Published since 2005
Published on February 22, 2012
UEFA OPEN PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PORTO
- UEFA responded to Manchester City's claims that two of their players were racially abused during the Europa League match at Porto by opening disciplinary proceedings against the Portuguese club, Mirror Football reported. The UEFA control and disciplinary body will deal with the case on 29 March.
© Panorama
Headlines for February 22, 2012CHAVEZ FACES NEW OPERATION
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said that he will have to have further surgery after doctors found a lesion during medical tests in Cuba, BBC reported. The 57-year-old had two operations in Havana ...NEW ZEALAND REMEMBERS QUAKE VICTIMS
People across New Zealand have been holding memorial services to remember the 185 people who died in a powerful earthquake in Christchurch a year ago, according to BBC. Two minutes' silence were observed ...YEMEN HOLDS ONE-CANDIDATE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Hundreds of voters voted Tuesday in Sanaa's old town section to replace Yemen's longtime ruler, Ali Abdullah Saleh, in an election marred by sporadic violence, CNN reported. While the election was short ...TIGRAN ARZAKANTSYAN'S MOTHER INDIGNANT OVER MASHTOTS PICTURE
The mother of MP Tigran Arzakantsyan, Mrs Varsenik, got indignant when she saw Mesrop Mashotots' picture on a school wall. Hraparak writes that when the teachers explained who was that man Mrs Varsenik ...VARDANYAN JUNIOR NOT TO RUN FOR PARLIAMENT
Haykakan Zhamanak writes that MP Karen Vardanyan, the youngest son of Grand Holding's owner Hrant Vardanyan is not going to run for parliament while his elder son, Mikayel Vardanyan will run in electoral ...MAYOR OF GYUMRI TO PARTICIPATE IN BRAZIL CARNIVAL
Aravot inquired from head of Gyumri Mayor's Office Administration Boris Alexanov who had funded the trip of Gyumri Mayor's delegation to Brazil. "I cannot say, I have no information about this," Alexanov ...EURONEST PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY MEETING KICKS OFF IN YEREVAN
EURONEST Parliamentary Assembly standing committee on social affairs, education, culture and civil society meeting will kick off Wednesday in National Assembly. It's the first time EURONEST meeting is ...ORINATS YERKIR BRIBES VOTERS IN EREBUNI
Chorrord Inknishkhanutyun writes that the Orinats Yerkir Party bribes voters, mainly pensioners in Erebuni administrative district, telling them that allegedly Erebuni prefecture provides allowance to ...VAZGEN MANUKYAN NOT TO RUN FOR PARLIAMENT
Yerkir reports that the issue of inclusion of National Democratic Union leader Vazgen Manukyan in RPA's election list is a difficult one and is still being discussed. "We learnt that the ruling party ...ECHR RULES TURKEY VIOLATED JOURNALIST'S RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey had violated the right to free speech of a journalist, "Cumhuriyet" reported. In 2008 a Turkish court sentenced journalist-columnist ...ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT CARRIED OUT AGAINST ABKHAZIAN PRESIDENT
Gunmen on Wednesday attacked the vehicle of Abkhazia's President in an apparent assassination attempt which killed one of his bodyguards, "Gazeta.ru" reported. The local official news agency Apsnypress ...NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED IN YEREVAN
No precipitation expected on February 22-26. The air temperature will go up a little. Wind up to 20 mps, low visibility, snowstorm and ice-cover apparent in spots because of the wind. "Meteo-tv" informs ...NO QUORUM
According to Haykakan Zhamanak, newly elected Mayor of Ijevan Vardan Ghalumyan has been facing major obstacles since he took office. It is not the first time that he has failed to hold a Council of Elders ...SEYRAN OHANYAN RECEIVES AMBASSADOR ANDREY SOROKIN
Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan received newly appointed head of OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Andrey Sorokin, ministerial press office reported. The sides discussed the prospects of expanding ...ARTHUR ABRAHAM VS. PIOTR WILCZEWSKI MARCH 31
Super middleweight Piotr Wilczewski will challenge Arthur Abraham for the WBO's European title. WBO #2 and WBA/IBF #4 Abraham, who stopped Pablo Oscar Natalio Farias in January, will fight next in Kiel, ...IAEA, IRAN FAIL TO REACH AGREEMENT
UN inspectors probing suspected nuclear weapons activities in Iran have been denied access to a key military site, the IAEA said on Wednesday. "Intensive efforts were made to reach agreement on a ...TEVEZ APOLOGIZES TO MANCHESTER CITY
