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21 August 2012 • 14:55 AMT
Dilijan construction works pose no threat to green zones – mayor

As Armen Santrosyan told a press conference, the construction aims to develop tourism industry in Dilijan spa town.

21 August 2012 • 14:33 AMT
CBA denies Reuters report on Armenian banks expanding cooperation with Iran

The banks in Armenia hold no correspondent accounts with banks and financial institutions in Islamic Republic of Iran.

21 August 2012 • 14:09 AMT
Mobidram to issue e-money

ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK was authorized to join Express Money international transfer system.

21 August 2012 • 14:08 AMT
Foreign Policy: Armenia’s input to Afghanistan’s security maintenance important

Commanding General of the U.S. Army Europe stressed Armenia’s role in maintenance of security in Afghanistan.

21 August 2012 • 13:29 AMT
Iran reports 21% defense industry growth in 2012

Vahidi said defense products in Iran are “unique in terms of quantity and variety, irrespective of all the pressures and restrictions.”

21 August 2012 • 13:25 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 410,96 August 21

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 410,96 on August 21, decreasing by 0.01 point compared to Aug. 20.

21 August 2012 • 13:22 AMT
10 667 tourists visit Artsakh in Jan-Aug 2012

3 723 people (2 165 people in July of 2011) arrived in Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic in July, 2012.

21 August 2012 • 13:01 AMT
Armenia’s Court of Appeal to set meeting on ANC activists’ case

As ANC activists’ lawyer Stepan Voskanyan noted, the court must study the appeal and set a meeting by Sept. 10.

21 August 2012 • 12:49 AMT
eBay bans metaphysical items sale

Some people are unhappy about the new rules that seek to ban intangible items and items of an occult nature.

21 August 2012 • 12:39 AMT
Nalbandian to face Haase in Winston-Salem round 2

Robin Haase (Netherlands) scored 6:2, 6:3 wins against Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko in Winston-Salem round 1.

21 August 2012 • 12:38 AMT
Suspected Al-Qaeda militants blow up Yemen gas pipeline

“The attack is the work of Al-Qaeda, which continues to be operative in the province,” an official said, requesting anonymity.

21 August 2012 • 12:29 AMT
U.S. Army Command develops Caucasus-linked military scenarios

Commanding General of the U.S. Army Europe, Lieutenant General Mark P. Hertling released a report in Foreign Policy magazine.

21 August 2012 • 12:15 AMT
Court rules Romanian president impeachment vote invalid

In the July 29 referendum, more than 87% voted for impeachment – but only 46% of registered voters took part.

21 August 2012 • 12:06 AMT
Suspicious device found in Israeli embassy in Dublin, staff evacuated

“A suspicious device was found and we were contacted. The building is being evacuated,” the spokesman said.

21 August 2012 • 11:58 AMT
Syria rebels seize Aleppo’s Armenian-inhabited district

Fixed telephone service outage is common in Aleppo, with no mobile and Internet services currently operating.

21 August 2012 • 11:47 AMT
Amazon rolls out low cost Glacier storage

Users pay only for what they use and Amazon said that archiving to and retrieving from the system is easy.

21 August 2012 • 11:30 AMT
23 rebels reported dead in Syria clashes

In northern Syria, an activist said warplanes and helicopters attacked a number of towns and villages north of Aleppo.

21 August 2012 • 11:19 AMT
Japan hopes parade will boost Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid

The number of medalists surpassed the total as members of team events shared the honors with a medal for each.

21 August 2012 • 11:08 AMT
Billionaire George Soros takes stake in Manchester United

The 134-year-old English Premier League soccer club went public on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this month.

21 August 2012 • 10:22 AMT
Anonymous attacks UK govt. websites over Assange

The British police have stated that they will arrest WikiLeaks founder if he comes out of the Ecuador embassy in London.

21 August 2012 • 10:10 AMT
Russia says it doesn’t send chemical weapons to Syria

“Syria is one of the countries that did not sign the chemical weapons convention,” Col. Vladimir Mandych said.

21 August 2012 • 10:00 AMT
UN chief to attend NAM summit in Tehran – spokesman

“The calls, demands and pressures to prevent Ban Ki-moon’s attendance were ineffective,” Mohammad Reza Forqani said.

21 August 2012 • 09:54 AMT
Ecuador leader says embassy entry would be suicide for UK

Rafael Correa was speaking to state television about the continuing dispute over Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

21 August 2012 • 09:44 AMT
Romania’s Constitutional Court set to decide on president impeachment

The crisis has stalled policymaking, sent the leu currency to record lows and raised concern in the European Union.

21 August 2012 • 09:23 AMT
RA MFA confirms Armenian citizen death in Sudan plane crash

Ministry’s spokesman Tigran Balayan said that the Armenian was identified as Armen Virabyan, born in 1970.

21 August 2012 • 09:10 AMT
Kurdish militants deny responsibility for Turkey attack

“Our fighters have nothing to do with this explosion,” a website close to the Kurdistan Workers Party militant group said.

21 August 2012 • 08:54 AMT
Afghan militants damage U.S. military chief’s plane

NATO spokesman Jamie Graybeal says the attack did not affect U.S. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey’s mission in Afghanistan.

21 August 2012 • 08:41 AMT
ANCA expands focus on foreign aid to Armenia, Artsakh

The outreach to Congressional offices included the distribution of charts illustrating the sharp rise in Baku’s military spending.

21 August 2012 • 08:24 AMT
Sharp mulls selling plants in China, Mexico

Sharp would not confirm the report, only saying it was cooperating with Hon Hai on the business of large liquid crystal displays.

21 August 2012 • 08:07 AMT
Car bomb kills 9, injures 68 near Turkish-Syrian border

Assailants remotely detonated the explosives after parking the car at a bus stop near Karşıyaka Police Station.