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Headlines for April 19, 2012ARMENIAN CANDIDATE IS SUPPORTED BY FORMER GOVERNOR
GLENDALE. - The campaign of Greg Krikorian which aims to become a member of the 43rd State Assembly District is supported by a political icon from California. Former Governor of California George Deukmejian ...AZERBAIJAN UNSUCCESSFULLY TRIES TO CLOSE IRAN'S EYES ON ITS WEAPONRY - EXPERT
YEREVAN. - Azerbaijan tries quite unsuccessfully to prove that its weaponry purchased from Israel is against Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, expert Sergey Minasyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
"With all ...SWEDISH-FINNISH COMPANY ASSISTED AZERBAIJAN FOR SPYING ON INDIVIDUALS
Swedish-Finnish TeliaSonera Company has given state security services access to systems of the former Soviet Union states in order to secure lucrative contracts there.
Swedish media claims that the Company ...PATIENT'S HUSBAND BEATS DOCTOR IN TURKEY (VIDEO)
ISTANBUL. - Husband of a patient, who should have been operated, beat the doctor in one of the hospitals in Istanbul. The husband beat the doctor who 'dared' to order his wife not to eat anything ahead ...KARABAKH PEACE PROCESS TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS ONLY WITHOUT EXTREME DEMANDS AND ILLUSIONS - FORMER ENVOY
YEREVAN. - The Madrid Principles may serve as the basis of settling Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, OSCE Minsk Group former co-chair, Ambassador Vladimir Kazimirov said on Wednesday in Yerevan at the ...ARMENIA MAKES PROGRESS IN WORLD COMPETITIVENESS RATING BUT IS STILL BEHIND NEIGHBORS
In the 2011-2012 competitiveness report of the World Economic Forum Armenia ranked 92 among 142 countries.
Despite the progress, compared to neighbors and other CIS countries Armenia is on the rather ...ARMENIAN FEMALE MP WILL INDULGE IN HER SEVERAL BUSINESSES
YEREVAN. - The ruling coalition's Prosperous Armenia Party National Assembly (NA) MP Gohar Yenokyan from now on will solely indulge in her businesses. Yenokyan herself told this to Armenian News-NEWS.am, ...ARMENIAN RULING PARTY PREPARES TO BRIBE RIVAL PARTY COMMISSION MEMBERS - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - On the day of the parliamentary elections, the ruling coalition's Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) is preparing to buy off, with US$ 300-500, the challenging parties' commission members in ...VIDEO CAMERA IS INSTALLED AT DOWNTOWN YEREVAN PARK
YEREVAN. - A video camera has been installed at Armenian capital Yerevan's MashtotsPark, Hraparak daily writes.
"When the young activists [there] asked the senior police officers what this 'camera' was ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION PARTY QUITS PARLIAMENT'S MONITORING COMMITTEE - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Armenia's opposition Heritage Party National assembly (NA) Faction leader Stepan Safaryan announced Wednesday that they are leaving the NA Speaker conjunct monitoring committee, which will ...ARMENIAN CURRENCY DEPRECIATES AT ALARMING RATE - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Armenia's national currency, the dram (AMD), is devaluing at a disturbing pace, Haykakan Zhamanak daily writes.
"One [US] dollar's average price was AMD 393.75 at Armenia's stock exchange ...ARMENIA'S PM NOT RESPONDING - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Following the presentation of Armenia's National Competitiveness Report, Zhamanak daily addressed a question to PM Tigran Sargsyan.
'"Mr.Prime Minister, Armenia's former PM [and current ...ANOTHER SUICIDE IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - A new suicide case was recorded in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Wednesday.
The Police received a call at 10 pm, informing that someone had thrown himself from the Victory Bridge, the Police ...PRESIDENT OF SUDAN DECLARED WAR ON SOUTH SUDAN
President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir has declared war on South Sudan promising to crash the Juba authorities as insects.
The statement was made on the background of military escalation on the border between ...FOUNDER OF AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS DICK CLARK DIES
The founder of American Music Awards Dick Clark died at the age of 82 on Wednesday,his agent informed said.
