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Armenian soldiers claim first spot in their group at Tank Biathlon competition in Russia

July 30, 2018 By administrator

Armenian tankmen have hit all the possible targets at the Tank Biathlon competition, being held as part of the International Army Games 2018 in Russia, to finish first in their group, Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said.

Armenian conscript soldiers Arman Arustamyan, Levon Hovhannisyan and Zohrab Zohrabyan have hit all the 5 targets at the first individual race, outcompeting the tank crews from Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam and Myanmar, he said.

The Tank Biathlon competition kicked off in Alabino in the Moscow region on 28 July and is due to run until 11 August.

This year, crews from numerous countries, including Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Myanmar, Tajikistan, Syria, Belarus, Serbia, Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, China and Kuwait, are taking part in the competition.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Biathlon, competition, tank

Boris Johnson wins ‘Erdogan Offensive Poetry Competition’

May 19, 2016 By administrator

Erdogan jockWhat rhymes with Ankara? Not very much, but that didn’t stop Conservative Boris Johnson writing an Erdogan limerick. He won The Spectator magazine’s competition showing solidarity with German comedian Jan Böhmermann.

Former London mayor and current Conservative MP Boris Johnson won an irreverent competition in weekly British news magazine “The Spectator” on Thursday, for his limerick criticizing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Spectator editor Douglas Murray announced on the weekly’s blog that Johnson, currently a leading light in the “Brexit” campaign, won the competition.

 

“I think it a wonderful thing that a British political leader has shown that Britain will not bow before the putative caliph in Ankara,” Murray wrote.

According to Murray, Johnson agreed to create a limerick for the competition during a joint interview with the Spectator and Swiss weekly “Die Weltwoche,” in which the Tory called the case against German comedian Jan Böhmermann a “scandal.”

“If somebody wants to make a joke about the love that flowers between the Turkish president and a goat, he should be able to do so in any European country, including Turkey,” Johnson said.

His statement was shortly followed by the poem, which described Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a “young fellow from Ankara” who “sowed his wild oats / with the help of a goat / but didn’t even stop to thankera.”

Source: http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/05/the-spectator-podcast-hillarys-america/

Our latest podcast features @BorisJohnson's prize-winning Erdogan poem Listen here: https://t.co/a2vm9RUuKf pic.twitter.com/lrTGdQJ8EV

— The Spectator (@spectator) May 19, 2016

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Boris Johnson, competition, Erdogan, offensive, poetry, wins

London magazine offers cash prize in ‘President Erdogan Offensive Poetry Competition’

April 20, 2016 By administrator

Erdogan satire WOne thousand British pounds are on the line in a competition designed to personally insult Turkish President Erdogan. A German comedian is facing prosecution over a satirical TV spot that caused Erdogan to take offense.

The British magazine “The Spectator” launched a contest on Monday that will reward the person who writes what it deems to be the best “filthy and insulting as possible” poem about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with 1,000 pounds (1,266 euros, $1,440).

The lewd example provided by the creator of the contest, Douglas Murray, is in limerick form. While the magazine says “almost everything insulting that is worth saying can usually be included within the five lines of that beautiful and delicate form,” it says it will not exclude other forms of poetry.

German late-night television host Jan Böhmermann recited a poem on public television that called Erdogan a “pervert” and “zoophile” who has sex with goats, represses Kurds and watches child pornography.

Turkey responded by requesting that Böhmermann face criminal prosecution. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the poem was “deliberately offensive” and that she would allow Turkey’s request for prosecution to continue. In Germany, it is against the law to insult a foreign head of state, although Markel has admitted it is time for the law to be repealed. Böhmermann has since been put under police protection as the charges are examined.

“The fact such a trial could even be contemplated demonstrates that Germany is becoming little more than a satrapy of Erdogan’s,” Murray writes in “The Spectator.”

He adds “I’m a free-born British man, and we don’t live under the blasphemy laws of such despots” before announcing the poetry contest.

Initially, no prize was offered, but the online story was amended to announce that a reader “who shares The Spectator’s belief in the freedom of speech” had offered the prize of 1,000 pounds. In outlining the selection criteria, Murray writes “limericks will be excluded from consideration from the top prize if they are (a) not obscene or (b) non-defamatory” and encourages sexual jabs such as those in Böhmermann’s poem.

Debate in Germany over Böhmermann’s case has centered on where satire ends and deliberate insults begin in the context of a free press.

The magazine’s website claims it is “the oldest continuously published magazine in the English language.” Despite existing since 1828, the site reads, “The Spectator’s taste for controversy remains undiminished.”

 

Filed Under: News Tagged With: competition, Erdogan, offensive, poetry

British writer Douglas Murray starts ‘offensive poetry competition’ about Turkey’s Erdoğan

April 19, 2016 By administrator

Murry Erdogan satireBritish author and journalist Douglas Murray announced the start of an “offensive poetry competition” about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on April 18, amid the ongoing “insult” row between a German comedian and the president.

Murray, who writes for the weekly Spectator magazine, penned the first poem in the competition, which is titled “The President Erdoğan Offensive Poetry Competition.”

The winning poem will be announced on June 23, though Murray said there would be no prize for the winner because he could not find a sponsor for the competition.

The news comes after German comedian Jan Böhmermann recited a sexually crude satirical poem about Erdoğan on his “Neo Magazin Royale” show on German public broadcaster ZDF on March 31, unleashing a bitter row about freedom of speech issues.

Erdoğan filed a legal complaint against Böhmermann over the poem on April 12, which was followed by Ankara’s request to seek his prosecution.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on April 15 that she had accepted the Turkish request for the prosecution of Böhmermann, who could be convicted under the rarely-enforced section 103 of the Germam criminal code on insulting organs or representatives of foreign states.

Meanwhile, Böhmermann has announced via his official Facebook page that he has decided to suspend his own TV show.

April/19/2016

Source: hurriyetdailynews

Filed Under: News Tagged With: british writer, competition, Erdogan, offensive, poetry

Murad Papazyan: Political competition observed between Armenian, Turkish communities of France

March 23, 2016 By administrator

f56f2652a0d53b_56f2652a0d55f.thumb”Armenians of France are preparing for the April 24. The events will call for restoration of justice  and restitution, rallies are expected in number of French cities, while the march planned in Paris will be organized along with the Government of  France,” co-Chairman of the Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations of France Murad Papazyan told reporters at a press conference.

Papazyan outlined their main mission to demonstrate to the world that the struggle of the Armenian people does end with Centennial Anniversary of the Genocide and they will continue their activity to address number of other matters.

Papazyan then noted there is a political competition between Armenian and Turkish communities in France.

”Turks are taking up measures to develop relations with the French President. However, François Hollande fully backs the Armenian National Committee, as we have constantly developed out relations with the French President over the last 3-4 years,” the speaker said.

Papazyan assured that the Armenian community of France is powerful and never quits its competition with the Turks. The speaker then reflected on the Azerbaijani lobbing in France carried out through squandering funds to gain success in the political circles.

Filed Under: Genocide, News Tagged With: Armenian, competition, France, Genocide, Turk

Armenian qualifies for awards at intn’l military competition

August 24, 2015 By administrator

f55db3c8c57867_55db3c8c5789f.thumbThe Armenian Armed Forces’ team has earned award winning places in the seventh Annual Warrior Competition in Kazakhstan

The Armenian “warriors” demonstrated a high mastery in the sporting event held in a military settlement in the country’s Jambyl region from August 16 to 21, reports the Defense Ministry’s press service.
Armenian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Ara Sahakyan later hosted the team to congratulate them on the success.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Armenian, Awards, competition

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