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Headlines for September 10, 2012MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY WELCOMES LOCAL ARMENIANS
An open-air festival was held in the vicinity of Holy Martyrs Armenian Apostolic Church in New York City on September 9. The event was attended by representatives of the local Armenian community.
Mayor ...NONPARTISAN PENSIONER BEATS HIS REPUBLICAN CONTENDER IN DSEGH VILLAGE
A nonpartisan candidate beat his Republican challenger in the Armenian village of Dzegh [in Lori marz] in Sunday's elections to local self government bodies.
Norik Kocharyan, 77, garnered 615 votes while ...M. PETROSYAN: MY UPBRINGING WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO BEAT OTHERS
Makar Petrosyan, Director of MAP CJSC, dismisses his participation in the incident that was reported on Sunday in the village of Bambakashat in Armavir marz (province).
"As the director of MAP Company, ...RAFFI HOVANNISIAN DECIDES TO PUT DOWN PARLIAMENTARY MANDATE
The second session of the National Assembly of the fifth convocation kicked off on Monday, September 10, with NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan congratulating Armenian chess players on the victory in the World ...TEVAN POGHOSYAN TO BECOME MP?
Tevan Poghosyan, Executive Director of the International Center for Human Development, will likely become MP under the party list of the opposition Heritage Party.
Earlier, the party's governing board ...REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE LOSES IN LOCAL ELECTIONS
A nonpartisan candidate has won in local elections in Narek community in Armenia's Ararat marz, leaving his Republican contender behind with 31 votes.
Two candidates were running for the post - Roland ...HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN: DO NOT ISSUE ULTIMATUMS
David Harutyunyan, a lawmaker from the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK), today suggested that the National Assembly adopt the draft law on amending the NA Regulations in first reading.
Under the draft ...SOLDIER'S BODY FOUND IN SENTRY POST
A serviceman has been found dead in one of military units in Yerevan in the vicinity of a sentry post.
Arman S. Sargsyan is believed to have committed suicide at around 02:15, Sept. 9.
A task force went ...LUXEMBOURG FM DUE IN ARMENIA
Jean Asselborn, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Luxembourg, is to arrive in Armenia September 11-12 at the invitation of Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.
The Luxembourg official ...MFA OFFICIAL ARRESTED ON BRIBERY CHARGES
The National Security Service of Armenia has arrested an official of the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs on bribery charges.
Hakob Haji-Hakobyan, Head of the Consular Department of the Ministry, was arrested ...MARINE ABRAHAMYAN DENIED PARTICIPATION IN SONG CONTEST
Junior Eurovision Armenia Organization Committee did not allow Marine Abrahamyan, 13, to participate in the pre-stage election phase without reasoning its decision, says Liana Stepanyan, vice-president ...HUNGARY SENDS MESSAGE TO ARMENIAN MFA
Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi sent a letter to his Armenian counterpart last week stating that the extradition of Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov was not targeted at Armenia and should ...NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTED TOOTHLESS DOCUMENT
Political scientist Manvel Sargsyan says by adopting a statement on the extradition and glorification of Azerbaijani murderer Ramil Safarov the Armenian National Assembly shirked responsibility.
"This ...B. ASATRYAN ADVISES HHK TO TAKE EXAMPLE FROM HHSH
Member of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) Bagrat Asatryan reminds the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) that Armenians have never sympathized them. "Your power is based on money [you have ...PASHINYAN RECALLS EPISODE FROM HAYRAPETYAN'S LIFE
Armenian MPs today refrained from answering whether Republican MP Ruben Hayrapetyan would give up his seat in parliament or not. "I shall speak to you after Hayrapetyan recalls his resignation," said ...ON THE EXCHANGE
Deals amounting to $700 000 at an average price of AMD 412/USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Sept. 10. The closing price was AMD 412 /USD 1 which does not differ greatly from the date of the ...ARTHUR ABRAHAM CONGRATULATES ARMENIAN CHESS TEAM ON VICTORY
Armenian boxer Arthur Abraham, WBO Super Middleweight Champion, extended a congratulatory message to the Armenian national chess team. "I congratulate our team and the Armenian people on the victory at ...
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Today in Armenian history- 0 Hori was the second month in the old Armenian calendar (September 10 to October 9). One source identifies it with the Armenian word for "well" because villagers would store their harvest in wells. Academician Malkhasian thinks that the word is derived from "vine-branch" and alludes to the grape harvest that takes place during this month.
- 1826 End of the heroic defense of Fort Shooshee (Artsakh).
- 1869 Birth of cleric and ethno-musicologist Komitas (Soghomon Soghomonyan) in Kutina (Western Armenia). He died in Paris in 1935.
- 1890 Birth of Franz Werfel in Prague (Austrian novelist). He wrote "The Forty Days of Musa Dagh" (1933), a best-selling epic tale of Armenian resistance to the Turkish Genocide of 1915. He died in 1945.
- 1896 Armenian massacres begin in Akn.
- 1896 Start of the second defense of Van under the leadership of Vardgehss and Vardan.
- 1898 Andreas Artehruni (scientist) dies in Germany. He was born in 1847.
- 1920 The conference of Armenia's Communist organizations opens in Baku.
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