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Published on March 05, 2012
TURKISH SINGER'S CD FEATURES ARMENIAN SONG
- New album of Turkish singer Sezen Aksu will feature Armenian song "Sari Gelin" (Girl of Mountains).
Back vocalists are members of Armenian chorus, Sabah newspaper reports.
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Headlines for March 05, 2012CLOSED, DIFFICULT-TO-DRIVE MOTORWAYS IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Armenia's interstate highways are difficult to pass as of Monday at 10:30 a.m.
Five villages in the Aragatsotn Region have no electricity, due to blizzard and strong winds, but repair work ...ANTI-ARMENIAN DEMONSTRATION IS PROTESTED IN ISTANBUL
ISTANBUL. - In response to the anti-Armenian demonstration held in downtown Istanbul on February 26 and under the pretense of commemorating the Khojaly incidents, a protest against discrimination and ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION PARTY HAS SELECTED TACTIC OF STANDING ALONGSIDE EACH CITIZEN
YEREVAN. - If Armenia's opposition Heritage Party announces, twice a week or a month, that it will resort to a change in power and does not achieve it, it will disappoint the people, Heritage's Vice Chairman ...TWO ARMENIAN OPPOSITION PARTIES HAVE DISAGREEMENTS OVER JOINT ELECTION LIST
YEREVAN. - The joint proportional election list of Armenia's opposition Heritage and Free Democrats parties is not yet prepared, Heritage's Vice Chairman Ruben Hakobyan stated during a press conference ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT LEAVES FOR WORKING VISIT TO BRUSSELS
YEREVAN.- President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan left for a working visit to Brussels earlier this morning.
He will hold a meeting with the head of Belgian Senate and is scheduled to meet with the representatives ...RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS WILL NOT CHANGE MOSCOW'S VIEW ON KARABAKH ISSUE - ARMENIAN POLITICAL SCIENTIST
YEREVAN. - Armenian capital Yerevan's Caucasus Institute Director, political scientist Alexander Iskandaryan, does not think that Vladimir Putin's return to Russia's presidency will change Moscow's position ...FUTURE OF BILL ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DEPENDS ON FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS - EXPERT
YEREVAN. - It is obvious that the bill criminalizing denial of genocides in France has become an inseparable part of the state's domestic and foreign policy, expert Alexander Iskandaryan said at a press ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES PUTIN ON HIS VICTORY
YEREVAN.- President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to Vladimir Putin on his victory in presidential elections.
In his message President Sargsyan pointed out partner relations ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES HAYASTAN ALL-ARMENIAN FUND
YEREVAN. - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund on its 20th anniversary.
"Hayastan All-Armenian Fund was established 20 years ago parallel ...OFF-PARLIAMENT OPPOSITION MEMBER KHACHATUR SUKIASYAN TO RUN FOR MP
YEREVAN. - Off-parliament opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) member Khachatur Sukiasyan will run for the MP on plurality list, Sukiasyan's press service informs.
Sukiasyan was elected an MP in ...IRAN AND ARMENIA TO COMBAT POLLUTION OF ARAKS RIVER
Iran and Armenia have decided to form a joint working group to identify and contain sources of pollution on both banks of the Araks River, IRNA agency reports.
The decision was made in a Sunday meeting ...PREGNANT WOMAN IN ONE OF 6 VEHICLES CAUGHT IN BLIZZARD ON ARMENIA'S REGIONAL HIGHWAY
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) received a distress call, on Sunday, informing that six vehicles were caught in a snowstorm, at the Mayisyan-Hovuni Highway, and that there ...TWO VEHICLES COLLIDE ON ARMENIA'S REGIONAL MOTORWAY
YEREVAN. - A GAZ 21-model car crashed into a Gazelle-model minibus, at Armenia's Aparan-Ashtarak Highway on Sunday.
As a result, the two passengers of GAZ 21 sustained injuries and were taken to hospital, ...20-YEAR-OLD ARMENIAN DIED OF POISONING
YEREVAN. - Armenian police received a call from the hospital on March 3 saying that Armenian Karen Mesropyan, 20, with the preliminary diagnose of gas poisoning.
Parents found the boy in the bathroom ...GAZELLE TURNS OVER IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - A GAZelle vehicle turned over on the Yerevan - Gyumri road in Armenia at 8.00 p.m. on Sunday.
As the press service of the Armenian police informs Armenian News-NEWS.am, the driver and 2 passengers ...DRIVER DIES AS MITSUBISHI PAJERO ROLLS DOWN GORGE IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Mitsubishi Pajero vehicle went off traffic and rolled down the gorge at 9.30 a.m. on Mar. 3 in Yerevan-Meghri road.
