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Headlines for June 02, 2012168 ZHAM: SERZH SARGSYAN, PROSPEROUS ARMENIA LEADER AGREE ON COALITION DEAL?
The paper says it has learned from sources that President Serzh Sargsyan and the leader of Prosperous Armenia party (PAP), Gagik Tsarukyan, have agreed to sign a coalition agreement following the 2013 ...US MOVING MAJORITY OF WARSHIPS TO ASIA - PANETTA
The United States will move the majority of its warships to the Asia-Pacific in coming years and keep six aircraft carriers in the region, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Saturday, giving the first ...RUSSIA'S PUTIN REJECTS INTERVENTION IN SYRIA
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he rejected outside military intervention as an answer to the increasingly horrific bloodshed in Syria. According to the Boston Globe, the Russian leader ...ANCA ENDORSES STEVE ROTTMAN FOR NEW JERSEY POLLS
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has enthusiastically endorsed Congressman Steve Rothman (D-N.J.) for re-election in New Jersey's 9th Congressional District. The battle for the Democratic ...HAYKAKAN ZHAMANAK: TWO CANDIDATES APPLY FOR STATE LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITY RECTOR
Following the dismissal of the Yerevan State Linguistic University (YSLU) rector, two candidates have applied for the vacant position, the paper has learned.
The YSLU acting rector, Gayane Gasparyan, ...HRAPARAK: REPUBLICAN TO DECLARE PRIME MINISTER'S NAME TODAY
The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) is expected to declare the new Prime Minister's name later today, the paper has learned.
The ruling party has reportedly decided to re-appoint the incumbent premier, ...ARMENIA'S UN REP. SLAMS BAKU FOR FRUSTRATING KARABAKH DEAL
Armenia's permanent representative to the United Nations has accused the Azerbaijani authorities for frustrating the peaceful efforts in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement deal.
Speaking at the ...CHINA TAKES OVER UN SC PRESIDENCY FROM AZERBAIJAN
China on Friday assumed the rotating presidencyof the UN Security Council for June.
Li Baodong, the Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations, took over therotating presidency from Agshin ...CHRISTIAN-DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S CHIEF ON INCUMBENT PREMIER
The leader of the Christian-Democratic Party says he has always favored Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan.
"I have always expressed my sympathy for the incumbent premier. He is not, of course, absolutely ...EGYPT'S MUBARAK GETS LIFE SENTENCE
The deposed Egyptian president was wheeled into court on Saturday to hear the verdict in the case against him on charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters last year, The Telegraph reported. ...SAMSUNG'S GALAXY TOPS IPHONE
The Samsung Galaxy S3 has finally been released, taking the challenge up to its main rival - the iPhone 4S. According to News.au.com, Samsung's price point at release is higher than the iPhone 4s was ...HERITAGE PARTY OPENS CONGRESS IN YEREVAN
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The opposition Heritage party has started in Congress in the Writers' House of Armenia.
In his opening speech, the party's leader, Raffi Hovhannisyan, addressed the recent developments ...ARMENIAN ANALYST: CLINTON MAY ADDRESS MILLENNIUM CHALLENGES PROGRAM IN YEREVAN
In the course of her upcoming visit to Yerevan, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may address, among other things, the Millennium Challenges Program, according to Sergey Shakaryants, a political analyst. ...ANCA OFFERS 10-POINT CHECKLIST FOR CLINTON'S VISIT
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has suggested ten steps that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should undertake during her upcoming visit to the Caucasus region. The Committee finds ...POST-ELECTION DISAPPOINTMENTS REMAIN - HERITAGE REP.
Though the parliamentary election is already over, there are still disappointments with the processes, a former lawmaker of the opposition Heritage party has said.
"We simply urged at least 90,000 people ...UN CALLS FOR SYRIA MASSACRE INVESTIGATION
The United Nations Human Rights Council has condemned Syria for last week's massacre in the Houla region and called for a UN investigation to identify the perpetrators and gather evidence for possible ...HERITAGE LEADER NOT TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2013
The leader of the opposition Heritage party is not willing to run for presidency next year.
