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27 August 2012 • 18:22 AMT
Leaked photos show mystery part, possibly NFC chip, for iPhone5

At first glance the images appear to be similar to those of a semi-assembled front panel published earlier this month.

27 August 2012 • 18:09 AMT
Turkey warns France against including Armenian Genocide in textbooks

Ankara voiced “strong protest” against France’s decision to include Armenian Genocide chapter in textbooks.

27 August 2012 • 17:52 AMT
Hayazn Union proposes to provide free education to Syrian Armenian students

Hayazn Union addressed Armenian govt. with letter proposing to provide free education to Syrian Armenian students.

27 August 2012 • 17:40 AMT
Hollande calls on Syria’s opposition to form provisional government

“We are including our Arab partners to accelerate this step,” Hollande told hundreds of diplomats and dignitaries.

27 August 2012 • 17:35 AMT
Armenian FM meets Italian Under-Secretary of State

Minister Nalbandian positively assessed the steps taken in the past few years to develop Armenian-Italian relations.

27 August 2012 • 17:24 AMT
Ousted Egyptian President Mubarak goes on hunger strike in prison

Mubarak’s son, Gamal, was reportedly asked to intervene, and managed to convince his father to receive treatment and eat.

27 August 2012 • 17:20 AMT
Armenian FM, Austrian envoy discuss cooperation

Minister Nalbandian voiced hope that Ambassador Kraut will contribute to deepening of Armenian-Austrian ties.

27 August 2012 • 16:58 AMT
ARMENAL posts 3.7% production drop in 2012 first half

Yerevan foil rolling plant ARMENAL produced 12 630,1 tons of foil in the first half of 2012, decreasing by 3.7%.

27 August 2012 • 16:32 AMT
Italian Deputy FM: we support Armenia’s joining free trade agreement with EU

Marta Dassù said Italy maintains strong ties with all the countries of Eastern Partnership (EaP), including Armenia.

27 August 2012 • 15:39 AMT
Armenian Economy Minister to visit Italy in September

Deputy Foreign Minister hailed Armenian-Italian political cooperation both on international and bilateral level.

27 August 2012 • 15:28 AMT
Henrik Mkhitaryan best Shakhtar player in August

Armenian midfielder Henrik Mkhitaryan garnered absolute majority of votes – 91,78% (358 of respondents).

27 August 2012 • 15:14 AMT
Armenia’s North-South highway construction to launch in fall

Transport Minister attached importance to Armenian-Italian bilateral relations in transport and communication.

27 August 2012 • 14:43 AMT
Armenian army general staff chief to participate in CSTO meeting

Yuri Khachaturov departed for Moscow to participate in working meeting of CSTO armed forces general staff chiefs.

27 August 2012 • 14:39 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 409,70 August 27

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 409,70 on August 27, increasing by 0.30 point compared to August 24.

27 August 2012 • 14:33 AMT
Armenian Finance Ministry: August 27-Sept.2 prices for precious metals

Gold purchase price totals 19905.85 (+323.83), release price: 21636.79 (+351.99), Silver: purchase price: 355.93(+16.44).

27 August 2012 • 14:03 AMT
Armenian govt., USAID sign agreement on check point modernization

Modernization of Bagratashen, Bavra and Gogavan program aims to upgrade check-points with modern infrastructures.

27 August 2012 • 14:00 AMT
IBM to HR acquire management software maker Kenexa

Kenexa provides recruiting and talent management and retention solutions to more than 8,900 customers in 21 countries worldwide.

27 August 2012 • 13:51 AMT
Eurasian information league to promote idea of Eurasian integration

“Young Eurasia” youth forum participants agreed on the establishment of a Eurasian information league.

27 August 2012 • 13:50 AMT
Car of Japanese ambassador to China attacked

The attack comes after tensions over disputed islands known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan flared in mid-August.

27 August 2012 • 13:41 AMT
World’s largest oil producer’s computers back online after virus attack

“This was not the first nor will it be the last illegal attempt to intrude into our systems,” said Khalid al-Falih.

27 August 2012 • 13:37 AMT
Expert deems foreign intervention in Syrian conflict unlikely

Alexander Markarov voiced skepticism for the “Kurdish factor” to force Turkey into separate military intervention.

27 August 2012 • 13:13 AMT
Samsung to invest $975mln in Dutch microchip maker ASML

Intel paid three billion euros for a 15-percent stake, while TSMC bought five percent of the Dutch company for 1.1 billion euros.

27 August 2012 • 13:08 AMT
Areximbank-Gazprombank Group covers Syrian Armenian children’s transport costs

Areximbank-Gazprombank Group financed transportation costs of Syrian Armenian children having arrived in Armenia.

27 August 2012 • 12:54 AMT
Ford building a sixth plant in China to boost sales

China’s auto market last year overtook the U.S. as the world’s largest, with sales up 32 percent to more than 18 million vehicles.

27 August 2012 • 12:51 AMT
HSBC Bank Armenia posts AMD 3.5 bln. net profit for 2012 first half

Personal deposits grew by 10 % or AMD 8 billion to AMD 92 billion, making up the largest market share.

27 August 2012 • 12:35 AMT
Improving global nuclear safety urgent concern – IAEA chief

The IAEA has said it believes, however, that global use of nuclear energy could increase by as much as 100 percent by 2030.

27 August 2012 • 12:26 AMT
Russian expert says Eurasian Union in need of common ideology

Alexey Vlasov: though world “ideology” bears negative connotation for older generations, youth is free from such stereotypes.

27 August 2012 • 12:25 AMT
Expert: cheaper Russian gas supply expected on Eurasian Union’s agenda

Andrey Areshev said that Russian gas supply was discussed during meeting of Armenian and Russian leaders.

27 August 2012 • 12:20 AMT
UN asks for $54mln to help Syrian refugees in Jordan

“We expect to have 70,000 people at Zaatari camp by the end of this year,” said the UNICEF’s Jordan representative.

27 August 2012 • 12:00 AMT
Google concerned over Android fate

There has been speculation that the news could encourage handset makers to install the rival Windows Phone system.