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06 February 2013 • 12:42 AMT
CEC to discuss presidential candidate Ghukasyan’s address

Candidate Andrias Ghukasyan addressed the CEC with a demand to ban use of his image during the election campaign.

06 February 2013 • 12:27 AMT
Armenia posts 11,3% tourist inflow increase in 2012

“At this rate, Armenia can exceed an inflow of 1 million within 1 to 2 years,” Deputy Economy Minister said.

06 February 2013 • 12:16 AMT
ANC not to hold political council meeting

Head of Democratic Fatherland Party Petros Makeyan planned to issue a proposal aiming to draw ANC out of crisis.

06 February 2013 • 12:13 AMT
Presidential hopeful Ghukasyan’s health deteriorates

Candidate Andrias Ghukasyan demands for RPA candidate Serzh Sargsyan to be disallowed to run for president.

06 February 2013 • 12:07 AMT
Regional guide training center to open in Armenia

The president of the WFTGA Rosalind Newlands will visit Armenia in March 2013 to discuss creation of the center training.

06 February 2013 • 12:06 AMT
Eva Mendes joins Ryan Gosling’s “How to Catch a Monster”

The story is centered on a single mother of two being swept into a macabre fantasy underworld while her teenage son discovers a secret road.

06 February 2013 • 12:02 AMT
Indars Aščuks joins NASDAQ OMX Armenia Supervisory Board

His appointment is effective starting January 22, 2013 when Central Bank of Armenia relevant decision came into force.

06 February 2013 • 11:56 AMT
Tunisian opposition leader shot dead

Belaid, a 48-year-old lawyer, had been a fierce critic of Ennahda, the moderate Islamist party that dominates the government.

06 February 2013 • 11:21 AMT
Abkhaz railway restoration beneficial to all sides – Georgian PM

Ivanishvili remarked on the possibility of restoring communication after settling a number of controversial issues with Russia.

06 February 2013 • 11:17 AMT
U.S secret airbase for drones revealed in Saudi Arabia

The facility was established to hunt for members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which is based in Yemen.

06 February 2013 • 11:01 AMT
Artsakh defense army refutes Azeri attack report

“Artsakh defense army adheres to the principles of ceasefire, resorting to retaliatory actions only in extreme cases,” Senor Hasratyan said.

06 February 2013 • 10:55 AMT
Street to be named after Hrant Dink in Turkey

Hrant Dink was murdered in broad daylight by 17-year-old Turkish nationalist Ogün Samast on Jan 19, 2007.

06 February 2013 • 10:45 AMT
San Gabriel to host concert featuring Armenian music

The Mosaic V concert will also debut music by Palm of Granite, featuring up-and-coming musician Raffi Semerdjian.

06 February 2013 • 10:43 AMT
Focus boards Jeremy Renner’s “Kill the Messenger” thriller

The film is based on the true story of a journalist, who committed suicide after being denounced for exposing the CIA’s involvement in cocaine import.

06 February 2013 • 10:23 AMT
Puppeteer Gary Davtyan commemorated in Georgia

The event was initiated by the Union of Armenian Intellectuals of Georgia and with the support of the Hayartun Cultural Center.

06 February 2013 • 10:21 AMT
Norway Chess Super Tournament to host Aronian

The Tournament due May 7-18 in Sandnes (single rounds in Bryne, Sor Hidle and Stavanger) has announced a full line-up of players.

06 February 2013 • 10:10 AMT
Heavy fighting erupts in Damascus as rebels launch offensive

“The areas of Jobar, Zamalka, al-Zablatani and parts of Qaboun and the ring road have become a battleground,” an activist said.

06 February 2013 • 10:06 AMT
Azeri MP: Baku never refused from Karabakh talks with Armenia

“Azerbaijan believes it necessary to strengthen the OSCE MG influence on the process of peaceful settlement,” Mubariz Qurbanli said.

06 February 2013 • 10:04 AMT
Erdoğan says EU is not a must for Turkey

“It is not the Apocalypse if they do not let us in the EU. We would continue our way in steadiness,” Turkish PM said.

06 February 2013 • 09:52 AMT
Hague to host Artsakh liberation movement 25th anniv. event

A Caucasus expert at the University of Amsterdam, Dr. Charlotte Hille will deliver a lecture at the event.

06 February 2013 • 09:48 AMT
Art Hovhannisyan to take on Alejandro Perez Feb 22

“He’s after very specific goals and I believe he is well on his way to achieving his success,” said promoter Gary Shaw.

06 February 2013 • 09:40 AMT
Iran’s Ahmadinejad offers loan to cash-strapped Egypt

“I have said previously that we can offer a big credit line to the Egyptian brothers, and many services,” Ahmadinejad said.

06 February 2013 • 09:37 AMT
Armenian, Syrian, Greek students protest against Erdogan in Budapest

The students demanded Erdogan to recognize the Armenian Genocide and put an end to attacks on innocent people in Turkey.

06 February 2013 • 09:28 AMT
HayPost reopens office in Nork Marash administrative district

HayPost Trust Management intends to make HayPost the leading national postal operator in the region.

06 February 2013 • 09:17 AMT
Darchinyan says will knock out Donaire in possible rematch

“I gave Nonito a chance when no one wanted to fight me. Now I want the chance to fight him,” Darchinyan said.

06 February 2013 • 08:51 AMT
New Israeli parliament sworn in

Benjamin Netanyahu was recommended for PM’s post by his own Likud-Beytenu bloc (that won 31 seats in the January 22 vote).

06 February 2013 • 08:33 AMT
CIA carrying out drone strikes against Yemeni al-Qaeda

The CIA is carrying out lethal drone strikes from a remote base in Saudi Arabia, including one that killed US-born Anwar al-Awlaki.

06 February 2013 • 08:24 AMT
Iranian ex-prosecutor Mortazavi released from detention

Neither the arrest nor the release of the former judicial official, Saeed Mortazavi, have been accompanied by any public explanation.

06 February 2013 • 08:07 AMT
“Fast And Furious” star Paul Walker to headline “Agent 47” action film

The film was written by “A Good Day To Die Hard”’s Skip Woods and Michael Finch and will be directed by Aleksander Bach.

06 February 2013 • 07:51 AMT
“Friends” stars Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry reunite for “Go On”

This marks the latest Friends reunion for Cox, who has also guest starred on Lisa Kudrow’s Showtime adaptation “Web Therapy.”