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Headlines for February 27, 2012FEWER ARMENIANS HEAD TO TURKEY IN JANUARY
ANKARA. - As compared with January 2011, the number of Armenia residents who headed to Turkey reduced by two percent in January 2012.
In January 2012, 2,667 residents of Armenia visited Turkey, whereas ...ARTIST - BEST PICTURE, JEAN DUJARDIN - BEST ACTOR
The silent, black-and-white "The Artist" movie took Oscar in "The Best Picture" category.
Its opponents were "The Descendants", "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close", "The Help", "Hugo", "Midnight in ...ARMENIA'S BERD-CHAMBARAK HIGHWAY IS CLOSED
YEREVAN. - Armenia's interstate highways, local roads, and mountain passes are drivable, for the most part, as of Monday at 8 a.m.
But the Berd-Chambarak Highway is closed, the Transport and Communication ...TBILISI ARMENIAN PAINTER'S EXHIBITION OPENS IN NATIVE CITY
Tbilisi Armenian painter Giorgi Manoyan's personal exhibition opened in his native city on February 24.
The official opening brought together Bishop Vazgen Mirzakhanian, Primate of the Georgian Diocese ...DEAD MAN FOUND UNDER BRIDGE IN ARMENIA WORKED FOR INSURANCE COMPANY
YEREVAN. - T. Gevorgyan, whose corpse was found under the bridge on Monday in Yerevan, worked for Rosgosstrakh insurance company as head of the department, police informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.
According ...ANOTHER THREE IRANIANS ARRESTED IN THAILAND SUSPECTED IN TERROR PLOT
Another three Iranians were arrested suspected of terrorist plot after the Feb. 14 explosions in Bangkok, Thailand.
Police detained them, as one of them had regular conversations on the phone with another ...ARMENIAN AMERICANS CONDEMN ANTI-ARMENIAN PROTESTS IN TURKEY (PHOTO)
WASHINGTON.- The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), sharply criticizing the government sanctioned anti-Armenian demonstrations held throughout Turkey today, called on U.S. Ambassador to Turkey ...ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT STARTS 4-DAY SESSION
YEREVAN. - Armenian National Assembly (NA) will commence its regular four-day session on Monday.
The draft decision of the session's agenda includes 119 matters, including 17 international agreements, ...AZERBAIJANI CITIZEN ARRESTED WITH 22 KG OF HEMP IN RUSSIA
An Azerbaijani citizen is arrested with 22 kg of hemp in Sverdlovsk Region, Russia, regional police informs.
Police revealed hemp and a gun when searching the house. The citizen is currently under arrest ...TWO-CAR CRASH ON ARMENIA'S REGIONAL HIGHWAY
YEREVAN. - A Lexus RX 300 collided with an Opel Vectra at Armenia's Hrazdan-Tsaghkadzor Highway on Sunday.
As a result, the Opel's three passengers and the Lexus' two passengers sustained injuries and ...TRUCK CARRYING SOLDIERS FLIPS OVER IN AZERBAIJAN
BAKU.- A truck carrying military servicemen crashed in Azerbaijan.
The incident had occurred at the front lines. A ZIL-model truck, which was carrying the soldiers of a military unit, went off road and ...WILL ARMENIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER TOLERATE MPS WHO VOTE IN PLACE OF COLLEAGUES?
YEREVAN. - During the Armenian National Assembly's (NA) next four-day session, which commenced on Monday, NA Speaker Samvel Nikoyan promised not to tolerate those MPs who vote in lieu of their absent ...ANTI-ARMENIAN STATEMENTS VOICED IN STREETS OF TURKEY
By Artur Hakobyan
The representatives of Turkish authorities continue making rude anti-Armenian statements. Turk nationalists seek a chance to express their hatred towards Armenians not without the participation ...POLITICAL SITUATION IN ARMENIA TO BE CLEAR IN COUPLE OF WEEKS - EXPERT
YEREVAN. - The most important event for Armenia is the upcoming parliamentary elections, expert Sergey Minasyan said at a press conference on Monday.
He considers the elections are key event despite the ...AZERBAIJAN TO RECEIVE ISRAELI DRONES AND DEFENSE SYSTEMS AMOUNTING TO $1.6 BILLION
Azerbaijan will receive Israeli drones and anti-aircraft and missile-defense systems amounting to $1.6 billion, Maariv newspaper reports.
Israeli military sources are confirming the reports. Some experts, ...KILLING OF ARMENIAN SERVICEMAN NOT RESULT OF AZERBAIJAN'S FAR-REACHING STRATEGY-EXPERT
YEREVAN. - The murder of an Armenian serviceman by Azerbaijani sniper had no political background, expert Sergey Minasyan said at a press conference on Monday.
According to him, tension was reduced enough ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION BLOC TO LAUNCH NEW POLITICAL PROCESS ON MARCH 1 - SPOKESPERSON
YEREVAN. - The opposition bloc Armenian National Congress (ANC) will launch a new political process on March 1, ANC Spokesperson Arman Musinyan stated during a press conference on Monday. He added that ...ARMENIAN MP-BUSINESSMAN TO RUN FOR NEXT PARLIAMENT
YEREVAN. - Ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) MP-businessman Ruben Hayrapetyan will run for the upcoming parliamentary elections, he told the journalists on Monday adding he still had to decide ...GEVORGYAN, BABAYAN, MINASYAN ARE ARMENIA'S TOP WEIGHTLIFTERS IN THEIR CATEGORIES
YEREVAN. - Armenia's national weightlifting championship wrapped up in the capital Yerevan.
As a result, Vahram Gevorgyan lifted a combined a total of 355 kilograms and became Armenia's champion in ...ARMENIA'S OPPOSITION FORCE DOES NOT RULE OUT POSSIBILITY OF RESIGNING FROM PARLIAMENTARY SEATS
YEREVAN. - Today the opposition bloc Armenian National Congress (ANC) is the political force with the highest rating among the public, ANC Spokesperson Arman Musinyan said during a press conference on ...FOUR PEOPLE INJURED IN MAJOR ACCIDENT ON ARMENIA'S ROAD
YEREVAN. - An alarm was received at 12.58 p.m. on Feb. 26 that an accident occurred on Yerevan-Sevan road, a vehicle is on fire and firemen-rescuers were needed.
The firemen arrived at the scene, Armenian ...TURK CLAIMS TO BE OPPOSITION LEADER IN NETHERLANDS
One of the claimers for the role of leader of the opposition Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) of the Netherlands Nebahat Albayrak is of Turkish origin, Hurriyet reports.
During a press conference ...IF NEED BE, ARMENIAN OPPOSITION BLOC LEADER WILL SAY HIS PIECE ON PROPORTIONAL ELECTION LIST - REPRESENTATIVE
YEREVAN. - In connection with the opposition bloc Armenian National Congress' (ANC) proportional election list for the upcoming parliamentary elections, ANC leader [and First President] Levon Ter-Petrosyan ...OSCE MEDIATORS TO VISIT ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN IN EARLY MARCH
YEREVAN.- The preliminary reports say OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Robert Bradtke, Igor Popov and Jacques Faure will visit Armenia on March 2, a diplomatic source told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
They are ...BMW TIPS OVER AT ARMENIAN REGIONAL MOTORWAY
YEREVAN. - A BMW 525 went off road, at Armenia's Yerevan-Gyumri Highway on February 25, and tipped over.
As a result, the vehicle's driver and passenger sustained injuries and were transferred to hospital, ...EU ADOPTS NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST SYRIA
The EU foreign ministers accepted a new package of sanctions against Syria, the EU statement says.
The Foreign Ministers of 27 EU countries have adopted new sanctions against Syria's Central Bank and ...RULING POWER SHOULD NOT FEAR LOSING ELECTIONS - ARFD
YEREVAN. - Ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) should fear for losing the elections, parliament opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun bureau representative Hrant Margaryan told the journalists on Monday. ...ARMENIA'S REPRESENTATIVE IS ELECTED COUNCIL OF EUROPE COMMITTEE MEMBER
YEREVAN. - According to the official information received from the Council of Europe, as a result of closed, secret ballot, Armenia's representative is elected member in the Council's Committee on Gender ...ARMENIAN RULING PARTY IS BREAKING THE LAW - HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST
YEREVAN. - The Center for Armenian Parliamentarism claims that PM Tigran Sargsyan has violated the requirements of Armenia's Law and carried out a campaign, in favor of the ruling coalition's Republican ...ARMENIA, EU LAUNCH TALKS TO FACILITATE VISA REGIME
YEREVAN.- Armenia and EU have launched talks on facilitation of visa regime and readmission.
Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan told the journalists on Monday that the current talks ...BOOKMAKERS DO NOT GIVE GREAT ODDS TO ARMENIAN NATIONAL FOOTBALL SQUAD'S VICTORY OVER SERBIA
Armenia's national football team will play a friendly match against Serbia on Tuesday in Cyprus.
But the international bookmaking agencies do not give much chance to a victory by Armenia. They give ...ARTIFICIAL EARTHQUAKE TO BE CREATED IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - The testing and presentation of the new seismic intensity distribution system, for the Armenian capital Yerevan, will be held Tuesday at the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES).
The Japan ...TO LINK EU TALKS WITH ELECTIONS IS NOTING BUT SPECULATION - HEAD OF EU DELEGATION TO ARMENIA
YEREVAN.- To link the EU talks with the forthcoming elections is to speculate on the issue, said head of EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Traian Hristea.
The Union always underscores the necessity ...DOLLAR IS OFFERED AT LOWER EXCHANGE RATE IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Monday is the third consecutive transaction day that the NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange did not see any foreign currency trading.
And this holds true in the case when the US dollar's sale ...NKR PRESIDENT, ARMENIAN TELEVISION AND RADIO NATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN DISCUSS COOPERATION
STEPANAKERT. - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) President Bako Sahakyan on Monday met with Grigor Amalyan, chairman of the Armenian National Committee of Television and Radio.
They discussed cooperation, ...ARMENIA-EU DIALOGUE DEVELOPS VERY ACTIVELY - DEPUTY FM
YEREVAN. - A fairly active dialogue is underway between Armenia and EU, Deputy FM Zohrab Mnatsakanyan stated during the briefing devoted to the start of talks on relaxing visa requirements between Armenia ...SERBIA GRANTED EU CANDIDATE STATUS
The Foreign Ministers of EU approved granting Serbia a candidate status, French FM Alain Juppe said Monday.
The experts consider that by making concessions on Kosovo, Serbia has increased its chances ...YOUNG ARMENIAN POLITICIANS TO STRUGGLE AGAINST ELECTION FRAUD
YEREVAN.- Youth wings of Armenia's political parties will cooperate against election fraud.
In their statement, young politicians considered necessary creation of atmosphere of tolerance, fair elections ...YEREVAN MAYOR DISSATISFIED WITH PUBLIC TRANSPORT
YEREVAN.- Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan said there are all necessary conditions to improve work of public transport in the capital this year.
He said that introduction of a new network of mini buses ...KARABAKH PRESIDENT VISITS SITE OF GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH STATION
STEPANAKERT.- President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited on Monday filter station N1 in the capital Stepanakert.
The President noted the significance of the filter station for the ...ARMENIA'S SQUAD BECAME PREDATOR INSTEAD OF PREY - CANADIAN CHANNEL
On the eve of Armenia v Canada friendly, Canadian Sportsnet TV channel called Armenian team one of "budding football nations".
In his article Thomas Michalakos recalled that since gaining independence, ...TURKS PROTESTS AGAINST PREMIER ERDOGAN'S POLICY
Thousands of Turkish citizens gathered near the border along with Syria to protest against policy of Premier Erdogan and U.S. and their attempt to interfere in Syria's internal affairs, SANA agency reports.
"The ...COUNCIL OF EU TO MAKE CONCLUSIONS ON SITUATION IN SOUTH CAUCASUS
The Council of the European Union will make conclusions on the situation in the South Caucasus as a result of the meeting held on Monday in Brussels.
The meeting is held under the presidency of Catherine ...EU WILL CLOSELY MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS IN ARMENIA LEADING UP TO ELECTIONS
The EU welcomes the progress made in the negotiations with Armenia, in particular the Association Agreement, the start for talks on free trade area agreement and visa facilitation agreement.In the conclusions ...EU CONCERNED OVER SLOW PROGRESS IN ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN TALKS ON KARABAKH
EU has expressed its concern at the slow progress in the negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Council of EU said in conclusions on South Caucasus."In ...ARMENIAN FM INTENDS TO ESTABLISH HONORARY CONSULATE IN HONG KONG
During his regional visit Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian met with Jasper Tsang Yok-sing, President of Hong Kong Legislative Council.
As the press service of Armenia's MFA informed Armenian News-NEWS.am ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1826 Birth of Vardges Soorenyan (artist). He died in 1921.
- 1833 Tsar Nicholas the First confirms the Armenian Province's coat-of-arms.
- 1845 Birth of Grigor Artsruni (public figure) in Moscow (Russia). He died in 1892 in Tbilissi (Georgia).
- 1858 Death of architect Nikoghayos Palyan in Constantinople. He was born in 1826.
- 1873 Birth of Armen Gabo. He died in 1923.
- 1917 Tsarism overthrown in Russia with the victory of the second democratic revolution.
- 1917 The February Revolution took placed in Russia.
- 1988 The Azeri Turks organize the three-day Sumgait Massacres in retaliation for the Artsakh movement.
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