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06 June 2013 • 14:33 AMT
Artsakh President meets culture workers

President of Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met with a group of NKR art and culture representatives.

06 June 2013 • 14:32 AMT
CBA, EFSE, European Banking Center to sign MoA

Moreover, the Central Bank of Armenia is launching a new research and training center in the resort town of Dilijan.

06 June 2013 • 13:59 AMT
Yerevan to host EFSE Annual Meeting 2014

The EFSE aims to foster economic development and prosperity in Southeast Europe and the European Neighborhood Region.

06 June 2013 • 13:58 AMT
Zvartnots airport’s former VIP hall roof collapses

Part of Zvartnots airport’s former VIP hall roof collapsed on the cars parked. More than 10 cars have been damaged.

06 June 2013 • 13:43 AMT
Zaven Andriasian half a point behind Mumbai Open leaders

Grandmaster Zaven Andriasian scored 7,5 points out of 10 before the final round of the open, held in Mumbai, India.

06 June 2013 • 13:34 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 414.92 June 6

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 414.92 on June 6, decreasing by 1.10 point compared to June 5.

06 June 2013 • 13:28 AMT
Armenian president visits Dilijan International School

President Sargsayn familiarized himself with the course of the school construction and the existing problems.

06 June 2013 • 12:53 AMT
New location for Munch Museum approved in Oslo

Munch left his vast collection of artwork, including two versions of his masterpiece The Scream, to the city when he died in 1944.

06 June 2013 • 12:45 AMT
Former MP: opposition exhausted itself after elections

Dwelling on Heritage party, Vardan Bostanjyan said the post-election developments made people hope for new turn of events.

06 June 2013 • 12:28 AMT
“Freddie Mercury: Great Pretender” documentary wins Rose d’Or Award

The feature-length film documents Mercury’s life with a concentration on his attempt to forge a solo career outside of Queen.

06 June 2013 • 12:17 AMT
“New Aleppo” district to be built in Ashtarak city

Armenian government approved a program on construction of “New Aleppo” district in Ashtarak city in Aragatsotn province.

06 June 2013 • 12:05 AMT
1st look at Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel in “Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug”

Peter Jackson confirmed last month that the final period of shooting for third film “There and Back Again” has commenced in New Zealand.

06 June 2013 • 12:01 AMT
Avagyan to face Butsenko at European boxing championships

Armenia’s Arman Avagyan (56 kg) will face off against Ukraine’s Mikola Butsenko in European boxing championships semifinals.

06 June 2013 • 11:54 AMT
Sony to remake Cannes, Cesar winning “A Prophet” French crime pic

The Jacques Audiard-directed film follows a young man’s rise to the top of a crime syndicate after he’s mentored by the boss.

06 June 2013 • 11:41 AMT
Erdoğan has grown fond of legislating Islamic morality – journalist

Sevan Nisanyan said several people close to Erdoğan started pontificating loudly on the need for a “Hate Speech Law”.

06 June 2013 • 11:39 AMT
Azeri Foreign Minister slams Monserrat Caballe’s visit to NKR

“Visits made without notifying respective agencies of the Azerbaijan are illegal and harm peaceful resolution of the Karabakh conflict,” Abdullayev said.

06 June 2013 • 11:25 AMT
Armenia to host cross-country competitions

Cross-country competitions aiming to develop mountain biking and promote environmental lifestyles are due June 9.

06 June 2013 • 11:19 AMT
PM Erdogan to return to Turkey as anti-govt. protests continue

Demonstrators have been rallying in Istanbul, Ankara and other cities for a week, with many calling for the three-term prime minister to quit.

06 June 2013 • 11:09 AMT
French unemployment soars to highest level in 15 years

President Francois Hollande has pledged to boost jobs and growth, but demand has been sapped by the eurozone crisis.

06 June 2013 • 10:56 AMT
BlackBerry to launch A10 flagship smartphone – report

The handset will be a high-end touchscreen entry to the firm’s BlackBerry 10 line, bringing competition to Apple’s next iPhone.

06 June 2013 • 10:40 AMT
Apple registers iWatch patent in Russia, report claims

Russian newspaper Izvestia claims to have heard that the Cupertino firm has moved to register the trademark with the country’s patent office Rospatent.

06 June 2013 • 10:30 AMT
Armenian coach shares expectations ahead of World Cup qualifier vs. Malta

According to the coach, the fact that Malta is considered the weakest team in the group doesn’t put Armenia at ease.

06 June 2013 • 10:02 AMT
Armenia celebrates great composer Aram Khachaturian’s 110th birth anniv.

In 1956, Khachaturian was working on his massive 4-act ballet, Spartacus set in ancient Rome but with plenty of exotic elements in the music.

06 June 2013 • 09:45 AMT
OSCE mission conducts monitoring of NKR-Azerbaijan contact line

The monitoring passed in accordance with the agreed schedule; no violation of the ceasefire was noted.

06 June 2013 • 09:34 AMT
Armenia climbs 89th in FIFA rankings

Spain tops the FIFA rankings with 1614 points, followed by Germany and Argentina with 1416 and 1287 points resp.

06 June 2013 • 09:30 AMT
Oscar winner Javier Bardem to topline “A Most Violent Year”

Bardem will reportedly play the “good guy”, an ambitious businessman who is forced to deal with a corrupt establishment in 1980s New York.

06 June 2013 • 09:25 AMT
Mia Wasikowska eyed for Guillermo del Toro horror “Crimson Peak”

Wasikowska recently starred in Chan-wook Park’s “Stoker” and Jim Jarmusch’s vampire tale “Only Lovers Left Alive.”

06 June 2013 • 09:18 AMT
U.S. renews waivers on Iran sanctions for China, India, others

The waivers mean that financial institutions in the consumer countries do not risk being cut off from the U.S. financial system for the next 6 months.

06 June 2013 • 09:11 AMT
Russia’s security services detain Moscow terror suspect

The suspects in the May operation were reported to be Russian citizens with ties to the Islamic Party of Turkestan.

06 June 2013 • 08:56 AMT
PM instructs to organize talks with ADB over North-South highway

“Control Chamber revealed violations in fulfillment of financial obligations to ADB,” the Prime Minister said.