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Headlines for April 11, 2012KOFI ANNAN PRESSES FOR CEASEFIRE IN SYRIA
On Tuesday, April 10, the Syrian authorities were to stop bombardment and pull out troops from some of the troubled regions and start the peace process; however, no truce has been achieved between the ...FOLLOW SECOND PLENARY SESSION ON LIVESTREAM
The Union of Political Scientists is to discuss the structure of joint electoral headquarters, which is to secure public control during the upcoming May 6 Parliamentary elections.
The joint inter-party ..."AUTHORITIES GAVE DEFINITE INSTRUCTIONS"
The Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) led by Serzh Sargsyan is to meet residents of Armenia's Armavir Marz on April 11. The meeting is held as part of the party's pre-election tour.
The leadership of ...PRE-ELECTION BILLBOARDS TO BE INSTALLED IN YEREVAN
About 825 billboards will be installed in Yerevan for pre-election posters. Each political force running for the forthcoming parliamentary elections has the right to post one A3- format poster on three ...HHK DISRUPTS LESSONS IN ETCHMIADZIN
The schools and clinics in Armenia's Etchmiadzin city were on "strike" on Wednesday. The reason for the disrupted work schedules was the pre-election visit of the Republican Party (HHK) Leader Serzh Sargsyan.
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The opposition Heritage party, which signed a declaration on inter-party electoral headquarters earlier this month, seems to be going to withdraw its signature. During today's session at the central office ...DAUGHTER'S ILLNESS MAKES SANTORUM PULL OUT OF PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum left the U.S. presidential race on Tuesday, effectively conceding the Republican Party presidential nomination to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, The ..."SHALL I FETCH TER-PETROSYAN'S SIGNATURE FOR YOU?"
Heritage Party is not ready to participate in imitation processes, the party's vice-chairman Ruben Hakobyan said during today's session of the joint campaign headquarters formed by the Armenian National ...NA SESSION POSTPONED DUE TO LACK OF QUORUM
Vice-Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Eduard Sharmazanov had to postpone today's parliament session due to lack of quorum. The same picture was observed in the National Assembly on Tuesday, April ...FREE DEMOCRATS MEETS WITH EU AMBASSADORS IN YEREVAN
Chairman of the Armenian opposition Free Democrats Party Khachatur Kokobelyan, and party member and Armenia's ex-FM Alexander Arzumanyan met on Wednesday with European Union officials Traian Hristea, ...UNITED ARMENIANS PARTY HAS 5000 MEMBERS
The who are true partymates. The figure is not exaggerated, party representative Vardan Yeranosyan said during t today's discussion at the Civilitas Foundation.
This came after he was a question about ...ARMENIAN FM, OSCE MG CO-CHAIRS TO MEET IN WARSAW
Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will visit Warsaw on April 12.
Within the framework of the visit, Minister Nalbandian is scheduled to meet with the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group in Warsaw, ...DOLLAR PRICE UP IN ARMENIA
Deals amounting to $2 200 000 at an average price of AMD 392/USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on April 11. The closing price was AMD 392 / USD 1, the RA Central Bank reports.
On April 10, the ...FIGHTER JETS ACCOMPANIED BOEING UNTIL IT LANDED
A Korean Air passenger jet made an emergency landing at a Canadian military airbase after a call centre in the United States received a threat by telephone late on Tuesday, Reuters cited the airline as ...EARTHQUAKE IN INDONESIA TRIGGERS TSUNAMI WARNING
A massive earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Wednesday, prompting a Pacific-wide tsunami alert.According to initial reports, the quake's magnitude was 8.9. The earthquake struck under ...SCR CONDUCTS SPRING INSPECTION OF ROAD AND ROLLING STOCK
From 1 April to 20 May, South Caucasian Railway (SCR) commission conducts a full spring inspection of the railroad, subgrade and artificial engineering constructions in order to ensure the smooth operation ...ARMENIA DROPS IN FIFA RANKINGS
Armenia dropped three positions in FIFA rankings published on April 11, 2012. The country declined to the 47th place with 598 points.
Armenia's rivals at FIFA 2014 World Cup qualifiers are placed as follows: ...BAKO SAHAKYAN GOING TO RECLAIM PRESIDENCY
President of the Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) Republic Bako Sahakyan today announced his intention to reclaim the country's presidency.
Mr Sahakyan today partook at an enlarged meeting of the regional administration ...HERITAGE DEMANDS INVESTIGATION INTO CANDIDATE'S BEATING
The Heritage Party condemns the physical assault on independent MP candidate Meruzhan Mkhoyan that took place on Friday, April 6. Running in the single-mandate constituency No. 21 in the Armavir region-and ...G. ARUSTAMYAN: "MY MAIN WEAPON WILL BE MY MOTHER TONGUE"
Constituency #1 does not have 64180 voters as it is mentioned in the voters' register. The police gave exaggerated figures, journalist Gayane Arustamyan told a news conference on Wednesday.
"The number ...HDK PROMISES TO SUPRISE PEOPLE
The Democratic Party of Armenia (HDK) promises a big surprise after the May 6 parliamentary elections.
"Many people will be surprised to see our party in parliament," HDK spokesperson Ruben Bakhshyan ...SERZH SARGSYAN CAME ALONE
School lessons in Armenia's Echmiadzin city today ended earlier than usual.
At 10:30 a.m., one could see few pupils and teachers in schools since everyone had gone to participate in a pre-election meeting ...ARMENIA: LARGE FAMILIES HARDEST HIT BY POVERTY
By Sara Khojoyan - Caucasus
Armenian families with four or more children are statistically the most likely to fall into the lowest-income category, leaving them struggling to get by on pay and benefits.
With ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1806 Birth of educator and literary figure Ruben Papazyan in Constantinople. He died in 1857 in Smyrna.
- 1865 Birth of poet, translator Alexander Tsatooryan.
- 1879 The Azgaser Union is created in Constantinople.
- 1915 Start of the 11-day defense of the Armenian town of Taron (Western Armenia).
- 1919 Having been found guilty of serious crimes in the Genocide of the Armenians of Yozghat, Kemal Bay was hung in Constantinople's Sultan Bayazet square. He was the deputy governor of Yozgat.
- 2001 Armenian Genocide Heirs Settle New York Life Insurance Company Class-Action Lawsuit concerning policy holders who were victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide.
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