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Headlines for March 08, 2012FRENCH CITY HALL MOBILIZES TO SUPPORT ARMENIAN FAMILY
LYON. - French Decines city hall in Lyon, France, mobilized in support to an Armenian family, Lyon Info reports.
"We were shocked to hear that parents of Tatevik and Arman, both of who were born in France ...DRINKING WATER PRODUCED ‘ON JANUARY 32' FOUND IN YEREVAN STORES
YEREVAN. - Periodic disruptions of water supply and a glut of tap water with chlorine made Yerevan residents purchase drinking water in stores.
However, the bottle of water, labeled as Aqua trio and purchased ...IN TERMS OF GENDER EQUALITY ARMENIA IS AHEAD OF ITS NEIGHBORS
In terms of gender equality Armenia stays behind the European average indicator but is ahead of its neighbors, Asbarez reports.
Those facts are presented in the publication of the gender equality survey ...FRENCH CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL WAS WRONG ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE - BERNARD-HENRI LEVI
PARIS. - Armenian News-NEWS.am introduces an article by French philosopher and writer Bernard-Henri Levi published in The Huffington Post with some extracts. The article refers to the French Constitutional ...EU MUST ESTABLISH CONTACTS WITH UNRECOGNIZED STATES TO PARTICIPATE IN KARABAKH CONFLICT NEGOTIATION PROCESS - ARMENIAN MP
In order to have constructive participation in the Karabakh conflict negotiation process the EU must establish contacts with unrecognized states including Nagorno-Karabakh, MP from the Prosperous Armenia ...EU'S INVOLVEMENT IN SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH CONFLICT WILL REDUCE TENSION IN CONFLICT ZONE - ARMENIAN POLITICAL SCIENTIST
The statement made by the European commissioner for enlargement and European neighborhood policy Stefan Fule that the EU will hence play a more active role in settling conflicts in the region is the confirmation ...MAJORITY OF MEN LEAVE ARMENIAN LUSAGHBYUR VILLAGE (PHOTO)
VANADZOR. - Majority of men leave abroad to work from Lusaghbyur village with over 1,200 residents, the community head Manvel Khachatryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
He added the main directions are agriculture ...FRENCH PRESIDENT PLEDGES TO INTRODUCE NEW GENOCIDE BILL ONCE REELECTED
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday met with representatives of French-Armenian organizations. The event brought together Armenia's Ambassador to France, Vigen Chitechyan; Hauts-de-Seine Department ...ARMENIA'S WOMEN PRESERVE THEIR TRADITIONAL ROLE, EXCLUSIVELY PRECIOUS CHARACTER - PRESIDENT SARGSYAN
YEREVAN. - President Serzh Sargsyan congratulated Armenian women in connection with March 8, the International Women's Day.
"I am happy that the women's role is gradually increasing in all aspects in ...ARMENIAN MP'S "PERMISSION" TO RERUN FOR PARLIAMENTARY SEAT IS GIVEN - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - "As we had written earlier, according to our information, [the ruling coalition's Republican Party of Armenia] RPA was seriously considering finding a replacement for [RPA MP] Hermine Naghdalyan, ...GOOGLE CONGRATULATES WOMEN
March 8 is International Women's Day, and, on that occasion, Google has prepared a special homepage doodle. Google's "G" is replaced by the women's symbol, the second "o" is replaced by a flower, and ...ARMENIAN BUSINESSMAN, BROTHERS INTEND TO RUN FOR PARLIAMENTARY SEATS - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Armenian businessmen Khachatur Sukiasyan—who has submitted an application to be registered as an MP candidate—on Wednesday received a letter of notice attesting that he resides ...CLOSED, DIFFICULT-TO-PASS ROADS IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Armenia's interstate highways and mountain passes are difficult to drive, for the most part, and some local roads are closed as of Thursday at 9 a.m.
There is black ice on some road sections, ...ARMENIAN RULING PARTY WOMEN'S COUNCIL PRESENTS CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION
YEREVAN. - On the eve of International Women's Day, the ruling coalition's Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Women's Council, and RPA Board member—and capital Yerevan's Mayor—Taron Margaryan ...CONTINUE LIVING, CREATING BY EXAMPLE OF ARMENIAN WOMAN'S FAITH - CATHOLICOS
ETCHMIADZIN. - Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II congratulated Armenian women in connection with March 8, the International Women's Day.
"Our souls are in delight today because we are exalting our ...IRANIAN, TURKISH, AZERBAIJANI FMS SIGN "NAKHICHEVAN STATEMENT"
The Iranian, Turkish, and Azerbaijani FMs'—Ali Akbar Salehi, Ahmet Davutoglu, and Elmar Mammadyarov—meeting in Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday came to a close with the adoption of the ...SCIENTISTS CALLED ICE CREAM NARCOTIC
Scientists from the Oregon Research Institute (USA) have come to the conclusion that ice cream may cause an addiction similar to narcotics, rg.ru reports.
According to the scientists, the excessive consumption ...TRADITIONAL NOTION OF WOMAN IS NOT ARMENIAN WOMAN'S IMAGE - MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
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YEREVAN. - There will be many women in the ruling coalition's Prosperous Armenia Party's (PAP) proportional list for the upcoming parliamentary elections, PAP MP Vahe Enfiajyan ...YEREVAN FLOWER PRICES VIRTUALLY SAME AS MARCH 8 OF PAST YEAR
YEREVAN. - Armenian News-NEWS.am's monitoring conducted in capital Yerevan's flower market has revealed that Thursday's flower prices are virtually same as March 8 of the past year, albeit, as compared ...OUR COUNTRY, CAPITAL PROSPER ALSO WITH YOUR CARE - YEREVAN MAYOR CONGRATULATES ARMENIAN WOMEN
YEREVAN. - Capital Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan congratulated Armenian women on the occasion of March 8, the International Women's Day.
