Published since 2008
Published on March 12, 2012
KHLOE KARDASHIAN ON ARMENIA-TURKEY RELATIONS
- Relations between Armenia and Turkey became one of the topics of Khloe & Lamar show aired on E! channel.
Khloe Kardashian and her husband, basketball player Lamar Odom, decided whether he should accept an offer to play in Turkey.
Khloe expressed concern that it will upset her Armenian fans. Her brother Robert also said it will be uncomfortable and weird for their family, while Kim Kardashian recalled debates over her appearing on the cover of a Turkish magazine.
"I do not want to offend anyone in my culture. I've been having a lot of thoughts about Turkey. Because I'm Armenian," she said.
© News.am
Headlines for March 12, 2012ARMENIAN DEPUTY PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE TO ADDRESS TURKISH PARLIAMENT
After the Greek Patriarch Bartholomew, this time Archbishop Aram Ateshyan—the Armenian Deputy Patriarch of Constantinople—will speak before the Turkish parliament's Constitutional Commission ...14 WORKERS KILLED BECAUSE OF FIRE IN TURKEY
Fourteen workers were killed because of fire in the building in Esenyurt district of the Istanbul Province. According to preliminary information, the fire broke out because of short circuit of the heater. The ...BIRD FLU CASE REGISTERED IN SOUTH KOREA
The first case of bird flu was registered in South Korea over the last ten months, local authorities reports.
Forty chickens died in one of the bird farms in Chungcheongnam-do province. The tests should ...NOMINATIONS FOR ARMENIA'S MP CANDIDATES KICK OFF
YEREVAN. - Nominations for Armenia's National Assembly (NA) deputy candidates started on Monday, and they will continue for eleven days.
And as a result of the ensuing parliamentary elections, ninety ...NICOLAS SARKOZY EVOKES "WOUNDED MEMORY OF THE ARMENIANS"
PARIS. - Campaigning for the upcoming presidential elections, incumbent French President and presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday told during a public rally in Villepinte his position relating ...CLOSED, DIFFICULT-TO-PASS ROADS IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Armenia's interstate highways and mountain passes are difficult to drive, for the most part, as of Monday at 10:30 a.m.
There is black ice on some road sections.
Selim Mountain Pass, the Makenis-Akhpradzor ...FIRE BREAKS OUT NEARBY US EMBASSY IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Rescue Service received a distress call, on Sunday, informing that a cane field was on fire at the shore of capital Yerevan Lake, in the vicinity of the US Embassy in Armenia.
A ...ANIMAL TRAINER FROM ARMENIA BECOMES BRONZE MEDALIST
Tigran Hakobyan, who represented Armenia at the 5th International Festival of Circus Arts, which was held in Izhevsk, Russia, received a bronze medal at the event, Yerkramas newspaper of Russian Armenians ...PUTIN'S RETURN WAS NOT AS WELCOMED AS EXPECTED - ARMENIAN ANALYST
YEREVAN. - The most interesting thing in Russia's presidential elections was the pre-election situation, when a spontaneous wave of discontent emerged against Vladimir Putin, and this means Putin's return ...IF MEDVEDEV SUPPORTED HAND SHAKING, PUTIN PREFERS BREAKING HANDS - EXPERT
YEREVAN. - Newly elected Russian President Vladimir Putin would like to be a mediator between Armenia and Azerbaijan, however, he is not so patient as the former president Medvedev was, expert Richard ...QUAKE ROCKS AZERBAIJAN
A magnitude-4.3 tremor was registered in Azerbaijan on Monday morning.
The earthquake occurred in the vicinity of Gyanja (Gandzak) city. The seismic activity's hypocenter was 17.7 kilometers beneath the ...ARMENIA'S FOREIGN POLICY IS IN VERY STRONG POSITION - POLITICAL EXPERT
YEREVAN. - Some messages, which were delivered during the ruling coalition's Republican Party of Armenia congress, were for the foreign audience, capital Yerevan's Regional Studies Center Director Richard ...NO CONSIDERABLE PRECIPITATION EXPECTED IN ARMENIA'S CAPITAL
YEREVAN. - Armenia currently is under the influence of the cyclone, which comes from the Mediterranean, snow falls in a major part of country's territory, head of Armenian state meteorological department ...FASHION IN ART EXHIBITION TO PRESENT ARMENIAN CLOTHING IN PAINTINGS
YEREVAN. - The National Gallery of Armenia and Cosmopolitan Armenia magazine organize Fashion in Art exhibition which will last for a month.
