Iranian Judiciary will take steps to halt anti-government protestsFebruary 17, 2011 - 18:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - We call on all people to allow the Judiciary to investigate cases within the framework of the law and in accordance with the interests of the state, IRNA quoted Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani as saying on Thursday. He pledged that the Judiciary will take appropriate steps to halt efforts by “the leaders of sedition to publicize their statements”, calling on the Iranian nation to exercise “patience and vigilance.” Ayatollah Larijani described the anti-government protests as “treachery” and said that while taking “Islamic compassion” into consideration, the Judiciary “will not tolerate acts that would intend to harm the Islamic establishment.” The supporters of the defeated candidates in the 2009 presidential elections, Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, gathered in small numbers in a few parts of the Iranian capital on Monday. Tehran's law-enforcement officials announced that members of the anti-government groups, including the anti-Iran terrorist group Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO), disrupted rush-hour traffic by staging riots and shooting at bystanders. Two people were killed and several others were injured, Press TV reported. 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |