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Published on February 20, 2012
SNOW REMOVAL ACTIVITIES IN YEREVAN ARE UNSATISFACTORY - DEPUTY MAYOR
- YEREVAN. - The results of snow removal activities in Armenia's capital, Yerevan, are unsatisfactory, Yerevan Deputy Mayor Kamo Areyan stated during the working consultation held at the City Hall.
And on Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan's instructions, the icicles formed on the rooftops of residential and public buildings are continuing to be removed, City Hall Press Service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Also, instructions have been given toward repairing and cleaning the city's drainage systems.
Head of the Transport Department reported that they have prepared the list of the capital's sidewalks where vehicles are illegally parked.
"Prior to the spring we need to start bringing the sidewalks into order, and illegal parking can hamper this to a great extent. So, we must radically eliminate this phenomenon and hand the sidewalks over to our citizens," Kamo Areyan stressed.
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Headlines for February 20, 2012SOME ROADS STILL CLOSED IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Armenia's interstate highways, local roads, and mountain passes are drivable, for the most part, as of Monday 8:30 a.m.
But SelimMountainPass and the Berd-Chambarak Highway are closed. Also, ...IAEA DELEGATION ARRIVES IN IRAN
TEHRAN. - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) delegation arrived in Iran to run negotiations on nuclear program, IAEA website informs.
IAEA inspectorate will stay for two days to continue negotiations ...MEMBERS OF US CONGRESS URGE ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE CREDIBLE ELECTIONS
YEREVAN. - A 15-member Congressional Delegation from the US House of Representatives headed by Chairman David Dreier met with President Serzh Sargsian and Speaker of Parliament Samvel Nikoyan on February ...FILM ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ANGERS TURKS IN SWEDEN
The film entitled "Grandma's Tattoos," which is about the Armenian Genocide and which the state-run television of Sweden aired, has raised a huge protest by the Turkish community in Sweden.
The Swedish ...TURKISH MINISTER SAYS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE'S HISTORICITY NOT CONDITIONED ON OBAMA'S APRIL 24 STATEMENT
In a television interview, Turkey's Minister for EU Affairs, Egemen Bagis, reflected on the investigation launched against him in Switzerland, the French Senate's passing of the bill that criminalizes ...RUSSIAN AND US OFFICIALS DISCUSS SITUATION IN SOUTH CAUCASUS
MOSCOW. - Russian Deputy FM Grigory Karasin and Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon discussed situation in the South Caucasus during the meeting in Moscow.
The sides exchanged ...INTERNATIONAL LAW HAS NO NORM THAT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR KARABAKH'S SELF-DETERMINATION RIGHT - ARMENIAN MP
YEREVAN. - The International Law has no norm that does not allow for the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic's (NKR) right to self-determination, the ruling coalition's Republican Party of Armenia Parliamentary ...PEOPLE GOT FAMILIAR TO OFF-PARLIAMENT OPPOSITION AND LOST INTEREST - ARMENIAN MP
YEREVAN. - The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) election list is still under discussion, and there are issues to be solved, RPA MP Gagik Melikyan told the journalists on Monday.
In response to the question ...AZERBAIJAN HOLDS MILITARY EXERCISE IN KARABAKH CONFLICT ZONE
BAKU. - The Azerbaijani Armed Forces launched military exercise in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry press service informs.
"Azerbaijani army launched whole-scale military ...POTENTIAL WAR WILL BE LAST ONE FOR AZERBAIJAN, NEXT IN TURN FOR ARMENIA - RUSSIAN ANALYST
YEREVAN. - During the international conference, which was held last week in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) capital, Stepanakert, and devoted to the 20th anniversary of NKR's declaration, the German delegate ...MADONNA BEST PERFORMER OF LAST 20 YEARS
Pop Queen Madonna has kept her royal title in tense competition. She was recognized the best performer in music history. Fifty-three-year-old singer headed the rating list of VH1 which was formed based ...PASSENGER INJURED AS CARS CRASHED IN ARMENIAN ROAD
GYUMRI. - An accident occurred on Feb. 18 on Yerevan-Gyumri road.
Range Rover and VAZ vehicles crashed, as a result Range Rover passenger Yerevan resident Hovhannes Aslanyan, 42, was injured and hospitalized, ...2012 TO BE YEAR OF SEISMIC PROTECTION, HYDROMETEOROLOGY SERVICES IN ARMENIA - MINISTRY
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Emergency Situations Minister Armen Yeritsyan declared 2012 as the year of improving and developing seismic protection and hydrometeorology services in the country. Yeritsyan stated ...CAR HITS 71-YEAR-OLD YEREVAN MAN
YEREVAN. - The driver of a Toyota crashed into, on February 18, a GAZ 3110-model car—which was parked near a sidewalk in Armenia's capital Yerevan—which automatically moved and subsequently ...NAGORNO-KARABAKH ARMY ON WATCH ALONG LINE OF CONTACT- KARABAKH MOD
STEPANAKERT. - The units of Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army are watch along the line of contact with the Azerbaijani armed forces, Karabakh Defense Ministry's spokesperson Senor Hasratyan told Armenian ...ARMENIA STARTS NEW YEAR WITH 4.4% GROWTH
YEREVAN. - Armenia's economic activity index for January 2012 constituted 4.4 percent, as compared with January 2011, the National Statistical Service reports.
In January 2011, the country's economic ...FORMER GEORGIAN MP CHARGED WITH COUP ATTEMPT DETAINED ON ARMENIAN-GEORGIAN BORDER
TBILISI. - Former MP was detained while attempting to cross Armenian-Georgian border-line, Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs informs.
According to the report, Valery Gelbakhiani was detained on Monday. ...ARMENIAN MP WANTS TO SEE POLITICAL FIGURES, NOT ONLY EXPERTS IN NEW CABINET
YEREVAN. - Armenian ministers should be political figures and not just qualified experts, MP from ruling Republican Party of Armenia Vardan Ayvazyan told the journalists on Monday.
The MP commented on ...KARABAKH PRESIDENT ADDRESSES NATION ON ARTSAKH REVIVAL DAY
STEPANAKERT.- President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan congratulated the people of Karabakh on the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Revival Day.
"Dear compatriots,
On behalf of the republic's ...TURKEY REFUSES TO FINANCE FRENCH RACE BECAUSE OF GENOCIDE BILL
Turkey refused to finance a prestigious sailing race because of France's decision to approve the bill criminalizing the denial of genocides, including the Armenian Genocide.
The Europa Race was scheduled ...ARMENIA, IRAN HAVE POTENTIAL TO EXPAND TRADE RELATIONS - AMBASSADOR
There is a potential to expand trade relations between Armenia and Iran, Armenian Ambassador in Tehran Grigor Arakelyan told IRNA agency.
He stressed that as a neighboring state, Iran can take higher ...CONVICT LEAVES NOTE BEFORE DEATH IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Hovhannes Dokholyan, 51, who had been sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment, committed suicide in the hospital for convicts on Saturday. Representative of Justice Ministry Gor Glechyan confirmed ...SALARY GROWTH EXCEEDS INFLATION IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - The average monthly salary in Armenia was AMD 113,000 (approx. US$ 291) in January 2012, the National Statistical Service informs.
As compared with January 2011, the average wages increased ...WHITNEY HOUSTON'S HOUSE PUT UP FOR SALE
Mansion of Whitney Houston, which is situated in New Jersey, is put up for sale for $1.75 million. Houston lived in the house for more than 15 years.
The mansion has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a garage ...NO SNOW EXPECTED FOR ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - No snow is forecast for Armenia on Tuesday.
