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Headlines for February 01, 2012ARMENIA'S RULING PARTY SELF-SUFFICIENT - REP
Talking to Tert.am, Galust Sahakyan, a member of Armenia's ruling party, said that the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) does not propose admission to any political figure for him or her to appear on ...POLICE OPEN TWO BRIBERY CASES IN SHIRAK REGION
The Police Department in Armenia's Shirak region is conducting a probe into bribery cases against two individuals. Earlier, a criminal case against Artashes Mkoyan, a dean at the State Pedagogical University ...FRANCE SHOULDN'T ALLOW TURKEY TO MEDDLE IN ITS DOMESTIC AFFAIRS
By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier
For nearly a century, Turkey's leaders have tried to hide the monstrous crime of the Armenian Genocide by covering up what really took place in the ...MITT ROMNEY WINS FLORIDA PRIMARY
Mitt Romney romped to a blowout victory in Florida's Republican US presidential primary on Tuesday that put him back in front in the fight for his party's nomination to face President Barack Obama and ...SCENARIOS AWAITING FRANCE'S GENOCIDE BILL
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaksutyun's (ARF-D) Office for Hay Dat and Political Affairs has issued a statement, providing a forecast of possible developments arising out of the French Senate-approved ...IRAN, IAEA WRAP UP TALKS
The 3-day talks between Iranian officials and a group of experts from International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), who are visiting Iran, have ended, according to the Iranian news agency IRNA. A source ...IRAN LAUNCHES SPANISH TV CHANNEL
Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has officially launched a Spanish-language satellite TV channel, saying it would deal a blow to "dominance seekers" - remarks that were an apparent dig ...ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MUSEUM-INSTITUTE TO HOLD 3-D EXHIBITION
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute plans to hold a new exhibition. Hayk Demoyan, Director of the Museum-Institute, informed Tert.am ...NEW COALITION MEMORANDUM ONLY NATURAL - PROSPEROUS ARMENIA REP
Vardan Bostanjyan, a member of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) considers the signing of a new coalition memorandum natural - it is international practice. "If a new document is prepared, certain ...PROSPEROUS ARMENIA TO SUPPORT INCUMBENT PRESIDENT
Vardan Bostanjyan, a member of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), stated that the party intends to support Serzh Sargsyan in the 2013 presidential election. "We have no reasons for not supporting the ...YEAR-ON-YEAR 4.8% PRICE RISE IN ARMENIA
A year-on-year 4.8% price rise was registered in Armenia this January. Armenia's Statistical Service reports a 3.6% rise this January as compared with last December. Food products showed the highest ...AUTHOR OF GENOCIDE BILL DISAPPOINTED BY SENATORS' MOVE
French lawmaker Valerie Boyer has expressed disappointment with French Senators' move to the argue the constitutionality of the bill outlawing the Armenian Genocide denial. The French magazine Le Figaro ...ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
The Armenian Government's Press Center announced today the opening of the public awareness campaign I Know. The initiative is aimed at raising the society's awareness of the Government's 2007-12 reforms ...SAAKASHVILI HOPES TO SEE REFORMS IN RUSSIA
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has called for reforms in Russia. Speaking at a presentation of a book devoted to the Georgian reforms, Saakashvili expressed hope that Russia would see revolutionary ...NO VOTES FOR ARMENIA'S RULING PARTY - OPPOSITION REP
Petros Makeyan, Chairman of the Democratic Homeland party, which forms part of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC), had a joint press conference Wednesday with Rafik Petrosyan, a member of ...BIRTHRATE DOWN IN ARMENIA
As of Jan. 1, 2011, Armenia's resident population reached 3,274,300, with the urban population being 2,096,000 and rural population 1,178,300. Karine Kuyumjyan, Head of the Population Census and Demography ...SUICIDES INCREASE IN ARMENIA?
Suicides and attempts to commit suicide have increased in Armenia this year, National Statistical Service. At a news conference on Wednesday, the head of the Service's Census and Demography division, ...HOSTING ARMENIAN CUP FINAL IS OBLIGING FOR GYUMIRI, SAYS CLUB OWNER
The owner of Shirak football club, Arman Sahakyan, has addressed the Football Federation's recent decision to organize the Armenian Cup final in Gyumri's City Stadium. In an interview with the club's ...PUTIN SAYS ELECTION RUN-OFF POSSIBLE
Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he could face a runoff, his first acknowledgement that he may not get enough support for an outright victory in March's presidential vote, The Associated Press ...PARLIAMENT TO DEBATE PROPORTIONAL VOTING PROPOSAL ON FEB 15
The Armenian National Assembly is set to debate the proposal on adopting a 100% proportional representation system on February 15. The decision to fix a hearing date was made by the NA Committee on State ...UNAFFILIATED MINISTERS NOT URGED TO JOIN REPUBLICAN
The ministers of justice and finance, Hrayr Tovmasyan and Vache Gabrielyan, have not submitted membership bids to the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), according to a spokesperson of the ruling political ...KOTAYQ REGION HAD HIGHEST MARRIAGE RATE IN 2011
Kotayk topped all the other regions of Armenia in terms of its high record of marriages in 2011 Karine Kuyumjyan, an official from the National Statistical Service (NSS) has said. Karine Kuyumjyan, the ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1786 Birth in Moscow of Hovhannes Nazaryan, a public and cultural figure of the 19th century. He was a member of the court of the Russian Empire, and a State Adviser. (Died 1858, in St Petersburg).
- 1920 Opening of Armenia's State University in Alexandropol (since there was no convenient building in Yerevan). The first rector was Yuri Ghambaryan, Professor of Jurisprudence, who was also known in Europe.
- 1921 At a conference in London, England and France proposed the creation of Armenian National centers. The idea remained on a paper.
- 1927 Birth of Lusine Amara (Armaghanyan). She is an American-Armenian opera singer and a laureate of international competitions.
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