  St. Cross Lebanon-based Armenian church desecrated September 14, 2012 - 20:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An act of vandalism was committed in St. Cross Armenian church in Lebanese city of Zalka. The desecrators demolished the statue of St. Rita, some icons and looted the secretariat, L'Orient-Le Jour said. The church’s priest, who first discovered the demolished relics, called the police. He doesn’t rule out that the desecration is lined with Pope Benedict’s visit to Lebanon. The priest also cited a possibility of an Islamist group attack, since the incident occurred on the eve of a Christian festival.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