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has apologized for his recent conduct following his touchline row with manager Roberto Mancini in September, BBC reported. "I wish to apologize sincerely and ...HOUSTON, JACKSON SHARED PASSIONATE KISS
Whitney Houston "really wanted to marry" Michael Jackson, according to their friend David Gest. International media outlets reported the music producer was a close confidant of both the late ...JOHN TERRY TO UNDERGO KNEE SURGERY
Chelsea have confirmed club captain John Terry will undergo surgery on his knee after the defender aggravated a previous injury, Goal.com reported. As the team prepared for their Champions League last-16 ...AZERBAIJAN POSES NEW CHARGES AGAINST IRAN
"Documents at our disposal indicate that Azerbaijan's officials have backed "Mosadi" agents," Iranian MP Esmayil Kousari said in an interview with "FARS" news agency. "Azerbaijani officials failing to ...SERZH SARGSYAN RECEIVES DELEGATION OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMISSION
President Serzh Sargsyan received today delegation of the Foreign Relations Commission of the European Parliament, headed by the EP member Andrei Kovachev. The President of Armenia welcomed and stressed ...100 KILLED IN SYRIAN LATEST VIOLENCE
Activists say Syrian forces have killed some 100 civilians in the latest violence, including 40 in the besieged city of Homs, "Radio Liberty" reported. Security forces also reportedly targeted villages ...UEFA OPEN PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PORTO
UEFA responded to Manchester City's claims that two of their players were racially abused during the Europa League match at Porto by opening disciplinary proceedings against the Portuguese club, Mirror ...COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS CONDEMNS AZERBAIJAN
The annual report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has been released titled "Attacks on the Press in 2011".
The report notes mass violations of the rights of journalists in Syria, Belarus, ...IRANIAN STATESMAN: TURKEY IN CONFLICTS WITH NEIGHBORS
Because of Turkey's mistakes, that country has problems with its neighbors, Iranian "mashreghnews.ir" website quotes former Deputy FM Hoseyn Sheykholeslam as saying. "Ankara has conflicts with Iran, Syria ...GEVORG POGHOSYAN: RPA COMES FIRST IN ELECTION SURVEY
The forthcoming parliamentary elections will be different from the previous ones because mainly two pro-government parties - Republican Party of Armenia and Prosperous Armenia Party - will compete for ...K. BEKARYAN: SECURITY ISSUE NOT TO RISK SCOTLAND
"Two of five Scottish parties back the independence movement, while the Labourists, the Liberals and the Conservatives are against independence," Karen Bekaryan, head of European integration organization, ...EXPERT SAYS ARMENIA MORE PREPARED TO WORLD CRISIS
PhD in Economics Karlen Khachatryan has told reporters today that Armenia is better prepared to challenge world crisis today than in 2008. "Now I consider it unlikely the second phase of world crisis ...ARTSAKH: MINIBUS DONATED TO SHOSH VILLAGE SCHOOL
An anonymous donor from Toronto has gifted a new minibus to the school of Shosh, a village in Artsakh's Askeran Region, as a New Year's present, Hayastan All-Armenian Fund reported. "It's hard to imagine ...‘NEVER AGAIN': FLORA MARTIROSYAN CONTINUES CONCERT SERIES
People's Artist of Armenia, singer Flora Martirosyan continues the concert series titled 'Never Again,'dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall will ...SYRIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL: MILITARY INTERVENTION MAY BE ONLY SOLUTION TO CONFLICT
The opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) warned on Wednesday that military intervention might be the only solution to the nearly year-old crisis in the country, RT reported. "We are really close to ...PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN RECEIVES EURONEST PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE DELEGATION
President Serzh Sargsyan received today members of the delegation of the Committee on Social Affairs, Education, Culture and Civil Society of the Parliamentary Assembly of Euronest, who have arrived in ...SEVERAL KILLED IN CLASHES WITH KABUL COPS OVER KORAN BURNING
Up to five persons have been killed and dozens wounded by gunshots fired on anti-American demonstrations in Afghanistan, Al Arabiya reports, according to RT. The American embassy in Kabul is blocked by ...
