burduja, Report informs, citing AZERTAC.

An American soldier has been apprehended on charges of stealing a car and driving under the influence of alcohol before crashing into other vehicles from behind, police said Monday, Report informs via te Korea Times.

Turkey’s main opposition party has claimed big election victories in the main cities of Istanbul and Ankara, the BBC reports.

The results are a significant blow for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had hoped to regain control of the cities less than a year after he claimed a third term as president.

He led the campaign to win in Istanbul, where he grew up and became mayor.

But Ekrem Imamoglu, who first won the city in 2019, scored a second victory for the secular opposition CHP.

Mr Erdogan had vowed a new era in Turkey’s megacity of almost 16 million people, but the incumbent mayor of Istanbul was on course to win more than 50% of the vote, defeating the president’s AK Party candidate by more than 11 points and almost one million votes.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has congratulated representatives of the Assyrian community of Armenia on the occasion of the New Year. The message reads:

Dear representatives of the Assyrian community of Armenia,

I warmly congratulate you on the occasion of the New Year, Kha b-Nisan.

Kha b-Nisan is a festival of love, joy and fertility, which also symbolizes the revival of nature.

I am glad that the Assyrians of Armenia are preserving their national identity, enriching our country with original traditions and giving a unique multicolor to it.

May your homes be filled with joy and warmth on this bright spring day. Let this beautiful holiday seasoned with traditional dishes, accompanied by national song and dance bring you all together and be the beginning of new achievements, success and prosperous future.

I wish well-being and happiness to the Assyrians living in Armenia, as well as to those scattered around the world.

Happy Kha b-Nisan.