Armenia

6 Results / Page 1 of 1

Background
insert_link

International

Police in Armenia detain 65 protesters near Russian military base

Police in Armenia on Sunday detained 65 protesters near a Russian military base demanding Moscow intervene to dismantle what they say is a crippling blockade by Azerbaijan of an ethnic Armenian enclave, Russia's Interfax news agency reported, says Reuters. It said around 200 protesters, gathered outside the base in the northern town of Gyumri, were demanding that Russian peacekeepers unblock the sole road – the Lachin Corridor – which links Armenia and the […]

today9 January 2023

insert_link

Local

Armenia: Five dead, dozens hurt in explosion at Sumarlu market

INTERNATIONAL Explosions have ripped through a fireworks warehouse in the Armenian capital of Yerevan, killing at least five people and injuring dozens more. Video footage from the Surmalu market on Sunday showed grey smoke billowing over a building and people scurrying away from the area. Rescue workers sifted through twisted metal and rubble in a search for survivors, as clouds of dust and smoke hung in the air. Bystanders helped […]

today15 August 2022

insert_link

International News

Azerbaijan, Armenia agree on fresh humanitarian truce: US

Armenia and Azerbaijan have again agreed to respect a “humanitarian ceasefire” in the conflict over the mountainous enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, according to a joint statement from the US State Department and the two governments. The truce will take effect at 8am local time (04:00 GMT) on Monday, the statement said on Sunday, adding that US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun met the foreign ministers of the two countries on […]

today26 October 2020

insert_link

International News

2,300 Armenian soldiers ‘neutralised’, says Azerbaijan

Fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia entered a fourth day on Wednesday in the biggest eruption of the decades-old conflict since a 1994 ceasefire. Nagorno-Karabakh is a disputed region inside Azerbaijan and controlled by ethnic Armenians. It broke away from Azerbaijan in a war in the 1990s but is not recognised by any country as an independent republic. The fighting has spread beyond the borders of the disputed region, threatening to […]

today30 September 2020

insert_link

International News

Nagorno-Karabakh battles continue as calls for calm grow

Battles between Armenian and Azerbaijan forces over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh have continued overnight, as international calls for calm after the heaviest fighting between the two sides in years grew. The Armenian defence ministry on Monday morning reported fighting throughout the night, while Azerbaijan’s defence ministry said Armenian forces were shelling the town of Terter. The clashes between the two former Soviet republics, which fought a war in the […]

today28 September 2020

insert_link

International News

Shelling between Azerbaijan and Armenia ends brief ceasefire

Azerbaijan and Armenia have accused each other of shelling military positions and villages, breaking a day of ceasefire in border clashes between the long-feuding former Soviet republics. The Azerbaijan defence ministry said on Thursday one of its soldiers died, while Armenia's defence ministry said a civilian was wounded in Chinari village from an Azeri drone attack. Prior to that, 15 soldiers from both sides and one civilian had died since […]

today17 July 2020

VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.

Donate to our Pledgeline
Donate
Support our Mosques
Follow us!
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Tiktok
Download App
Listen on Online Radio Box! Voice of the Cape

Listen Live

Western Cape’s No.1 Community Radio Station

Schedule
0%

Download
our new app