Tigran Davtyan: a 9,2% upsurge in tourism sector was reported, with an annual growth of 10% expected.

On November 27, international forensic experts briefly exhumed Arafat’s body and took tissue samples from it.

“For unknown reasons, a Mi-8 helicopter dipped and crashed shortly after the climb,” the interior ministry’s statement reads.

Stepan Safaryan named Heritage leader Raffi Hovannisian as the only opposition candidate capable of facing current authorities.

IFC is partnering with Armenia’s Union of Banks to strengthen the financial sector by helping train staff.

Tigran Davtyan stressed a 10% industry growth, with production volume exceeding AMD 1 trillion as of November 2012.

Germany will decline two slots from fourth to sixth, but France and Italy will be the biggest losers.

The Japanese firm said it anticipated a 22% increase in group sales for 2012, reaching 9.7 million vehicles globally.

“32,4% growth was posted in paid medical services to total AMD 22,7 billion,” Healthcare Minister Derenik Dumanyan said.

“I am General Abdelaziz Jassim al-Shalal, head of the military police,” the officer said in a video published on YouTube.

Otherwise, the economy is expected to show slight improvement in 2013, a positive for energy consumption and prices.

ARF Dashnaktsutyun has made a decision on the format of its participation in the 2013 presidential race, daily said.

The program envisages measures to introduce coal-water fuel technology to domestic heat and power plants.

The sources expect most notebook vendors to suffer from declining performance in the first quarter of 2013.

The boxer deems the year 2012 to have been successful, citing his winnings bouts against Robert Stieglitz and Mehdi Bouadla.

Opposition groups condemn the new law as too undemocratic, saying it could leave minority groups without proper legal protection.

Hamas said it decided to ban dealing or working with “Zionist media outlets because they are hostile.”

U.S. President Barack Obama decided to fully refresh his administration, with Senator John Kerry (D-MA) nominated as the Secretary of State and Chuck Hagel, former Republican Senator from Nebraska as the Secretary of Defense. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and, perhaps, Attorney General Eric Holder will also be replaced.

The optical part of the satellite is being manufactured jointly with Belarusian Peleng and the EADS-Astrium European space company.

Six U.S.-allied states demanded Iran end what they called interference in the region, reiterating a long-held mistrust of their main rival.

The source says the next iPad will bear a similar design to the iPad mini, which was announced alongside the fourth-generation tablet.

The court deemed the “Innocence of Muslims” as an extremist film after it triggered a wave of violent protests in the Middle East.

Kishida entered politics after working at the now-defunct Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan and previously served as a state minister.

Affleck says in a posting on his Facebook page that while he loves the political process, he will not be running for public office.

Politicians have expressed little but pessimism for the prospect of an agreement coming before January 1.

Netanyahu has repeatedly declared that stopping Tehran’s nuclear program should be a priority for Israel’s foreign policy.

Researchers attributed the decline to greater awareness of health problems caused by obesity as well as an increase in breastfeeding.

Abe campaigned on a platform promising an end to economic stagnation, with more public spending and a looser monetary policy.

This year’s Christmas episode, “The Snowmen,” will bridge the gap between eras in the overall Doctor Who series.

The government plans to build a grid of high-speed railways with four east-west lines and four north-south lines by 2020.