Simon Ainejian: no Armenian flags in view at Pinar Karsiyaka vs. Apoel football game in CyprusDecember 22, 2010 - 15:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Fans of Apoel Greek Cypriot team attacked players of Pinar Karsiyaka Turkish basketball team that was in Greek Cyprus for a FIBA Eurochallenge game. Apoel fans threw stones and gas bombs right after the referee blew the last whistle on the court. The rampage continued in the corridors and locker rooms as fans carrying sticks attacked Pinar Karsiyaka players. The Turkish team was trapped in the building for a while. Authorities cleared the way and the team left for their hotel, also in the Greek Cypriot part of Nicosia, which is the divided island’s capital. Turkish team alerted the Turkish Foreign Ministry about the incident. The team left Nicosia for Athens on the morning of December 22 and was to arrive in Izmir during the day. In the meanwhile, according to Turkish media reports, Cypriot team fans were waving Armenian flags during the game. “Turkish media is, as always, distorting the information. No Armenian flags were in view during or after the game,” Gibrahayer magazine editor-in-chief Simon Ainejian told PanARMENIAN.Net Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |