Alexander Amaryan says sectarian institutions won’t have active involvement in the presidential elections in Armenia.

The coldest air of the season is moving in behind a heavy snowstorm that has blanketed refugee camps in Turkey and Lebanon.

The year 2013 has just started, and Azerbaijan again voices threats against Stepanakert airport. According to Azerbaijani APA agency, “a high-ranking Air Force and Air Defence official who wished to remain unnamed said that the country permanently controls its air space with radar systems.”

Assad “affirmed readiness for launch of inter-Syrian dialogue and for reforming country on basis of Syria’s sovereignty.”

Von Hausswolff said he had collected the ashes from the crematorium at Majdanek during a visit in 1989.

News reports say Seastreak Wall Street catamaran ferry from Atlantic Highlands, N.J., banged into the mooring as it arrived.

Armstrong, was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in October 2012.

Aircraft entered commercial service in Nov 2011, more than three years behind schedule after a series of production delays.

Iran is one of Assad’s main backers and the Iranians, who were seized outside Damascus in August.

Turkey’s participant in The Europas awards has launched DDoS attacks on Armenian iMall.eu social e-commerce platform.

Expert says the authorities must take relevant steps to hamper external forces’ efforts to dictate their “Eurasian” whims.

Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan: Armenian-Azerbaijani talks yielded no progress in the framework of OSCE Minsk Group.

Gold purchase price totals 19930.50 (-106.73), release price: 21663.59 (-116.01), Silver: purchase price: 361.53 (-14.19).

The first group of OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission will arrive in Armenia on the days to come.

Armenia’s voter list has been released in the official websites of RA police and Central Election Commission (CEC).

The Azeri media falsely labeled “If Only Everyone” movie as a “propaganda film” and an example of “the information war.”

Director of Sociometer center Aharon Adibekyan briefed on the results of public opinion polls, conducted in Dec 2012.

Del Toro recently revealed that he had been approached to direct “Star Wars Episode 7”, but turned down the opportunity.

The first generating unit of the plant on the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf started feeding electricity into the national grid.

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 406.01 on January 9, increasing by 2.14 points compared to January 8.

Manvel Sargsyan says other countries’ experience proves peoples’ ability of self-organization and overthrowing ruling authorities.

Obama raised $53 mln for his first inauguration, when a record 1.8 mln people packed the National Mall to see him take the oath of office.

EX-minister Vartan Oskanian says public discontent with the situation in the country stirs up either struggle, or emigration.

The movie sees Danny Dyer’s character John Smith desperately trying to stop his two London wives from ever meeting.

60 106 carats of diamond were produced in Armenia in January-November 2012 against 62 974 carats.

In January-November 2012, production of soft drinks in Armenia increased by 11,9% to total 38 843,7 thousand liters.

Affleck, who directed and starred in the political drama Argo last year, will be competing against Lincoln’s Spielberg, Life of Pi’s Ang Lee.

Runways are being cleared to ensure timely operation of flights, spokesman for the airport Gevorg Abramyan said.

Tajikistan first applied for WTO membership in 2001, promising to enact reforms to open up its economy.

Ports of Alexandria and Dakhila were shut down starting Sunday, while Nile Delta cities suffered power outages.