The TV shows, including "Pyramid" made Dick Clark famous.
Clark founded one of the prestigious ...ANOTHER QUAKE RATTLES TURKEY'S VAN
A new earthquake was registered in Turkey's Van Province on Thursday at 02:30 am.
The tremor measured magnitude 4.5, and its epicenter was the Akcift village, located 40 kilometers from Van city.
Three ...TURKEY'S OPPOSITION LIKEWISE READIES TO FIGHT AGAINST ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION
The measures to be taken against the Armenian Genocide's recognition were on the session agenda of the General Council of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP).
At the session, former ...23 PEOPLE DIE IN SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS IN IRAQ
A new series of terrorist attacks were committed in Iraq: three explosions hit Baghdad. Explosions occurred also in Kirkuk and Samarra cities.
According to the source from the law structures, one of ...ARMENIA PETITIONS TO IAEA
YEREVAN. - The Government of Armenia petitioned to Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), with a request to provide support in extending the life of the Armenian ...CAR HITS WOMAN IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - The driver of a GAZ 3302 hit a 44-year-old woman in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Wednesday at 1:45pm.
The woman sustained injuries and was transferred to hospital, Police Press Service informed ...HOPE OF ARMENIAN HOUSE OF HOPE IS "DOUSED"
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Police received a distress call, on Wednesday at 7:30pm, informing of a fire at Ptghunk village.
It was found out that a fire had started, on the same day at around 7pm, at the warehouse ...ARMENIAN HISTORICAL, CULTURAL COMPLEX RECEIVES ARTISTIC NIGHT-LIGHTING
Marking the International Day for Monuments and Sites, Armenia's PM Tigran Sargsyan on Wednesday visited the Zvartnots Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve.
He got acquainted with the Museum's new exhibition ...INTELLECTUAL SUGGESTS CONSTRUCTING, AT MOUNTAIN BASE, TEMPLE HONORING FOUNDER OF ARMENIAN NATION (VIDEO)
YEREVAN. - Writers' Union of Armenia member Vahan Ter-Ghazaryan proposes to build, at the foot of Mount Ara, a temple in honor of Hayk, the legendary patriarch and founder of the Armenian nation. The ...ARMENIA'S NUCLEAR PLANT WORKERS WILL RECEIVE SOCIAL PACKAGE, TOO
YEREVAN. - In 2012, 875 employees of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant will benefit from the state budget's social package being allocated to public servants. The Government adopted such decision on Thursday.
A ...ARMENIA TO COOPERATE WITH RUSSIA'S AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
YEREVAN.- President of Armenia's Academy of Sciences Radik Martirosyan and head of the Russian United Aircraft Corporation head Mikhail Poghosyan will sign a 5-year cooperation deal.
The main goal is ...AUTHORITIES' VIOLENT BEHAVIOR INFURIATE PEOPLE - ARMENIAN OPPOSITION BLOC
YEREVAN. - The opposition bloc Armenian National Congress (ANC) already has been to five regions, within the framework of the campaigning for the forthcoming parliamentary elections, and, in general, ...THREE PARTIES TO HOLD RALLIES ON NEXT DAY OF ELECTIONS - CANDIDATE
YEREVAN.- On the next day of elections Prosperous Armenia Party, ARF Dashnaktsutyun and Armenian National Congress bloc will take to the streets, independent candidate Manvel Yeghiazaryan said.
If these ...ARMENIA'S TRAFFIC VIOLATION FINES CAN NOW BE PAID FROM HOME
YEREVAN. - The citizens of Armenia can soon make state payments online, Government Chief of Staff Davit Sargsyan stated during a press conference on Thursday.
In his words, a new electronic management ...SCHOOL IN ISTANBUL RETURNED TO ARMENIAN COMMUNITY
Turkey's Foundations General Directorate decided to return the Armenian Surp Hac Tibrevank Foundation in Istanbul's Uskudar district back to the Armenian community on Wednesday, Hurriyet Daily News reports. ...PRESIDENT ATTENDS ARMENIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
YEREVAN. - President Serzh Sargsyan on Thursday participated in the annual general meeting of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (NAS RA).
