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Headlines for March 19, 2012ARMENIAN WOMAN AMONG VICTIMS IN ALEPPO EXPLOSION - MFA
YEREVAN. - There is an Armenian woman among the fatalities of the terrorist act that that occurred in the Christian section of Aleppo, Syria, MFA Press Secretary Tigran Balayan told Armenian News-NEWS.am. ...ARMENIAN RULING PARTY'S ELECTION LIST IS ANNOUNCED
YEREVAN. - The first 66 spots in the proportional election list of the ruling coalition's Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) are announced.
And RPA leader, President Serzh Sargsyan will head the list for ...PRESENTATION OF STEIGER AWARD TO TURKISH PM IS CANCELED
YEREVAN. - Germany's Steiger Award Committee canceled its award that was intended to be presented to Turkey's PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Committee stated that it canceled this award for Erdogan because ...SOME MOTORWAYS STILL CLOSED IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Selim Mountain Pass and the Berd-Chambarak Highway are still closed for traffic as of Monday at 8:30 a.m.
And there is black ice on the Sisian-Goris and Goris-Kapan highways, the ...MOSCOW TO HOST EURASEC COUNCIL SESSION
MOSCOW. - Session of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) Interstate Council will be held in Moscow on Monday, the Russian President's Press Service informs.
"Leaders of the member countries are ...ARMENIAN RESCUERS COME TO AID OF 3-MONTH-OLD
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Rescue Service on Sunday received a distress call, informing that the health of a three-month-old baby had severely deteriorated, in Tsaghkut village of the Shirak Region, and, since ...TURKISH OPPOSITION LEADER, ALONG WITH DEPUTY PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE, TO ATTEND PREMIERE OF ARMENIAN PERFORMANCE
ISTANBUL. - On Saturday, Istanbul will become the venue for the opening of the "Pomegranate Beans," which is prepared based on the creations by Aram Kostanyan and Hagop Ari Gulech.
Together with Archbishop ...ARMENIAN POLITICAL PARTY WILL NOT CONTEND IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
YEREVAN. - Active members of the New Times Party (NTP) on Sunday held a regular meeting, during which it was decided that the Party will not run in Armenia's upcoming parliamentary elections.
"The Party ...THERE MAY BE CHANGES IN ARMENIAN RULING PARTY'S PROPORTIONAL ELECTION LIST - DEPUTY PARLIAMENT SPEAKER
YEREVAN. - According to preliminary data, the ruling coalition's Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) will submit its proportional election list and the necessary documents to the Central Election Commission ...DINK'S IMPRISONED KILLER WRITES BOOK ON HIS CRIME
ISTANBUL. - Ogun Samast, the murderer of Hrant Dink—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—, ...ARMENIANS ORGANIZED PICKET NEAR TURKISH PAVILION AT PARIS BOOK FAIR
PARIS. - A group of Armenians organized protest near the Turkish pavilion at the 32nd International Paris Book Fair. Armenians were chanting 'no to the denial,' Turkish Zaman reports. The organizers of ...MOD FORMER SPOKESPERSON APPOINTED ADVISER TO NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY
YEREVAN. - Former spokesperson for the Armenian Ministry of Defense Davit Karapetyan is appointed as an advisor to the Secretary of the Armenian National Security Council Arthur Baghdasaryan, Karapetyan ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION MEMBER QUITS
YEREVAN. - Decision of the secretary of Heritage party board Karine Hakobyan to leave the party is not conditioned by personal problems, she said at a press conference on Monday. Hakobyan intends to quit ...ORINATS YERKIR PROPORTIONAL LIST TO BE AVAILABLE ON WEDNESDAY
YEREVAN. - Ruling coalition member Orinats Yerkir party has convened a political council session on Mar. 18, which confirmed party members Heghine Bisharyan, Mher Shahgeldyan, Armen Yeritsyan and Hovhannes ...POLICEMAN IN PHOTO WITH DINK MURDERER GOT PROMOTED
ISTANBUL. - Turkish policeman, who is in a photo with Hrank Dink's murderer Ogun Samast, Yakup Kurtaran got promoted quickly.
The policeman, making hero of the Dink murderer, is appointed as a deputy ...DRIVER AND PASSENGERS INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENT ON ARMENIAN HIGHWAY
YEREVAN. - Mercedes and GAZ vehicles crashed on Yerevan-Sevan road on March 18.