The female driver Vardush Karapetyan, 38, died at the scene, while the passenger ...ARMENIA'S PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION HEADS TO LITHUANIA
YEREVAN. - An Armenian National Assembly (NA) delegation, led by NA Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov, will head to Lithuania on Monday, NA Press Service informs.
During the visit, the Armenian delegation ...EGEMEN BAGIS THREATENS TO ANNEX NORTHERN CYPRUS TO TURKEY
Turkey's Minister for EU Affairs Egemen Bagis said one of the options to solve Cyprus dispute is to annex Northern Cyprus to Turkey.
He stressed that either two Cyprus states are united or the Northern ...OSCE MINSK CO-CHAIRS ARRIVE IN AZERBAIJAN
BAKU. - The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Robert Bradtke, Igor Popov and Jacques Faure have arrived in Azerbaijan.
"We met with the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and ending visit in Armenia arrived ...YEREVAN-TBILISI TRAIN PASSENGERS SPEND NIGHT IN TRAIN CARS
The railway link at Armenia's Jajur-Mayisyan section was temporarily suspended for transport, in the early morning hours of Monday, due to heavy and long-lasting snowfall and the up-to-three-meter snow ...TURKISH FM VISITS ARMENIAN PATRIARCHATE OF CONSTANTINOPLE
ISTANBUL. - Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu paid a visit to the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople and met with Archbishop Aram Ateshyan, the Deputy Patriarch of Constantinople.
Davutoglu stated that ...ANTI-ARMENIAN PERFORMANCE STAGED IN TURKEY
Turkey continues to organize events instigating hatred and hostility against Armenians patronized by the authorities.
Such an event was organized in Turkish Rize city. On the occasion of the 94th anniversary ...ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT TO FINANCE HEART SURGERY AND ONCOLOGICAL TREATMENT-PM
KAPAN. - The government will finance tuition fees for college and university students, Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan said during his visit to the Syunik Region on Sunday.
"Besides, health insurance system ...PIANIST HAYK MELIKYAN GETS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD IN ORLEANS
Armenian pianist Hayk Melikyan was awarded the prestigious prize of the 10th International Piano Competition which took place Orleans, France, from February 23 to March 4.
This contest is the world's ...ARMENIA'S AIRPORT HAS NEW VIP HALL
YEREVAN.- Opening ceremony of Armenian international airport Zvartnots' new VIP hall took place on Monday.
"We ended putting into operation the new terminal by opening the new VIP hall," Armenia International ...HACKERS STEAL FILES OF MICHAEL JACKSON CATALOGUE FROM SONY MUSIC
Another major theft in the history of hacker attacks was registered. The hackers stole 250 million dollars worth Michael Jackson catalogue from Sony Music.
It is the second case of breaking the company's ...NO SNOWFALL EXPECTED FOR ARMENIA IN COMING DAYS
YEREVAN. - For the most part, no snow is forecast for Armenia, between Tuesday and Friday, the Ministry of Emergency Situations informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.
The winds will blow from the northwest ...RUSSIA'S STANCE ON IRAN UNLIKELY TO CHANGE - EXPERT
YEREVAN. - Russia is a world power and its foreign interests are preserved, expert Alexander Iskandaryan said at a press conference on Monday commenting on his previous claims that Russian authorities ...REPUBLICAN PARTY CANNOT BAN BUSINESSMEN FROM RUNNING IN SINGLE-MANDATE DISTRICTS
YEREVAN.- The Republican Party of Armenia does not consider necessary to ban businessmen from running for parliament seats in single-mandate districts, MP Hovhannes Sahakyan told journalists on Monday.
The ...ARMENIAN PM CHAIRS NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION GOVERNING BOARD SESSION
YEREVAN. - Armenia's PM Tigran Sargsyan on Monday chaired session of the North-South Road Corridor Investment Program Governing Board.
The Board approved the tender results for assessing the technical ...ARMENIAN PM CONGRATULATES VLADIMIR PUTIN
YEREVAN.- Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to Vladimir Putin on his victory in the presidential race.
In a letter he expressed confidence that strategic partnership ...ARMENIAN STATE BUDGET REVENUE GROWS 3% IN JANUARY 2012
YEREVAN. - Armenia's state budget revenue increased by 3 percent, in January 2012, and comprised US$ 151 million, Finance Ministry official Gayane Zargaryan informed reporters on Monday.
