July 4 marks the birthday anniversary of talented Soviet Armenian actor Mher Mkrtchyan, better known by his stage name Frunzik. The prominent actor would have turned 90 today. “Great Armenian artist Martiros Saryan, while painting my portrait, asked me: “Where are you from, Mher?” I replied: “My father is from Mush, mother is from Van …
The authorities of the Republic of Artsakh confirm their determination to seek the de-occupation of the territories of Artsakh and the restoration of the territorial integrity of the Republic, ARMENPRESS reports reads the statement issued by the Foreign Ministry of Artsakh.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday denounced the rising international criticism over Turkey’s intention to covert Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque. “The accusations against our country on the Hagia Sophia mean a direct attack on our sovereignty rights,” Erdogan said at the opening ceremony of another mosque in Istanbul.
In the Cathedral of St. Alban in the English city of St. Albans, a picture of the Last Supper appeared on the altar, in which Jesus Christ is depicted as dark-skinned, writes the Daily Telegraph. The main priest of the church, Jeffrey John, agreed to hang the picture after pressure from
France’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the sixth-century Hagia Sophia museum originally built as a Christian cathedral in Istanbul must remain open to all, Reuters reports. A Turkish court on Thursday heard a petition seeking to convert the Hagia Sophia, one of Turkey’s most
The Hagia Sophia is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, and the Russian Foreign Ministry expects strict compliance with all requirements related to this status. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation expects balanced decisions from Turkey regarding the possible change in the museum status of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and its conversion
The US called on the Turkish government to continue to maintain the Hagia Sophia as a museum, rejecting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s offer to turn the a museum into a mosque. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement runs as follows:
Greece said Turkey risked opening up ‘a huge emotional chasm’ with Christian countries if it converts the Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul into a mosque, Ekathimerini reported. A Turkish court heard a petition Thursday seeking to convert the building into a mosque.
“We have systems, not to mention Iskander, the SCAD missile system, which makes all targets in Azerbaijan accessible. And here I will quote the speech of General Lev Rokhlin in the State Duma of Russia when he said that if the Armenian side uses the SCAD complex taking the Mingachevir reservoir as a target,
The Greek and Turkish positions lead possibly to a Greek-Turkish war, Retired Lieutenant General Andreas Pentaras said in an interview with Cypriot SIGMA TV station. According to him, that is why an effort has been launched by the EU for some kind of diplomatic easing of the situation,
