19.2 km from 14.2 km from . The eight figures, including Pahlavi, said they were working on a charter for a transition to a new pluralistic system that would be followed by free elections. Epicenter at 40.802, 42.961 Epicenter at 41.157, 46.554 at 22:00 January 29, 2023 UTC, Location: Newest First. 11.2 km from 21.2 km from Europe. The law on immovable state property used for the functions of public authorities came into effect on February 28, the Republika Srpska's authority responsible for property matters told RFE/RL. The information about the discovery of the particles is contained in a confidential quarterly report by the IAEA that leaked out earlier on February 28. The hall of (Our Lady of Joy) within the Church of the Holy Trinity of the Armenian Catholics in Aleppo continues to host more than 600 survivors of the earthquake that struck northern Syria and southern Turkey last week. "Boy in the Window" - a young boy outside a damaged home near Spitak, Armenia. See if there was a quake in or near Armenia just now! A phone call on July 11, 2022, was Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian's first direct contact with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The post by the account, which claims to be located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and reports "geopolitical & military news from all over the world, has since been deleted. Officials, who have blamed the West for the demonstrations, have vowed to crack down even harder on protesters. Schmidt attempted to block the law last year by declaring unconstitutional a decree issued by Zeljka Cvijanovic, then-president of Republika Srpska, on the enactment of the law. NATO requires unanimity among its members to accept other countries into its ranks, and while most of them, including the United States, have immediately and unconditionally backed Finland and Sweden's accession, Turkey and Hungary have yet to give them the green light. In the past 24 hours, Armenia had 5 quakes up to magnitude 4.3. Khvoy Before the earthquakes, which claimed tens of thousands of lives and flattened entire cities across Turkey's southeast, the country's relations with Greece were on the verge of collapse. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Kyiv's counteroffensive, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight of civilians. 20.2 km from 11.2 km from Two earthquakes hit Armenia on December 7, 1988, killing 60,000 people and destroying nearly half a million buildings. I will always remember the generous aid sent by the people of Armenia to help alleviate the sufferings of our people in the earthquake stricken region, he wrote. Strongest quake in or near Armenia today: Mag.3.2 Georgia Armenia Turkey Border Reg. It is unclear how and under what conditions Boromangnaev was allowed to travel to the United States. 2.9 earthquake - 25 km northwest of Kars, Turkey, on Saturday, Feb 25, 2023 at 12:32 pm (GMT +3). See how many recent quakes occurred in or near Armenia, report a quake if you felt one! Khvoy He also did not give any concrete details about how the diplomats had broken protocol. at 15:13 January 29, 2023 UTC, Location: According to news reports, the death toll from the quake approaches 50,000 individuals, with untold numbers of people injured, missing, and homeless. Ukraine has dealt Russian President Vladimir Putin another major defeat by surviving the winter cold despite Russias continued attacks against civilian energy infrastructure, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on Twitter on March 1. Moscow says payment, insurance, and other restrictions are barriers to exporting its products. Khans lawyer, Ali Bukhari, said Khan would appear at the next hearing before Iqbal, but the lawyer for the Election Commission opposed any postponement. The hearings in the other courts ruled that Khan was immune from arrest on separate charges relating to allegations of terrorism, attempted murder against a rival politician, and graft. at 17:57 September 21, 2022 UTC, Location: Susuz Ninety to niety-five percent of all earthquakes occur . A truckload of Armenia humanitarian aid on its way to Turkey on February 11. Security forces have also launched a series of raids on schools across the country, violently arresting students, especially female students, who have defiantly taken off their hijabs in protest. Epicenter at 38.49, 45.04 An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 was registered on Monday in Aleppo province. Epicenter at 41.157, 43.936 Her death, which officials blamed on a heart attack, touched off a wave of anti-government protests in cities across the country. Epicenter at 41.879, 42.251 Bakale (12.2 miles), 2022-06-12 18:35:21 UTC (13.2 miles), 2023-02-12 08:21:01 UTC Khvoy at 14:55 January 18, 2023 UTC, Location: State news agency Anadolu said this was the first time the crossing had opened since 1988, when Turkey sent aid to Armenia after the country was hit by an earthquake that killed between 25,000 to . A magnitude 4 earthquake struck Georgia on Wednesday morning. In the latest incident, two Iranian journalists reported on social media on February 28 that several schoolgirls in Tehran and in Pardis, just east of the Iranian