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SKYPE CAN FACILITATE WIRETAPPING FOR ARMENIAN LAW ENFORCERS- NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN.- Iravunk newspaper writes about the recent reports saying Skype made its online chats and other information more available to police. The newspaper reached for comments Armenian expert on information security, blogger Samvel Martirosyan.
"He believes Americans had such an opportunity long ago. Back in 2008 it was disclosed that Skype has wiretapping system. Now the service may provide an opportunity of listening to wiretaps for all the countries, including Armenia, if allowed by the court.
Martirosyan noted even Facebook has recently confessed to "reading" private messages. The official reason is disclosing pedophiles. Google Hangout has not been engaged in a scandal yet, although they have similar service," the daily writes.
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Headlines for August 03, 2012AZERBAIJAN VIOLATED CEASEFIRE REGIME 1300 TIMES IN JULY
YEREVAN. - Azerbaijani Armed Forces have violated the ceasefire regime for 1300 times in the line of contact with the Armenian and Nagorno-Karabakh Armed Forces in July. One Armenian serviceman was killed ...AZERBAIJAN VIOLATED CEASEFIRE REGIME 11,000 TIMES THIS YEAR
YEREVAN. - Azerbaijani Armed Forces have violated the ceasefire regime in the line of the contact with the Armenian and Nagorno-Karabakh Armed Forces for 11,000 times since the beginning of this year. ...19,183 BABIES BORN AND 14,877 PEOPLE DIED IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Total of 19,183 babies were born over the last seven months, while their number was 19,995 in the same period last year, Armenian National Statistical Service informs Armenian News-NEWS.am. ...ARMENIAN RELIEF SOCIETY TO ASSIST ARMENIANS IN SYRIA
The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of Western USA calls the community members to get united and support the Armenians in Syria in the conflict and civil war background, which continues to escalate in Syria, ...ARMENIAN TO BE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF LA ELECTIONS
The Los Angeles city Council decided to include Armenian, Russian and Persian as official languages for city elections. Ballots will not be printed in these languages because of the cost. The municipality ...RESHUFFLE EXPECTED IN ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT THIS AUTUMN - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN.- Hraparak daily writes about forthcoming reshuffle in the National Assembly staff. "Rumor has it that Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan plans to appoint MP from the Republican Party of Armenia ...SKYPE CAN FACILITATE WIRETAPPING FOR ARMENIAN LAW ENFORCERS- NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN.- Iravunk newspaper writes about the recent reports saying Skype made its online chats and other information more available to police. The newspaper reached for comments Armenian expert on information ...MAN FOUND DROWNED IN HRAZDAN HYDRO POWER PLANT CANAL
YEREVAN.- A man was found drowned in the canal of Armenia's Hrazdan hydro power plant. The Ministry of Emergency Situation said it had received a call at about 10 p.m. on Thursday saying a man fell ...ARMENIAN BLISTER COPPER PRODUCER ACP REPORTED $9 MILLION NET PROFIT IN 2011
YEREVAN.- Armenian blister copper producer Armenian Copper Programme CJSC earned 3 bln 676 mln Armenan drams of net profit in 2011 (about $9 million at current exchange rate). As told in the annual report ...YOUNG MAN STEALS GARBAGE CONTAINERS IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - A 30-year-old Gor was stealing garbage containers. He was detained on Thursday in the suspicion of committing the crime, police press service informs Armenian News-NEWS.am. It was cleared out ...CERTAIN STATES RESPONSIBLE FOR FAILURE OF ANNAN'S PEACE PLAN - IRAN
Iran said interference of certain states brought to Kofi Annan's peace plan on Syria to failure. Official representative of the Iranian MFA Ramin Mehmanparast said on Friday that certain states were not ...WORKING GROUP TO INVESTIGATE DEATH OF ARMENIA WOMAN PREGNANT WITH FIFTH CHILD
YEREVAN.- Armenia's Halth Minister Derenik Dumanyan instructed to set up a working group to hold an investigation into a death of 43-year-old pregnant woman from Jrashen village. A representative of health ...ATTEMPTS ARE MADE TO COVER UP VAHE AVETYAN CASE
