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21 April 2012 • 15:20 AMT
Heritage to back opposition in constituencies with no candidate

Dwelling on non-participation of single headquarters meetings, Heritage leader noted that all communication channels are open.

21 April 2012 • 14:50 AMT
Armenian FM, Georgian Deputy FM discuss bilateral consultations

Edward Nalbandian noted that regular consultations foster development of relations between Armenia and Georgia.

21 April 2012 • 14:35 AMT
Expert: even 10% of Iranian army can reach Baku

Davit Apinyan says naval maneuvers in Azerbaijan and the Caspian Sea bear exclusively demonstrative character.

21 April 2012 • 14:09 AMT
Armenian Greco-Roman wrestlers successful at Sofia tournament

After scoring a 3:1 win over Daniel Yanechic (Croatia), Sasun Hambaryan will face Serbia’s Alexander Maksimovic.

21 April 2012 • 14:08 AMT
Armenian President congratulates Pope on 7th anniversary of election

Serzh Sargsyan issued a congratulatory message to Pope Benedict XVI on occasion of seventh anniversary of election.

21 April 2012 • 14:06 AMT
Armenian business delegation to visit Georgia

The Armenian delegation will also comprise representatives of the Armenian Development Agency (ADA).

21 April 2012 • 12:53 AMT
Yerevan hosts Brands and Business international conference

The experts will come up with reports on world tendencies of branding, with a new trend of political branding to be presented.

21 April 2012 • 12:25 AMT
450 instances of Azeri ceasefire violation reported April 15-21

Despite Azerbaijan’s actions, NKR forces refrained from retaliatory measures, continuing with their military duty on all

21 April 2012 • 12:24 AMT
Artsakh President follows May 9 festive preparation process

Bako Sahakyan visited the town of Shushi and familiarized himself with preparations of May 9 Triple Holiday events.

21 April 2012 • 12:22 AMT
Envoy: Iran possesses evidence of Israeli spies activity in Azerbaijan

Bahrami declined to reveal any further detail about the case, and said the issue should be pursued through proper channels.

21 April 2012 • 12:02 AMT
Russian eats 500 grams of caviar in 90 seconds to win contest

Muscovite Alexander Lavrov did not disclose his profession after swallowing about $5,000 worth of the stuff.

21 April 2012 • 11:56 AMT
Armenia’s Hajimurat Nurmagomedov gains ticket to London Olympics

Hajimurat Nurmagomedov beat Swiss Lucas Riesen 9:6 in the semifinal of European qualifying tournament in Bulgaria.

21 April 2012 • 11:51 AMT
Israel warns its tourists of possible attacks in Egypt

Gendleman wouldn’t provide further detail or say how many Israeli tourists are in the nearby Sinai, a popular destination.

21 April 2012 • 11:43 AMT
Wrestler David Safaryan qualifies for London Olympics

After scoring a 4:1 win over Romania’s Yan Ceaban in ¼ final, Safaryan beat Martin Sebastian in the semifinal.

21 April 2012 • 11:29 AMT
Armenian Minister: stereotypes hinder modernization of cultural heritage

Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosyan said at UNESCO’s conference that cultural heritage is treated conservatively in Armenia.

21 April 2012 • 11:29 AMT
National Geographic launches new app for iPhone

Inside the app, users can browse guides for the 20 most visited national parks with more parks to be added soon.

21 April 2012 • 11:12 AMT
UNESCO regional conference underway in Yerevan

Yerevan hosts UNESCO’s 2-day Cultural Policy and Policy for Culture: Culture and Development” conference.

21 April 2012 • 11:07 AMT
European Parliament’s proposal to replace French mandate with that of EU in OSCE MG will not be approved

Some activity has been noticeable in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement recently. The OSCE Minsk Group chairs reiterated readiness to deepen humanitarian cooperation during their latest visit, while the European Parliament mulls replacement of the French mandate with that of the EU in the Minsk Group. Following presidential elections in Russia, views have been expressed forecasting tougher Russian stance on Karabakh issue with Vladimir Putin coming to power. The First Vice Chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats, former co-chair of the OSCE MG Vladimir Kazimirov commented on recent developments in Karabakh process in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.

21 April 2012 • 10:51 AMT
Google reveals more projects to be discontinued

Google Related, which was supposed to a web browsing assistant, is also closing due to its lack of adoption.

21 April 2012 • 10:29 AMT
State official detained for assault – paper

Karen K., employee of Armenia’s State Revenue Committee Nor Nork department was detained on suspicion of knifing, Hayatsk says.

21 April 2012 • 10:21 AMT
Oskanian has personal opinion about authorities, Tsarukyan says

Prosperous Armenia’s leader Gagik Tsarukyan said everybody speaks their own mind during election campaign, 168 Hours reports.

21 April 2012 • 10:10 AMT
Only 1% of France’s Turks to back Sarkozy for president

More than 400 opinion polls have been conducted during the campaign, a third more than in the last race in 2007.

21 April 2012 • 09:59 AMT
Ten tons of explosives seized in Afghanistan

The attacks were one of the biggest assaults on the capital in 10 years of war in terms of their spread and coordination.

21 April 2012 • 09:53 AMT
Syria’s Homs peaceful as expects observers

Salim Qabani, an activist based in the central province of Homs, said that troops are hiding armored vehicles.

21 April 2012 • 09:53 AMT
RPA offers electoral bribe in Charentsavan town – paper

Ruling RPA bribes residents of Charentsavan town offering AMD 10000 for their passport data, Yerkir daily reports.

21 April 2012 • 09:34 AMT
Composer Rouben Gregorian commemorated in Tehran

Music researcher Farid Dehdazi was the next speaker who reviewed the style and melodies composed by Gregorian.

21 April 2012 • 09:19 AMT
EU postpones deadline to review Iran oil embargo impacts

The bloc was to review the impacts of the Iran oil embargo on the member states on May 1, but postponed the deadline.

21 April 2012 • 09:10 AMT
Heritage cedes its polling stations to RPA – paper

According to Yerkir, Heritage party offered its commission membership in 50 polling stations to ruling RPA.

21 April 2012 • 09:05 AMT
Dr. Mary Papazian to speak at Genocide event in Connecticut

“I am very pleased that Dr. Papazian will be the keynote speaker at this annual commemoration,” Rep. Wright said.

21 April 2012 • 08:53 AMT
Paper: Tsarukyan confessed having a gun at campaign meeting

Gagik Tsarukyan said in Bagratashen village on April 20 that he did carry a gun in Etchmiadzin, Hraparak paper reports.