The winds will blow from the northwest and at a velocity of 1-5 m/second. Snowstorms are expected at the mountains and mountain passes, together ...REPUBLICANS NOT JEALOUS OF OSKANIAN'S JOINING ANOTHER PARTY
YEREVAN. - Ruling coalition member Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) is not jealous of former FM Vardan Oskanyan's joining Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), RPA MP Vardan Aivazyan told the journalists on ...OPPOSITION MEMBER COMPARES ARMENIA'S ELECTIONS TO FINAL FIGHT SCENE IN "GLADIATOR"
YEREVAN. - The opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) Central Office Coordinator Levon Zurabyan compared the election battle between Armenia's authorities and the opposition to the duel in the film ...MEETING OF THE ARMENIAN ARMED FORCES CHIEF STAFF OPENS IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - Meeting of the Armenian armed forces chief staff opened in Yerevan on Monday.
The meeting aims at improving tactical and strategy skills of the officers, Ministry's press service informs Armenian ...PM PRESENTS ARMENIA'S ECONOMIC POLICY
YEREVAN. - Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan was on hand at the operative gathering of the Armed Forces' senior officials, which was held at MOD. During the event Sargsyan presented the country's economic policy ...ARMENIA'S JAVELIN THROWER QUALIFIES FOR LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES-2012
Armenian javelin thrower Melik Janoyan registered 79.71 m during second attempt at the Athletics tournament in Adler, Russia, qualifying for London Olympic Games-2012. The result is Janoyan's personal ...COURT DENIES MOTION TO RELEASE ARMENIA'S FORMER ROAD POLICE CHIEF ON BAIL
YEREVAN. - During Monday's trial into the case of Armenia's former Road Police Chief Margar Ohanyan, capital Yerevan's Kentron and Nork Marash General Jurisdiction Court denied Margaryan's attorneys' ...ARMENIAN SIDE HAS NO INFORMATION ON CITIZENS AFFECTED IN MOSCOW REGION FIRE
YEREVAN. - There is no information whether Armenians are affected by the fire in Moscow Region, Armenian MFA spokesperson Tigran Balayan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Earlier it was reported that two people ...ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS HOLD PROTEST ACTION IN FRONT OF YEREVAN CITY HALL (VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY)
YEREVAN. - We are the Owners of the City civil initiative activists and citizens concerned about the green areas of Yerevan held protest action against the construction of boutiques in Mashtots Park in ...FORMER HEAD OF GOOGLE SELLS SHARES FOR $1.5 MILLION
Former head of Google Eric Schmidt is going to sell 2.4 million shares for about $1.5 billion.
Thus, businessman's shares will reduce from 2.8% to 2.1%, TheSydney Herald reports.
Google notified the Commission ...EUROPEAN COMMISSION HAS NO CONFIRMATION THAT IRAN STOPS OIL SUPPLIES TO FRANCE AND UK
The European Commission hasn't received confirmation about terminating the supply of the Iranian oil to EU countries.
The representatives of the European Commission informed ITAR-TASS, that they had been ...DON'T MAKE HERO OF MURDERER - ARMENIAN NGO
YEREVAN. - The Union of Yerevan State University students organized a procession to Yerablur Military Cemetery in Yerevan, with the slogan 'don't make a hero out of a murderer'.
The action was dedicated ...RUSSIAN NATURAL GAS SUPPLY TO ARMENIA IS SUSPENDED
TBILISI. - The Russian natural gas supply to Armenia is temporarily suspended as a result of damage in the Georgian section of the pipeline, the Oil and Gas Corporation of Georgia informed.
The gas ...OPPOSITION ARMENIAN MP BREAKS ARM
YEREVAN. - Secretary of Heritage group, MP Styopa Safaryan fell and broke his arm, Safaryan himself told the reporter of Armenian News-NEWS.am.
He told that he fell and broke his arm while he was going ...SNOW REMOVAL ACTIVITIES IN YEREVAN ARE UNSATISFACTORY - DEPUTY MAYOR
YEREVAN. - The results of snow removal activities in Armenia's capital, Yerevan, are unsatisfactory, Yerevan Deputy Mayor Kamo Areyan stated during the working consultation held at the City Hall.
