Pianist Romeo Smilkov will return to Technopolis 20 Cultural Centre in Paphos on Thursday to once again enchant the audience with his effortless playing of a number of classics. Coming from Bulgaria, Smilkov will perform works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Haydn, Franz Liszt, Sergei Rachmaninov, Nikolay Stoykov and a first performance of the work A Prayer by Dimiter Nenov. Smilkov is one of the most outstanding pianists of his generation. His vast repertoire spans from Frescobaldi to Ligeti. He is a passionate performer of contemporary Bulgarian composers such as Dimitar Nenov, Pancho Vladigerov, Lazar Nikolov, Ivan Spassov, Nikolay Stoykov, Vladimir Pantchev and Georgi Arnaudov. Many compositions have been written especially for him. The pianist is a graduate of the National Music Academy Prof. Pancho Vladigerov in Sofia. He has won numerous international and national prizes such as first prize at the Salerno Piano Competition in Italy in 1979, second prize at the Razgrad … [Read more...] about A master at the piano returns to Paphos
Newlywed foreigners arrive in Stepanakert, Artsakh with bride still in wedding dress for honeymoon
YEREVAN, JUNE 19, ARMENPRESS. A newlywed couple has visited the foreign ministry of Artsakh in Stepanakert for en entry visa. The bride was wearing a wedding dress when she and her husband applied for the visa, and were granted it, Artsakh’s foreign ministry said on Twitter. The Artsakh foreign ministry said this is the first time it has issued a visa to a newlywed couple. The couple arrived in Artsakh for their honeymoon. No details about the names or nationality of the newlyweds are reported. Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan … [Read more...] about Newlywed foreigners arrive in Stepanakert, Artsakh with bride still in wedding dress for honeymoon
eMag to invest EUR 120 million this year, including in a new logistics center
eMag, the biggest online retailer in Romania, ended last year with a turnover of RON 4.06 billion, up 30 percent compared to 2016. The turnover in Romania was RON 2.58 billion and registered profit, not losses, albeit “marginal”, according to Iulian Stanciu, CEO. The company invested EUR 63 million last year in four main directions in order to support rapid development as a regional ecommerce hub: employees (EUR 2 million), logistics (EUR 10 million), technology (EUR 27 million) and international development (EUR 24 million). In 2018, eMAG is investing over EUR 120 million euros, including in the new logistics center. Turnover in Romania increased by 28% compared to the previous year, to RON 2.58 billion lei, while the number of customers in the four countries where eMag sales had increased to 7.57 million. Traffic and volumes have also grown steadily, both on desktop and mobile, where the eMAG application has reached a record number of more than 1.1 million installations. … [Read more...] about eMag to invest EUR 120 million this year, including in a new logistics center
Lawmakers approve launching criminal proceedings against arrested colleague
YEREVAN, JUNE 19, ARMENPRESS. Eighty-one Members of Parliament voted in favor of the Prosecutor General’s motion to launch criminal proceedings against arrested lawmaker Manvel Grigoryan, the former general suspected in embezzlement of military supplies and illegal possession of firearms. Eighty-one MPs voted in favor of the motion, with only three against. One ballot was invalid, chairman of the counting committee Gagik Melikyan said. Member of Parliament Manvel Grigoryan, a former general who chairs the Yerkrapah Volunteer Union, a paramilitary organization, was arrested on June 16 by national security service in his hometown of Ejmiatsin (Vagharshapat). The lawmaker from the Republican Party faction is suspected in embezzling military supplies and illegal possession of firearms. Upon searching the compound of Grigoryan, agents found huge amounts of military weapons and ammunition and supplies, including donated food and clothing which was meant to be sent to soldiers in … [Read more...] about Lawmakers approve launching criminal proceedings against arrested colleague
‘Denying Armenian Genocide is insult, not speaking about it’ – Garo Paylan on his Article 301 probe
YEREVAN, JUNE 19, ARMENPRESS. Turkish-Armenian Member of Parliament Garo Paylan (HDP), who is running for another term in the Turkey’s parliament representing Diyarbakir in the upcoming elections, has commented about the investigation targeting him under the infamous Article 301. Speaking to the Bianet Turkish media outlet, Paylan claimed that it is the very same article which casued the murder of the prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink. Dink, the editor-in-chief of Istanbul’s Agos, a Turkish-Armenian newspaper, was gunned down outside his office in 2007. “I am under investigation for “insulting Turkishness” for speaking about the Armenian Genocide. Actually, it is the denial of the genocide which is an insult. Call it whatever you want, denying the great tragedy of the Armenians is an insult to Turkishness”, he said. “Thousands of our churches, schools, cultural legacy, we’ve lost everything. We are suggesting – you … [Read more...] about ‘Denying Armenian Genocide is insult, not speaking about it’ – Garo Paylan on his Article 301 probe