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Published on August 01, 2009
IRAN OPPOSITION RIOT PARTICIPANTS PUT ON TRIAL
- The trial to prosecute a group of 100 'rioters' who opposed the election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has begun in a revolutionary court in Tehran, Fars news agency reported.. Iranian news networks said earlier that about 20 people accused of rioting would be put on trial from Saturday. Iranian news agencies say the accused face charges of having "participated in riots, acting against national security, disturbing public order, vandalizing public and government property and having ties with counter-revolutionary groups." The Islamic republic is engulfed in its worst crisis in its 30-year existence as a group led by former premier Mir Hossein Mousavi refuse to acknowledge Ahmadinejad's victory and demand a rerun of the election.
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WEEKLY DIGEST OF FOREIGN CURRENCY DEALS
USD 60,033,675 was bought at average price of AMD 367.71 /USD 1 and USD 52,598,626 was sold at average price of AMD 369.47 / USD 1 at Armenian foreign currency market on July 27 -31. Deals amounting ...ANCIENT CROSS DESTROYED BY VANDALS RESTORED IN KIEV’S ARMENIAN CATHEDRAL
An ancient wooden 17th century cross, destroyed by vandals, was restored in Kiev’s Armenian Cathedral. Restoration was conducted under the guidance of Lvov restorer Yuri Ostrovskiy. An interesting detail ...ARMECONOMBANK CONTINUES ATM CHAIN EXPANSION
, Armeconombank Press Service reported. 3 more automatic cash terminals were put into operation in Yerevan. 50 Armeconombank ATMs are currently operating in Yerevan and RA regions. Armeconombank ...GURGEN NARIMANYAN: IT’S NECESSARY TO ADAPT TO NEW REALITY
Economic crisis offers new opportunities for a large number of companies, Financial director of Star supermarket chain Gurgen Narimanyan said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. According ...NABUCCO PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION POSSIBLE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS
“The implementation of Nabucco project is possible under certain conditions. There are some issues, which required hard working. For example, volume of the gas the consumers need. The project can be implemented ...UN LAUNCHES COMPETITION FOR BEST SHORT FILM ON NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
On Saturday the United Nations is launching a competition for the best short film on the issue of nuclear disarmament and/or non-proliferation. This is part of the ongoing “We must disarm campaign “and ...CSTO INFORMATION SECURITY CENTER TO BE SET UP IN RUSSIA
At an informal summit CSTO member states had a frank and constructive discussion on issues of information security, struggle against religious extremism and terrorism in OSTE zone, Head of the Summit, ...PROGRESSION POSSIBLE WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS ONLY
The problem of the Turkish-Armenian border is pressing, said Bahaeddin Güngör, head of Deutsche Welle’s Turkish department. “On the one hand, Ankara is unwilling to open the border unless Azeri refugees ...IRAN OPPOSITION RIOT PARTICIPANTS PUT ON TRIAL
The trial to prosecute a group of 100 'rioters' who opposed the election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has begun in a revolutionary court in Tehran, Fars news agency reported.. Iranian news networks ...ARMENIAN CONSUMERS WILL BENEFIT FROM SUMMER PRICE DECREASE
Within recent months a tendency towards price slump is registered at Armenian consumer market, connected with seasonal price fluctuations on some consumer goods. According to National Statistic Service ...RUSSIA WILL CONTINUE WITH TECHNICAL CSTO CHAIRMANSHIP
until Byelorussia is ready to assume its functions in full, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov told a news conference in Russia. According to him Byelorussia President stated at the summit ...MARIAM MATOSSIAN TO PERFORM AT WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN CLUB
Canadian vocalist of Armenian heritage Mariam Matossian will be performing with Free Planet Radio at White Horse Black Mountain club on Saturday, Aug. 1. Mariam Matossian is passionate about her culture, ...AAC CONSTANTINOPLE PATRIARCHATE TO MARK 550TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2011