Similar headlines for (last 7 days) new!
MHER HOVHANNISYAN TAKES SECOND PRIZE AT LIMBURG OPEN
BAKO SAHAKYAN SIGNS LAWS
MHER HOVHANNISYAN IN LIMBURG
GUATEMALA COURT OVERTURNS EX-DICTATOR'S GENOCIDE CONVICTION
HENRIKH MKHITARYAN: SOME PLAYERS WERE TIRED
© Panorama
Most read news (last 7 days)ARA SADOYAN NEW HEAD OF KENTRON ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT
FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS TO WEAR NEW UNIFORM
CNBC PRESENTS "FILTHY RICH" ON FEBRUARY 23RD
FARS: AZERBAIJAN'S NATIONAL SECURITY TO HAVE COOPERATED WITH MOSADI AGENTS
IRDIPLOMACY.IR: AZERBAIJAN - PARADISE FOR ISRAELI SPIES
IRANIAN NAVAL SHIPS ENTER MEDITERRANEAN
BAZEYAN DID NOT ATTEND YERKRAPAH VOLUNTEER UNION CONGRESS
ARMENIAN HACKERS BREAK 20 AZERBAIJANI WEBSITES
ZHOGHOVURD: GAGIK KHACHATRYAN'S SON-IN-LAW TO HEAD CIVIL AVIATION?
RELATIONS BETWEEN AGHVAN HOVSEPYAN, VOVA GASPARYAN WORSEN
© AUA
Today in Armenian history- 1837 Creation of the Armenian Supreme Ecclesiastic Council in Echmiadsin - the Synod attached to the Catholicos of All-Armenians.
- 1909 Birth of Taras Toosoozyan in Yekaterinodar (now Krasnodar). He was a Major-General of the Soviet Army. He was the Military Commissar of the Armenian SSR from 1950 to 1969.
- 1931 The Central Affairs Committee decides to establish a Radio-Broadcasting Committee.
- 1932 Birth of architect Arthur Tarkhanyan in Leninakan (Gyoomree). He designed and implemented the "Tsitsernakabert" Genocide Memorial Complex, the "Airarat" (formerly "Rossiya") movie theater, the Palace of Youth, "Zvartnotss" Airport, and many other buildings.
- 1938 Birth of Artavazd Peleshyan in Leninakan (Gyoomree). He became a famous artist, State Prize Laureate, and a master of the documentary film genre .
- 1939 The Armenian Supreme Soviet awards the right to the Opera and Ballet Theater of Yerevan, to be called the Alexander Spendarian Opera and Ballet Theatre.
- 1960 The Armenian Theater Association in Beirut decides to be known as the Vahram Papazyan Association.
Forum most active discussions
ARMENIAN NEWS
INTERACTIVE NEWS
INFORMATION
MY ARMTOWN
How to quit smoking?
How to write in Armenian on Windows XP?
All materials published on this website are taken from open sources and are copyrighted by their respective owners. You cannot reproduce or copy any materials published on armtown.com without written consent of original copyright holder. If you want to remove any material, please send us an email with proof of ownership/copyright and your material will be removed immediately. All materials published for information purposes only.