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20 May 2013 • 15:11 AMT
First Beirut-Yerevan flight sheduled for July 5

Accordng to Shahan Kandaharian, negotiations on the matter are being finalized, with Middle East Airlines to operate the flights.

20 May 2013 • 14:50 AMT
Samsung to roll out 55, 65-inch 4K TV range in June

The new range of Samsung 4K TVs will go head-to-head with Sony’s 55 and 65-inch Bravia X9 series.

20 May 2013 • 14:42 AMT
Adobe Photoshop Express launches as app on Windows 8, RT

Free basic editing features such as cropping, rotations and a red-eye remover are optimized for easier use on touch-screen devices.

20 May 2013 • 14:25 AMT
PM: Armenia didn’t drop idea of new NPP construction

Tigran Sargsyan noted that the new plant will be constructed after the current one is finally out of operation.

20 May 2013 • 14:25 AMT
Another road crash in Azerbaijan leaves 10 soldiers injured

Earlier, at least five Azerbaijan soldiers were killed and six seriously injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree and overturned.

20 May 2013 • 13:49 AMT
Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell in “Anchorman 2” comedy trailer

Set to dramatic score of “Sirius” by the Alan Parsons Project, the crew are once again lined up to add a few catch phrases to promote the film.

20 May 2013 • 13:37 AMT
Ron Howard seeks funding for Stephen King’s “Dark Tower” at Cannes

Media Rights Capital is to fund one movie based on the seven-volume fantasy/Western saga, with more to come if the first succeeds.

20 May 2013 • 13:31 AMT
Minister says gas price rise unlinked to elections

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources disagreed with the viewpoint linking gas price hike to government’s policy.

20 May 2013 • 13:31 AMT
“Lord of the Rings” actor joins ” The Amazing Spider-Man 2″

Csokas portrayed the elven king Celeborn in “Lord of the Rings”; the New Zealand actor also featured in “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.”

20 May 2013 • 13:18 AMT
Armenia’s U17 football team arrive in Hungary

Armenia’s U17 football team arrived in Hungary on May 20 to participate in a friendly tournament, due May 21-24.

20 May 2013 • 13:16 AMT
Adopt Films picks up Jacques Doillon’s “Love Battles” Berlinale film

Adopt is planning a theatrical and VOD release this fall for the controversial title that will go out in France afterwards.

20 May 2013 • 13:16 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 417.16 May 20

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 417.16 on May 20, increasing by 00.11 point compared to May 18.

20 May 2013 • 12:59 AMT
Luc Besson’s new “Transporter” films in works

The projects will be budgeted from $30 million to $40 million; at least one of the films will likely shoot in China.

20 May 2013 • 12:59 AMT
Armenian Finance Ministry: May 20-27 prices for precious metals

Gold purchase price totals 17342.93 (-528.44), release price: 18851.01 (-574.39), silver: purchase price: 283.23 (-8.64).

20 May 2013 • 12:57 AMT
Pakistani ex-military ruler Musharraf granted bail

Government prosecutors have accused Musharraf of being involved in the gun and suicide attack that killed Bhutto in 2007.

20 May 2013 • 12:45 AMT
Mongrel Media nabs “La Grande Bellezza” Cannes competition entry

The film tells the story of an aging writer who who bitterly recollects his passionate lost youth against the backdrop of modern Rome.

20 May 2013 • 12:31 AMT
Armenian Transport Minister meets ADB delegation

Minister Gagik Beglaryan thanked ADB for the cooperation, voicing hope that the program will yield further success.

20 May 2013 • 12:31 AMT
“Inception” helmer Christopher Nolan in “informal talks” to direct “Bond 24”

Nolan’s upcoming film “Interstellar”, which stars Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, is currently in pre-production.

20 May 2013 • 12:15 AMT
“Inside Llewyn Davis” star’s performance hailed ed at Cannes

In a melancholic comedy set New York City in the ‘60s, Davis stars Isaac as a struggling folk singer.

20 May 2013 • 12:12 AMT
22,8% growth recorded in Armenia’s export volume in 2013

The negative balance of foreign trade turnover amounted to $838.9 mln (AMD 344.4 bln) in January-April 2013.

20 May 2013 • 11:59 AMT
Backup Media, Memento to finance “Cold In July” cult novel adaptation

Director Jim Mickle’s previous film “We Are What We Are” premiered in Sundance in the Midnight Section.

20 May 2013 • 11:45 AMT
Oscar winning scribe to adapt “Ali and Nino” bestselling romance

The epic novel follows the love story between the male descendant of a royal Muslim family and a beautiful, Christian, Georgian princess.

20 May 2013 • 11:38 AMT
Cannes: Buyers targeting “The Gunman” Sean Penn-starrer

Studiocanal’s film sees Penn as an ex-government contract killer whose past comes back to haunt him.

20 May 2013 • 11:38 AMT
Armenian PM presents 2013-2017 government program

Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan noted that the government will ensure the implementation of the funded pension system.

20 May 2013 • 11:21 AMT
“Doctor Who” sci-fi series renewed for Season 8

BBC reveals that executive producer Steven Moffat is “already plotting a brand new run of adventures for the Doctor.”

20 May 2013 • 11:19 AMT
Strong quake strikes off Chile coast

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile at a depth of 6.2 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

20 May 2013 • 11:18 AMT
Antonio Banderas to topline “The 33” drama

The feature will dramatize the events of the 33 miners’ struggle for survival after having been trapped underground for 69 days.

20 May 2013 • 11:11 AMT
Average monthly salary totals AMD 142 711 in April

Average monthly salary totaled AMD 142 711 in April 2013 increasing by 2.5 % compared with the same period in 2012.

20 May 2013 • 11:07 AMT
RPA votes down motion on March 1 events committee formation

The motion on formation of an ad hoc committee for March 1, 2008 events was put on vote at the Armenian National Assembly.

20 May 2013 • 11:04 AMT
Marion Cotillard’s “Two Days, One Night” goes to Sundance Selects

Cotillard will play a woman who, for two days and one night, searches, for colleagues prepared to sacrifice their bonuses so she can keep her job.