ARMENIAN NEWS: BREAKING NEWS 27.02.2018

The Christian religious leaders still hold the doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher closed as a sign of protest over Israeli tax measures. Protesters gathered near the church to voice their discontent at the Israeli authorities’ actions

Greek-Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox and Catholics churches decided to take that step as a measure of protest, until Israel authorities cancel their decision.

Iran stands ready to increase its natural gas supplies to Armenia, Iranian Minister of Energy said.

The minister, however, did not respond to the query on at what price Iran offers gas to Armenia. “The results of the negotiations will be presented to the public in the near future,” he said.

The mother of the newborn that was found dead in the landfill site has been identified. She is a 37-year-old resident of Metsamor and the dead baby was her seventh child.

Two other children of hers had died in the past. At the moment, only her 1.5 year old child is under her care, whereas her three other children have health problems and are in a special care center.

The Criminal Court of Appeal of Armenia on Tuesday issued its verdict in the case into former Artsakh army commander Samvel Babayan and several others.

The court rejected the appeals by the attorneys and upheld the ruling of the first instance court which found Samvel Babayan guilty of orchestrating smuggling of arms into Armenia and sentenced him to six years in prison.

At least three people have died during the cold snap in France as brutal cold hits Europe. According to forecasts, Tuesday has become the coldest day in the week.

French officials decided to spend the night outside to attract attention to the problems of homeless people.

After a rare snowstorm in Rome, Naples saw its heaviest snow since 1956. Airport and schools were closed, while transport in the city was severely disrupted.

The water rescuers found a dead body of a missing man nearby the Sevan town peninsula. It was found out that T. H. had gone missing and was searched for since February 13.