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Headlines for February 02, 2012US WITHDRAWS ITS TROOPS FROM AFGHANISTAN IN 2013
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday the coalition in Afghanistan hopes to have shifted its primary mission from combat to advising and training Afghan security forces next year, the USA Today ...MARMOT DAY TO BE CELEBRATED TODAY
Today the US and Canada celebrate the Marmot Day. Marmot Day is an Alaskan holiday established to celebrate marmots and Alaska's unique culture. Marmot Day is celebrated on February 2, replacing Groundhog ...H. HAKOBYAN RECEIVES DELEGATION HEADED BY MIKE KHARAPIAN
Today the RA Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan received the delegation headed by Mike Kharapian the Central Board Chairman of Ramkavar Liberal-Democratic Party, the press and service of the RA Diaspora ...YEREVAN AND UKRAINE HAVE PROSPECT OF COOPERATION
Taron Margaryan, the Mayor of Yerevan, met Ivan Kukhta the ambassador of Ukrainian Republic to Yerevan, the Information and Public Relations department of Yerevan municipality reports. The Mayor of Yerevan ...EDWARD NALBANDIAN LEAVES FOR GERMANY
From February 3 to 5 Edward Nalbandian, the Armenian Foreign Minister, leaves for Germany to attend the annual meeting held in Munich for Security problems, the Press and Information department of the ...B. SAHAKYAN SIGNS A DECREE
On 2 February President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree on pre-term suspension of the mandate of Shahane Safaryan, lawyer member of the NKR Council of Justice, the press service of the NKR president reports.
According ...THREE DAYS OF NATIONAL MOURNING IN EGYPT
Egypt's ruling military council has declared three days of national mourning following Wednesday's deadly soccer riots in the seaside city of Port Said that killed 74 people and injured at least 1,000, ...VARDAN PAHLEVANYAN AND ARSEN SARGSYAN IN MOSCOW
On February 5 in Moscow the international Athletic Olympic tournament is to kick off. Long jumpers Vardan Pahlevanyan and Arsen Sargsyan from Armenia are to take part in the tournament. General Secretary ...SARKOZY TO SUBMIT NEW LAW DRAFT IF CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL REJECTS
President Nicolas Sarkozy will immediately submit a new draft of a law punishing denial of the Armenian genocide if France's top judicial body rejects it, two ministers told AFP Wednesday. "The ...AIR TEMPERATURE WILL BE DOWN WITH 3-5 DEGREES
The weather will be conditioned by anticyclone influence. Tonight and on the 2nd of February morning in the whole territory snow expected. Precipitations will stop in the Northern regions in the afternoon.
Precipitations ...HOVAKIMYAN MET THE HEADS OF UNESCO DEPARTMENTS
On January 30 in the RA MFA Ashot Hovakimyan had a meeting with the heads of the UNESCO departments, the Press Service of the RA Foreign Ministry reports. At the meeting the heads of the UNESCO departments ...ROADS ARE MAINLY PASSABLE
On February 2 at 17:15 the interstate roads and highways as well as passes are mainly passable, the Transport and Communication ministry reports. Attention: Gyumri - Ashotsk - Bavra (Georgian border) ...COMMISSION OF ETHICS IN NKR
On 2 February President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree on appointing lawyer members of the commission of ethics under the Attorney General of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic. According to the decree the ...
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Today in Armenian history- 891 Death of King Ashot Mets (the Great), founder of the Bagratooniants Dynasty.
- 1852 Karapet Utoojian publishes the "Massiss" weekly in Constantinople.
- 1856 Birth of Armenian conductor and teacher, Makar Yekmalyan in Vagharshapat. His works play an important role in the formation of a national musical education.
- 1885 Birth of Vahan Teryan (poet) in Gandza (Akhalkalak, Georgia). He died in 1920.
- 1885 Birth of Kostan Zaryan (writer). He died in 1969.
- 1894 Birth of Vagharsh Vagharshyan (Vagharshak Ter-Petrosyan), famous actor, dramatist, film producer, and public figure.
- 1904 Start of the Russo-Japanese War.
- 1907 Death of Meekayel Tshaprastee, actor and dance instructor.
- 1961 Death of academician and armenologist, Hovhannes Orbelee.
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