Total tax, ...QUAKE JOLTS ARMENIAN VILLAGE
YEREVAN. - A magnitude-3.3 tremor was registered in Armenia, on Monday at 3:12 p.m. local time, 17 km northeast of Ashotsk village, the Ministry of Emergency Situations informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. ...DOLLAR STABILIZES IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Foreign currency trading volume seems to be increasing at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange. And even though the US dollar is maintaining its overall upward motion, there are no substantial ...BANK WITH LEBANESE CAPITAL BECOMES NASDAQ OMX ARMENIA MEMBER
YEREVAN. - The Byblos Bank Armenia, whose funds come from Lebanon has been registered NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange member, the latter's Marketing and Communication Department informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. ...FAMOUS ARMENIAN SINGER WAS ROBBED
YEREVAN. - Famous Armenian singer Ruben Hakhverdyan has been robbed.
As information sources told Armenian News-NEWS.am, his mansion in Proshyan village was robbed several days ago.
The TV-set, recorder, ...RESCUERS FIND CORPSE OF 82-YEAR-OLD MAN IN HIS APARTMENT
YEREVAN. - Message was received at 3.00 p.m. on Monday that a Yerevan citizen does not answer to phone calls and does not open the door: the help of rescuers was needed.
As the press service of the Armenian ...TURKISH SINGER'S CD FEATURES ARMENIAN SONG
New album of Turkish singer Sezen Aksu will feature Armenian song "Sari Gelin" (Girl of Mountains).
Back vocalists are members of Armenian chorus, Sabah newspaper reports.ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT TO HELP SOLDIERS ENROLL IN UNIVERSITIES
YEREVAN. - For preparatory educational works 172 graduate students and young professors from Armenia's State Pedagogic University and 6 other universities will be sent to the army, Armenian PM Tigran ...ARMENIAN YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPANTS OF YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAM
Federation of Youth Clubs of Armenia (FYCA) represented Armenia at the "Old Generation vs New Generation: which we are?" international seminar held in Latvia's Jurmala on March 1-7.
The seminar was held ...EARTHQUAKE WAS FELT STRONGLY IN ARMENIA'S ASHOTSK VILLAGE
The 3.3 magnitude earthquake that happened in Armenia at 15:12 p.m. on Monday 17 km north from Armenian Shirak region's Ashotsk village had been very strong in Bavra village and the villagers felt it, ...ARMENIAN SCANDALOUS ACTRESS' HUSBAND INTERROGATED ON PORN PICS CASE
YEREVAN. - The court interrogated three witnesses, as well as scandalous actress Angela Sargsyan's husband Ghazar Avetisyan on Monday within the court hearings of Karen Arayan's case, who is charged with ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH HEAD OF BELGIAN SENATE
BRUSSELS. - President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan met on Monday with President of the Belgian Senate Sabine de Bethune.
The sides discussed the issues related to development and strengthening of bilateral ...ARMENIAN SIDE RESPONDS ONLY TO ENEMY'S SHOTS IN CONTACT LINE - ARMENIAN MOD
YEREVAN. - Azerbaijani side has significantly increased violation of the ceasefire regime in the line of the contact over the recent few months, spokesperson for Armenian MOD Davit Karapetyan told Armenian ...24 CHAPTERS OF ARMENIAN - EU ASSOCIATION HAVE BEEN AGREED UPON - ARMENIAN FM (PHOTO)
PRAGUE. - Armenian FM Edward Nalbandyan participated in the meeting between EU Eastern Partnership member countries, Visegrad group countries - Poland, Check Republic, Slovakia, Hungary - and several ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1862 Ter Harootyoonian publisheds the "Yeghbayraser" periodical until 1863, in Calcutta.
- 1873 Birth of writer Teodeek (Labchinchian) in Constantinople. He barely escaped from the Der Zor desert and lived under another name till the end of the First World War. Then he returned to his birthplace. His famous books are "Monument to April 24" and "Calendar for Everyone", which he finished in Paris.
- 1878 Birth of Zaruhi Dolukhanyan (singer). She died in 1936.
- 1920 Parade of the veterans of the defenders of Hatjin, Cilicia. Four battalions resisted Turkish aggression till the middle of October. The heroic battle of Hatjin is one of the bright pages in the history of our national struggle.
- 1924 Death of Vrooyr, actor, satirist, and founding editor of the "Hoosharar" periodical.
- 1959 Birth of Vazgen Sargsian, one of the leaders of the Artsakh War. He was Prime Minister of Armenia in June, 1999 and was assassinated in the Armenian National Assembly on 1999 10 27.
- 1991 Creation of the "Gharabagh Committee" of Russian intellectuals in Moscow. The purpose was the internationalization and just resolution of the Artsakh Problem.
- 1998 The Cypriot Parliament condemns the decision to desecrate the Makar Church (in the territories occupied by Turkey) by turning it into a hotel. The Turkish forces had devastated and pillaged it during Turkey's invasion of Cyprus in 1974.
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