20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence to be marked on Armenian-Iranian borderAugust 3, 2011 - 18:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Days of Armenian culture will be held in Iran in September, according to Armenian Ambassador to Iran Grigor Arakelyan Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan will participate in the event, Arakelyan told Mohammad Bagher Khoramshad, head of Islamic Culture and Relations Organization. The Ambassador also stressed that in the framework of celebration of the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence cultural events dedicated to Armenian-Iranian friendship are planned in Meghri, city on Armenian-Iranian border. In turn, Khoramshad noted that Islamic Culture and Relations Organization will spare no efforts to deepen historical and cultural ties between the two states, IRNA reports. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |