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Headlines for May 14, 2012REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARMENIA: VOTES PER REGION
YEREVAN.- The Republican Party of Armenia headed by President Serzh Sargsyan received the greatest support in Syunik Region and the lowest support in Kotayk Region during the May 6 parliamentary elections.
Armenian ...PROSPEROUS ARMENIA PARTY: VOTES PER REGION
YEREVAN.- Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) headed by businessman Gagik Tsarukyan received the greatest support in Kotayk Region during the May 6 election. It is the only region where PAP managed to leave ...ARMENIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS: VOTES PER REGION
YEREVAN.- During the May 6 parliamentary elections the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) bloc headed by first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan received the most considerable support in capital ...MARCH REMITTANCES GROW IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - In March 2012, individuals have sent non-commercial remittances totaling US$ 107 million to Armenia, the Central Bank informs.
This number was $277 million in January-March, which surpassed ...AZERBAIJAN DISAPPOINTS UN SECURITY COUNCIL COUNTRIES
NEW YORK. - In an attempt to justify its unacceptable modus operandi as chairman at the May 10 session of the UN Security Council, during which the reports of the council's committees dealing with antiterrorism ...HOW MUCH DOLLAR IS BOUGHT, SOLD IN ARMENIA?
YEREVAN. - There are 252 currency exchange offices in Armenia as of March 2012, and this number has increased by 21, as compared with January, the Central Bank informs.
Also in March, the turnover of ...WALL OF ARMENIAN SURB NSHAN CHURCH COLLAPSES IN TBILISI
A wall of Armenian Surb Nshan church situated in Tbilisi has collapsed.
Fragments of the wall fell on the garden house and damaged its wall. Fortunately, no causalities are reported, GHN reports.
According ...CAR HITS ELECTRICITY POLE IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - A Samand-model automobile struck an electricity utility pole alongside a street at Armenia's capital, Yerevan, on Sunday at around 6am.
The driver sustained injuries and was taken to hospital, ...HERITAGE PARTY: VOTES PER REGION
YEREVAN.- Heritage Party headed by former foreign minister Raffi Hovannisian received the greatest support in capital Yerevan during the May 6 elections.
Armenian News-NEWS.am presents Heritage's results ...ARMENIA'S ORINATS YERKIR PARTY MINISTERS TO GIVE UP PARLIAMENTARY MANDATES
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law) Party (RLP) Chairman Arthur Baghdasaryan and RLP members, Emergency Situations Minister Armen Yeritsyan and Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetyan, will ...ARMENIAN-ARAB FRIENDSHIP IS VISIBLE IN KUWAIT - CATHOLICOS
The Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II on Sunday received a delegation led by H. H. Sheikha Fariha Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, President of the Kuwait Association for The Ideal Family.
Armenia's Ambassador ...HAIL DAMAGES FRUIT TREES IN ARMENIA'S LORI AND ARARAT REGIONS
YEREVAN. -Hail damaged fruit trees in Armenia's Lori Region on May 12, Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations informs adding size of the damage is being specified.
Earlier on May 11 another alarm was ...WOMAN DRINKS BLEACH IN ARMENIAN VILLAGE
Message came from Armenia's Aragatsotn region informing that Melsida Ustinyan, 44, from Kosh village drank bleach and was hospitalized at 11.45 p.m. on May 11.
According to doctors, her condition is satisfactory, ...OSCE MEDIATORS CONCERNED ABOUT ESCALATION IN LINE OF CONTACT
The main goal of OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs' regional visit is to continue a dialogue with the Azerbaijani and Armenian FMs launched in London and Warsaw, Co-Chair Robert Bradtke said in Baku.
The discussions ...SIX PEOPLE POISONED WITH MUSHROOMS, PILLS AND ACETONE IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Maria Abrahamyan, 23, was poisoned by medical pills and hospitalized on May 13. Her health condition is satisfactory.
Sargis Safaryan, 22, was diagnosed with the same poisoning on May 12. He ...EIGHT ANNUAL AWARD OF ARMENIAN PRESIDENT IN IT SPHERE TO BE GRANTED
YEREVAN.- The annual traditional meeting of the Committee of the Annual Educational Award of the President of the Republic of Armenia in IT Sphere and candidates of the award will be held at State Engineering ...KUWAITI SHEIKHA'S VISIT WILL OPEN NEW CHAPTER IN BILATERAL TIES - ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT
YEREVAN. - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on Monday received H. H. Sheikha Fariha Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, President of the Kuwait Association for The Ideal Family, who is known for her charity ...ORINATS YERKIR: VOTES PER REGION
YEREVAN.- Orinats Yerkir Party (Rule of Law) headed by Secretary of Armenia's National Security Council received the greatest support in Shirak Region.