Constantinople Patriarchate of the Armenian Apostolic Church will mark its 550th anniversary in 2011. The clergy met in the Patriarch’s residence on July 28 to discuss festivities to be held on the occasion, ...CSTO MEMBER SATES TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan took part in an informal summit of CSTO leaders, who gathered in Kyrgyzstan to exchange views on responsibility zones and international security issues. “We had an open ...RAFFI K. HOVANNISIAN SENDS LETTER TO U.S. PRESIDENT
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Raffi K. Hovannisian, independent Armenia's first minister of foreign affairs and leader of Heritage opposition sent an open letter to U.S. President Barack Obama. The letter reads: “It is often easier ...ATP TO PLANT 15 MILLION TREES TILL 2015
The Armenia Tree Project (ATP), a non-profit organization based in the US and Armenia, has shot “Each Tree…” 15-minute documentary about the organization’s activities in the republic. “We screened the ...PAN-ARMENIAN GAMES BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL DRAW HELD IN YEREVAN
The Armenian Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs held today a draw for basketball and football tournaments of Pan-Armenian games to be held from August 9 to 16. 16 teams from Armenia, Georgia, Nagorno ...LUBOV KAZARNOVSKAYA TO PERFORM IN YEREVAN
Prominent opera singer Lyubov Kazarnovskaya will give a concert in the Armenian government’s Reception House on August 2. The concert is dated to the Day of Railwayman and is initiated by the South Caucasus ...ARMENIA’S BROWSER MARKET SEES TOUGH COMPETITION
According to statcounter.com statistic resource, three browsers are most popular in Armenia. 35,1% of Armenian internet-users prefer Firefox. It’s followed by Internet Explorer (32,45%) and Opera (25,77%). ...ANIMATORS FROM 13 COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN REANIMANIA ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL
Animators from 13 countries will participate in ReAnimania animated film festival to be held in Yerevan from October 3 to 6. Then, best animation films will be screened in Shushi, Nagorno Karabakh Republic. ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1680 Death of Catholicos Hakob the Fourth (Jughayetsee). He accompanied Israel Oree to Europe, seeking assistance from the Christian states for Armenian emancipation.
- 1766 Catholicos Simeon Yerevantsi sends a message to Tsarina Ekaterina (Catherine) the Second, asking for help on behalf of Armenia.
- 1812 The "Deetak Byoozantion" periodical was published until September 1816 in Constantinople.
- 1817 Birth of Hovhannes Aivazovsky (seascape artist) in Feodosia (the Ukraine). He died in 1900.
- 1862 Armenians meet in Constantinople and ask the Sultan to ratify the National Constitution.
- 1894 Defense of Sassoon (Western Armenia) against Turkish attacks.
- 1896 500 Kurds are brought to Constantinople by the Turkish Government to help carry out the Genocide of the Armenians there.
- 1903 Birth of Goorgen Mahari (writer). He died in 1969.
- 1905 Tsar Nicholas the Second abrogates his 1903 06 12 law closing Armenian Parish Schools. They are reopened.
- 1914 With the start of the First World War on this day, all previous agreements concerning Armenia were ignored. The Armenians were in imminent danger: in fact, the Armenian Genocide started eight months later.
- 1918 Opening of the First Parliament of the Armenian Republic under the presidency of Father Abraham (Aveteek Sahakian).
- 1919 The Armenian Parliament opens in Yerevan.
- 1919 The Azerbaijani Government and the Artsakh National Council sign a Provisional Treaty.
- 1934 Opening of the First Congress of Armenia's Soviet Writers.
- 1954 The All-Union Agricultural Exhibition reopens in Moscow.
- 1997 On the appointment of Artsakh President Kocharian to the post of Prime Minister of Armenia, by President Ter-Petrossian of Armenia, the minister of Foreign Affairs for Artsakh, Arkady Ghoukasian is elected President of Artsakh for a five-year term.
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