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Headlines for May 08, 2012CHILD ADOPTION NUMBER REDUCED IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - 85 children, 50.6 percent of whom were girls, were adopted in Armenia last year, Armenian National Statistical Service reports.
The number sharply reduced, as compared to 148 adoptions in 2010.
In ...HALF OF MARRIED WOMEN IN ARMENIA DO NOT WANT TO HAVE BABIES ANYMORE
58 percent of married women in Armenia do not want to have babies anymore and 13 percent want to postpone pregnancy for 2 years, Armenia's National Statistics Service reports.
The survey was conducted ...453 PATIENTS PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS AT MEDICAL HOSPITALS
453 patients have fulfilled their electoral duties in Armenia's 8 mental hospitals, Armenian Health Ministry's Chief of Staff Suren Krmoyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
According to him, the voting process ...HOW MANY CHILDREN ARE THERE IN ARMENIAN SHELTERS?
In 2011, 10 children's shelters were working in Armenia. Out of them, 7 are state shelters (3 in Yerevan, one in each, Ararat, Gegharkunik, Lori and Shirak regions.), and 3 private ones (in Yerevan, Kotayk ...ARMENIANS STARTED VISITING THEATERS MORE FREQUENTLY
In 2011, the number of visits to theatres totaled to 458.9 thousand in Armenia, Armenia's National Statistics Service reports.
21.4 percent of visitors went to the Puppet Theatre, 15.4 percent to musical ...ARMENIAN YOUNG MUSICIAN STUNS EVERYONE WITH HIS PERFORMANCE AT YOUNG MUSICIANS EUROVISION
VIENNA. - Qanun player Narek Kazazyan, 15, representing Armenia at the Eurovision for Young Musicians 2012, passed to the final round, head of the Armenian delegation to Eurovision Gohar Gasparyan told ...ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT CANDIDATE LIGHTS CANDLES FOR CITIZENS WHO HAVE SOLD THEIR SOULS
YEREVAN. - Armenian parliament candidate from the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Hakob Hakobyan who was nominated in electoral district N19 and lost against RPA candidate Sedrak Saroyan, went to church ...ARMENIAN VOTER RETURNS ELECTION BRIBE - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - A unique envelope came out of the ballot box during the vote counting at an Armenian capital Yerevan precinct after the May 6 parliamentary elections, Zhoghovurd daily writes.
"The [precinct] ...ARMENIA'S POLICE CHIEF CELEBRATES REPUBLICAN PARTY'S VICTORY, TOO - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Chief of Police, Vladimir Gasparyan, likewise attended the ruling Republican Party of Armenia's (RPA) banquet on Monday, Hraparak daily writes.
"We attempted to ascertain from Gasparyan ...ARMENIA'S DEFENSE MINISTER TO BECOME PM? - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - The next most important matter for Armenia's ruling political force, following the National Assembly elections, is the changing of the executive portfolios, Zhamanak daily writes.
"Yesterday ...PROSPEROUS ARMENIA PARTY FACES DIFFICULT CHOICE - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - At present, the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) de jure has no need to form a coalition, following the May 6 National Assembly (NA) elections, and it could form a government even on its own, ...NATION SOLD ITS FUTURE FOR 5 YEARS - UNITED ARMENIANS PARTY - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Irates De Facto tried to receive assessments, with respect to Armenia's May 6 National Assembly elections, from the political forces that ran in them. And Ruben Avagyan from the United Armenians ...PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS SHOWED HOW DEGRADED ARMENIAN SOCIETY HAS BECOME - POLITICAL TECHNOLOGIST
YEREVAN. - Armenia's National Assembly (NA) elections on May 6 were not elections, but rather a financial event, political technologist Armen Badalyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
"The elections are ...RUSSIAN PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES ARMENIAN COUNTERPART
MOSCOW. - In connection with 67th anniversary of the victory achieved during the Great Patriotic War in World War II, Russia's President Vladimir Putin sent congratulatory messages to the leaders of CIS ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT VISITS KARABAKH
Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan arrived in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) Tuesday.
He will attend events marking Victory Day, and 20th anniversaries of the NKR Defense Army and the liberation ...ARMENIA'S AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE POPE
YEREVAN. - Vigen Chitechyan, who simultaneously is also Armenia's Ambassador to the Vatican, on May 4 presented his credentials to Pope Benedict XVI.
Along the lines of his stay, Ambassador Chitechyan ...ARMENIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS LEADERS TO RENOUNCE PARLIAMENTARY MANDATES?
YEREVAN. - The opposition bloc Armenian National Congress (ANC) leader and Armenia's First President Levon Ter-Petrosyan will give up his MP seat.
According to the information which Armenian News-NEWS.am ...5.5-MAGNITUDE TENSION IS ACCUMULATED IN EARTH'S CRUST AT ARMENIA, ENVIRONS - EXPERT
YEREVAN. - A 5.5-magnitude tension is accumulated in the earth's crust at Armenia and its vicinity, said Hrachya Petrosyan, Head of the Armenian National Seismic Protection Service of the Ministry of ...ARMENIAN POLITICAL ANALYST FORECASTS COALITION IN NEW PARLIAMENT
YEREVAN.- The political forces are currently discussing formation of future coalition, said Director of Caucasus Institute Alexander Iskandaryan.