capital, fell ill with the cause unknown. The European Union's special representative for the South Caucasus, Toivo Klaar (file photo). (9.2 miles), 2022-10-10 12:37:19 UTC He said the Defense Ministry had established its own anti-fake-news platform called Inforadar to discredit and dispute the fake claims. (file photo), Ukraine Territorial Control (Updated Weekdays), Kyiv Says Situation In Bakhmut 'More And More Difficult'. Epicenter at 38.565, 44.784 Metsavan 2023-02-12 02:43:51 (UTC-08:00) 44.1 . Russian officials have previously accused Ukraine of carrying out sabotage attacks with drones on infrastructure such as oil refineries and military installations near the border with Ukraine. Armenia has sent humanitarian aid to Turkey. But Orban's chief of staff, Gergely Gulyas, has signaled that the debate may take some time. For all of RFE/RL's coverage of the war, click here. Grossi warned in January that Iran now has enough uranium to produce "several" nuclear bombs if it chooses. Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit 16 km northeast of the village of Bavra near the Armenian-Georgian border, the Ministry of Emergency Situations informs. YEREVAN (Public Radio of Armenia/Azatutyun/news.am) The earthquake registered in Armenia on February 13 was the strongest after the 1988 Spitak earthquake, Head of the Regional Survey for Seismic Protection Sos Margaryan told a press conference. Moldova's pro-Western President Maia Sandu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy have warned that Moscow is planning destabilizing actions inside the country to justify a Russian invasion from Transdniester that could transform Moldova into a launch pad for Russian attacks on Ukraine. The land border between Turkey and Armenia has been closed since 1993 when deadly clashes intensified between Armenia and Turkish ally Azerbaijan over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Batyr Boromangnaev, who is deputy of Kalmyks self-governing Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk people and former leader of the Yabloko party's branch in Kalmykia, is currently stuck at immigration services in Ulan Bator's international airport. Epicenter at 38.473, 44.834 Epicenter at 38.406, 45.008 To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here. Two circumstantial events focused unprecedented world attention on . (19.2 miles), 2023-01-29 15:13:24 UTC "Our military is obviously going to weigh all of the options. 10.2 km from Epicenter at 38.424, 44.909 Only List Earthquakes Shown on Map . Khvoy In addition, he said, "Five truckloads of 100 tons of food, medicine, water, and other emergency aid packages from the people of Armenia passed through the Alican border gate this morning and set off for Adiyaman.. 28.2 km from Date Region Time Mag. This is an act of terrorism, and the Islamic republics failure to take it seriously for months raises serious questions regarding government complicity with groups that have the organizational capacity to carry out such major attacks, said Hadi Ghaemi in a news release. Theme: Society, Incidents. Armenia sent humanitarian aid to Trkiye during the Glck earthquake in 1999 and Trkiye helped Armenia during the 1988 earthquake, avuolu recalled, informing that the Alican border crossing between the two countries was opened for the first time last week for the transportation of Armenia's aid to the earthquake-hit region. Epicenter at 40.803, 42.929 With reporting by AFP. The comment came amid continued intense fighting in and around the city of Bakhmut, where Ukrainian defenders have been confronted with wave after wave of Russian attacks. If the application does not load, try our legacy Latest Earthquakes application. Construction of a further 70 kilometers, mainly in southeastern Finland, will take place between 2023 and 2025. The effects of the earthquake were absolutely devastating. Feb. 15, 2023, at 6:03 a.m. Turkey Says Earthquake Diplomacy Could Help Mend Armenia Ties. Moldova is sandwiched between EU- and NATO-member Romania and Ukraine, with which it shares a 1,200-kilometer border. Since the Spitak earthquake, Armenia has made efforts to study and monitor the country's seismic activity and improve emergency preparedness. 20.2 km from Notes about the Armenia earthquake, 7 December 1988. Armenian troops killed in Azerbaijan border clash. RFE/RL's Radio Farda reported that at least 26 schools were affected by the crisis on March 1. Aleppo Governor hailed Armenia's government and people's position and support to the Syrians in their great disaster caused by the earthquake that hit a number of Syrian governorates. The latest Armenia news, updated 24/7/365. At least one death has been linked to the outbreak of illnesses, the news release said, but the girl's father refused to confirm there was a connection between her death and the alleged poisonings. 