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Headlines for January 26, 2012ARMENIA TO PERFORM MAY 24 IN BAKU
This year Armenia will perform in the second Semi-Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2012 on May 24. Countries to perform in the second Semi-Final are Serbia, The Netherlands, Portugal, FYR Macedonia, Belarus, ...BERD-CHAMBARAK ROAD IMPASSABLE
Berd-Chambarak road and Selim Mountain Pass are impassable as of January 26, 08:30, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said. Karmir Pass is barely passable, the source said.LATVIA INTERESTED IN REINFORCING RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian left Riga for Vilnius on Wednesday as he finished his working visit to Latvia, Foreign Ministry reported. President of Latvia Andris Berzins hosted Armenian FM. Latvian ...VIRGIN AMERICA NAMES JET AFTER STEVE JOBS
As the first airline company to offer fleet-wide Wi-Fi and the only one based in Silicon Valley, it seems natural that Virgin America would name a jet after Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, CNET News reported. ...AMSTERDAM ELEPHANT GETS CONTACT LENS
An elephant at Amsterdam's Artis zoo has become the first elephant in Europe to be fitted with a contact lens, Radio Netherlands Worldwide reported. Her eye was injured during a scuffle with another elephant. ...CAMERON WOULDN'T LIKE BRITISH INVESTMENTS IN AZERBAIJAN TO BE USED IN RESUMING WAR
British PM David Cameron delivered a speech Wednesday in PACE session. Naira Zohrabyan, member of Armenian delegation, was interested if the Great Britain, being one of major investors in Azerbaijan's ...IRAN'S PARLIAMENT INTENDED TO HALT OIL EXPORT TO EUROPE
The Iranian parliament is intended to halt Iran's oil exports to the European countries that voted for sanctions on Iran's oil industry, Iranian MP Seyyed Emad Hosseyni said in an interview with "MEHR" ...GÜL'S WIFE HAS NOT INVITED FRENCH AMBASSADOR'S WIFE TO DINNER
Hayrünnisa Gül, Turkish President Abdullah Gül's wife will meet with wives of ambassadors accredited to Ankara, female ambassadors and representatives of international organizations at ...DEPUTY FM RECEIVES SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF OSCE CHAIRPERSON-IN-OFFICE FOR SOUTH CAUCASUS
Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Ashot Hovakimyan received Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus Pádraig Murphy who was on an informative visit to Yerevan, ...ARMENIA NOT TO SWITCH TO SUMMER, WINTER TIME
Armenia will not switch to summer time. The Cabinet Meeting has today approved the draft decision submitted by Minister of Economy Tigran Davtyan. The decision will have a positive impact on people's ...NKR PARLIAMENT SAYS JUSTICE IS DOGMA FOR FRANCE
NKR National Assembly political forces issued on January 25 a statement in address to French National Assembly and Senate on the occasion of adoption of Armenian Genocide denial bill. The statement particularly ...ARTHUR BAGHDASARYAN RECEIVES RUSSIAN SECURITY COUNCIL DELEGATION
Secretary of the Armenian National Security Council Arthur Baghdasaryan received a delegation led by Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Valentin Sobolev, NSC press office reported. At ...REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS: ARMENIA SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED POSITIONS
Reporters Without Borders, Paris-based press freedom watchdog, released its assessment of global media freedom. According to the report Armenia has improved its positions ranking the 77th once 101st. ...IRANIAN MEDIA: AZERBAIJANI RETIRED OFFICER NOT TO TRUST HIS JUDICIAL SYSTEM
Azerbaijani expert and retired officer doesn't trust the judicial system of his country, Iranian "arannews.ir" says referring to Azerbaijani "Yeni Musavat" daily. "The televised terror suspects didn't ...MARIA SHARAPOVA IN AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Maria Sharapova avenged her Wimbledon loss to Petra Kvitova and returned to the Australian Open final for the first time since winning the last of her three major titles here in 2008, "espn" reported. ...ARTSAKH PAYS TRIBUTE TO KARINTAK HEROES
The Artsakh youth paid tribute to the heroes of Karintak village of NKR. They visited and laid a wreath at the memorial for Karintak heroes. An Azerbaijani battalion comprising 179 soldiers attacked Karintak ...AIR TEMPERATURE TO GO UP TONIGHT
The weather in Armenia will be conditioned by Western mass penetration into the region. On the 26th of January precipitation is expected in the republic. "Meteo-tv" informs the air temperature will go ...BAKO SAHAKYAN: KARINTAK DEFENSE ONE OF OUR FUNDAMENTAL VICTORIES
On 26 January Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan visited the Shushi region and attended a solemn event dedicated to the 20th anniversary of heroic battle in Karintak village. The President noted ...ATC OFFICIAL WEBSITE ATTACKED BY TURKISH HACKERS
Official website of Armenia's Assessment and Testing Center (www.atc.am) was attacked today by Turkish hackers, Gayane Manukyan, head of ATC media department told Panorama.am. Official told Panorama.am ...R. GIRAGOSIAN: TURKEY MAY TURN TO EAST
Genocide recognition process has become more intensified, Richard Giragosian, director at Regional Studies Center said in a news conference remarking on French Senate decision to pass Armenian Genocide ...MILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN IRAN
"F14" military aircraft has crashed in Iran, "tabnak.ir" reported.
An F-14 crashed near the city of Bushehr. Rescue officers are searching for the crashed pilot. No reason has yet been given for the ...OSCE MISSION HOLDS MONITORING IN CONTACT LINE
On January 26, in accordance with the earlier agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission held scheduled monitoring of the Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed ...BBC ABOUT CHESS AND EDUCATION IN ARMENIA
Armenia's Ministry of Education and Science reported that BBC, a British media giant, has broadcast a couple of days ago a program devoted to chess and educational system in Armenia. Ministry of Education ...INIESTA, SANCHEZ INJURED IN CUP GAME AGAINST REAL MADRID
Barcelona paid a price for qualification to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey after losing both Andres Iniesta and Alexis Sanchez in Wednesday's clash with Real Madrid, ESPN Star Sports reported.
...NKR PRIME MINISTER INTRODUCES NEW MINISTER - HEAD OF GOVERNMENT STAFF
NKR Prime Minister Ara Harutyunyan introduced Minister - Head of NKR Government Staff Armen Avagyan to the cabinet. The Prime Minister congratulated him and expressed the hope that the young specialist ...ICRC VISITS ARMENIAN CAPTIVES IN AZERBAIJAN
International Committee of the Red Cross paid a visit to Armenian captives in Azerbaijan, "Trend" news agency reported. According to the source ICRC representatives handed four letters to the captives ...HOVHANNES TUMANYAN'S HOUSE IN TBILISI HAS BUYER
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan convened a consultation to discuss the future of Hovhannes Tumanyan's house in Tbilisi. The consultation was attended by Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan, Deputy Foreign ...BBC: ARMENIA HAS PLENTY OF REASONS TO BELIEVE IN CHESS
BBC has published an article about chess in Armenia, a country which "is making chess compulsory in schools." "Every child aged six or over in Armenia is now destined to learn chess. The authorities there ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1914 After long negotiations and a bitter diplomatic stuggle, the Russo-Turkish Treaty on Western Armenian reforms is finally signed in Constantinople.
- 1920 Armenia was formally recognized by European countries.
- 1922 The first Yerevan State Dramatic theatre was opened. It was named the Soondookian Theatre after 1937.
- 1926 Opening of the First Exhibition of Armenian Fine Arts in Yerevan.
- 1951 Death of philologist Zabel Boyajian.
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