During the event, the results of the ...ARMENIA PARTAKES IN OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) international organization's annual conference was held in Brasilia on Tuesday and Wednesday. Armenia's official delegation, led by Deputy FM Ashot Hovakimyan, and ...PARTY LEADER'S PISTOL IS UNIQUE - EXPERT
YEREVAN. - Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leader Gagik Tsarukyan's gun is not a usual one, it is a unique model, deputy principal of the Caucasus Institute Sergei Minasyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am, ...YEREVAN TO HOST CONFERENCE ON 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN SCOUT MOVEMENT
YEREVAN. - The National Scout Movement of Armenia (HASK) NGO will organize, in the capital Yerevan on Saturday, a conference devoted to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian scout movement.
During the ...COOPERATION WITH IAEA IS IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF ARMENIA'S ENERGY SAFETY - PRESIDENT SARGSYAN
YEREVAN. - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on Thursday received Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Sargsyan stressed that nuclear energy is of vital importance ...CATHOLICOS APPRECIATES IAEA EFFORTS TOWARD ARMENIAN NUCLEAR PLANT'S SAFE OPERATION
The Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II, on Thursday received Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The Catholicos appreciated the IAEA-Armenia cooperation ...DUBLIN TO HOST OSCE CONFERENCE ON BUILDING AND SUSTAINING PEACE
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland, Eamon Gilmore, will host a high-level conference on the Northern Ireland peace process in Dublin ...NO FOREIGN CURRENCY TRADING AT ARMENIA'S STOCK EXCHANGE
YEREVAN. - The NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange saw no foreign currency trading on Thursday, but the Armenian dram (AMD) considerably strengthened.
The US dollar was offered at AMD 393/$1, as compared ...CANDIDATE MEETS WITH OSCE/ODIHR LONG-TERM OBSERVERS
YEREVAN.- Candidate for an MP seat Tigran Ter-Petrosyan met on Thursday with OSCE/ODIHR long-term observers Daniela Malijanska-Mitevska and Soenke Ziesche.
They discussed issues related to election campaign. ...ARMENIAN MINISTER MEETS WITH STUDENTS AMID CHANCELLOR'S DISMISSAL
YEREVAN. - Education and Science Minister of Armenia Armen Ashotyan visited on Thursday Yerevan State Linguistic University to discuss the situation with the students.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am has earlier ...SINGER COMPLAINTS OF NATIONAL MUSIC AWARDS IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Armenian popular singer Sirusho complained of the low organizational level of Armenia's National Music Awards - 2012, which took place on April 15. The singer posted her opinion on her Facebook ...IRAN-ARMENIA RELATIONS ARE CLOSEST IN REGION - IRANIAN AMBASSADOR
TEHRAN. - Armenia's Ambassador to Iran, Grigor Arakelyan, and Iran's newly appointed Ambassador to Armenia, Mohammad Reisi, got together with the Iran's Armenian press members, Arax Armenian weekly of ...WE INTEND TO FURTHER STIMULATE PARTNERSHIP WITH ARMENIA - KUWAITI PM
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Ambassador to Kuwait, Fadey Charchoglyan, was received Wednesday by the Kuwaiti PM, Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
The Ambassador conveyed to Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak ...STUDENT DETAINED AFTER MEETING WITH EDUCATION MINISTER IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - The situation in Yerevan State Linguistic University after Valery Bryusov (YSLU) is rather tensed. The 3rd year student Narek Samsonyan was detained during the meeting with Armenian Minster ...TURKS DESIRE TO JOIN EU WITH 1.5 MILLION SLAUGHTERED ARMENIANS - CARICATURE AT FRENCH SCHOOL
A caricature shown by a teacher during the geography class in France made local Turks indignant, Turkish Dogan reports.
The teacher showed the caricature, which depicted a man carrying a sack full of ...PRECIPITATIONS EXPECTED IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Precipitations are expected in Armenia on Friday and April 24 evenings, while rain and thunder is forecasted in the northern regions on April 21-23, Armenian Ministry of emergency Situations ...OVER 100 CIS OBSERVERS TO MONITOR PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - The CIS mission group of observers continues to get familiarized with the parliamentary election campaign process in Armenia.
