The cruise ship captain faces charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship before evacuation of passengers and crew was complete.

Adel Imam, who frequently poked fun at authorities and politicians during a 40-year career, has 1 month to appeal the sentence.

Egypt’s Prosecutor-General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud has ordered the detention of Port Said’s security chief.

Libya had still only recovered a fraction of the $100 bln in assets frozen overseas during the country’s bitter civil war.

Russian gas producer OAO Gazprom said earlier that it has increased gas deliveries to Europe amid colder weather.

Ruben Safrastyan: there are no objective reasons for launching a war against Iran. Its nuclear program serves peaceful purposes.

Voice customers can use the service, dialing +995 followed by Georgia phone number; service is available through Mar 31.

The report is based on information from a British Labour Party parliamentarian involved in investigating the scandal.

Vache Gabrielyan : currently I have no party affiliation. However, I don’t rule out any changes in that direction in future.

If the stolen credentials are for corporate networks, they could be used to target data on those business networks.

Alexander Skakov: U.S. will start a military operation against Tehran if absolutely confident the attack will be fast and successful

The forum, due February 6-7, will focus on new and emerging business opportunities between the region and Turkey.

MPEs issues a resolution backing new EU sanctions against Iran and condemned Tehran’s threat to close the Strait of Hormuz

Ruben Safrastyan stressed the role of “the Russian factor” in Armenia’s approach towards Iranian developments.

“We hope that both sides will adhere to the norms of international law in resolving their disputes,” Andrey Savinykh said.

A total of 61 percent of Russians described Vladimir Putin’s policies during his two presidential terms as “generally positive”.

The head of Armenia’s mission to NATO organized an official reception on the occasion of Armenian armed forces day.

Countries from Italy to Ukraine struggled to cope with temperatures that plunged to record lows in some places.

Munich Security Conference is the largest world forum on security policy issues, tantamount to World Economic Forum in Davos.

Orange strategic program aims to support sustainable development of remote and vulnerable communities.

“It all depends on the weather, if the temperatures go up again it will work again,” a tourist office spokeswoman said.

Sevak Sarukhanyan believed anti-Iran military operations of the U.S. and the West to have grave consequences for South Caucasus.

On October 31, 2010 attacked Our Lady of Salvation church, leaving 52 hostages and police dead and 67 wounded.

Armenia goalkeeper was a Dynamo Moscow keeper from 2002 to 2005, playing 88 matches in Russian championships.

Many of those who protested as the UN convoy passed were family members of Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons.

Armenian GM: all participants should be in equal conditions, which is impossible in case of holding the tournament in Azerbaijan.

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 387,31 on Feb 1, increasing by 0.46 point compared to Feb 1.

The 2012 LA Lights Tournament of Champions is the nation’s largest and most prestigious gymnastics event.

“Many do not know that genocide was also committed against other ethnic groups, namely the Assyrians and Greeks,” the letter says.

“We see what is happening with our neighbors who have encountered well-known difficulties,” Russian PM said.