Mercedes driver and passenger, as well as GAZ passengers were injured and hospitalized, police press service informs Armenian ...ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS REMAIN ON NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AGENDA - SPEAKER SAMVEL NIKOYAN
YEREVAN. - The Armenian-Turkish protocols still are on Armenia's National Assembly (NA) agenda, but not because Armenia fully believes in Turkey, but rather because it respects its international partners. ...HERITAGE PROPORTIONAL LIST UNAVAILABLE FOR PARTY MEMBERS TO THE LAST MINUTE
YEREVAN. - Parliament opposition Heritage party board secretary Karine Hakobyan, who declared she is leaving the party, has been in the tenth place of the proportional list and refused to struggle, she ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION PARTY OFFICIAL CLAIMS HER DEPARTURE FROM POLITICAL FORCE WAS JOINT DECISION
YEREVAN. - The parliamentary opposition Heritage Party Board Secretary Karine Hakobyan's decision to part ways with the Party was joint and mutual, Hakobyan herself informed this during a press conference ...TWO CARS COLLIDE IN YEREVAN (PHOTO)
YEREVAN. - A Mitsubishi and a BMW 320 crashed in Armenia's capital Yerevan, on Sunday at around 2:50 p.m.
The Mitsubishi's driver sustained injuries and was transferred to hospital, Police Press Service ...YEREVAN POLICE DETAIN MAN WANTED FOR NEGLIGENCE CAUSING DEATH
YEREVAN. - Officers from Armenia's Police took under custody a 48-year-old man on a capital Yerevan city street, on Sunday at approximately 8:15 p.m.
The man was wanted, ever since October 21, 2011, ...ARMENIAN PILGRIMS IN TURKEY PRAY FOR PEACE IN SYRIA
Several hundred Armenians, who, within the framework of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople's annual pilgrimage, had arrived—from Istanbul and different parts of the globe—in Iskenderun ...SIX PEOPLE, INCLUDING TWO CHILDREN, POISONED FROM CARBON MONOXIDE IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Hrazdan city police received a call from the hospital that three residences were hospitalized at 8.20 p.m. on Mar. 18 poisoned by the carbon monoxide,
It was found out that they were ...ARMENIAN CHURCH TO OPEN SCHOOL OF ETHICS
YEREVAN. - The official opening of the School of Ethics will be held on Monday at the hall of the Armenian capital Yerevan's Saint Sargis Vicarial Church of the Araratian Patriarchal Diocese.
It is ...ARMENIAN GENERAL WILL PLAY POSITIVE ROLE IN PARLIAMENT - RULING MP
YEREVAN. - The head of Yerkrapah Volunteer Union General Manvel Grigoryan will have a positive role in the parliament, ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) MP Artak Zakaryan said at a press conference ...ARMENIA WILL RECEIVE FULL MEMBERSHIP TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF LA FRANCOPHONIE - FRENCH AMBASSADOR
YEREVAN. - Armenia will receive a full membership status to the International Organization of La Francophonie during the Organization's summit in Kinshasa, French Ambassador to Armenia Henri Reynaud informed ...ARMENIAN, FRENCH ECONOMIC COMPETITION AGENCIES SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
YEREVAN. - The world's economic competition agencies are not very popular, and that is why they need to cooperate with one another, Bruno Lasserre, President of the Authority of Competition of France, ...FORMER ARMENIAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH PUTIN
YEREVAN.- Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan met with the Russian newly elected President Vladimir Putin on March 15 in Moscow, Kocharyan's spokesperson Victor Soghomonyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am. ...ARMENIAN EMBASSY IN SYRIA NOT DAMAGED IN SHOOTING
YEREVAN.- A shooting took place near the Armenian Embassy in Damascus, but no explosion occurred, Armenian foreign office says.A shooting 100-150 meters away from the embassy was heard within several ...GAGIK TSARUKYAN VOICED NO CRITICISM AGAINST COALITION PARTNERS
YEREVAN. - Biggest Armenian businessmen and leader of Prosperous Armenia Party Gagik Tsarukyan voiced no messages addressed to the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) during his speech at party's Saturday ...ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT SIGNS SEVERAL LAWS
YEREVAN. - Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan signed several laws which the National Assembly had passed.
The President specifically signed Armenia's laws on Making Additions and Amendments to the Law ...ARF DASHNAKTSUTYUN TO SOON ANNOUNCE PROPORTIONAL ELECTION LIST
YEREVAN. - Armenia's opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party will submit its proportional election list to the Central Election Commission either on Tuesday or Wednesday.