And ...RECORD-BREAKING EXCHANGE RATE IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - The US dollar's average exchange rate against the Armenian dram (AMD) was AMD 389.49/$1, at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange on Monday, and thus the dollar gained value by 0.15 percent, or ...TOP 10 FIGHTS DURING PRESS CONFERENCES (VIDEO)
The fight between British heavyweights Dereck Chisora and David Haye is not the first incident of boxers getting in a fight outside the boxing ring. We suggest watching top 10 other boxing fights outside ...ARMENIAN ‘DOCTOR' SENT WOMEN TO TURKEY FOR PROSTITUTION
GYUMRI. - Criminal case is instigated on human trafficking in Armenia's Shirak Region.
Yerevan resident S. Martirosyan, nicknamed Doctor, living temporary in Turkey, in partnership with N. Movsisyan, ...PORNOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF ARMENIAN ACTRESS DISTRIBUTED ONLINE
According to information, Armenian actress Anjela Sargsyan reported to the police recently, complaining that her pornographic pictures had been placed on a blog with a link to her official site.
The press ...SMUGGLED GOLD JEWELRY DISCOVERED AT ARMENIA'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
YEREVAN. - The State Revenue Committee (SRC) officers at Armenia's Zvartnots International Airport inspected, on February 14, the luggage of Armenian citizen Vahe Harutyunyan, who had arrived from Moscow ...AROUND 10 CARS STUCK IN SNOWSTORM ON ARMENIAN REGIONAL MOTORWAY
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Rescue Service received a distress call, on Monday, informing that around ten vehicles were caught in a blizzard, at Ashotsk-Bavra Highway of Shirak Region, and a traffic jam had ...ARMENIAN FM GIVES LECTURE AT DIPLOMATIC SCHOOL
YEREVAN.- Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian gave a lecture on Monday to the students of the diplomatic school.
Twenty-five of 150 applicants have been handpicked to acquire necessary diplomatic ...ARMENIAN FM BRIEFS MILITARY OFFICIALS ON FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES
YEREVAN.- Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian attended on Monday the meeting of the Armenian armed forces chief staff.
Minister Nalbandian presented to the participants Armenia's position on international ...HIGH QUALITY NITROGEN FERTILIZER IMPORTED TO ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Armenia imported from Ukraine 2,865 tons of high quality nitrogen fertilizer. Armenia's PM Tigran Sargsyan was present during the unloading of the fertilizer on Monday.
Under the government ...ARMENIA'S MANAGER ANNOUNCES EXTENDED LIST OF TEAM CANDIDATES
YEREVAN.- Armenia's manager Vardan Minasyan has issued an extended list of players invited to the trainings of the national team to be held in Limassol, Cyprus.
The Armenian squad will arrive in Cyprus ...ARMENIA'S FOOTBALL LEAGUE 41ST IN EUROPE - IFFHS
The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) published on Monday the ranking of the best football leagues over the past decade on Monday.
The results of a given county's top ...HUSTON'S DRESSES AND ORNAMENTS FROM BODYGUARD MOVIE ON AUCTION
The auction house Julien`s Auctions puts up Whitney Huston's dresses and ornaments of the Bodyguard movie into auction
According to the head of the action house Darren Julien, the items were available ...TURKISH STATE AUDIT BOARD PUBLISHES REPORT ON HRANT DINK TRIAL RESULTS
Turkey's State Audit Board completed the report on the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrany Dink assigned by Turkish president Abdullah Gul.
As the Turkish Hurriyet informs, the report mentioned ...NINE ARMENIANS AMONG INJURED IN RUSSIA'S BAKERY BLAST
The Russian LifeNews website issued the list of injured in the fire in Moscow Region. The list includes nine Armenian names.