"With your kindness and unending patience, ability to withstand ...DOLPHINS MEET ONE ANOTHER BY GIVING THEIR NAMES
Marine biologists at the University of St. Andrews have concluded that each dolphin has an exclusive system of signal which it sends out when meeting other dolphins. And this signal is similar to a personal ...SARKOZY TO LEAVE POLITICS IF DEFEATED IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
PARIS. - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will abandon politics if he loses in the country's upcoming presidential elections.
Sarkozy gave a positive response to BFM TV television program host's question ...MT. KILIMANJARO IS CLIMBED ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
Unique events are being organized in Africa on the occasion of International Women's Day. As case in point, some people are climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, the continent's highest mountain, and jumping off ...WE EXPRESS OUR RESPECT AND HOMAGE TO YOU, HEROIC WOMEN OF ARTSAKH - NKR PRESIDENT
STEPANAKERT. - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), or Artsakh, President Bako Sahakyan congratulated Armenian women in connection with March 8, the International Women's Day.
"It is a holiday of great devotion ...MARCH 8 TO BE MARKED IN UNIQUE WAY AT DOWNTOWN YEREVAN PARK
YEREVAN. - Several citizens' initiatives of Armenia decided to celebrate March 8—the International Women's Day—in a unique way, and, in this connection, they issued a statement.
"We invite ...BURNT BODY OF MAN FOUND IN ARMENIAN CITY HOTEL
YEREVAN. - Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned that the burnt body of 61-year-old man was found, sitting near a bed, in Artashat city's same-name hotel on Wednesday.
Not denying that a burnt body was found, ...DISROBING FEMEN ACTIVISTS ARRESTED IN ISTANBUL
ISTANBUL. - The Ukrainian Femen activists, who were in Istanbul on the invitation of an undergarment company in Turkey, on Thursday carried out a demonstration at the city's Hagia Sophia Square. The ...WOMEN WHO GIVE BIRTH ON MARCH 8 IN YEREVAN RECEIVE SAMSUNG GALAXY SMARTPHONE GIFT (PHOTO)
YEREVAN. - The world leader in electronics production Samsung Electronics and Armenia's largest Mobile Center cell phones store chain have come up with a joint project dedicated to the International Day ...FRENCH PRESIDENT AWARDS ARMENIAN VETERAN WITH LEGION OF HONOR
After discussing the genocide bill with representatives of the Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations of France, French President Nicolas Sarkozy paid tribute to Arsene Tchakarian, 95, the last ...MILITARY UNION'S SUPPORT TO PRESIDENT DOES NOT MEAN POLITICIZATION OF ARMY - ARMENIAN MINISTER OF JUSTICE
YEREVAN. - The recent statement made during the Armenian Yerkrapah Kamavorner Union that during the upcoming presidential elections the union supports the incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan does not mean ...ARMENIAN MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS CRITICAL ON JOURNALISTS' ACCREDITATION PROCEDURE AT CEC
YEREVAN. - Number of Armenian media organizations and NGOs released a statement concerning procedure of journalists' accreditation at the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia. According to the ...WOMEN RECEIVED ROSES ON YEREVAN STREETS
YEREVAN. - The Yerevan City Mayor Taron Margaryan decided to gift roses to the women in different parts of the city in relation to the International Women's day.
As a symbol of the day, lovely mimes gifted ...FIRE BREAKS OUT IN ARMENIAN REGIONAL PLANT (VIDEO)
A fire broke out in a non-working plant in Armenian Lori region's Darpas village on Thursday. As the reporter of Armenian News-NEWS.am informs from the scene, according to preliminary facts, the fire ...CHRISTINA ILIKCHYAN: HEAD INSTRUCTOR, PARACHUTIST, HOUSEWIFE, AND MOTHER (PHOTOS)
Armenian News-NEWS.am interviewed head of search and rescue and parachute service, first class parachute instructor of Armenia's Parachuting Federation Christina Ilikchyan. Christina has been in service ...SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH CONFLICT NOT IN US INTERESTS - IRANIAN EXPERT
The USA and Russia compete for the South Caucasus which puts Armenia in an uncertain position, Mirgasem Momeni, Director of the 'New Concept' Iran's Strategic Center, board member of Armenia - Iran association, ...
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Today in Armenian history- 0 Day of Women, Maternity and Beauty.
- 1878 The Armenian delegation, headed by Mkrtitsh Khrimyan "Hairik", left Constantinople to attend the Berlin Conference that dealt with the Armenian Question and the issues of the Treaty of San Stefano.
- 1892 Death of Srapion Hekimian, a prominent figure in the renaissance of the Armenian theater, acting and dramaturgy. He was born in 1832.
- 1911 Birth of Alan Vaness Chakmakjian (Alan Hovhanness), composer. He died in 2000.
- 1911 Birth of Alan Hovhannes (composer).
- 1919 Publication of Sultan Mohamed the 6th's Wahid-ed-din's Imperial Proclamation on starting court proceedings against the Young Turk government's leaders and the "Union and Progress" Party heads.
- 1956 Death of Dro (Drastamat Kanayan). He led the victorious Armenian troops who fought off the Turkish attack at Aparan in 1918. His remains were transferred there in 2001. He was born in 1884.
- 1965 Vanadzor's (Kirovakan) Thermal Power Station is put on line.
- 1965 People's Artist Martiros Saryan (painter) is declared a Hero of Socialism.
- 1969 Opening of Yerevan's Drama Theatre with the presentation of "Anoosh".
- 1975 The UN officially proclaims March 8 as International Women's Day. The world celebrated this day since 1910.
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