It is also a unique exhibition of portraits, which includes ...TREMORS STRIKE EASTERN TURKEY
Three successive earthquakes rattled the Province of Van, Turkey, on Sunday evening.
The first was recorded in the Province's Sarikoy village, at 5:20 p.m., the second was registered in the Yukari Molla ...OUR CONGRESS WILL NOT ANNOUNCE A JOINT ELECTION LIST - ARMENIAN OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER
YEREVAN. - The opposition Free Democrats Party's congress, which will be convened on Friday, will not announce about a joint parliamentary election list with the opposition Heritage Party, Free Democrats' ...ARMENIAN OLIGARCH SUBMITS HIS DOCUMENTS TO ELECTION COMMISSION
YEREVAN. - Well-known Armenian businessman Khachatur Sukiasyan on Monday submitted, to the precinct election commission, all his documents that are necessary to be nominated National Assembly (NA) MP ...GERMAN ARMENIANS PROTEST GIVING TOLERANCE AWARD TO INTOLERANT TURKISH PM
German Armenians are preparing to hold a protest when Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Germany to receive the Steiger Award.
German-Armenian Central Council Chairman Azat Ordukhanyan issued ...PEOPLE WHO WANT BUT CANNOT FIGHT CORRUPTION SHOULD LEAVE OFFICE - OPPOSITION
YEREVAN. - State officials declaring they want but cannot fight corruption should leave the office, head of opposition Free Democrats Khachatur Kokobelyan told the journalists on Monday.
He believes that ...ARMENIAN COMPANY PRODUCES LOTION AGAINST HAIR LOSS
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Armenpharm company is producing lotion against hair loss.
A number of the European states are interested in "Garni" lotion, founder of Armenpharm pharmaceutical company Ghukas Ulikhanyan ...TURKISH COURT DENIES DINK FAMILY'S APPEAL
A Turkish court denied the lawsuit by Hrant Dink's—the founder and former chief editor of Istanbul's Agos Armenian bilingual weekly, who was gunned down in 2007 in front of his office building—family ...RUSSIA HOLDS FIRST YOUTH FORUM OF ARMENIANS IN DIASPORA
MOSCOW. - The first Youth Forum of Armenians in Diaspora was held on Mar. 11 in Moscow. Representatives of the Armenian youth organizations participated in the forum initiated by the CIS Youth Union.
The ...FIGHT AGAINST ARMED GROUPS TO CONTINUE TILL THEIR FULL EXTERMINATION-SYRIAN AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA
MOSCOW. - Damascus will fight against the armed groups unless they all are fully exterminated, Syrian Ambassador to Russia Riyad Khaddad said at a press conference in Moscow.
He assured the entire Syrian ...HEZBOLLAH ACCUSES U.S EMBASSY OF ARMING SYRIAN REBELS
The U.S. Embassy in Beirut is a headquarters arming terrorist groups fighting against the Syrian regime, representative of Hezbollah movement Nabil Qaouq said.
He said that the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon ...ACTIVISTS START 24/7 SIT-IN AT DOWNTOWN YEREVAN PARK
YEREVAN. - The Armenian environmentalists, who are demonstrating against the installation of kiosks at capital Yerevan's Mashtots Park, on Monday announced they are starting a 24/7 sit-in at the Park. ...HEAD OF HERITAGE GROUP MEETS WITH POLISH AMBASSADOR
YEREVAN. - Head of the parliament opposition Heritage group Styopa Safaryan received on Monday Polish Ambassador to Armenia Zdzislaw Raczynski.
Safaryan introduced the activity of the party, as well as ...ARMENIAN TO RUN FOR CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY SEAT
Armenian Greg Krikorian has an intention to run in the redrawn 43rd state Assembly District against incumbent Mike Gatto.