Leadership of at least six parties is discussing the issue ...CATHOLICOS ARAM I PAYS VISIT TO IRAN
Catholicos Aram I of the Great House of Cilicia arrived on a pastoral visit to Iran on Monday.
He will preside on the interfaith dialogue meeting between the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia and the ...OPPOSITION'S ENTRY TO ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT WOULD MEAN CONCURRENCE WITH ELECTION RESULTS - POLITICAL SCIENTIST
YEREVAN. - The Armenian opposition's entry to the National Assembly (NA) would mean concurrence with the May 6 parliamentary election results, stated Yerevan's Caucasus Institute Director, political scientist ...PROSPEROUS ARMENIA PARTY: NO COMMENTS ON OSKANIAN'S STATEMENT
YEREVAN.- Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) is not commenting either on results of elections, or the statements made by party members, Naira Zohrabyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
She refused to comment on ...ARMENIA'S JOINT ELECTION OVERSIGHT HEADQUARTERS TO ISSUE STATEMENT AFTER HOLIDAYS
YEREVAN. - The joint parliamentary election oversight headquarters will present its assessment on the May 6 National Assembly elections after the holidays, Chairman Hmayak Hovhannisyan of the Politologists' ...UN COMMITTEE ON TORTURE TO CONSIDER ARMENIA'S REPORT
UN Committee on Torture will consider report of Armenia during its session on May 10 and 11.
The state periodic report on implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading ...TURKISH PM READIES TO INVEST IN ARMENIA - ARMENIAN POLITICIAN
YEREVAN. - Russia's newly-elect President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the foreign political doctrine where, however, there is nothing on Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Azerbaijan, New Times Party ...ELECTIONS DID NOT RECORD ARMENIAN PEOPLE'S WILL - ARFD
YEREVAN. - Armenia's National Assembly elections on May 6 did not register the people's will and the real ratio among the political forces, notes the statement released by the opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun ...ARMENIAN FM LEAVES FOR EGYPT
YEREVAN.- Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will leave for Egypt on Wednesday.
He will attend the ministerial meeting of Non-Aligned Movement held on May 9-10, foreign office informs Armenian ...ARMENIA NOT TO HAVE LEFT OR RIGHT FORCES, SIMPLY 'GOOD' PEOPLE - EXPERT
YEREVAN. - In states such as Armenian paternalism is on good demand, while socialism, liberalism is less demanded, political scientist Alexander Iskandaryan said at a press conference on Tuesday.
"People ...NINE PEOPLE INJURED IN SEVEN ACCIDENTS IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - One driver was injured and hospitalized on Yerevan-Artashat road on Monday.
Young man was hit and then hospitalized in Yerevan on Monday, police reports. 58-year-old woman was run over in another ...HERITAGE PARTY ISSUES PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ON ARMENIA'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
YEREVAN. - Armenia's opposition Heritage Party Campaign Headquarters released its preliminary evaluation on the May 6 National Assembly elections.
"The parliamentary elections are marred with numerous ...ARMENIA'S SECOND PRESIDENT IS IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH
YEREVAN. - Armenia's second President Robert Kocharyan headed for the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), to take part in the celebrations devoted to 20th anniversaries of the NKR Defense Army and the liberation ...NEWS INACCURATE ON IMMINENT POWERFUL QUAKE IN ARMENIA - EMERGENCY MINISTRY
YEREVAN. - The news being spread with respect to a looming strong earthquake in Armenia is inaccurate, the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) informed.
"We call upon people to maintain calm and ...PRESIDENTS OF ARMENIA AND KARABAKH ATTEND EVENTS ON 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF SHUSHI LIBERATION
SHUSHI.- President of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Bako Sahakyan and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan participated on Tuesday in the solemn events organized in Stepanakert and Shushi dedicated to the Victory ...CONFERENCE OF AUTOCHTHONAL PEOPLES OF CAUCASIAN-CASPIAN REGION HELD IN KARABAKH
SHUSHI.- Nagorno-Karabakh's Shushi is hosting a three-day enlarged meeting of the organizing committee of international conference "Autochthonal peoples of Caucasian-Caspian region."
The organizing committee ...ARMENIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST BLAMED RPA, PAP AND ARF DASHNAKTSUTYUN FOR DISTRIBUTING BRIBES
YEREVAN. - Alarms on bribe referred mainly to Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) and ARF Dashnaktsutyun, head of Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor Office Arthur Sakunts ...ARMENIAN POLICE INVESTIGATE ATTACK ON RFE/RL REPORTER
YEREVAN.- Armenian police have opened a criminal case into attack on reporter of the RFE/RL radio station.
Police has identified the young man who attacked Elina Danielyan and is preparing a report, ...DIGITEC BUSINESS FORUM TO LAUNCH IN MIDST OF JUNE
YEREVAN. - The DigiTec Business Forum 2012 under the motto of "Smart Country-Digital Solutions for Innovative Economy" will be held on June 15-16 in Yerevan, the Union of Information Technology Enterprises ...ARMENIA'S MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE BIDS FAREWELL TO OUTGOING IRANIAN AMBASSADOR
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan bid farewell to outgoing Iranian Ambassador Seyed Ali Saghaeyan on Tuesday on the latter's request.
