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Headlines for February 16, 2012WEATHER FORECAST: SNOWING IN YEREVAN
On the 16th of February snow is expected in the whole territory and in Yerevan, "Arm. Hydromet." Service reported. The weather in Armenia will be conditioned by cyclone penetration. Wind intensification ...RELATIONS BETWEEN AGHVAN HOVSEPYAN, VOVA GASPARYAN WORSEN
According to Hraparak's governmental sources, relations between Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan and Police Chief Vova Gasparyan have worsened after Haykakan Zhamanak reporter Hayk Gevorgyan's preventive ...GOD KNOWS WHO WILL BE ON PAP LIST
Zhoghovurd daily writes that member of Prosperous Armenia Party parliamentary faction, head of the Hunchakian Party of Armenia Ernest Soghomonyan, the father of Viktor Soghomonyan, spokesperson for Robert ...EX-OLYMPUS CHAIRMAN ARRESTED
Former Olympus Corp. Chairman Tsuyoshi Kikukawa has been arrested for alleged accounting fraud. According to BBC the firm is being probed for an accounting cover-up after it admitted to hiding $1.7bn ...BERD-CHAMBARAK, SELIM MOUNT PASS CLOSED
As of 08.00 all the roads of inter-state and republican significance and mountain passes are mainly passable, Ministry of Transport and Communication reported. Berd-Chambarak road and Selim Mountain pass ...POLICE CHIEF TO FIGHT DEVILS
According to Chorrord Inknishkhanutyun, Police Chief Vova Gasparyan gathered his employees and instructed them to improve their services. Paper's sources say the Police Chief spoke rudely, saying in particular, ...OSKANIAN OFFICIALLY JOINS PROSPEROUS ARMENIA
Ex-Foreign Minister, Chairman of "Civilitas" foundation Vartan Oskanian has officially joined "Prosperous Armenia" Party, spokesman Khachik Galstyan told Panorama.am. Oskanian's bid has been discussed ...SASUN HOLDS A BANQUET
Yerkir daily writes that Armenian National Congress member Sasun Mikayelyan is not very much discontent with the results of Hrazdan mayoral elections. Chairman of Armenian National Movement Board Aram ...CAPTAIN CANNOT GIVE UP AT HEIGHT OF STORM: SARKOZY SEEKS SECOND TERM
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced on Wednesday night from "TF1" televised show that he would seek a second term in office, "RIA Novosti" reported. Sarkozy, 57, said "unprecedented crisis ...RPA TOPS SURVEY: WHO IS BEHIND IT?
Hraparak daily dwells on the results of the survey held by the Center for Public and Political Research considering them dubious. A survey was held among 720 people who were asked which party they would ...FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS TO WEAR NEW UNIFORM
"Special subdivision" will be created in Police soon; and the police officers will wear their new uniforms. The press service of Police has informed Panorama.am that not only men but female police officers ...BUSES IMPORTED FROM CHINA OF POOR QUALITY
Yerevan Mayor's Office has lately imported buses from China. They have not been put into operation, because the new network of bus routes has not yet been established. Haykakan Zhamanak reports that they ...ARMEN YERITSYAN: NUMBER OF QUAKES JOLTING ARMENIA INCREASED
PM Tigran Sargsyan received remarks on Thursday during Government session from Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Yeritsyan over the earthquakes jolting Armenia recently. "If once only 3-5 quakes ...VARDANIK IS SAD
Hayatsk daily writes that Mayor of Gyumri Vardan Ghukasyan is sad for having to pay USD 145,000 for Hovhannes Tumanyan's Tbilisi house. According to the newspaper, the authorities have forced him to buy ...STATE DEP. SAYS CLINTON HAS NO INTENTION TO HEAD WB
US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland has denied news spread by mass media claiming Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has intention of becoming a candidate to head the World Bank, "Radio Liberty" ...SPEEDOMETERS REGISTER 14 174 VIOLATIONS SINCE JANUARY 16
The speedometers installed in Yerevan streets have recorded 14 174 violations as of February 15, Police press service told a Panorama.am reporter. Of offenders, 11 739 were natural persons while 2 435 ...ISLAMIC ‘FACEBOOK' TO BE LAUNCHED
First Islamic social network "Salamworld" will be soon launched to serve as an alternative of "Facebook." A group of Russian and Turkish investors have devoted tens of millions of dollars to create the ...ASSAD REFERENDUM PROMISE ‘LAUGHABLE,' WHITE HOUSE SAYS
The White House on Wednesday dismissed as "laughable" Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's promise to hold a referendum on a new constitution that would lead to multi-party elections, Reuters ...ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION TO ATTEND CONFERENCE TO MARK 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF NKR INDEPENDENCE
A delegation of Armenian National Assembly will attend a Stepanakert-hosted international conference titled "20th Anniversary of Independence of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic: Reality and Prospects" on February ...BLACKBERRY TORCH 9860 - AT VIVACELL-MTS SERVICE CENTERS
VivaCell-MTS announces that the new BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone is now available at VivaCell-MTS service centers. The smartphone costs AMD 285000 and can also be obtained by installment.IRANIAN EX-AMBASSADOR TO AZERBAIJAN: INFORMATION WAR STRAINED BETWEEN IRAN, AZERBAIJAN
The information war between Iran and Azerbaijan has become strained, former Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Afshar Soleymani said in an interview with "irdiplomacy.ir" Ex-Ambassador has said that in ...WENGER: OUR WORST PERFORMANCE IN EUROPE
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger branded his side's 4-0 defeat by AC Milan on Wednesday their worst ever performance in Europe, according to Reuters.