Krikorian said he is running as a Republican, but he describes himself as a moderate, ...SYRIA GIVES ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO RECALLING OF EU AMBASSADORS
Syria will give an adequate response to recalling of ambassadors by the EU states, Dni.ru reports.
Riyad Haddad the Syrian Ambassador to Russia said at a press conference in Moscow that Syria plans to ...KHLOE KARDASHIAN ON ARMENIA-TURKEY RELATIONS
Relations between Armenia and Turkey became one of the topics of Khloe & Lamar show aired on E! channel.
Khloe Kardashian and her husband, basketball player Lamar Odom, decided whether he should ...ARMENIA HAS SPECIAL STATUS IN CSTO - ORGANIZATION'S SECRETARY GENERAL
YEREVAN. - Armenia has a special status in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the latter's Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha stated during a news conference on Monday.
"Armenia established ...PURCHASING WEAPONS IS AZERBAIJAN'S RIGHT - CSTO HEAD
YEREVAN. - The accumulation of weapons in the Karabakh conflict zone cannot be a solution toward the settlement of the conflict, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary General Nikolay ...CSTO COUNTRIES' SECURITY LEVEL IS SEVERAL TIMES GREATER THAN FEW YEARS AGO - ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF, BORDYUZHA
YEREVAN. - Armenia's National Security Council (NSC) Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan on Monday had a private meeting with Nikolay Bordyuzha, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary ...LIVES OF ARMENIANS IN TURKEY ARE IN DANGER - TURKISH HISTORIAN
The Turkish authorities assisted in the anti-Armenian demonstration, which was held in Istanbul's Taksim Square on February 26 and under the pretense of commemorating the Khojaly incidents, the renowned ...ARMENIAN FM AND CSTO HEAD DISCUSS KEY PROBLEMS
YEREVAN.- Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received on Monday Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Nikolay Bordyuzha.
They discussed implementation of the ...ARMENIAN FM TO LEAVE FOR SWITZERLAND
YEREVAN.- Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will visit Switzerland on March 13-14.
Nalbandian will leave for a working visit at the invitation of his Swiss counterpart Didier Burkhalter, foreign ...BEST OF HOLLYWOOD MUSIC IN ARMENIA'S UNIVERSITIES
YEREVAN.- The State Youth Orchestra of Armenia and U.S. Embassy in Armenia present "Youth for Youth," a joint music initiative to be held in eight universities of Armenia on March 15-27.
These concerts ...KURDISH LANGUAGE MIGHT BE TAUGHT IN TURKISH SCHOOLS
Kurdish language might become an optional subject in Turkish schools, the Turkish Minister of National Education Omer Dincer told TRT television commenting on the 12-years education system.
According ...NO APPLICATIONS WERE PRESENTED TO ARMENIA'S CENTRAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION ON FIRST DAY
YEREVAN.- No political party or bloc has presented the proportional lists to the Central Electoral Commission on the first day of nomination for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia, Spokesperson ...ARMENIA'S PRIORITY TO ENTER EUROPEAN EDUCATION SYSTEM - MINISTER
YEREVAN. - Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan received newly appointed EU ambassador Traian Hristea on Monday to discuss Armenian - EU education programs.
As the press service of ...ARMENIAN MAJOR AIRPORT AND NATIONAL CARRIER ARE TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS
YEREVAN. - The representatives of Armavia Company and Zvartnots airport will meet on Tuesday in order to discuss the situation and further steps towards Armavia's demand to lower service charges, spokesperson ...IMF POLICY DIRECTED TO ACCELERATION OF ECONOMIC PROCESSES IN PARTNER STATES (PHOTO)
YEREVAN.- Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received IMF executive director Menno Snel on Monday.
Menno Snel is coordinating work with Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, ...STRONGEST SPAGHETTI BRIDGE ENDURES 384 KG (VIDEO)
Canada has already been holding for 29 years a contest of the strongest spaghetti bridge. Peter Sandor from Hungary won at the 29th annual Spaghetti Bridge Competition at the Okanagan College. His bridge ...RUSSIA READY TO COORDINATE UN RESOLUTION ON SYRIA BASED ON FIVE PRINCIPLES
MOSCOW. - Russia is ready to coordinate a UN Security Council resolution on Syria, but based on five principles, previously agreed with the Arab League, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov said at the UN, Rosbalt ...APPLE TO RELEASE IPAD MINI
The Apple Company is ready to release the iPad mini, with 7.85 inches screen.
