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Headlines for February 18, 2012WEATHER IN ARMENIA
The weather will be conditioned by cyclone influence. Tonight in separate regions, on the 18th of February in the whole territory snow expected. The air temperature will go up by 2-4 degrees.
The air ...PAKISTAN TO SUPPORT IRAN IN CASE OF MILITARY ATTACK
Pakistan will not assist the US if it attacks Iran, Islamabad Friday assured Tehran. Pakistan will not provide Americans airbases to launch attack on its neighbour, President Asif Ali Zardari said after ..."YERKRAPAH HAD AND HAS POLITICAL ROLE IN OUR SOCIETY"
President Serzh Sargsyan participated today at the 9th Convention of the Volunteer Homeland Defenders Union which took place at the Karen Demirjian Sport and Concert Complex. At the Convention, the President ...MANVEL GRIGORYAN REELECTED AS YVU CHAIRMAN
Today during the 9th congress of the Yerkrapah Volunteer Union Manvel Grigoryan was reelected as the chairman of YVU department. On the YVU 9th congress the YVU admitted a statement according to which ...COLONY TAKEN OUT FROM THE SNOWSTORM
"Hovhannes Martirosyan" Ltd. helped to move out the military-colony from the traffic jam caused due to the heavy snowstorm, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. The military-colony had stuck ...YOUTH TEAM LOST TO "PYUNIK-2"
The Armenian National football team under 17 had a friendly match with "Pyunik-2" at the Football Academy of FFA technical center and closed the training camp. The match ended with the score of 1:0 by ...CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO VAHAGN HOVNANYAN
Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan sent a congratulatory letter to the famous entrepreneur and philanthropist, President of Hovnanian International Ltd Vahagn Hovnanyan. The letter runs as following: ...YVU 9TH CONGRESS KICKS OFF
In Sport and Concert complex after K. Demirchyan kicked off the 9th congress of Yerkrapah Volunteer Union. It started with presentation of a film dedicated to the YVU formation and the route it passed. ...SNOWSTORM ON GYUMRI - SPITAK ROAD
Today at 9:00 interstate, republican roads and mount passes are passable. Transport and Communication Ministry reports that Berd-Chambarak highway and Selim mount pass are closed. Talin-Maralik and ...CONCERT OF CLASSIC MUSIC
On February 21 at 19:00 at the Chamber Music hall after Komitas will take place the concert of the Armenian State chamber orchestra. The chief conductor of the orchestra is Vahan Martirosyan. Concert ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1853 Birth of Christapor Kara Murza (composer and conductor) in Gharazubazar (Crimea, Ukraine) . He died in 1902.
- 1856 After the Crimean War, Sultan Abdul Mejid of Turkey signed an Edict on the security of life for the non-Muslim peoples of the Ottoman Empire. This Proclamation, the goal of which was to prevent possible Russian intervention, did not change the Armenians' situation at all.
- 1856 Sultan Abdul Megid publishes the "Hatti Hoomayoon" reform plan as the second statement of the "Tanzimat". No reforms took place.
- 1877 Birth of academician and author, Derenik Demirtjian. He died in 1956.
- 1879 Creation of the "Cilician Society" benevolent organization. Its purpose was the spread of national education in Cilicia. The founders were Minas Sheraz, Karapet Karakyan, Hrant Asatoor, Hakob Nazaryan, and others.
- 1918 Andranik's small force arrives in Erzroom (Western Armenia). It could not repel the attack of the 25 000-strong Turkish Army. It fought a rear-guard action and managed to save many refugees by bringing them to the Caucasus.
- 1920 Foundation of the Armenian Government Red Cross.
- 1921 Revolt against the Bolshevik government in Armenia.
- 1921 The anti-Bolshevik February Rebellion in Armenia ended in victory for the people.
- 1963 Death of Catholicos Zareh the First of the Cilician See.
- 1977 The monument of Commander Gai (Haik Bjshkiants) is inaugurated in Yerevan.
- 1994 Artsakh forces regain control of the Omar Pass having lost it three months earlier.
- 1994 The Moscow Communique is issued following negotiations among the defense ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Artsakh.
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