Second group of Lebanon Armenians land in Yerevan![]() August 19, 2020 - 11:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The second group of Lebanon Armenians landed in Yerevan on Tuesday, August 18, Hovhannes Aleksanyan, Head of the Repatriation Division of the Office of the Chief Commissioner of the Diaspora, said in a Facebook post. Around 100 people, including 21 children, were among Armenians from Syria and the United Arab Emirates to be repatriated. The first 100 Armenians arrived from Lebanon one week after the devastating explosion that rocked Beirut on August 4. The blast is believed to have been caused by a fire that ignited a 2,750-ton stockpile of highly volatile ammonium nitrate. The material had been stored at the port since 2013 with few safeguards despite numerous warnings of the danger. Hundreds of people were killed, thousands were injured, while many are still missing. ![]() ![]() As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |