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Headlines for April 20, 2012NINETY YEARS PASSED AFTER SMYRNA DISASTER
In September 2012, the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute is organizing a temporary exhibition and an international conference dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Smyrna disaster displaying Smyrna Fire ...WHY DOES HHK DECLINE HAK'S DEBATE INVITE?
The campaign headquarters of the opposition Armenian National Congress has issued a statement condemning Republicans' efforts to impede opposition candidates' campaign.
"Democratic elections are characterized ...SYRIAN OPPOSITION DELEGATES TO TRAVEL TO MOSCOW
Members of the Syrian opposition will visit Moscow next week, Russian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Alexander Lukashevich said.
Earlier this week, members of the opposition National Coordination Body ..."KHACHATRYAN SHOULD BE BANNED FROM ENTERING YEREVAN"
Chairman of the Union of Political Scientists of Armenia Hmayak Hovhannisyan says Governor of Syunik marz (province) wants to take away the premises belonging to the Union.
By a March 1 decision of the ...UNITED ARMENIANS PARTY HOLDS OUTDOOR MEETINGS
The United Armenians party is holding on Friday a discussion on the theme "Small &Medium Enterprise Development" as part of its election campaign.
The discussion is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. ..."YOUR THEME" TO FOCUS ON ELECTION CAMPAIGN
The Program "Your Theme" will focus on election campaign, different technologies used in it.
Guests at the studio will be Armen Badalyan, an expert of political and election technologies, Armen Mkrtchyan, ...SYUNIK GOVERNOR SAYS HE DOES NOT €HAVE EYE ON' BUILDING
Governor of Armenia's Syunik Marz Surik Khacharyan has responded to the accusations of Chairman of the Union of Political Scientists Hmayak Hovhannisyan who alleged on Friday that Khacharyan wants 'to ...LIBERTY SQUARE IS €CLOSED'
The opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) is rallying its supporters at Yerevan's Liberty Square on April 20.
Yerevan is preparing for the arrival of world famous opera singer Andrea Bocelli who ...ARMENIAN PEACEKEEPERS TO STAY IN AFGHANISTAN
Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated on April 19 in the extended ministerial meeting of the North-Atlantic Council dedicated to Afghanistan issue.
The Brussels-hosted meeting has ...RA GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR SIGN MEMOS
The Industrial Council adjunct to the Armenian Prime Minister held its regular sitting on April 20, with Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan chairing the meeting.
Minister of Economy Tigran Davtyan presented ...YEREVAN TO RECEIVE WORLD BOOK CAPITAL TITLE SUNDAY
The sixth All-Armenian Forum of Writers kicks off in Armenia on April 20. The event will bring together writers from Armenia and Diaspora.
This year the forum coincides with the launch of two other important ...SACKED RECTOR MEETING STUDENTS
Former Rector of Yerevan State Linguistic University Suren Zolyan is currently holding a meeting with YSLU students outside the university building.
The meeting is initiated by YSLU students.
A1+ is webcasting ...BEARS ATTACK PARK EMPLOYEES IN JAPAN, KILL TWO
Two women have died after being attacked by bears at a park in Japan, BBC reports.
Police were alerted to the attack at the Hachimantai park in northern Akita prefecture shortly after 10:00 local time ...MASHTOTS PARK: COURT HOLD PRELIMINARY HEARING
Heritage party MPs and citizens, concerned about the fate of Yerevan's Mashtots Park, are uncertain as to whether the Administrative Court will take a fair decision on the issue of the park. The Court ...OBSTACLES CREATED FOR HAK RALLY
The Armenian National Congress (HAK) was to rally its supporters at Liberty Square in Yerevan at 6:00 p.m. On arriving at the square, the opposition found out that it could not hold the rally there since ...€PEOPLE FIND UNJUSTIFIED REASONS FOR THEIR STEPS'
Chairman of the Union of Political Scientists Hmayak Hovhannisyan thinks the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) and parliamentary opposition Heritage Party have reached a secret agreement over the ...WATCH HAK RALLY LIVE
The rally of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) finally kicked off at Yerevan's Liberty Square with delay.
In his opening remarks, HAK senior representative Aram Harutyunyan accounted the delay for ...BHK LEADER: "VILLAGE HEADS ARE TRYING TO SAVE THEIR SKIN"
Leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) says he went into politics not to pursue his personal interests but to improve the country's future.
During his meeting with residents of Ayntap village in ...HAK CANDIDATES ADDRESS RALLIERS AT LIBERTY SQUARE
Gayane Arustamyan, a deputy candidate running for next month's parliamentary elections from Constituency N 1, was the first to address opposition ralliers in Yerevan on Friday.
She called the participants ...HAK COORDINATOR: "MIKAEL MINASYAN CREATED EMPIRE OF LIES"
The acting regime relies on Serzh Sargsyan's son-in-law Mikael Minasyan (known as Mishik) as its last propaganda weapon, Coordinator of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) Levon Zurabyan said during ...HAK MEMBER PREDICTS REVOLUTION
Member of the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) Nikol Pashinyan, who is running for parliament from Constituency N7, says Armenia has been facing a terrible reality for a long time.
"Part of ...OPPOSITION BLOC TO HOLD NEXT RALLY MAY 3
On April 24, the Armenian National Congress (HAK) will march to the Tsitsernakaberd memorial in Yerevan to commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
Before that, the opposition bloc will continue ...'HUGE' WATER RESOURCE FOUND UNDER AFRICA
Scientists say the notoriously dry continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater, BBC reports. They argue that the total volume of water in aquifers underground is 100 times the amount ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1861 Meekael Nalbandian's "Two lines" (tract) published in Paris.
- 1884 Birth of Daniel Varujan (poet). He was killed during the Armenian Genocide implemented by the Turks in 1915.
- 1915 Start of the one-month defense of Van.
- 1919 Creation of the Communist Youth "Spartak" organization in Yerevan.
- 1926 The All-Armenian Congress of the Yezidi people opens in Yerevan.
- 1948 Death of Avetees Aharonian, one of the leaders of Armenian liberation movement. He was born in 1866.
- 1965 The Law on the Armenian Victims' Commemoration Day is adopted at a joint session of Uruguay's Senate and House of Representatives.
- 1994 The Russian Duma (the lower house of the bicameral Russian legislature) votes to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
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