The new iPad will cost $250-300, which will allow Apple reoccupying the market, currently dominated by Android, Compyulenta, ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION LEADER DISCUSSES UPCOMING ELECTIONS WITH BRITISH AMBASSADOR
YEREVAN. - Armenian First President Levon Ter-Petrosyan met British Ambassador to Armenia Katherine Leach and discussed the upcoming elections. Questions concerning the legitimacy and control of the elections ...THREE MARKETS TO BE IN YEREVAN INSTEAD OF ONE - MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
YEREVAN. - Armenian Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan received head of Austrian Development Agency in the South Caucasus Alexander Bohr on Monday and discussed cooperation perspectives.
As the ...16 STRAY ANIMALS NEUTRALIZED IN ARMENIAN CITY
VANADZOR. - Last week maintenance works have been conducted in 7 streets of Armenia's Vanadzor city. As a result, 30 lamps have been replaced by new ones, as city lights are being controlled every three ...‘TKACHEV! GET REST' - ARMENIAN BLOGGER ON SINGLE PICKET AGAINST GOVERNOR
KRASNODAR. - Armenian blogger Michael Abrahamyan organized a single picket in front of Krasnodar's regional administration against the possible fourth appointment of Alexander Tkachev as governor.
The ...
© News.am
Most read news (last 7 days)ARMENIAN SCANDALOUS ACTRESS' HUSBAND INTERROGATED ON PORN PICS CASE
KARABAKH WAS, IS, WILL BE ARMENIAN - PRESIDENT SARGSYAN
TURKISH MEDIA FOCUSED ON INVENTOR OF ARMENIAN CURRENCY SYMBOL
ARMENIANS ARRESTED IN LOS ANGELES PROSTITUTION STING
ARMENIAN DIASPORAS ALL OVER THE WORLD REPRESENT AN EXCEPTIONAL POWER - PRESIDENT SARGSYAN
NICOLAS SARKOZY EVOKES "WOUNDED MEMORY OF THE ARMENIANS"
ARMENIA'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RESPONDS TO AIRLINE COMPANY'S STRIKE
ARMENIAN DEPUTY PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE TO ADDRESS TURKISH PARLIAMENT
KHLOE KARDASHIAN ON ARMENIA-TURKEY RELATIONS
ARMENIAN PRESIDENT LEAVES FOR WORKING VISIT TO BRUSSELS
© AUA
Today in Armenian history- 1846 Opening of the Armenian Circus (the "Aram Theatre") in Constantinople.
- 1854 Birth of epidemiologist Margar Aroostamov (Aroostamian) in Shooshee.
- 1898 Birth of writer, literary figure, and artist Aram Yeremian in Marzvan (Western Armenia). He made a great contribution to further develop the art of Armenian minstrel songs.
- 1900 Birth of the founder of Armenian circus arts, the equilibrist Vagharshak Arzoomanyan.
- 1906 Birth of the scholar, professor and doctor of historical sciences, Hmayak Harootyoonian in Lamzkert (Van Province of Western Armenia). He studied medieval Armenian history.
- 1918 The Turkish army re-occupies Karin (Erzroom, Western Armenia).
- 1922 Representatives of the Central Executive Committees of Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbajan, meeting in Tbilissi (Georgia), create the Transcaucasian Federation.
- 1965 Opening of the National Assembly of Repatriated Armenians, in Yerevan's Spendiaryan Opera and Ballet Hall.
- 1966 Death of Norayr Seessakyan, biologist, public speaker, and professor.
Forum most active discussions
ARMENIAN NEWS
INTERACTIVE NEWS
INFORMATION
MY ARMTOWN
How to quit smoking?
How to write in Armenian on Windows XP?
All materials published on this website are taken from open sources and are copyrighted by their respective owners. You cannot reproduce or copy any materials published on armtown.com without written consent of original copyright holder. If you want to remove any material, please send us an email with proof of ownership/copyright and your material will be removed immediately. All materials published for information purposes only.