The list is as follows:
V. Sargsyan (22)
Sargsyan (46)
Khamatyan (43)
A. Grigoryan ...RUSSIAN CITIZENS CAN VOTE IN YEREVAN AND GYUMRI POLLING STATIONS
YEREVAN.- The citizens of the Russian Federation residing in Armenia will have an opportunity to participate in presidential elections scheduled for March 4.
Polling stations will function in Yerevan ...MAJOR COMPANIES REDUCE IMPORT VOLUME AHEAD OF 2012
YEREVAN. - Over 440 Armenian major companies exported goods amounting to $82.5 million and imported amounting to $219 million over last year, State Revenue Committee at the Government informs Armenian ...SNOWSTORM CLOSES SOME ROADS IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN.- As of Monday, 6.45 p.m. the highways and main roads are open in Armenia, however, there are also closed roads.
As the press service of the Armenian Emergency Service informs Armenian News-NEWS.am, ...RED CROSS TO IMPLEMENT HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH
STEPANAKERT.- Acting Foreign Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Vassily Atajanian received on Monday Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Stepanakert Office Roman Paramonov
Paramonov ...PRIVATE COMPANY ALLOCATES RESIDENTS' MONEY AND USES FOR PERSONAL NEEDS
YEREVAN. - Department of State Interests' Protection at the Armenian Attorney General's Office instigated criminal proceedings against a private company for cheating.
Leader Mobile Company allocated ...ARMENIAN BUSINESSMAN RECEIVES GOLD MEDAL
YEREVAN. - Businessman and benefactor Vahagn Hovnanian was awarded the Armenian Ministry of Economy's gold medal for his contribution to tourism development in Armenia on the occasion of his 80th anniversary.
Armenia's ...ARMENIA'S GAS SUPPLY RESTORED
Armenia's gas supply was restored at 7.15 p.m. on Monday. It had been stopped on the same day due to the accident in reconstruction works on the Kazakh-Saguramo pipeline, the press service of ArmRusGazard ...ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS APPLY TO COURT AND PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
YEREVAN. - The environmental activists, who had been protesting against the construction of boutiques in Mashtots Park in Yerevan will not spend the night in the park on Monday, activist Mariam Sukhudyan ...EU TO LAUNCH TALKS ON DEEP AND COMPREHENSIVE FREE TRADE ZONE WITH ARMENIA
European Union 27 member-states came into unanimous conclusion to launch talks to create Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTA) with Armenia.
European Commission's positive response is due to ...PARTNER OF WORLD STRIPTEASE CHAMPION IS ARMENIAN (VIDEO)
Famous Ukrainian singer Vitali Kozlovski announced about his Armenian origin during a joint performance with singer and world champion of striptease Varda (Vardanush Martirosyan). The singer informs that ...THREE ARE HOSPITALIZED BECAUSE OF GAS LEAKAGE IN ARMENIA
As the Ambulance Service informs, in a house in Ararat village there was gas leakage with ignition at 5.50 on Monday.
The inhabitants of the house, Dachi Mshoyan, 49, Hovhannes Araratyan, 43, Vachagan ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1728 Death of General Davit Bek.
- 1862 Defense of Van against Turkish exactions and terrorism.
- 1904 Birth of Abraham Alikhanov in Tbilisi (Georgia). He became a physicist and an academician of the USSR. In 1940, he organized the first expedition to Mount Elbrus to explore Cosmic Rays. He made many basic discoveries in this area.
- 1908 Inauguration of the Ulukhanlu-Julfa railroad.
- 1936 Death of Alexander Tamanyan (architect) in Yerevan. He was born in 1878.
- 1940 Death of public figure Stepan Yessayan. He was one of the founders of "Pan-National" Cultural Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Party.
- 1988 The Autonomous Region (oblast) of Nagorno Gharabagh applies to the Supreme Soviets of Armenia, Azerbaijan and the USSR to consider and resolve positively the question of handing over Nagorno Karabagh from Soviet Azerbaijan to Soviet Armenia.
- 1988 The Regional Council of Deputies from Artsakh decides to be reintegrated with Armenia.
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