Some French senators warned recently that scrapping the offence of offending the head of state would leave a legal void.

Large protests have also been reported in Sidi Bouzid, the birthplace of the Tunisian revolution, where he was MP.

“This is not a final decision but only the beginning of the process. There are lots of issues to be resolved,” Mr. Margaryan said.

“This is a very positive development, and we look forward to the initialing of this Association Agreement,” the statement reads.

Funds from the DREF are mainly allocated to “small-scale” disasters – those that do not give rise to a formal international appeal.

The company earlier announced the death of Segalovich, aged 48, who had been diagnosed with a treatable form of cancer.

Human Rights Watch said Egyptian police had arrested 72 Syrian men and nine boys on July 19 and 20 alone.

“I wish tenacity and resolve to the families and friends of the victims and a speedy recovery to those injured,” President Sargsyan said.

Deals amounting to $6,800 million at an average rate of AMD 411.00/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.

According to NATO, the primary purpose of the exercise is to test the command and control elements of the Response Force.

GM earned $1.98 billion in North America on strong pickup truck sales. It also narrowed European losses to $110 million.

China’s economic growth rate has slowed for two quarters in a row and there are concerns that it may slow further.

The Japanese maker did not provide any indication as to which smartphones and tablets will receive the upgrade.

Israel apologized to Turkey for the deaths and agreed to pay compensation for the victims as part of a U.S.-brokered rapprochement.

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who was born in Santiago de Compostela, has arrived at the scene of the accident.

“As I understand, today, I think that the Palestinians will decide to come next week,” Energy Minister Silvan Shalom said.

“We remain troubled that the version of the foreign aid bill does not cite a specific aid level for Armenia,” Aram Hamparian said.

Lilit Galoyan and Anna Hairapetian played in a draw with Natalia Zhukova (Ukraine) and Tamara Kezele (Serbia) respectively.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, then Russia’s richest man, had publicly challenged the power of President Vladimir Putin.

The service will be available from Aug 2013 and give viewers access to Sky Movies and Sky Sports without any additional hardware.

In 2011, Yandex raised $1.4bn in an oversubscribed initial public offering in New York and it currently has a market value of $10bn.

Peña Nieto, of Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, was elected in July 2012 and took office in December.

Moushé Malke carved a killed dove on a stone of 12 tons. It will include an inscription in French and Syriac in memory of the victims.

“A strong civil society is developing in Armenia and we should take it into account when taking decisions,” PM Sargsyan said.

According to sport-express.ru, the sides are close to an agreement which envisages a 6mln euro contract with the player.

Security sources said the attackers drove up to the compound, which houses both the embassy and ambassador’s residence.

“We must not lose sight of our main objective ‐ which is a measure of justice for the heirs of the victims,” Yeghiayan said.

The sale price was not specified, but Greek media reports placed the value of Skorpios at more than 100 million euros.

CEO Paul Polman says the results show “that the transformation of Unilever to a sustainable growth company is fully on track.”

Throughout this year, the Assembly has taken steps to address a serious concern of the Armenian-American community.