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Headlines for February 07, 2012SUREN SIRUNYAN LEAVES ANC
Ex-political prisoner Suren Sirunyan, who was sentenced to prison for the "Case of the Seven", officially appealed to the European Court of Human Rights with the request to take back his appeal yesterday. ...POISONING
On February 7 at 00:08, the "1-03" service reported that at 22:23 resident of room 423 of building #29/5 at Moldovakan Street in Yerevan, Sargis Shahbazyan (born in 2006) was transferred to Muratsan Children's ...ROADS PASSABLE
The RA Ministry of Emergency Situations reports that at 08:00 on February 7, all roads in the Republic of Armenia are passable and there are some icy roads. Roads are being cleaned. The Berd-Tchambarak ...SYRIA ON THRESHOLD OF CIVIL WAR
By Russian President Dmitri Medvedev´s order, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chief of Internal Investigations of the Ministry of National Security of the Russian Federation on February ...PAP BOYCOTTS NA SESSION
The Prosperous Armenia Party boycotted the NA session due to statements that some Republican deputies made today. The National Assembly declared a 20-minute break.
Later, only PAP Deputy Naira Zohrabyan ..."PAP AGAINST AND WILL BE AGAINST"
Today's session of the National Assembly began with a debate between Chairman of the National Assembly Samvel Nikoyan and Prosperous Armenia Party Deputy Naira Zohrabyan.
Zohrabyan declared that Samvel ...TEACHERS FORCED TO ATTEND RALLY
Two hundred teachers of Russian schools have confessed that they were forced to participate in the rally organized by Putin's supporters at the "Poklonnaya Gora" on February 4, reports RIA Novosti.
Twenty ...IT'S NOT WORTH BOYCOTTING THE ELECTIONS
"The authorities' pledges to hold free elections are not serious because there was no evaluation of the violations that took place during the previous elections and the murders on March 1," leader of ...KARAPETYAN READY TO COMMIT SUICIDE
Leader of the People's party Tigran Karapetyan decided to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections through the majoritarian electoral order during a press conference today.
"Our party will ...DIAMOND BADGE DIDN'T HELP OEK MEMBER EITHER
Statement of the "Country of Law" (OEK) press service
Two years ago, the political council of the "Country of Law" Party (OEK) nominated Deputy of the National Assembly Gagik Baghdasaryan as a Deputy ...TURK WANTS TO APPEAR "MORE CATHOLIC THAN THE POPE OF ROME"
Turkish Minister for Relations with the European Union Egemen Bagis has reiterated the statement "there was no Armenian Genocide" that he made at Davos.
"I haven't heard of any government arresting a ...MARGAR OHANYAN TRYING TO DEFEND HIMSELF
Out of the 20 eyewitnesses, only one testified against former Road Patrol Chief Margar Ohanyan. The person who testified against the former road patrol chief was former Chief of the 1st Road Patrol Officer ...BOYCOTT PRACTICE AFFIRMED AT NA
Another bill was boycotted at the National Assembly today. Yesterday deputies of the Prosperous Armenia Party didn't participate in the vote on the bill "On Restrictions on Cash Functions". Today, "Heritage" ..."PAP IS DOING THE RIGHT THING"
President of Javakhk Foundation Stepan Margaryan has issued a statement: The recent events that took place at the RA National Assembly were logical and expected. The government presented the package of ...JUDGE HOLDS TRIAL WITHOUT CULPRIT
The court of general jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash districts of Yerevan today continued the trial of ANC youth activists Tigran Arakelyan, Sargis Gevorgyan, David Kiramijyan and Artak Karapetyan.
