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Headlines for December 24, 20113,000 TO BE AMNESTIED
Leader of Cuba Raul Castro on December 23 declared that the island's authorities would release 3,000 prisoners by amnesty, including 86 citizens of 25 other countries, reports Agence France-Presse.
Castro ...WHAT WILL ISRAEL DO?
Leader of the Jewish Community in Armenia Rima Varzhapetyan says everything must be done to make sure the bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial enters into legal force and welcomes the French authorities.
In ...RALLY LIVE
Rallies with the slogan "For Fair Elections" are taking place in hundreds of Russian cities today.
The rally in Moscow will take plae at Sakharov Square at 14:00. Like many foreign presses, "A1+" will ...RUSSIA REFUSES TO HELP THE SYRIANS
"If we are demanded to shut an eye to the actions of the opposition and separatists and are expected not to supply the National Authorities with weapons, that demand will not be fulfilled," Permanenent ...FLASHMOB NEAR RUSSIAN EMBASSY: "WHERE'S MY VOTE"?
Several youth, including two Russians and a Ukrainian organized a flashmob as a sign of solidarity to citizens fighting for their votes in post-electoral Russia in front of the Russian Embassy in Armenia. The ...AZERBAIJAN VIOLATES CEASEFIRE REGIME
The opponent has violated the ceasefire regime more than 185 times last week at the line of contact of the Karabakhi-Azerbaijani forces.
The Department of News and Propaganda of the NKR Defense Army reports ...SANTA CLAUS ARRESTED
Police have disseminated the second video clip for the New Year celebrations in which they arrest Santa Claus and Snow Maiden. For more details, watch the video.CITY UNDER POLICE CONTROL
Police have restricted control in Moscow. They have lined up with shields and bludgeons at Sakharov Square where the rally will be held.
Interfax reports that police cars and buses are stationed starting ...CAR ACCIDENT, DRIVER DIES
This morning at 9:44 a car accident took place on the Aparan-Spitak road.
In unknown circumstances, a Ford LXL 97 and a GAZ-66 truck with state license numbers 389 ST 15 collided.
The driver of the Ford, ...SATELLITE FALLS ON HOUSE
The pieces of a Meridian Space Satellite have fallen on the house of a resident of the Russian Vogaytsovo village and have opened a huge hole on his roof. The villager has demanded that the authorities ...TURK JOURNALIST RELEASED
Photojournalist for Agence France-Presse Mustafa Ozer was released in Turkey yesterday. He had been arrested three days ago after being suspected of having contacts with separatists.
Ozer declared that ...BE PATIENT ARMENIAN AND YOU'LL BE AN ATAMAN
The assembly of the Armenian-Kazak company unanimously reelected Karen Zadoyan the chief ataman.
The assembly is taking place at the Arno Babajanyan Philharmonic Concert Hall and is recapping the year. ...NO INTERNET AFTER NEW YEAR
After the New Year celebrations, citizens of Belarus will start being fined for visiting what the government views as "wrong" websites and not fulfilling their civil duty in the Virtual Area of the National ...FORM WALL
Citizens are currently holding a protest against the restart of illegal construction in the area located on 106/1 Nalbandyan Street.
The residents are expressing their concerns with frustration. They ...RALLY KICKS OFF
The opposition has launched its rally with the slogan "For Fair Elections" at Sakharov Avenue in central Moscow. Russian presses say the number of participants may exceed 100,000.
"Moskovsky Comsomolets" ...SHEEP NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER TRAMWAY
Some villagers are discontent with the Tatev Tramway administration. They say some of their neighbors were not allowed to take their animals along for the ride.
We remind that the residents of villages ...CALLED ANAHIT BAKHSHYAN TO A DISCUSSION
The residents of Nalbandyan 106/1 formed a wall in their yard today.
The residents, as well as youth members of non-governmental movements and MP Anahit Bakhshyan didn't let the trucks enter the yard ...RETURN POWER TO THE PEOPLE
Blogger Alexey Navalny has demanded that the authorities return power to the people since the Constitution of the Russian Federation establishes that power belongs to the people.
During the rally held ...MARGARYAN STOPS IT
Mayor Taron Margaryan has assigned the department of urbanization and land supervision to put an end to all activities at the site for construction of a building at Nalbandyan 106/1 Street, as posted ...NIKOYAN HAD A GOOD TIME
Chairman of the National Assembly Samvel Nikoyan today had a good time like the children gathered at an event devoted to the New Year. The event took place at the yard of the parliament building and was ...120,000 PARTICIPATING IN RALLY
Police are not letting approach the rally venue. Organizers of the the opposition's rally at Sakharov Square say there are 120,000 people participating in the action and that the flow continues.
Lenta.ru ...NATIONALISTS TRIED TO DISTURB RALLY
The Russian opposition's rally "For Fair Elections" was held without any major incidents at Sakhavor Avenue today, as posted on the website of the Department for Moscow at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The ...CRIMINAL ARRESTED
Employees of the RA Police Chief Department for the Fight against Organized Crimes have arrested 42-year old Artak Davtyan, who is known in the world of criminals as "Kto".
Police found arms, knives and ...WINTERFEST ARMENIA 2011 KICKS OFF
The parade marking the launch of Winterfest Armenia 2011 kicked off at Republic Square and was led by Santa Claus. Raffi Niziblian, founder of Deem Communications, is certain that the festival creates ...MAYOR IS CHIEF KAZAK IN GYUMRI
Among those attending today's assembly held by the "International Union for the Armenian-Kazak Friendship and Cooperation" were representative of the RA Ministry of Defense Felix Grigoryan, Deputy Mayor ...VARDAN GHUKASYAN TO APPROVE?
Is the Armenian National Congress (ANC) planning on nominating candidates for the National Assembly from Gyumri as well and does it have the approval of Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan?
Recently the mayor expressed ...CAR ACCIDENT ON GAVAR-SEVAN ROAD
A car accident took place on the Gavar-Sevan road half an hour ago. In unknown circumstances, a Gazel (state license numbers 05 LT 341), a Kaz-2121 (state license numbers 72 LO 777) and the Vaz-21010 ...NEXT RALLY DATE TO BE POSTED ON FACEBOOK
The participants of the rally in Moscow have adopted a 7-point resolution. The organizers have declared that this rally saw a higher turnout than the one held at Bolotni Square two weeks ago. The resolution ...WHEN THEY BELIEVE IN FAIRY TALES
All fairy tales and trains are homeward bound today as Catholic and Protestant Christians celebrate Christmas.
The West celebrates Christmas more splendidly than the New Year. Even though Christmas is ...RECEIVED AWARDS
Serzh Sargsyan today participated in the concert dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the Public Radio of Armenia and the 55th anniversary of Armenian Public Television.
By the RA President's decrees, ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1868 Death of Father Arsen Bagratoonee, writer and author of "Haik Dyootsazn".
- 1900 Lenin publishes the first number of the "Iskra" newspaper in Leipzig (Germany).
- 1908 Birth of Yoosoof Karsh. He is an Armenian portrait photographer in Ottawa (Canada).
- 1952 Death of Anton Gazeli, writer and publicist.
- 1964 The Armenian SSR creates the districts of Artik, Gugark, Kamo, and Hrazdan.
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