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Headlines for May 23, 2007

STRIPPING IN GYUMRI
At 9:35, May 22, 26-year-old Robert Piloyan, shot at Hovhannes Arakelyan, the director of “Karo” filling station and fled. The incident happened in the town of Gyumri. According to our data, there ...
BALASANYAN “DESERTS THE SHIP” AFTER THE ELECTIONS
Samvel Balasanyan, a member of the Orinats Yerkir Party (OYP), who was running in the parliamentary elections at Precinct 35, is quitting the OYP. It is noteworthy that a year ago, on May 29, during ...
ROOF BURNT DOWN
At 5:45p.m., May 22, a fire broke out in Building 58, Nzhdeh Street, the town of Berd. Two fire brigades immediately left for the scene. The fire was extinguished at 8:15. A 11-square roof and a 58-square ...
BRAZILIAN FOOTBALLER HAS TO WAIT FOR 6 MONTHS
more images Brazilian legionary of “Ararat” Marcos stands out at the current Armenian Football Championship due to his clever and productive participation. The team administration has already noticed ...
MURDERER IS DETAINED
On May 15 Arthur Zakaryan (b. in 1980) was taken to hospital with a chest injury. He died without regaining consciousness. The investigation revealed that Karen Barseghyan (b. in 1978), a resident ...
OSKANIAN MET WITH MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS
May 23, 2007- RoA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian hosted Yuri Merzlyakov and Bernard Fassier, the OSCE Minsk group Co-Chairs who are in Yerevan on a regional visit. The parties dwelt on disputable ...
PALLONE COMMENDS ARMENIA ON FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS
Washington, DC - Speaking on the floor of the House of Representatives yesterday, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, commended Armenia for holding ...
THE STRONG VERSUS THE WEAK
The 7th tour meetings of the Armenian Football team championship kick off today. This tour is a special one as the 4 favorites of the championship will host the other four teams which do not compete ...
SERGE SARGSYAN LEAVES FOR YALTA
The Armenian delegation headed by RoA Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan leaves for Ukraine on May 24 to take part in the session of the Council of Heads of Governments of CIS-member states. The key issues ...
ARMENIAN PEACEKEEPERS ARE LEAVING FOR KOSOVO
more images The seventh shift of the Armenian peace-keepers is leaving for Kosovo on May 24. On the same day the sixth shift of the peace-keepers is returning to Armenia. Today RoA Defense Minister ...
PACE PRESIDENT CONDEMNS RECENT BOMB ATTACK
Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly President (PACE) René van der Linden, currently on an official visit to Belgrade, strongly condemned the recent bomb attack in Ankara. “In our societies there ...
MINISTER IS CONTENT WITH HIS POST
Levon Mkrtchyan, the Minister of Education and Culture and a member of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party, expressed his readiness to hold the post for the forth term. Nevertheless, it is upon the party to ...
PAP WON THE REACE OF DISTRIBUTING ELECTION BRIBES
36 observers of the Vanadzor office of Helsinki Civil Assembly observed the election campaign and the May 12 voting in Armenian towns and villages. “The parliamentary election does not comply with the ...
TRANSFER OF THE ARMENIA SCHOOL CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM FROM U.S. GOVERNMENT TO ROA GOVERNMENT
Yerevan – May 23, 2007 – Within the framework of the Armenia School Connectivity Program, Project Harmony is pleased to announce the final event devoted to an official transfer of the Armenia School ...
DEMIRCHIAN DID NOT MEET KOCHARIAN
Today “ Zhamanak-Yerevan” (Time- Yerevan) issued an article according to which Republican Volodya Badalyan had arranged a meeting between Stepan Demirchian and Robert Kocharian. During the meeting President ...
SAMVEL BALASANYAN IS NO LONGER OYP MEMBER
Samvel Balasanyan, a member of the Orinats Yerkir Party /OYP/, has already submitted applications to the OYP and to the Central Electoral Commission on his withdrawal from the party. “Balasanyan was ...
SERGE SARGSYAN MET WITH CO-CHAIRS
Today RoA Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan hosted the OSCE Minsk group Co-Chairs Yuri Merzlyakov and Bernard Fassier who are in Yerevan on a regional visit. The parties dwelt on recent developments ...
ARMENIAN CHESS PLAYERS MAKE WONDERS
Armenian Women's chess team enjoyed victory in the 4th tour of the World Chess Championship. Our chess players beat the team of Botswana by the score of 4:0. To remind, on May 22, the Armenians beat ...
AI REPORT
Conscientious objectors continued to be imprisoned. There were reports of intimidation of independent journalists. The Ombudsperson was removed from her post in January by a presidential decree that ...