9 earthquakes in the past 30 days. Pahlavi is scheduled to speak at the European Parliament on March 10 at the invitation of Charlie Weimers, a representative of Sweden in the European Parliament. (file photo). Romania's Defense Ministry has warned that dozens of social-media posts claiming Bucharest has been massing troops and military equipment at its border with Moldova are part of "a fake news" campaign launched by the Kremlin since it invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Less than a minute. at 16:38 January 29, 2023 UTC, Location: Source: Depth and magnitude of quakes versus time plot. Epicenter at 38.49, 45.04 After the earthquake. Earlier this month, U.S. President Joe Biden met with Sandu in Poland and "reaffirmed strong U.S. support for Moldova's sovereignty and territorial integrity.". Khvoy Interim bail was granted in each of the cases. Erci According to the Turkish news agency, the border gates in the Turkish eastern province of Igdir had been opened last in 1988 to allow for Turkish supplies to be sent to Armenia after an earthquake . 13.2 km from Epicenter at 41.148, 44.007 "Russia is attempting to encircle [Bakhmut] right now, and they're using their best Wagner troops, apparently, the most well-trained and the most experienced to do that," economic adviser Oleksandr Rodnyanskiy told CNN. There were no casualties. The 2015 nuclear deal, which the U.S. withdrew from in 2018, limited Tehrans uranium enrichment to 3.67 percent -- enough to fuel a nuclear power plant. A Seismic Reckoning. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here. 11.2 km from Epicenter at 38.493, 45.064 The Russian authorities said earlier that Ryodan members had been involved in brawls in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Novosibirsk, and Kursk in the second half of February. at 06:02 June 10, 2022 UTC, Location: On December 7th 1988 Armenia was hit by a massive earthquake that claimed the lives of 25,000 people and destroyed several cities. Khvoy Get the big Armenian stories, from the best Armenia sources on NewsNow: the one-stop shop for Armenia news. An Iranian member of parliament has acknowledged reports of several groups of female students falling ill in at least 15 cities, with many being hospitalized in recent months. President Erdoan visits Antakya, Hatay, February 20, 2023. Town of Spitak was entirely demolished as a result of the natural cataclysm, Gyumri (former Leninakan) lost 80%, Vanadzor (former Kirovakan) and Stepanavan towns . According to Tosha Khana rules, officials must inform the Cabinet Division about gifts they receive. ", Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, who is visiting Berlin, said there were two options to deal with Iran: reimposing UN sanctions using the so-called snapback mechanism in the Security Council resolution that enshrined the 2015 nuclear deal or having a "credible military option on the table. 14.2 km from Khvoy (13.2 miles). Epicenter at 38.646, 44.853 That reticence has prompted some to accuse the government of purposely "poisoning" students, who have been at the forefront of recent anti-government protests -- the biggest threat to the Islamic leadership since the 1979 revolution. Member of the Turkish Parliament of Armenian origin Garo Paylan said that no one was injured during the earthquake in the Armenian village of Vakifli. at 16:38 January 29, 2023 UTC, Location: Khvoy (7.2 miles), 2022-10-05 13:51:38 UTC Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu shakes hands with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey February 15, 2023. Mykhaylo Podolyak, an adviser to the chief of Ukraine's presidential office, wrote on Twitter on March 1 that "Ukraine does not carry out attacks on Russian territory" and had nothing to do with drones that fell and exploded on Russian territory. Trucks with humanitarian aid crossed the Armenian-Turkish border today and are on their way to the earthquake-affected area. (10.2 miles), 2023-01-18 14:55:50 UTC Meanwhile, others have speculated that religious extremists, in a bid to create fear and prevent girls from attending school, could be behind the incidents. The Defense Ministry said the closure of the airspace was part of "training by antiaircraft units to improve the coordination of its activities with civil aviation entities.". According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the earthquake occurred 14 km north-east of the village of Bavra on the border with Georgia. More than 6,500 people died in that fighting, which was ended by a Russia-brokered peace agreement. In a post on Twitter, the European Union's special representative for the South Caucasus, Toivo Klaar, called the talks encouraging news and said the discussions appear to have focused both on immediate concerns and broader issues., The Karabakh news agency Artsak Press reported that agreements were reached on further cooperation aimed at reducing tensions but did not elaborate further. at 12:37 October 10, 2022 UTC, Location: The first incident is believed to have occurred in November, when 18 schoolgirls in the city of Qom were taken to a hospital after complaining of symptoms that included nausea, headaches, coughing, breathing difficulties, heart palpitations, and numbness and pain in their hands or legs. "Despite suffering significant losses, the enemy has been throwing into combat the best prepared assault units of Wagner [mercenaries], who are attempting to break through the defenses of our troops and surround the city," Syrskiy said. 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