Tigran ...GALUST SAHAKYAN ON PAP BOYCOTT
The Prosperous Armenia Party's step to boycott the National Assembly's session was not targeted at the Republican Party of Armenia. This is what Vice-Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia Galust ...SAFARYAN VIEWS IT AS OBSCENE
During the hour of announcements at the National Assembly, member of the "Heritage" Party Stepan Safaryan touched upon Turkish Minister for Relations with the European Union Egemen Bagis's cynical statements ...SHARMAZANOV ON COMPLEXITIES
"All role-players in politics should free themselves of any complexities, stop viewing the elections for the National Assembly as a way to clarify relations and should think of the future of Armenia, ...PRIESTS TO HOLD MEETING
On February 15 at 09:30 a.m. the priests of the Armenian Holy Apostolic Church will hold a meeting at the newly opened ceremonies hall of the Gevorgyan Spiritual Lyceum of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, ...BAKO SAHAKYAN APPRECIATES SPECIALIST
On 7 February President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree to confer a title of Honored Worker of Physical Culture and Sports of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic to Eduard Arushanyan, senior specialist of sports ...BAKO SAHAKYAN PARTICIPATES IN VIDEODISC PRESENTATION
On 7 February President Bako Sahakyan participated in the presentation ceremony of the videodisc with documentary film series "Karabakh's Wounds" directed by famous bulgarian journalist Zvetana Paskaleva. ...DEBATE LIVE ON "A1+"
On February 7 at 13:00 "Hayeli" Club will host Sukias Avetisyan (Republican Party of Armenia) and Tigran Karapetyan (People's Party). The topic will be the pre-electoral lists and the fair elections that ...2,871,509 PEOPLE LIVING IN ARMENIA
During the 2011 RA Census, the preliminary indicator of the population is 2,871,509 people, and the preliminary indicator of registered people is 3,285,767.
The National Statistical Service today summed ...EARTHQUAKE IN ARMENIA
On February 7 at 15:19, an earthquake with a 2.7 magnitude struck 10 km southwest from Masis city. The force at the epicenter was 3-4 points, reports the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
The ...SUPPORTING TURK WRITER
Door Multi-Cultural Non-Governmental Organization has declared February as the month of support to Turk writer, publicist, publisher, human rights defender Ragip Zarakolu. Zarakolu is currently in jail ...DOCTOR TAKES BRIBE
Department head at the Narcological Clinic Mkrtich Khachatryan has taken a bribe for regular treatment, which should be free-of-charge by law.
A citizen filed an appeal to the Central Department of the ...WHO WILL SING AT EUROVISION?
The name of Armenia's representative at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest still hasn't been announced, head of the Armenian delegation to Eurovision Gohar Gasparyan told "A1+".
Rumor has it that the rock ...SNOWING, ROADS ARE CLOSED
The RA Ministry of Emergency Situations reports that at 18:00 on February 7, there is ice on all roads in Armenia.
The Selim mountain pass, the Berd-Tchambarak road, the Upper Getashen-Madina road of ...APARTMENTS AHEAD OF ELECTIONS
RA Minister of Urban Development Vardan Vardanyan paid a working visit to Gyumri where he held the subsequent session of the housing distribution commission. During the session, the Ministry of Urban ...
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Today in Armenian history- 0 Mehekan was the 7th month in the old Armenian calendar (February 7 to March 8). The month's name is connected to the Armenian for death (mah) because plants and some animals would be in a state of hibernation at this time.
- 1676 Birth of Mkhitar Sebastatsi (cultural and church figure). He founded the Roman Catholoc Mkhitarist Congregation. He died in 1749.
- 1861 Birth in Vagharshapat (Etshmiadsin) of publisher and author of dictionaries, Tigran Navasardian.
- 1887 Birth of Civil War hero and famous Commander Hayk Bjshkyants (Guy) in Tavriz (Iran). In December 1937 he was killed -- a victim of Stalin's terror.
- 1899 The first train arrives at Alexandropol (Gyoomree) from Tbilisi.
- 1925 Opening of the Land-owners' First National Conference in Yerevan.
- 1950 Death of painter Sargis Yerkanian in St Louis (USA).
- 1992 The U.S. Embassy opens in Armenia. It is the first foreign country to set up a diplomatic mission in Armenia.
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