According to the information Armenian ...LIBYANS BROUGHT FAKE DOLLARS COLORED IN BLACK TO ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - A group of five black man was detained in Yerevan on Sunday under the suspicion of being involved in a fraud , a source told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Two of them have been residing in Armenia ...FIVE SYRIAN ARMENIANS INJURED IN DAMASCUS BLAST
Five Syrian Armenians were injured in the terrorist attack in Damascus, Nouvelles d`Arménie reports referring to its sources. The magazine says their lives are not in danger.
Earlier it was reported ...ISTANBUL PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR VISITS ARMENIAN COLLEGE
Istanbul Provincial Governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu paid a visit to Istanbul's Esayan private Armenian college, and received information from the students with respect to the usefulness of the courses being ...ARMENIAN HERITAGE PARTY IS TO GET 20% OF VOTES - MP
YEREVAN. - Armenian Heritage Party will receive 20 per cent of the votes during the upcoming parliamentary elections, MP of Heritage Party Armen Martirosyan told the reporter of Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Talking ...YEREVAN CITY HALL TO ASSIST DIASPORA MINISTRY'S "COME HOME" PROGRAM
YEREVAN. - Armenian capital Yerevan city Mayor Taron Margaryan and Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan on Monday discussed the Ministry's "Come Home" Program and other projects.
"The 'Come Home' Program ...ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT KICKS OFF DEBATES ON STATE OF EMERGENCY BILL
YEREVAN. - The state of emergency is undesirable for any state and any person, Armenian Justice Minister Hrayr Tovmasyan said in the parliament.
The debated on amendments to the Law on Legal Regime of ...NO FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS AT ARMENIA'S STOCK EXCHANGE
YEREVAN. - No foreign currency transactions were registered on NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange on Monday.
US dollar was offered at the rate of AMD 388.75/1$ but demand was not above AMD 388.01.
The ...RUSSIAN FM TO VISIT ARMENIA
YEREVAN.- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to Armenia on April 2-3, a source told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Minister Lavrov will attend the events dedicated to 20th anniversary ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT RETURNS AMENDMENTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTISE LAW TO PARLIAMENT
YEREVAN. - Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan returned the amendments to the law 'On environmental expertise' to the parliament which had been adopted during the second and last reading in February. The ...GROUPS OF VOLUNTEER FIREMEN TO BE FORMED IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Armenian Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Yeritsyan received on Monday French regional Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA) delegation to introduce the structure and main functions ...COMMANDERS OF RUSSIAN BASE IN ARMENIA HOLD EXERCISE
The commanders of the Russian military base deployed in Armenia held exercise.
The commanders attached importance to exchange of experience on military discipline, press service of Russia's Southern Military ...ARMENIAN PM, WB REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSS SITUATION IN EURO ZONE
YEREVAN. - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Asad Alam, World Bank Regional Director for the South Caucasus.
Premier expressed gratitude for World Bank's assistance to implementation of ...NO STREAM OF SYRIAN MIGRANTS TO ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - There is not stream of migrants to Armenia from Syria, head of Armenian migration service Gagik Yeghanyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
According to him, despite the tensed situation in Syria ...NEW DETAILS ON FRAUD CASE INVOLVING AFRICAN MEN IN ARMENIA (PHOTOS)
YEREVAN. - New details are available on Armenia's fraud case involving five African men.
Police revealed the names of three detained Libyans. They are: George G., 38, Foster G., 34, Mark D., 36.
It was ...ARMENIAN SERVICEMAN KILLED BY ADVERSARY BULLET IN FRONTLINE
YEREVAN.- An Armenian serviceman was killed in the frontline in ceasefire violation by the adversary on Monday afternoon.
Serviceman of one of the units of Armenia's Tavush Region Artak Shahbazyan died ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT ATTENDS EURASEC INTERSTATE COUNCIL (PHOTO)
MOSCOW. - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan being on working visit to Moscow attended on Monday the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) Interstate Council meeting.
The leaders of member states, featuring ...ARMENIAN MAJOR KILLED BY AZERBAIJANIS
Major Artak Shahbazyan, 35, who was deadly wounded by an Azerbaijani bullet in Armenia's Tavush Region on Monday, was in agony on the way to Noyemberyan hospital, head doctor of Noyemberyan Medical Center ...NAMES OF NEW CANDIDATES AVAILABLE ON PLURALITY SYSTEM - TSARUKYAN'S OPPONENT KNOWN
YEREVAN. - Territorial Electoral Commissions in Armenia continue to receive applications by the candidates on plurality system.
Thus, deputy head of ruling coalition member Orinats Yerkir party Mher Shahgeldyan ...
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