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15 March 2013 • 17:52 AMT
Aronian, Carlsen tie Candidates Tournament round 1

Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian tied Candidates Tournament first round against Norway’s Magnus Carlsen.

15 March 2013 • 17:43 AMT
Syria-based Armenians to be offered $ 100 000 monthly assistance

Armenian Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan met with heads of NGOs and religious organizations.

15 March 2013 • 17:36 AMT
Dropbox announces acquisition of Mailbox

“When we discovered Mailbox we fell in love — it was simple, delightful, and beautifully engineered,” Dropbox said.

15 March 2013 • 17:26 AMT
EU governments reject Franco-British efforts to lift Syria arms embargo

France and Britain found little support for their proposal at an EU summit in Brussels, diplomats have said.

15 March 2013 • 17:20 AMT
Sunni worshippers, police clash in Baghdad

Iraqi security forces prevented worshippers from holding Friday prayers at the Abu Hanifa mosque last week as well.

15 March 2013 • 17:14 AMT
Raffi Hovannisian: EPP President indulges in illusions

Raffi Hovannisian urged Wilfried Martens and Barack Obama against preaching democracy to Armenian people.

15 March 2013 • 16:51 AMT
Heritage to announce list for Yerevan City Council polls March 22

Raffi Hovannisian: one of us will become the next mayor of Yerevan. We will return the city to Armenian people.

15 March 2013 • 16:33 AMT
Armenian President meets CSTO Joint Staff Chief

The two men further discussed issued related to boosting CSTO capacities and the efficiency of the joint staff.

15 March 2013 • 16:23 AMT
CSTO Joint Staff Chief, Armenian Defense Minister discuss cooperation

Reforms aiming to boost the efficiency of CSTO military committee and joint staff were in the focus of the discussion.

15 March 2013 • 16:02 AMT
French news agency conducts poll on Armenian Genocide bill

Newsring.fr French news agency conducted a poll concerning the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial.

15 March 2013 • 15:51 AMT
Artsakh President, Yerevan Mayor discuss cooperation

Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan met the delegation of Yerevan city administration, headed by Mayor Taron Margaryan.

15 March 2013 • 15:29 AMT
March 18-21 session agenda discussed in Armenian parliament

On March 15, Armenian National Assembly held a working consultation, chaired by speaker Hovik Abrahamyan.

15 March 2013 • 15:14 AMT
“Barev” democratic development fund to be set up

Heritage representative Anahit Bakhshyan announced a plan to set up “Barev” democratic development fund.

15 March 2013 • 15:07 AMT
The Doors frontman Jim Morrison documentary in the works

The independent documentary feature follows the trajectory of Jim Morrison’s development, prior to his rock superstardom.

15 March 2013 • 14:53 AMT
NA, OSCE Office in Yerevan sign cooperation memorandum

Armenian parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met with head of OSCE Office in Yerevan Andrey Sorokin.

15 March 2013 • 14:36 AMT
“Hannibal” hot TV trailer released

In the series, Mads Mikkelsen plays the title character and Hugh Dancy plays FBI criminal profiler Will Graham.

15 March 2013 • 14:28 AMT
Araratbank wins NASDAQ OMX Armenia Best Member Award

On March 15, NASDAQ OMX Armenia announced its best members, evaluation of which has been held since 2011.

15 March 2013 • 14:21 AMT
“Game of Thrones” Season 3 character portraits revealed

Character portraits feature Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke, Richard Madden, and Rose Leslie, in addition to this week’s Jon Snow/Dany-fronted cover.

15 March 2013 • 14:21 AMT
Holy Etchmiadzin: attempts to manipulate church unacceptable

Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin urges Armenian people to preserve the spirit of solidarity, fight intolerance and hatred.

15 March 2013 • 14:06 AMT
ICRC calls to halt attacks on civilians, aid workers in Syria

The Geneva Conventions lay down the rules of armed conflict, including treatment of civilians and prisoners of war.

15 March 2013 • 14:06 AMT
Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis reunite for “One Night on the Hudson”

The story centers on a straight-laced rookie cop and his jaded veteran partner as they are tasked with transporting a federal witness.

15 March 2013 • 14:03 AMT
ANCA-Hollywood to host financial aid seminar

ANCA-Hollywood advances the social, economic, cultural, and political rights of the area’s Armenian American community.

15 March 2013 • 13:49 AMT
Putin signs law banning foreign banks from opening branches in Russia

The bill was adopted by the State Duma on February 22 and approved by the Federation Council on March 6.

15 March 2013 • 13:49 AMT
Steven Spielberg drops Moses biopic, Ang Lee eyed as replacement

The epic-sized Warner Bros film about life of Moses is based on the script by Michael Green and Stuart Hazeldine.

15 March 2013 • 13:34 AMT
March 1 events committee to be formed in Armenian parliament

The committee will be formed, based on the principle of the creation of ethics committee. It will comprise seven members.

15 March 2013 • 13:34 AMT
“Les Miz” helmer eyes Sacha Baron Cohen for Freddie Mercury biopic

There is no formal offer at the moment and there are several offers for Hooper, who also helmed the Best Picture-winning “The King’s Speech.”

15 March 2013 • 13:27 AMT
Vatican denies allegations against new pope

“There has never been a credible, concrete accusation against him,” said Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi.

15 March 2013 • 13:17 AMT
Armenian foreign ministry hosts meeting of CIS lawyers

Armenian Foreign Ministry hosted the 14th meeting between representatives of CIS foreign ministries’ legal departments.

15 March 2013 • 13:16 AMT
Plan of activities for 2013 discussed in Shushi

Bako Sahakyan visited the town of Shushi to attend a sitting covering the results of the activities carried out in the region in 2012.

15 March 2013 • 12:57 AMT
Blatter: Gaddafi offered to scatter 2010 Cup over 53 African countries

Sepp Blatter, president of soccer’s world governing body FIFA, has criticized the proposed format set to be used at Euro 2020.