Armenian News-NEWS.am presents the Orinats Yerkir's ...RENOWNED SWEDISH ENSEMBLE TO PERFORM AT YEREVAN'S GENOCIDE MEMORIAL
YEREVAN. - The string ensemble of Halmstad, Sweden, will perform Monday at Armenian capital city Yerevan's Armenian Genocide Memorial. Halmstad Musical School Director Ulf Fembro informed this during ...MOODY'S ANALYSTS SAY VICTORY OF ARMENIA'S RULING COALITION POSITIVE RESULT
Moody's analysts consider that the victory of Armenia's ruling party in the parliamentary elections will ensure a degree of political stability and policy continuity, Bloomberg reports.
In a new weekly ...MAINTENANCE TO CONTINUE AT AKHTAMAR ISLAND OF TURKEY'S VAN
The Turkish authorities have decided to continue with the upkeep and the expanding of the lighting grid at Akhtamar Island of Van Province.
According to this project, aside from the surrounding area ...SOUTH KOREAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION IS IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - A South Korean parliamentary delegation, led by the National Assembly (NA) Vice Speaker Hong Jae-hyong, is visiting Armenia's capital, Yerevan, from Monday to Wednesday.
On Monday, the delegation ...EU THREATENS UKRAINE WITH BOYCOTTING EURO 2012 AND SANCTIONS
The high representative of EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Police Catherine Ashton again confirmed the intention of the Council of EU to discuss the issue of the political boycott of Euro 2012 in ...ANOTHER QUAKE ROCKS AZERBAIJAN
BAKU. - A new earthquake hit Azerbaijan's Zaqatala Region. The shaking was recorded on Sunday evening and 14 kilometers southwest of Zaqatala City, Azerbaijan's Meteorological Center informed 1news.az.
The ...GEORGIAN DIOCESE OF ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH TURNS TO SAAKASHVILI TO PRESERVE CULTURAL MONUMENTS
TBILISI. - The head of the Georgian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Bishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan wrote a letter addressed to the Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili asking to take measures on ...NKR PRESIDENTS AWARDS SEVERAL CULTURAL PERSONALITIES
STEPANAKERT. - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) President Bako Sahakyan on Monday signed several decrees on decoration and conferring honorary titles, in connection with the 50th anniversary of NKR capital ...ARMENIA'S POLICE SOLVE CASE OF SMUGGLING DRUGS FROM TURKEY
YEREVAN. The Armenian law enforcement has solved the case of smuggling drugs into the country from Turkey.
The police officers detained, on May 10 at a capital city Yerevan intersection, a certain Mher ...ARMENIAN IS KILLED IN SYRIA'S HOMS
DAMASCUS. - An Armenian by the name of Raffi Karjian was killed in the Syrian city of Homs.
Karjian was killed at his home. The circumstances of the incident are being ascertained, the Armenian Embassy ...OSCE CO-CHAIRS PLAN TO CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS WITH ARMENIAN AND AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTERS
The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Robert Bradtke of the United States, Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, and Jacques Faure of France) and Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk (Personal Representative ...FRANCE'S PRESIDENT CHANGE NOT TO AFFECT POSITION ON KARABAKH CONFLICT - CO-CHAIR
France supported and will continue supporting peaceful resolution of the Karabakh conflict, French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure told journalists in Baku.
He commented on the question ...PRICES FOR PRECIOUS METALS DOWN IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - State Treasury of precious metals and stones agency of the Armenian Ministry of Finance set the following prices for one gram of pure metal for the period of May 14-20:
Gold: purchase AMD 18545.66 ...AMERICAN RETURNS PLANT TO PARK 54 YEARS AFTER STEALING IT
The resident of Nashville city of U.S. decided to correct his mistake which he made 54 years ago and returned the stolen hive to the park.
73-year-old Bill Teitleff said that when he was 18 years old, ...ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH TO COMMENT ON SITUATION AROUND ST NSHAN
ETCHMIADZIN. - The Supreme Spiritual Council of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) will convene a session on Tuesday to discuss the issue of St Nshan church wall collapse in Tbilisi, spokesperson for ...DOLLAR TAKES ANOTHER "FLIGHT" IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - The US dollar's exchange rate continues to increase in Armenia's financial market.
The dollar's average exchange rate against the Armenian dram (AMD) comprised AMD 396/$1, at NASDAQ OMX Armenia ...ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT WILL HEAD TO RUSSIA
YEREVAN. - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will head for the Russian Federation Tuesday on a working visit.
