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Published on April 27, 2012
ZHOGHOVURD: PAP MEMBER KILLED IN SCUFFLE
According to the Zhoghovur Newspaper a scuffle three days ago in Arabkir Community of Yerevan resulted in the death of a young man who was a member of the Prosperous Armenia party. According to rumors, he was injured in the head and died in hospital. Arabkir police department said they did not receive a report of the incident.
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Headlines for April 27, 2012LAST DAY OF WITHDRAWAL
April 26 was the last day of withdrawal from the election race. A number of members of the Orinats Yerkir, including the minister of transport and communication Manuk Vardanyan, withdrew from the race. ...TARON'S PROPERTY
Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan owns five buildings and constructions with a total space of 6,251 square meters. These data are from the income and property declaration to the Central Election Commission, ...ZHOGHOVURD: PAP MEMBER KILLED IN SCUFFLE
According to the Zhoghovur Newspaper a scuffle three days ago in Arabkir Community of Yerevan resulted in the death of a young man who was a member of the Prosperous Armenia party. According to rumors, ...PETITION TO SAVE TEGHUT
Save Teghut group launched a signature collection to save Teghut. The petition to be signed is available at http://www.thepetitionsite.com/711/455/038/prevent-teghut-mining-a-major-ecological-disaster/. ...OBAMA NOMINATES MORNINGSTAR
U.S. President Barack Obama nominated Richard Morningstar as ambassador to Azerbaijan. Morningstar is the secretary of state's special envoy for Eurasian energy. He also served as U.S. ambassador to the ...TER-PETROSYAN'S 'THIRD' ATTEMPT
The leader of the Armenian National Congress Levon Ter-Petrosyan announced in one of his press conferences that if Robert Kocharyan returns to politics, in some conditions they may even be allies. At ...PAP "ZERO-RISK" GAME
The closer the voting day comes, the more frequently are the questions whether the RPA will win majority or it will have to form a coalition with the PAP asked. No doubt the main fight for parliament ...REVOLUTION IN ARFD
The ARF Dashnaktsutyun has appeared in an ambiguous situation in the result of the activities of its leaders. The point is that by establishing close ties with the second president Robert Kocharyan the ...CHILDRENS DAY IN "ZATIK" ORPHANAGE
The event will take place in "Zatik" orphanage (Yerevan, Zakaria Sargavaki 4 Street 145b) on the 28th of April. This event will host children from Zatik, Gyumri orphanages and SOS Kotayk village. During ...NEW GALLUP POLL
According to a recent Gallup poll, the votes at the upcoming parliamentary elections will be distributed this way.RPA - 39.2 %PAP - 29.9 %Armenian National Congress - 12.2 %Heritage - 6.3 %OYP - 6.0 %ARFD ...LETTER TO RUSSIAN KING
On April 24, the Armenian community of Russia appealed to the Russian authorities, the acting president Dmitri Medvedev and the president elect Vladimir Putin whose inauguration is on May 7, urging to ...JOINT MONITORING HEADQUARTERS APPLIES TO CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
The joint inter-party headquarters to monitor the elections is going to apply to the Constitutional Court since they think the voters' register is exaggerated. President of the union of political scientists ...VOTERS' REGISTER'S A FAKE
Coordinator of the Armenian National Congress Central Office Levon Zurabyan stated at the joint headquarters to monitor the elections that the voters' register is fake. "The regime is getting ready for ...THREE SOLDIERS SHOT DEAD IN TAVUSH
On April 27, at 04:15pm, a shooting incident was reported from a military unit in Tavush region. Three contract soldiers were shot dead while driving in a VAZ 2107 car. Plenty of bullet traces were found ...WHY EUROPE SUPPORTS ARMENIA
Moscow-based lawyer Dagir Hasavov who called for the introduction of the sharia court in Russia in an interview with Ren-TV, hastily left the country. "We are at home. Perhaps you are foreigners here ...SERZH SARGSYAN'S ANSWER TO SHOTS
Serzh Sargsyan campaigning in the north of Armenia dwelt on the incident in one of Tavush-based military unit, the death of three soldiers who were officially reported to have been killed from firing. ...PRIME MINISTER'S MINE
In yesterday's meeting the government approved good documents, even longed-for ones. Amendments to the tax code were approved which will relieve the life of SMEs. The amendments were hailed by all the ...ANY ELEMENT OF SELF-GOVERNANCE IN UNIVERSITIES HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY DESTROYED. STATEMENT
The order by Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan to remove Suren Zolyan, Rector of Yerevan State Linguistic Union named after Brusov, from his position emphasizes once again the fact that ...MORNINGSTAR WILL SEPARATE ENERGY AND KARABAKH
The U.S. president has nominated special envoy for Eurasian energy Richard Morningstar for ambassador to Azerbaijan.This is a very symptomatic decision which indicates that Azerbaijan interests the United ...TIGRAN BALAYAN: EU STANCE IS CONSISTENT WITH ARMENIA'S APPROACHES
Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Tigran Balayan in answer to the Panarmenian.net agency question relating to the last week's resolutions adopted by the European Parliament on Armenia and Azerbaijan, ...ONE OF ORANGE SUBSCRIBERS TO BECOME THE VIP GUEST OF CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
Starting from today till 7 May all Orange voice and internet subscribers will be provided the chance to get a package for two to be present as a VIP guest at 65th Cannes Film Festival. Subscribers will ...
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- 1827 Russian forces lay seige to Fort Yerevan (currently the Armenian Winery building).
- 1849 Students create the "Ararat Union" in Paris.
- 1868 Death of Grigor Aghatonyan in Paris. He was born in 1823.
- 1915 Birth of Hovhannes Shiraz (poet). He died in 1984.
- 1919 In Constantinople, start of the trials of the leaders of the Young Turk government and the central committee members of the "Union and Progress" party.
- 1925 The Science and Art Institute of the Armenian SSR opens in Yerevan.
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