"We were never in the game, we were very poor ...A. DAVTYAN: HAK ADDRESSES FROM PARLIAMENT PLATFORM
"Parliamentary elections were successfully organized. Both the parliamentary and extra-parliamentary forces have expressed their positions," Republican MP Artak Davtyan said in a news conference referring ...I WANTED MORE GOALS - ALLEGRI
Massimiliano Allegri still wasn't entirely content with Milan's demolition of Arsenal, as "we could've won 6-0 and ought to take our chances," Football Italia reported. The Rossoneri crushed the Gunners ...PRIME MINISTER, MAYOR PRESENT AT FESTIVE EVENTS HONORING VARDANANTS DAY
Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates today Saint Vardanants Day. On the occasion of the holiday Republican Party's youth wing and "Miasin" youth movement have organized a series of festive events. The ...ROBINHO: IT'S NOT OVER YET
Brace hero Robinho isn't resting on his laurels, as he warns Milan "need the same grit in the second leg" after thrashing Arsenal 4-0, according to Football Italia. "Certainly things are looking good, ...SNOWSTORM CALMS DOWN
All roads and mountain passes are mainly open to traffic in Armenia as of 14:30, according to the Ministry of Transport and Communication. Berd-Chambarak road and Selim Mountain Pass are impassable. The ...‘STRESS TEST' TO BE HELD IN ARMENIAN NUCLEAR PLANT
Security of Armenians nuclear power point is Energy Ministry's top priority, Minister Armen Movsisyan said in a news conference. According to him after Fukushima disaster the European Union decided to ...EARTHQUAKE JOLTS TURKEY
A quake magnitude 4 jolted Cukuria village of Malatia province, Turkey on Thursday at 13:01, Turkish "Hurriyet" daily reported. According to the source no casualties have been recorded.ORANGE IMPLEMENTS INNOVATIVE DEVICE TO MAKE ACCESSIBLE ITS SHOPS TO PEOPLE MOVING WITH WHEELCHAIRS
From now on Orange Flagship store staff will have at its disposal a new and innovative device that will help them to assist customers with wheelchairs to enter the shop, Orange Armenia press service reported. ...YEREVAN SCHOOLS, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, HOSPITALS TO TEACH HOW TO BEHAVE DURING STRONG EARTHQUAKE
The Armenian government has approved a pilot program "Teaching Actions and Rules in Yerevan Schools, Hospitals, Other Medical Institutions, State Government and Local Self-Government Departments during ...EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS MOVED TO LONDON
Antwerp organizers say the European swimming championships will be moved from the Belgian city to London because of a budget shortfall, AP reported. The organizing committee said Thursday that the move ...PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN RECEIVES NEW HEAD OF OSCE YEREVAN OFFICE
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received newly appointed head of OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Andrey Sorokin, President's press office reported. The President congratulated Sorokin on the appointment ...ARMEN YERITSYAN LABELS NEWS ABOUT HIS APPOINTMENT AS POLICE CHIEF AS NONSENSE
Armenian Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Yeritsyan said that the news about his appointment as police chief was nonsense. "We need fresh power, which is Vladimir Gasparyan, as a fresh power ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1875 Birth in Idgir (Western Armenia) of ophthalmologist-surgeon Hayk Kanayan.
- 1916 During the First World War, Russian forces occupy Gareen (Erzroom) in north-eastern Turkey.
- 1921 Victory of the rebellion against the Menshevik Georgian Government in the so-called "Loree Neutral Zone". The Armenian flag is raised in all 41 villages of the zone.
- 1927 The People's Communist Council of the Republic approves a new regulation establishing the following Faculties at Yerevan State University: Socio-Economics, Education, Agriculture, Medicine and Technology.
- 1932 Creation of the Local Branch of the All-Union "Old Bolsheviks' Association".
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