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Headlines for March 24, 2012POPE OF ROME IS NOW MEXICAN
"Benedict, brother, you are already a Mexican"-this is how thousands of Catholic Mexicans greeted Pope of Rome Benedict XVI at the airport in Guanjato, reports the BBC.
This is the first visit that Benedict ...REFUGEES ADDRESS HDK
Representatives of refugee organizations from Azerbaijan paid a visit to the central office of the Democratic Party of Armenia (HDK)
During the more than two-hour meeting, the party's guests expressed ..."LET THE PEOPLE JUDGE BY VOTING"
"The victory of the Communists will be the victory of the people"-this will be the slogan of the Communist Party of Armenia in the upcoming parliamentary elections. The two Communist Parties of Armenia ...MUNICIPALITY PERMITS HAK RALLY
By decision N 12 dated 20 March 2012, Yerevan Municipality has accepted the information provided by executive secretary of the Armenian Pan-National Movement (HHSh) Party Vahagn Hayotsyan. According to ...TERRORISM IN EUROPE?
Europe is facing a new "Jihad threat", declared Head of Police of Europe (EuroPol) Rob Wainwright.
According to him, this new threat of terrorism in Europe from Europe's "own" terrorists "is much more ...ARTSRUNI'S TRIAL POSTPONED
The court today postponed the trial of Arsen Artsruni to April 18. Arsen Artsruni is sentenced to death at Nubarashen Penitentiary.
According to hra.am, the prosecutor had notified Artsruni, but hadn't ...SHOTS ON THE BORDER
Last week, the opponent committed more than 250 ceasefire violations at the Karabakhi-Azerbaijani line of contact with nearly 1,500 shots fired at the Armenian positions with arms of varying degrees.
The ...SARGSYAN TO LEAVE FOR KOREA AND SINGAPORE
Serzh Sargsyan on March 25 will pay a working visit to the Republic of Korea. In Seul Serzh Sargsyan will participate in the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit with the heads of more than 50 states and international ...HHK DEPUTY: "35% OF VOTERS ARE AGAINST HHK"
The Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) will work toward having more seats in the future parliament. This is what NA Deputy, member of the HHK Gagik Minasyan said during a press conference today.
According ...SQUARE CLOSED, BUSES ARE HERE
Chinahas donated buses to Armenia and they are currently parked at Republic Square. The buses will start their routes after the ceremony to be held with the participation of Serzh Sargsyan.
Traffic will ...CAR FALLS ON WATER TUBE
On March 23 at 23:45, an Opel Astra curved off the road at the 3rd km section of the Vanadzor-Dilijan road and fell on the water disposal tube on the side of the road, leaving the driver and passenger ...STATEMENT OF RA ROAD PATROL
On 8 December 2011, the RA National Assembly passed the RA law "On Making Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Armenia on Ensuring Road Safety" according to which the deadline for drivers with driver's ...82-YEAR OLD WOMAN IN HELPLESS STATE
This morning, the Rescue Service received an alarm from the 20th apartment of the 2nd entrance to building #22 located at Mkhitar Heratsi Street in Yerevan stating that the resident was in poor health ...WORLD FOUR-TIME CHAMPION PASSES AWAY
On March 24, well-known Armenian shooter Zinaida Simonyan died at the age of 62. She was a multiple champion of the USSR (1966-85), 15-time champion of Europe (1973-83), triple absolute champion of Europe ...SCR DIRECTOR MEETS YOUTH
General Director of South Caucasus Railway CJSC Victor Rebets had a meeting with members of the Youth Council representing all the subdivisions of the company.
"Out of the 786 employees with higher education, ...HOVSEPYAN WON'T DISOWN NUSHIKYAN
"They can't entangle me in anything. I neither get involved in anything nor do I interfere, but I can't disown who has the same grandchildren that I do," said RA Prosecutor General Aghvan Hosepyan.
He ...BEING ACTIVE NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT?
"Heritage" Party has absolutely not taken the deputies' merit, activity and efforts made in the previous years when forming its list of candidates. This is shown in the studies conducted by Parliamentmonitoring.am. ...CEC DENIES IN BOTH CASES
The struggle between the two candidates representing the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) at precinct N 19 in Armavir province is already intensifying before the launch of the election campaign. The ...EU HOPES 2008 DOESN'T REPEAT
The European Union will be carefully following up on the process and quality of the Armenian parliamentary elections to be held on May 6. The EU delegates hope they won't see what they saw during the ...TUVALU TO RECOGNIZE NKR INDEPENDENCE?
"Armenia has established diplomatic relations with the state of Tuvalu of the Pacific Ocean in order to reach international recognition of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic," writes the Hurriyet. We remind ...NA DELEGATION LEAVING FOR ALMATY
The parliamentary delegation headed by Chairman of the RA National Assembly Samvel Nikoyan on 26 March will leave for Almaty to participate in the session of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth ...STATEMENT OF THE FM
20 years ago this day by the decision of the Foreign Ministerial Council of the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe the Minsk process of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement was launched. ...POLICE ISSUING PASSPORTS?
Why doesn't the Department for Passports of the RA Police issue passports? This question arose after "A1+" received a complaint that the passport departments of different districts of Yerevan weren't ...SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SUSPECTED
The prosecutor's office of Lori province has instigated a criminal case for the misuse of official powers and appropriation on the part of a school principal, reports the press service of the Prosecutor ...WHO WILL RECEIVE THE "BOUTIQUE-LOVING POLICEMAN" TITLE?
Mashtots Park is receiving a better look. Despite the municipality employees' good intentions, the environmental activists didn't welcome their presence at the park. The environmentalists highly suspect ...SIX CARS STUCK IN SNOW
Six cars were stuck in snow at midday today as a result of heavy snowfall on the Sotk-Karvatchar road in Gegharkunik province.
According to the press release of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, three ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1724 The Armenians and Azeri Turks of Gandzak sign an agreement to stand up to the Ottoman Turks.
- 1873 Birth of Nikolay Aghbalyan (educator). He died in 1947.
- 1894 The Hntshak Party figure Jeerayr was hung in Yozghat.
- 1903 Birth of philosopher and art historian, Hrant Apresian.
- 1922 Opening of the State Bank of the Armenian SSR.
- 1932 Birth of Vladimir Yengibarian, world famous boxer, European, World, and Olympic Games' champion, international referee.
- 1934 Birth of American Orientalist Robert Thomson. He was awarded a PhD from Cambridge University for Assyrian and Armenian translations. He translated the "Armenian History" by Agathangelos.
- 1988 The Presidency of the Supreme Soviet of Armenia decided to stop the "Gharabagh" Committee by considering its activity illegal and anti-constitutional.
- 1988 The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union appoints Arkadi Volski as its authorized representative in the territory of Artsakh.
- 1992 The Helsinki Additional Meeting of the CSCE (now Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe OSCE) Council decides to have a Chairman-in-Office visit the region to contribute to the establishment and the maintenance of a cease-fire in Transcaucasia.
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