New Syrian government will be formed within 24 hoursMarch 29, 2011 - 16:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Syrian government will hand in its resignation and a new one will be formed within 24 hours, a Syrian official told the AFP news agency on condition of anonymity. Police closed off all roads leading to the Sabeh Bahrat Square in Damascus on Tuesday, March 29, as tens of thousands of pro-regime demonstrators flooded the capital. The rally was a response to protests, mainly in the southern governorate of Daraa and the northern port of Latakia. Activists say that 130 people have been killed and many more injured in clashes with security forces. Officials, who blame “armed gangs” and Muslim fundamentalists, put the death toll at about 30. Assad is expected to address the people in the next few days. Officials say that he will announce the end of the state of emergency which has been in force since the Baath Party took power in 1963. Among its provisions are the arrest of people who "threaten security", surveillance of personal communications and control of media content before publication. 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. |