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23 July 2012 • 14:11 AMT
200 young people to participate in Come Home 2012 fifth stage

RA Diaspora Minister expressed a hope that program participants will contribute to Armenian identity maintenance.

23 July 2012 • 14:09 AMT
Milla Jovovich’s “Resident Evil: Retribution” clip hits the web

Highlighting leading lady Alice, the video offers an action-packed scene as the heroine mercilessly slays a bunch of zombies by her own.

23 July 2012 • 14:02 AMT
Armenian church construction to launch in Las Vegas

To date all permits for construction of the Church have been granted and construction has been set to begin in August.

23 July 2012 • 14:01 AMT
Expert says Azeri armament no priority for Russia

Andrei Areshev further deemed arms deals between Azerbaijan and Western countries possible in the near future.

23 July 2012 • 14:00 AMT
Meteorologists concerned over possible rain during Olympics opening

Forecaster Barry Gromett of Britain’s Met Office broke the bad news, “Showers can be a bit hit and miss, I’m afraid.”

23 July 2012 • 13:55 AMT
Israeli opposition leader says he won’t back military “adventures”

Shaul Mofaz, now opposition leader, made the remarks less than a week after pulling his centrist Kadima party out of the coalition.

23 July 2012 • 13:42 AMT
Rufus Norris’ “Broken” wins top prize at Odessa Film Fest

German/Russian/Latvian/Dutch/Belarusian co-production “V Tumane” (In the Fog), directed by Sergei Loznitsa was named competition’s best film.

23 July 2012 • 13:34 AMT
Ex-Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson finds new job

Thompson replaces current CEO and co-founder Mike Golden, who will continue with the company as its president.

23 July 2012 • 13:32 AMT
OSCE MG remarks on NKR polls signal for Baku to face reality – expert

“I believe the statement to be a very positive signal which may promote progress in Karabakh settlement talks,” Andrey Areshev said.

23 July 2012 • 13:26 AMT
Syrian athletes arrive in London for Olympic Games

“They arrived as planned and are ready to compete,” said the official in charge of relations with national Olympic committees.

23 July 2012 • 13:25 AMT
Armenian govt. fulfills 4000 SME applications in half year

In this context, Minister Davtyan said that 21 SMEs received AMD 1,3 bln direct funding in the first half of 2012.

23 July 2012 • 13:22 AMT
SCR hosts Armenian-made uniform exhibition

South Caucasus Railway encourages development of high-tech producing, claiming specific quality requirements.

23 July 2012 • 13:05 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 411,25 July 23

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 411,25 on July 23, decreasing by 0.69 point compared to July 23.

23 July 2012 • 12:57 AMT
“Man of Steel” Supermen flick teaser trailers released

“Man of Steel” is produced by The Dark Knight Rises director Christopher Nolan, who also co-wrote the screenplay.

23 July 2012 • 12:40 AMT
Armenia must take more principled stance on Syria, expert says

“Armenia must make the West aware of the threats to Syria’s Armenian community,” Mikhail Alexandrov said.

23 July 2012 • 12:28 AMT
Armenian Finance Ministry: July 23-29 prices for precious metals

Gold purchase price totals 19298.76 (+37.81), release price: 20976.91 (+41.10), silver purchase price: 331.76 (+0.13).

23 July 2012 • 12:26 AMT
Kodak loses patent case against Apple

Kodak filed a complaint against the iPhone and BlackBerry makers at the U.S. International Trade Commission in early 2010.

23 July 2012 • 12:19 AMT
Karekin II condoles on Armenian actress Galya Novents’ death

“A masterful actress, Galya Novents was loved and admired far beyond the borders of Armenia,” Karekin II said.

23 July 2012 • 12:06 AMT
Armenian Industrial Council to discuss five sectors’ development strategy

Minister Davtyan noted that strategic documents will be discussed at the upcoming meeting of the Industrial Council.

23 July 2012 • 12:06 AMT
Armenia, WB negotiate creating network of IT centers

Positive trends were observed in IT sector, with construction of Gyumri Technopark launched in May, Economy Minister said.

23 July 2012 • 11:57 AMT
Aram I calls on Armenian community in Syria to remain united

Catholicos Aram I concluded his statement by saying that he was pleased Armenians were not fleeing the country.

23 July 2012 • 11:55 AMT
Acclaimed Armenian actress Galya Novents dies at 75

Novents received Venice Film Festival’s best actress prize for her role of Siranush in 1986’s Mer Mankutyan Tangon.

23 July 2012 • 11:44 AMT
Investors interested in Zvartnots airport’s free economic zone – Minister

Tigran Davtyan: Armenia hopes for foreign companies with new technologies to be involved in free economic zone operations.

23 July 2012 • 11:36 AMT
Google’s Nexus 7 tablet ad hits the web

The ad features a father and son venturing out into the woods for some good old bonding with the tablet device.

23 July 2012 • 11:28 AMT
Armenia’s Greco-Roman wrestlers win gold at Cadet European Championships

Freestyle wrestlers Armen Khachatryan and Mkhitar Gevorgyan scored gold and silver medals respectively.

23 July 2012 • 11:27 AMT
Armenian villager wounded in Azeri shelling

After the medical assistance, Gor Parsyan was provided with at Berd town’s hospital, he was able to return home.

23 July 2012 • 11:27 AMT
Minister: positive trends recorded in Armenian economy

Minister Davtyan said that future progress will be achieved by relevant programs implemented by RA government.

23 July 2012 • 11:23 AMT
Syria says chemical weapons for foreign attack only

There has been widespread concern that Syria’s stocks of chemical weapons could fall into the hands of the rebels.

23 July 2012 • 11:11 AMT
July 23 marks 19th anniversary of Agdam (Akna) liberation

The liberation of Shushi in 1992 decreased but didn’t eliminate the threat to the towns of Nagorno Karabakh.

23 July 2012 • 10:43 AMT
67,000 phones to be stolen or lost during London Olympics – experts

“There’s been an explosion of corporate data available to users from their mobile devices,” Gregory Webb said.