Nature Protection Ministry: sand dust brought by wind from Arab statesApril 20, 2011 - 17:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yellow fog, observed in Yerevan and suburbs is conditioned by the sand dust brought by the wind from Arab states, Armenian Ministry of Nature Protection said. According to the report, no other particles in the air were discovered. “The experts took a sample of air for examination. According to preliminary assessments, the content of dust in the air exceeds the norm by 2-3 times, while the dangerous threshold starts when exceeding the norm by 30-40 times.” Experts assure that the fog will clear within several hours. Earlier, the Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed no accidents in Armenian enterprises were reported, thus ruling out the suggestion that the cause might come as a consequence of a breakdown. Top stories 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |