Nora Bayrakdarian named Lebanon’s minister of sports and youth![]() February 10, 2025 - 14:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nora Bayrakdarian has been appointed as Lebanon’s Minister of Sports and Youth. Bayrakdarian teaches at Lebanese University and Lebanese American University. In 2004, she earned a PhD from Sorbonne University, and in 2017, she was granted a professorship at Lebanese University, Armenpress reports, citing Azdak daily. Bayrakdarian is a member of the International Doctoral Committee at Lebanese University and oversees the university’s Political Science Committee. She is also a member of the Central Executive Council of the Catholicosate of Cilicia, having represented it on various international platforms, including the World Council of Churches. Recently, she was elected co-chair of the International Affairs Committee of the World Council of Churches. 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 |