Speaking at the party's congress on Saturday, Raffi Hovhannisyan said he has no desire to become a presidential ...ARMENIA PRESIDENT INVITED TO ATTEND NAM SUMMIT
Serzh Sargsyan received on Saturday Iran's minister of energy, Majid Namjoo, who invited the president to attend the Non-aligned Movement's Summit in Tehran this August.
According to a press release ...IRAN RAID TO BE DISASTROUS TO ARMENIA - EXPERT
The United States' plan to launch an armed raid against Iran will have a disastrous impact on Armenia, political analyst Sergey Shakaryants finds.
"Congressmen Raun Paul, who seeks a presidential nomination ...TIGRAN SARGSYAN RE-APPOINTED PRIME MINISTER
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has agreed to nominate Tigran Sargsyan for prime minister.
Speaking to reporters after the Party's Executive Board meeting today, RPA spokesperson Edward ...ARMENIAN PREMIER SAYS HE EXPECTED RE-APPOINTMENT
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Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan says his re-appointment as the new cabinet's chief was not unexpected to him.
As he told reporters after the ruling Republican Party's executive board ...BRITAIN'S BIG BEN TO BE RENAMED ELIZABETH TOWER
Britain's famed parliament clock tower Big Ben is set to be renamed the Elizabeth Tower in honour of the queen's diamond jubilee, a report said on Friday, NDTV reported.
Prime Minister David Cameron ...ARMENIA NEEDS CRAFTSMEN-POLITICIANS - EXPERT
Armenia needs today craftsmen-politicians who could deal with the regional plight facing the country, according to Garegin Keryan, a political science professor at the Yerevan State University (YSU). ...ARMENIAN PM'S RE-APPOINTMENT OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED
Tigran Sargsyan's re-appointment as Armenia's prime minister has been officially confirmed.
According to a press release by the Presidential Office, Serzh Sargsyan has signed a decree to appoint the ...I HAVE NO DISAGREEMENTS WITH THE PM, SAYS PARLIAMENT SPEAKER
Following Tigran Sargsyan's appointment as the new cabinet's chief, National Assembly's speaker, Hovik Abrahamyan. said he has absolutely no disagreements with the premier.
"Our prime minister is, in ...SYRIA HEADING TO CIVIL WAR, SAYS UN ENVOY
Syria is tilting closer towards "all-out" civil war, international envoy Kofi Annan has said as seven were killed in Lebanon in clashes between supporters and opponents of President Assad.
...YEREVAN HOSTS SECOND ROUND OF CHILDREN'S MUSICAL
The second round of the children's musical Firebird kicked off at Yerevan's State National Theatre earlier today.
According to the Cultural Assistance Foundation, the event, that has brought together ...ARMENIAN TEAM'S HALF-BACK TOP PLAYER OF CUBAN
Half-back of Armenia's national football team Markos Pizzeli, has been recognized FC Cuban's best player of May.
As a result of online polls on the club's official website, the sportsman received 41,9 ...TURKISH PIANIST FACES CHARGES FOR INSULTING ISLAM
A Turkish court on Friday formally charged an internationally known pianist and composer with insulting Islamic religious values in comments he made on Twitter, The Associated Press reported.
The court ...MUBARAK SUFFERS HEART ATTACK AFTER SENTENCING
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has reportedly suffered a heart attack as he was being transported to a prison hospital. The incident occurred Saturday after Mubarak had been sentenced to life ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1831 The Tsar cancels the transit privileges of Transcaucasian merchants. Conscription in Transcaucasia is implemented by the Tsar.
- 1891 Death of Petros Adamyan (actor). He was born in 1849.
- 1897 The Tsar's State Council orders the subordination of Armenian Parish Schools to the Ministry of Education. Because of their refusal to do so, the schools were closed.
- 1904 Death of Ahsot Yerkat (Armenak Levonian), an activist of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Party.
- 1922 The first issue of the "Ploughman" daily is published in Yerevan.
- 1941 Death of writer Vazgen Shooshanian. He was born in 1902.
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