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Armenia Has Been Listed Among The "50 Most Instagrammable Places In The World 2021."
The Editor - January 16, 2021 0
Armenia has been listed among the "50 Most Instagrammable Places In The World 2021" in the BIG 7 Travel...
BREAKING: Azerbaijan Violates Ceasefire, Shooting & Severely Wounding An Armenian Soldier Of Artsakh Army Vardan Kirakosyan.
On January 13, at around 12:00, in a guard post of one of the military units located in the...
Azerbaijani Soldiers Destroying An Armenian (Khachkar) Cross-Stone In Occupied Artsakh.
Azerbaijani armed forces have destroyed an Armenian (khachkar) cross-stone in the occupied village of Arakel in Artsakh's Hadrut region,...
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President-Elect Joe Biden Names Armenian-American Ike Hajinazarian As White House Regional Communications Director.
President-elect Joe Biden has named Ike Hajinazarian as the White House Regional Communications Director, per Biden-Harris Transition Team.
Khloe Kardashian's "Good American" Clothing Brand Reveals It Has Made In Turkey Products.
On January 12, Khloe Kardashian revealed in an Instagram post that her clothing brand "Good American" has made in...
Australian Broadcaster (ABC) Removes Article Featuring Serj Tankian Discussing Armenian Genocide & Artsakh Recognition.
The Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU) has reached out to the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), asking why it...
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Armenian Church Confiscated By Turkish Gov't Up For Sale For $800,000 In Bursa.
An Armenian Catholic Church has been put up for sale for 6 Million Turkish Lira ($800,000) on sahibinden.com.
Turkish Chef Slammed By Garo Paylan For Hosting BBQ In An Abandoned Armenian Church Near Ourfa in Southeast Turkey.
A Turkish kebab chef in southeast Turkey enraged eyewitnesses after he hosted a barbecue inside of an abandoned church...
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Erdogan Backs Top Cleric Who Claims Homosexuality "Brings Disease & Causes This Generation To Decay."
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday threw his weight behind Turkey's top Muslim cleric, who caused a storm by claiming homosexuality "brings disease and causes this generation to decay."
In his first sermon during the holy month of Ramadan on Friday, Ali Erbas also maintained that hundreds of thousands of people every year are exposed to HIV due to homosexuality and adultery and called on worshipers to come together to fight "this kind of evil."
Opposition and rights groups condemned the comments by Erbas, who heads Turkey's Religious Affairs Presidency.
But in a public address following a Cabinet meeting Monday, Erdogan said any attack on Erbas amounted to an attack on the state.
Erdogan — a pious Muslim whose ruling party has roots in Turkey's Islamic movement — said Erbas had fulfilled the duties of "faith, the wisdom (of Islam) and of his office" and that his words were binding for all Muslims. He said the tone of the criticism against the cleric had turned into a "deliberate attack against Islam."
The Ankara-based Human Rights Association has filed a criminal complaint against Erbas, accusing him of sedition, and the Ankara lawyers' association accused him of inciting hatred. The association called for his removal from office, saying it would not be surprised if the cleric were next to call on people "to light torches and burn women as witches."
Meanwhile, the Ankara chief prosecutor's office said it was launching a criminal investigation against the Ankara lawyers' group for "insulting religious values." Many ruling party officials and supporters have also rallied around Erbas on Twitter.
Homosexuality is not banned in Turkey. Erdogan's government however has in the past few years banned LGBT parades and other events, often citing public security.
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Armenia has been listed among the "50 Most Instagrammable Places In The World 2021" in the BIG 7 Travel website.
An Armenian Catholic Church has been put up for sale for 6 Million Turkish Lira ($800,000) on sahibinden.com. The...
President-elect Joe Biden has named Ike Hajinazarian as the White House Regional Communications Director, per Biden-Harris Transition Team. Ike...
A Turkish kebab chef in southeast Turkey enraged eyewitnesses after he hosted a barbecue inside of an abandoned church in southeast Turkey's...
On January 12, Khloe Kardashian revealed in an Instagram post that her clothing brand "Good American" has made in Turkey products.
The Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU) has reached out to the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), asking why it removed an article...
Everton Forward Cenk Tosun Flashes What Appears To Be The Insignia Of The Grey Wolves After Scoring.
The Editor - January 9, 2021 0
Turkish Footballer Cenk Tosun was seen flashing the insignia of the Grey Wolves, a Turkish neo-fascist group, after scoring a goal against...
Second Plane Carrying Humanitarian Aid From Greece Lands In Yerevan.
The second plane carrying humanitarian aid arrives in Armenia from Greece, informs the Government of Armenia. The medical supplies,...
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