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25 September 2012 • 11:19 AMT
Gurgen Margaryan to be commemorated Sept 26

“Young Students” Union will organize procession to Yerablur pantheon to honor Gurgen Margaryan’s memory.

25 September 2012 • 11:18 AMT
Prosecutor General’s Office returns AMD 30 mln to state budget

The major part of budget means (AMD 2,2 bn) was used for the administration’s needs, with 84% of the sum spent on salaries.

25 September 2012 • 11:17 AMT
Armenian Economy Minister to attend “Caucasus and Central Asia” event

Tigran Davtyan will pay a working visit to Austria to participate in “Caucasus and Central Asia” ministerial conference.

25 September 2012 • 11:09 AMT
Iranian military official says Turkey “main loser” in Syria battle

Yahya Rahim Safavi said that Turkey, with a financial support from Arab countries, has turned into a “puppet” of outsiders.

25 September 2012 • 10:53 AMT
NMC RCO 3rd issue bonds placed at NASDAQ OMX Armenia

All the value issued was placed, while bonds demand was even higher, amounting to AMD 755,217,511.45.

25 September 2012 • 10:37 AMT
Russia to deploy MiG-31 interceptors at Arctic base

Anatoly Tsyganok says the MiG-31BM has a range of 900 miles on internal fuel, which can be extended to 3,355 miles.

25 September 2012 • 10:15 AMT
Hyundai sets up auto financing joint venture in China

Rivals like General Motors, Volkswagen and Toyota have been providing auto finance to their customers in China.

25 September 2012 • 10:14 AMT
Armenia’s Democratic Party head not to run for president

Aram Sargsyan noted Democratic Party’s readiness to back the candidate who will be able to solve existing problems.

25 September 2012 • 10:13 AMT
DPA: opposition won’t nominate common presidential candidate

Aram Sargsyan says ex-president Robert Kocharian will hardly file own candidacy unless he is confident of victory.

25 September 2012 • 09:59 AMT
Sharp wins bank approval for $2.7bn in fresh loans

Sharp has to repay as much as 360 billion yen of short-term commercial paper loans and needs to secure financing from lenders.

25 September 2012 • 09:53 AMT
Nokia announces two cheap touchscreen smartphones

The two phones both feature a 3in WQVGA touchscreens, an integrated FM radio, up to 32GB of internatl storage, WiFi.

25 September 2012 • 09:46 AMT
Democratic Party: Prosperous Armenia imitates opposition

Leader of Democratic Party of Armenia has expressed skepticism over Prosperous Armenia’s representing opposition.

25 September 2012 • 09:43 AMT
Armenian football fans send open letter to President Sargsyan

Armenia-Italy match tickets are available at Republican Stadium’s booking offices and Hummel outlet stores.

25 September 2012 • 09:28 AMT
Middle East to dominate UN General Assembly agenda

U.S. President Barack Obama is due to focus on the Middle East when he gives one of the opening speeches.

25 September 2012 • 09:20 AMT
Facebook denies reports on revealing private messages

According to the company, wall posts and messages are separate systems, and there’s no way that the two could become mixed up.

25 September 2012 • 09:08 AMT
Einstein’s brain launched as exclusive iPad app

“I can’t wait to find out what they’ll discover,” said a consultant for the National Museum of Health and Medicine Chicago.

25 September 2012 • 09:04 AMT
French envoy: Karabakh settlement impossible without political will

Pascal Meunier said Karabakh issue was a priority issue at the meeting between Azerbaijani and French presidents in Paris.

25 September 2012 • 08:48 AMT
China’s wealthiest people grow poorer

Seven of those on the list are not just rich but politically powerful as well: they have been named as delegates to the Party Congress.

25 September 2012 • 08:40 AMT
Russia’s Alrosa discovers unique diamond worth $1.5mln

The diamond was found in September at diamond-mining factory No. 16 of the Nyurbinsk ore mining and processing enterprise.

25 September 2012 • 08:37 AMT
Armenian Genocide memorial to be placed in U.S. city of Troy

The memorial effort was conceived by Knights and Daughters of Vartan, a fraternal Armenian service organization.

25 September 2012 • 08:27 AMT
Olympus ex-chairman pleads guilty to falsifying accounts

Tsuyoshi Kikukawa also apologized for the trouble caused to investors, customers, employees and the general public.

25 September 2012 • 08:18 AMT
Italy national football team expected in Yerevan Oct 10

The Armenia-Italy match is scheduled for October 12, with the tickets to cost AMD 3000, 5000, 7000 and 10000.

25 September 2012 • 08:16 AMT
Freedom House: Azerbaijan’s Internet freedom vulnerable to deterioration

Iran, Cuba, and China had the smallest degree of internet freedom, with eleven other countries receiving ranking of Not Free.

25 September 2012 • 08:16 AMT
Rebel bombs blow up near Damascus security site

Residents said smoke could be seen rising from the area in southeastern Damascus. Rebels said they expected a high casualty toll.

25 September 2012 • 08:00 AMT
Mortar shells from Syria hit Israeli territory

The mortar shells were “aimed at villages inside Syria and are part of the internal, ongoing conflict in Syria,” the IDF said.

25 September 2012 • 07:51 AMT
Paper: ex-minister Oskanian to be deprived of immunity?

Parliament may discuss Prosecutor General’s involvement in ex-minister Oskanian’s possible deprivation of immunity.

25 September 2012 • 07:43 AMT
Grand Slam final: Aronian beats Karjakin in round 1

Aronian will face off against Anand in round two, with Caruana and Vallejo to rival Karjakin and Carlsen respectively.

25 September 2012 • 07:43 AMT
Desperate Turkey asking for cash to manage Syrian refugee influx

“We are being asked to write a check for Turkish government. But things do not work like that,” an official said.

25 September 2012 • 07:20 AMT
Artsakh war veteran sends open letter to President Sargsyan – paper

Artsakh national liberation struggle veteran Artur Aleksanyan addressed an open letter to President Serzh Sargsyan.

25 September 2012 • 07:20 AMT
LinkedIn continues efforts to roll out internationally

There’s plenty of potential to develop that number, given that some 94 percent of Danes actively use social networks in general.