The CIS experts examine the Election Code and its correspondence ...ITALY'S SCAFATI TOWN RECOGNIZES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Armenia's Ambassador to Italy Ruben Karapetyan visited Scafati town on Apr 13 to meet with Mayor Angelo Pasqualino Aliberti and participate in an opening ceremony of an exhibition dedicated to 97th anniversary ...CULTURAL LIFE IN ARMENIAN REGIONS IS NOT SATISFACTORY - MINISTER OF CULTURE
If tours were organized in Vanadzor once a week, it would not matter as the youth would still go to Yerevan during the remaining 6 days of the week, Armenia's Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan answered ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH PUBLIC COUNCIL MEMBERS
YEREVAN.- Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan met with the members of the Public Council on Thursday.
The Ministers of Agriculture, Energy and Natural Resources participated in the meeting.
They discussed ...MONOGRAPH OF FAMOUS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESEARCHER PUBLISHED IN ROMANIA
BUCHAREST. - The monograph of famous Armenian genocide researcher Nikolay Hovhannisian entitled 'Armenian Genocide' was published in Bucharest, Romania, recently. The book was translated from French to ...TEENAGER STABS FELLOW IN ARMENIA
A criminal case was registered in an Armenian village school in Gegharkunik region.
As the press service of the Armenian Police informs Armenian News-NEWS.am, on Wednesday Gegharkunik region's police ...FIRED UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT
YEREVAN. - Yerevan State Linguistic University (YSLU) former Chancellor Suren Zolyan, who was dismissed by the Education Minister order, met with the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on Thursday as ...NOTHING LINKS PROSPEROUS ARMENIA WITH SECOND PRESIDENT
YEREVAN. - Off-parliament opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) enjoys pluralism and it is the bloc's advantage, ANC secretary Arman Musinyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am. He comments came after the ...ARMENIA TRIES TO PREVENT POSSIBLE WAR - PRESIDENT
YEREVAN. - Ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has achieved success in raising Armenia's credit internationally, President of Armenia, RPA head Serzh Sargsyan said on Thursday during the meeting ...PROTECTION OF ARMENIANS' RIGHTS AND INTERESTS IS VERY HARD PROCESS - ARMENIAN PRESIDENT (PHOTO)
YEREVAN. - Ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) considers denial of any genocide as continuation of the crime, RPA head, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said during the meeting with voters in ...20 YEARS IMPRISONMENT PROMISED TO MCDONALD'S EMPLOYEE FOR SPITTING IN CUSTOMERS' DRINK
A McDonald's employee might be imprisoned for 20 years for spitting in the beverages of customers.
Marvin Washington from Simpsonville was arrested on Wednesday. According to the investigation, on April ...PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA VISITED BOARDING KINDERGARTEN (PHOTO)
YEREVAN. - President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan visited on Thursday the newly renovated boarding kindergarten in Yerevan's Shengavit district.
The President got familiarized with the only boarding kindergarten ...ARMENIAN PARTY EXPLAINS REASONS FOR NOT JOINING ELECTORAL HEADQUARTERS
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Heritage Party came up with a statement in which it explains the issue of not joining the joint electoral headquarters.
"Heritage Party again confirms the disposition of its statement ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1895 The ambassadors from England, France and Russia present a program of reforms (for the six Armenian provinces of Western Armenia), to the Ottoman Turkish government.
- 1920 At the meeting of the Entente States in San Remo (Italy) it was suggested to give a mandate over Armenia through the good offices of President Woodrow Wilson.
- 1932 The Ministries of Heavy and Light Industries, and of Forestry are created in Armenia.
- 1944 Creation of the Administration of Architectural Affairs in the Armenian SSR.
- 1958 Death of singer Haiganoosh Danielian. She was born in 1893.
- 1990 The Cypriot Parliament adopts a special motion condemning the Armenian Genocide.
- 2000 Death of painter Grigor Khanjyan. He was born in 1926 in Yerevan.
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