In Moscow, Sargsyan will partake in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Collective ...FIRST AZERBAIJANI TEXTBOOK IS PUBLISHED ARMENIA
By Lilit Manukyan
YEREVAN. - The first-ever textbook on the Azerbaijani language is published in Armenia. The textbook is guaranteed by the Faculty of Oriental Studies of Yerevan State University (YSU). ...ATHENS HOLDS GREEK-ARMENIAN CELEBRITY GUITARIST'S CHARITABLE CONCERT
ATHENS. - Greek-Armenian celebrity, guitarist Hagop Kolanian held on May 12 a charitable solo concert sponsored by the Armenian Embassy in Greece and supported by the Athens city hall. The whole allocated ...STATISTICS ON ARMENIA'S ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
YEREVAN. - During the period from January to April, 249,900 people left Armenia from two airports, including Zvartnots and Shirak. Another 199,900 have arrived, the official website of the General Department ...ARMENIAN DELEGATION TO EUROVISION COMMENTS ON FINE
YEREVAN. - The fine for Armenia's decision to withdraw from the Eurovision 2012 is aimed to preserve the rules and not to punish, head of the Armenian delegation to the Eurovision Gohar Gasparyan told ...ARMENIA'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY THANKS VOTERS
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Democratic Party expresses gratitude to all the voters who gave their votes to the party. Considering that the conducted work has not be sufficient, the Democratic Party will review ...KUWAIT INTENDS TO REALIZE CHARITABLE PROJECTS IN ARMENIA - SHEIKHA AL-SABAH
YEREVAN. - Armenian Deputy PM, head of Armenian - Kuwait Inter-parliamentary commission Armen Gevorgyan received on Monday H. H. Sheikha Fariha Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, President of the Kuwait Association ...GIZ INVITES ARMENIA'S AGRICULTURE MINISTER TO PARTICIPATE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS' EXPO
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Agricultural Minister Sergo Karapetyan received on Monday the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) delegation headed by the coordinator in Armenia James Macbeth.
Macbeth ...WOMAN FOUND HANGED IN OWN APARTMENT IN ARMENIA
GORIS. - Lusine H., 39, was found hanged in her apartment in Armenia's Goris city, Syunik Region's police confirmed for Armenian News-NEWS.am.
The incident occurred on May 12. According to information ...ARMENIAN JUDGES PARTICIPATE IN CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF JUDGES
Armenia's Association of Judges participated in the annual congress of the European Association of Judges took place in Amsterdam on May 10-12.
The delegations discussed new challenges judges are faced ...OPPOSITION ARMENIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS IS WEAKENING - FORMER PM
YEREVAN. - The leader of Liberty Party, member of opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) and Armenian former PM Hrant Bagratyan does not think that ANC might split up but 'of course opinions can ...ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST INTERROGATED ON BALLOON BLAST CASE IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - Environmental activist Mikael Nazaryan was interrogated on Monday as a witness on the balloon blast case in Yerevan downtown.
He has been interrogated for several hours and later released. ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION BLOC'S COORDINATOR MEETS UK AMBASSADOR
YEREVAN. - Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc coordinator Levon Zurabyan met on Monday with the UK Ambassador to Armenia Jonathan Aves.
The sides discussed the May 6 parliamentary elections ...ORINATS YERKIR PUBLISHES PARLIAMENTARY GROUP MEMBERS' LIST
YEREVAN. - Orinats Yerkir party decided on the MP mandates' distributions based on the number of seats gained as a result of the recent parliamentary elections. The political council of the party will ...INSPECTION PROCEDURES IN ARMENIA TO BECOME ‘TARGETED, CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT' - IFC
As a result of the introduction of a risk-based approach, inspection procedures in Armenia will become "more targeted, clear and transparent," said Arsen Nazaryan, project manager of the Armenia Investment ...CAR FLIES 30 METERS AND FALLS ON RAILWAY STATION (VIDEO, PHOTO)
On Monday a serious car accident occurred in Armenia's Lori region. As the correspondent of Armenian News-NEWS.am reports from the scene, Stepan Mnatsakanyan, 57, fell out of the roadway with his GAZ-24 ...GREAT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ARMENIAN-KOREAN RELATIONS - OFFICIAL
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Parliament Speaker Samvel Nikoyan received on Monday the Korean delegation headed by the South Korea Parliament Vice Speaker Hong Jae-Hyong.
Nikoyan believes that the MPs' visit will ...HAIL DAMAGES GRAPE VINEYARDS IN ARMENIAN AYGEHOVIT
YEREVAN. - Hail damaged over 100 ha grape vineyards in Armenia's Aygehovit village of Tavush Region on Monday, Armenia's Ministry of Emergency Situations informs Armenian News-NEWS.am. The size of the ...MATERIALS ARE PREPARED ON PREVENTING JOURNALIST'S WORK
GYUMRI. - Reporter from Gyumri city's Gala TV station N. Nalbandyan reported on May 11 that on May 5, 2012, he had gone to Gyumri's number 33 election district in order to get explanations. But the head ...MATERIALS COLLECTED ON INSTALLING VIDEO NEAR VOTING BOOTH
YEREVAN. - Election commission head at No. 34/20 precinct A. Hovhannisyan reported on May 11 that Kentron TV channel representative H. Sargsyan tried to install video surveillance near the voting booth ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1632 Death of Catholicos Movsess Tatevatsee, a prominent figure of the Armenian renaissance of the 17th century. He was born in 1583.
- 1805 The Treaty of the Kyurak-chai River. Artsakh is joined to Russia.
- 1812 Birth in Tbilissi (Georgia) of Stepanos Nazaryan, the founder of the "Hyusisapail" - Aurora Borealis - monthly magazine. He was born in 1812.
- 1814 Birth of Karapet Shahnazaryan in Hamadan (Iran). He died in 1865.
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