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01 February 2016 • 15:07 AMT
London’s Two Temple Place reopens with exhibit of ancient Egyptians

This major new exhibition is uncovering a civilisation fascinated by appearance and identity both in life and death.

01 February 2016 • 14:50 AMT
Coptic Christian students face charges of insulting Islam in Egypt

“The students couldn’t attend school and remained indoors to avoid insults, beating and harassment,” said Naguib, the lawyer.

01 February 2016 • 14:49 AMT
UK hosts “Alberto Giacometti: In His Own Words” exhibit

Focused on sculptures from a crucial decade in Giacometti’s life, the exhibit provides an insight into the development of the artist’s practice.

01 February 2016 • 14:46 AMT
Private remittances from Russia to Armenia drop by 30.1% to $915.9 mln

Net inflow of remittances to Armenia in the reporting period amounted to approximately $891,4 million, down by 35.8% remitted in 2014.

01 February 2016 • 14:28 AMT
Fondation de l’Hermitage shows neo- Impressionist master Signac works

The collection was assembled by a family with a passion for Signac’s art and constitutes one of the largest set of his works to be held in private hands.

01 February 2016 • 14:08 AMT
Foreign Minister, OSCE envoys talk Karabakh in Yerevan

The parties dwelled upon the meeting between the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan, held in Bern in late 2015.

01 February 2016 • 13:56 AMT
Magnolia nabs “The Lovers And The Despot” Kim Jong-il kidnapping doc

The pic bowed this week at the Sundance Film Festival and will get a theatrical release this year after it plays in Berlin.

01 February 2016 • 13:39 AMT
Amazon’s “The Collection” sets cast for post-war Paris fashion drama

The story focuses on an illustrious Paris fashion house, emerging from the dark days of the Occupation.

01 February 2016 • 13:27 AMT
Armenian Assembly of America opposes $4 bln bailout for Azerbaijan

“Bailing out a corrupt regime that continues to attack its Christian neighbor is out of step with America’s values,” the letter read.

01 February 2016 • 13:06 AMT
Karlovy Vary-winning “Notebook” director’s “Bridge of Sighs” adds cast

In the 1925 Budapest-set film, a butcher falls passionately in love with a former prostitute who is the wife of a former police officer.

01 February 2016 • 12:52 AMT
Taliban attack kills 10, wounds scores in Kabul: Deputy Minister

The interior ministry initially reported the attacker was on foot and detonated himself in a queue of people waiting to get inside the base.

01 February 2016 • 12:47 AMT
Rotterdam Fest unveils Tiger Awards for short films

Mark Leckey’s “Dream English Kid 1964-1999 AD,” Yto Barrada’s “False Start” and Daichi Saito’s “Engram of Returning” nabbed the awards.

01 February 2016 • 12:38 AMT
Yerevan among top 10 affordable cities for Russian tourists

Polish Krakow, Spanish Malaga, the Jordanian capital Amman, Italian Palermo also made it to the list of top 10 destinations.

01 February 2016 • 12:32 AMT
Medicine in ancient Armenia: free treatment, discoveries, progress

With adoption of Christianity, fanatics of the new faith started destroying pagan temples, which, besides being places of worship, were the depositaries of unique scientific knowledge accumulated in the course of centuries: astronomy, mathematics, medicine, metallurgy, architecture, military science, wine making and agriculture. Huge amount of information as well as authorship of many findings and researches was lost while pagan priests, who managed to survive, fled to neighbor countries.

01 February 2016 • 12:28 AMT
Microsoft testing underwater data center prototype

Natick data center deployment is estimated to last five years, after which it will be retrieved and fitted with new hardware.

01 February 2016 • 12:15 AMT
Jaume Collet-Serra, Liam Neeson reteam for “The Commuter” thriller

Neeson plays a businessman on his daily commute home, who unwittingly gets caught up in a criminal conspiracy.

01 February 2016 • 12:07 AMT
Casting is firming up for “Tribes Of Palos Verdes” YA novel adaptation

The script centers on 2 teenagers who move to the beach community with their parents as their mother teeters on the brink of a nervous breakdown.

01 February 2016 • 11:59 AMT
Armenia, Georgia sign 2016 military cooperation plan

Exchange of experience in the sector of peacekeeping, military training is among the guidelines for this year’s cooperation plan.

01 February 2016 • 11:36 AMT
Britain approves controversial gene-editing technique

The embryos will not become children as they must be destroyed within 14 days and can only be used for basic research.

01 February 2016 • 11:17 AMT
Facebook “to roll out its own Uber rival”

Earlier, the social networking giant revealed that its profits had more than doubled in the final quarter of 2015 with a net profit of $1.56 billion.

01 February 2016 • 11:03 AMT
Blackberry sounds ready to ditch BB10 platform

Company director Damian Tay hinted that the firm is dedicated to Google’s operating system and is planning to phase out its own-brand software.

01 February 2016 • 10:37 AMT
Tigran Sargsyan takes over Eurasian Economic Commission chairmanship

By the decision of the Supreme Council, each EEU member state is now represented by two, instead of three, Board members.

01 February 2016 • 10:34 AMT
“Castro’s Daughter” historical drama adds Maven Pictures

“Castro’s Daughter” is based on the life story of Alina Fernandez, who was born in 1956 — three years before her father Fidel Castro took power.

01 February 2016 • 10:24 AMT
Keira Knightley to topline “Colette” French writer bio

“Colette” reunites the producers behind “Carol,” Number 9 Films and Killer Films. “Still Alice’s” Wash Westmoreland is directing.

01 February 2016 • 10:24 AMT
Cuba’s Castro visiting France in 1st European foray in 2 decades

President Francois Hollande was the first French leader to visit Cuba in half a century, with a trip in May aimed at boosting trade.

01 February 2016 • 10:20 AMT
Azerbaijani troops use mortar in ceasefire violations over weekend

According to a Karabakh report, Azeri troops have fired around 1500 shots from various caliber weapons, including a 60-mm mortar.

01 February 2016 • 10:08 AMT
German minister tells migrants to integrate into society

Nahles said that could be measured by willingness to abide by German society’s rules and to take language classes.

01 February 2016 • 09:59 AMT
Turkish nationalist group linked to Sinai plane crash: Russian FSB

The Grey Wolves reportedly participated in combat operations in the republic of Chechnya, organizing transfer of weapons into the region.

01 February 2016 • 09:34 AMT
VivaCell-MTS unwraps info on Armenia coverage map

The list of locations with/without VivaCell-MTS network coverage, as well as information on services provided are posted on the Company’s website.

01 February 2016 • 09:23 AMT
Al-Qaeda affiliate takes control of southern Yemeni town: officials

Security officials said that al-Qaeda gunmen in pickups seized the entrances of the town of Azzan and stormed the city council.