YEREVAN.- A person who failed to disclose those responsible for the March 1 events is now in charge of Vahe Avetyan case, said Sardarapat movement member. The Vahe Avetyan initiative group told reporters ...YEREVAN MAYOR TELLS IRANIAN AMBASSADOR ABOUT ONGOING REFORMS
YEREVAN.- Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan received newly appointed Iran's Ambassador to Armenia Mohammad Reisi to discuss intensification of contacts with the Iranian cities. "I am confident that mutual ...SPEEDIEST SOLUTION TO SYRIAN CRISES NOT EXPECTED - ARMENIAN ANALYST
YEREVAN.- Armenian political analyst says one should not expect speediest solution to the Syrian crisis.Ruben Safrastyan, director of Institute of Oriental Studies at the Armenian National Academy of ...ARMENIA MUST AVOID TOUGH STATEMENTS ON SYRIA
YEREVAN.- . It is in the interests of its community, Director of Institute of Oriental Studies Ruben Safrastyan told reporters on Friday. Clashes between the rebels and government forces occurring throughout ...ARMENIAN MP DISMISSES RUMORS ABOUT POSSIBLE RESHUFFLE IN PARLIAMENT
YEREVAN.- Republican Party MP Arpine Hovhannisyan dismissed rumors about her possible appointment to the post of the chief of the parliament staff. She told Armenian News-NEWS.am that the reports are ...PROTESTERS HOLD ACTION IN SUPPORT OF SENTENCED OPPOSITION ACTIVISTS
YEREVAN.- A protest action in support of sentenced opposition activists was held near the office of Armenia's Prosecutor General on Friday. The court cast the verdict for the four Armenian National Congress ...NEW CHECKPOINT OPENS ON ARMENIA-GEORGIA BORDER
YEREVAN. - A new checkpoint Bagratashen-Sadakhlo is opened for exploitation in the north-east of Armenia border with Georgia. The opening ceremony of the checkpoint was held on Thursday, Armenian National ...MAN JUMPS FROM FIFTH FLOOR AND STAYS ALIVE IN ARMENIA
GAVAR. - An unordinary incident occurred in Armenia's Gavar city, Gegharkunik Region. A young man jumped from the fifth floor and stayed alive. The 29-year-old man was injured, and lost consciousness ...YEREVAN TO HOLD MUSICAL - LITERATURE EVENT HONORING CHAGALL'S ANNIVERSARY
YEREVAN. - Armenian capital city Yerevan will hold a musical-literature event dedicated to the 125th anniversary of world celebrity artist, one of the leaders of the 20th century avant-garde Marc Chagall. ...EARTHQUAKE HITS TURKEY'S WEST
A 4.6 magnitude earthquake jolted Turkey's western Manisa province on Friday afternoon. The epicenter was located Golmarmara region of the province, Haber7 reports. It was felt in Izmir province as well. Marisa ...US DOLLAR GOES UP IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - The U.S. dollar gets highly evaluated in Armenia. The average rate of the foreign currency against the national currency made AMD 411/$1 at the NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange on Friday. ...MAN HANGS HIMSELF LEAVING NOTE IN ARMENIA
HRAZDAN. - Garni village in Armenia's Kotayk Region registered a suicide case on Thursday. The village resident, 60-year-old Boris Babayan has committed a suicide by hanging himself in own home. Armenian ...SERJ TANKIAN WEARS TEGHUT T-SHIRT FOR PHILADELPHIA CONCERT
Serj Tankian was wearing a T-shirt in support of Armenia's Teghut Forest during System of a Down concert in Philadelphia. Famous American-Armenian singer supported the initiative standing for protection ...YEREVAN SUBWAY TO GET €15 MILLION INVESTMENTS FROM EU
YEREVAN. - Yerevan city hall, Armenian Ministry of Finance, and Yerevan subway have concluded a contract with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The EBRD will grant €5 million ...NO PRECIPITATIONS IN WEEKEND IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - No precipitations are expected throughout Armenia in the weekend, State Hydro Meteorological Service at the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations informs Armenian News-NEWS.am. At the same ...CURRENCY ACTIVITY IN ARMENIAN FINANCIAL MARKET
YEREVAN. - Armenian financial market has registered an increase of currency deals. According to the Central Bank of Armenia, commercial banks purchased $87.5 million and sold $113 million in the intra-banking ...ARMENIA ABSTAINED IN UN VOTING ON SYRIA
Armenia abstained during the voting in UN General Assembly on Syria, MFA informed Armenia News-NEWS.am. The resolution proposed by group of Arab states has been adopted by the UN GA on Friday with the ...
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