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Headlines for February 08, 2012

PERSIAN GULF COUNTRIES RECALL DIPLOMATS FROM SYRIA
Persian Gulf oil monarchs, allies of the West in the anti-Syria campaign, announced Tuesday its members were recalling their ambassadors from Syria and expelling Syria''s envoys from their respective ...
ARMENIANS NEED TO PURSUE THEIR CAUSE WITH MORE CONFIDENCE AND COMMITMENT
By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier This week's column deals with the self-defeating attitude of some Armenians whose negative outlook manifested itself once again with the latest news ...
HOLLYWOOD ARMENIANS USE STOLEN IDS FOR GIFT CARDS
Two Hollywood men face multiple charges of theft after they allegedly bought $100 gift cards at theTarget in Glendale using stolen credit card information, Glendalenewspress.com reported, citing officials. Arthur ...
RUSSIAN DUMA PASSES CHEMICAL CASTRATION BILL
A bill toughening penalties for pedophiles, including life sentences and chemical castration, passed the third and final reading in the State Duma on Tuesday, RIA Novosti reported. Under the bill, child ...
RUSSIAN SECURITY COUNCIL SEC ARRIVES IN ARMENIA
Nikolay Patrushev, Secretary of the Russian Security Council, has arrived in Armenia at his Armenian counterpart Artur Baghdasaryan's invitation. The Russian delegation includes Alexander Potnikov, ...
PROSPEROUS ARMENIA MEMBERS TO RETURN TO PARLIAMENT
After yesterday's boycott, the lawmakers of the coalition Prosperous Armenia party (PAP) are returning to parliament to participate in debates and the Q&A session with the executive. The National ...
ARMENIA-BASED RULE OF LAW VICE-CHAIRPERSON SLATES EX-MEMBER
Gagik Baghdasaryan is no longer of any interest to the Rule of Law party and, particularly, to Vice-Chairperson Heghine Bisharyan. Talking to Tert.am., Bisharyan said that she would not be surprised ...
TURKS LEVEL STATUE ‘SIMILAR' TO ARMENIAN COAT OF ARMS
Statues featuring an eagle and a lion have been taken down a in the Turkish town Kutahya because of an alleged similarity to the Armenian national emblem. The decision to demolish the sculptures, standing ...
EU HAS NEW IDEAS ON KARABAKH SETTLEMENT - DIPLOMAT
The European Union wants to propose new ideas to promote a quicker settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the head of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan, Ambassador Roland Kobia has said. "We ...
PARLIAMENT CLOSE TO HAVING ETHICS COMMITTEE
Armenia's National Assembly has approved the bill on setting up an ethics committee. The lawmakers passed the proposal with a vote of 92 in favor and four abstentions; none voted against. The bill ...
ARMENIA'S URBAN DEVELOPMENT MINISTER TO END HOUSING PROBLEM IN EARTHQUAKE ZONE?
Providing housing to people in the earthquake zone is among this year's priorities of Armenia's Ministry of Urban Development. A number of families will be provided with housing before the end of this ...
TURKEY EXPANDS TRADE WITH COUNTRIES RECOGNIZING GENOCIDE
International trade data illustrate an unmistakable trend of steadily increasing trade between Turkey and countries that have recognized the Armenian Genocide. It means that despite Ankara's threats, ...
AMD 26BN HOUSING PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN ARMENIA'S REGIONS LAST YEAR
Last year, AMD 26bn housing projects were completed in Armenia's regions under the Housing Construction program. Five residential buildings in Tsaghkahovit, Aragatsotn, and nine buildings in Aralik, ...
ARMENIA'S MINISTER OF JUSTICE OBJECTS TO ‘USING A SLEDGE-HAMMER TO CRACK NUTS'
The bill on the legal regime of state of emergency is on the Armenians parliament's agenda now. The bill envisages protection measures in emergency situations. The keynoter, Armenia's Ministry of ...
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS NOT THE ONLY CAUSE OF ARMY INCIDENTS - MINISTER
Interpersonal relations are not the only factor contributing to different incidents in the army, the defense minister has said. At a news conference on Wednesday, Seyran Ohanyan referred to the increasing ...
TURKEY SEEKS GERMANY'S AID IN GENOCIDE DENIAL EFFORTS
Turkey's Minister for European Affairs Egemen Bagish has called upon Germany to assist the country in settling its historical dispute with France over the Armenian Genocide. Speaking to the German publication ...
FRENCH CONSTITUTIONALISTS TO INVALIDATE GENOCIDE BILL?
The bill criminalizing the denial of genocides is very likely to be declared null and void, according to Jean-Claude Gaudin, the leader of the ruling Union for Popular Movement Party faction in the French ...
BRITISH COURT BANS WOMAN FROM HAVING SEX
A British court has banned a autistic woman from having sex, medindia.net reported. The Judge said the woman, 29, has an IQ of 64 and the order was passed keeping her best interests in mind as she lacked ...
FAMILIES OF POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED WAR HEROES GET NO WELFARE BENEFITS
Hrayr Karapetyan, the head of the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs, is concerned that the families of the freedom fighters awarded posthumously ...
ARMAVIA ABUSES MONOPOLISTIC POSITION - HERITAGE LAWMAKER
Armenia's National Air carrier, Armavia is abusing its monopolistic positions on the market, according to Anahit Bakhshyan, a lawmaker of the opposition Heritage party faction in parliament. Speaking ...
WORLD'S FIRST ANIMAL UNCOVERED
Scientists digging in a Namibia national park have uncovered sponge-like fossils they say are the first animals, a discovery that would push the emergence of animal life back millions of years, Herald ...