"We have 15 direct neighbors, but the ...DOLLAR EXCEEDS AMD 393/$1 IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - The NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange saw no foreign currency trading on Tuesday, and the reason was the US dollar's extremely high offer exchange rate against the Armenian dram (AMD).
The ...OPPOSITION CANNOT PLAY DECISIVE ROLE IN ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT - ACTIVIST ON HUNGER STRIKE (VIDEO)
YEREVAN. - It is already the fifth day since former member of an investigative group on March 1, 2008 tragic events, political activist Artavazd Vardanyan is on hunger strike, he told Armenian News-NEWS.am. He ...ARMENIAN DEPUTY PM DISCUSSES IRRIGATION PROJECTS WITH WB REPRESENTATIVE
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Deputy PM and Regional Governance Minister Armen Gevorgyan on Tuesday received Jean-Michel Happi, World Bank (WB) Country Manager for Armenia.
The interlocutors examined the course ...POLICE RECEIVE 101 REPORTS ON ELECTION VIOLATIONS, OPEN 4 CRIMINAL CASES
YEREVAN. - Police of Armenia have received another 23 reports on violations during the parliamentary elections starting from Monday Monday morning till Tuesday, police representative Ashot Aharonyan told ...US STATE DEPARTMENT COMMENTS ON ARMENIA'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
The parliamentary elections in Armenia were held in a calm and peaceful atmosphere, said Robert Hilton, Foreign Service Officer and Director of Press at the US Department of State.
The parliamentary elections, ...PROSPEROUS ARMENIA PARTY MEMBER BELIEVES COALITION WITH REPUBLICAN PARTY IS POSSIBLE
YEREVAN. - Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) member Vardan Bostanjyan does not consider the parliamentary elections were a surprise, he told the Armenian News-NEWS.am adding he believes in the possibility ...PROSPEROUS ARMENIA PARTY LEADER DELIVERS POST-ELECTION MESSAGE
YEREVAN. - Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leader Gagik Tsarukyan delivered a post-election message expressing his gratitude to the citizens "who had voted willingly and consciously."
He thanked all those ...ARMENIA'S CEC TO DECIDE DATE OF MP SEAT DISTRIBUTION
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Central Electoral Commission (CEC) will publish the final results in the seventh day of the Election Day on Sunday, spokesperson for CEC Hermine Harutyunyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Asked ...ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT SARGSYAN CONGRATULATES RUSSIAN PREMIER MEDVEDEV
YEREVAN. - President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan congratulated Dmitry Medvedev on his appointment to the post of Prime Minister.
President Sargsyan expressed gratitude to Medvedev for his efforts on strengthening ...EU STATEMENT ON ARMENIA'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, jointly with Stefan Füle, Commissioner for Enlargement ...ARMENIAN POLICE CONSIDERS HERITAGE STATEMENT BASELESS
YEREVAN. - Police released an explanation on Heritage party statement regarding election frauds.
"Heritage party headquarter released its preliminary estimations regarding May 6 parliamentary elections, ...ROCK PUB BLEW UP IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - A rock pub in downtown Yerevan was blown up early on Tuesday morning.
The owner Tsomak Oganezova is confident that the incident in DIY club is nothing but a sign of hatred. The owner learnt ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION BLOC SAYS ELECTIONS WERE RIGGED
YEREVAN. - The opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) is holding its first rally after the May 6 parliamentary elections in Yerevan city Liberty Square.
First President of Armenia and ANC leader ...RALLY CALLS ARMENIAN OPPOSITION TO ACCEPT MANDATES
YEREVAN. - The statement having been voiced in various arenas in the recent years, according to which the authorities in Armenia perpetrate White Genocide, is again confirmed, opposition Armenian National ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION BLOC TO CHALLENGE ELECTION RESULTS IN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
YEREVAN.- The opposition Armenian National Congress bloc will apply to the Constitutional Court demanding that the May 6 parliamentary elections results should be considered invalid.
ANC presented legal ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION RALLY ENDS
YEREVAN. - Armenian National Congress (ANC) ended rally in the Liberty Square without a march. The opposition representative Aram Manukyan explained it by the ANC's engagement in active political consultations ...
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Today in Armenian history- 0 Mareri was the 10th month in the old Armenian calendar (May 8 to June 6). It relates to the time when trees (mayrik) acquire new foliage.
- 1851 Birth of Yeghya Demeertjeepashyan. He died in 1908.
- 1883 Inauguration of the Tbilissi-Baku railway.
- 1930 Murder, by the Soviet Police, of Catholicos, Gevorg the Fifth (Sooreniants).
- 1958 The Eighth Congress of Armenian Trade Unions opens in Yerevan.
- 1992 A counterattack by Artsakhs armed forces retakes Shushi, thereby stopping the random bombardment and shelling of Stepanakert.
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