Armenia

Armenian opposition rep calls for admitting mistakes

“The Civil Agreement is a draft. It has not been officially published. No public discussions have been held in recent months, but we have had working meetings and we are working up the agreement now. After the agreement has been published, the ones supporting the ideas incorporated in it will decide on their further actions and on the legal form of the agreement...”

11:27 • 23.05.13

Trade conditions unlikely to change – CBA

The Aggregate Supply and Demand section envisages 4.7 to 5.7 percent economic growth, with 5-6 percent growth expected in the foreseeable future…

 

22:05 • 22.05.13

Armenian opposition rep calls for admitting mistakes

“The country’s authorities and opposition - the entire political system - must analyze the way they have passed and admit their mistakes. I am sorry about the fact that we have disappointed..."

 

21:06 • 22.05.13

Armenian education minister favors MP’s remark

How many votes they would receive if they were not supported by the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan, crime kingpins and the army…

 

20:27 • 22.05.13

Gazprom-offered price lowest for Armenia – minister

“If the government had acted publicly, we would have found joint solutions and that would have been predictable for business. Does it mean that you tried to conceal the expected rise during the...

 

19:30 • 22.05.13

Armenia to join REITOX network

The sides reached an agreement on Armenia’s integration into the Réseau Européen d ́Information sur les Drogues et les Toxicomanies (REITOX) network…

 

19:00 • 22.05.13

Opposition Armenian MP reverts to problem of Yerevan’s covered market

“The persons that allowed the construction to be carried out must be held responsible. So the Yerevan mayor must be prosecuted…”

 

18:46 • 22.05.13

Rule of Law parliamentary group to vote for government program

“Rule of Law group will vote for the government program and contribute to its implementation to prevent further emigration and spread of poverty…”

 

18:17 • 22.05.13

ARF-D group member astonished by ‘circus shows’ in Armenian parliament

He hopes that the ruling force has made some progress as well and has come to realize Armenia’s critical situation…

 

18:15 • 22.05.13

Heritage parliamentary group to vote against government program

“We have several executive powers now, which, although unseen, are directing the economy and are completely corrupt. That is why you do not sound convincing…”

 

17:52 • 22.05.13

Vanadzor population protests gas tariff hike

The crowd has marched in procession to the regional administration to meet the governor ...

 

17:18 • 22.05.13

Armenian NA vice-speaker urges opposition present alternative program

“I have not heard anything important, any alternative program. While criticizing they should present an alternative program as well. The guys must have forgotten…”

 

16:46 • 22.05.13

Armenian DM to attend European security conference in Moscow

Seyran Ohanyan is scheduled to meet with counterparts from different states and ...

 

16:33 • 22.05.13

Armenia’s education minister responds to opposition’s criticism

“Will you say that more people were disappointed when Serzh Sargsyan ran for the presidency and no one else did, or when three forces joined their efforts in criticizing the fourth candidate?..”

 

16:24 • 22.05.13

Armenian minister says Iranian gas pipeline plan less effective

"I have explained once and explain again that maintaining a 40-km-long gas pipeline means having corresponding structures to make its operation possible. Whereas we had a company ...

 

15:32 • 22.05.13

Opposition Armenian MP shares opinion with premier

“The questions concern the level of social relations, including parliamentary discussions, our view of the present social crisis and of the ways of resolving it…”

 

15:28 • 22.05.13

National Assembly to debate gas price hike in closed session

“Parliamentary hearings, if and when held, will be open-door, and they may be attended ...

 

14:50 • 22.05.13

Armenian human rights activist speaks of life-termers’ problems

“I am appealing to the authorities once again. Life-termers are our citizens and they must not be treated like this…”

 

14:26 • 22.05.13

Armenian police chief meets police officers in Karabakh

“The Armenian delegation was not empty-handed. They have presented their colleagues in Artsakh with State Petrol Service detachment uniforms and a car with a corresponding logo. The ‘angels'...

 

13:52 • 22.05.13

Azerbaijan continues arms race – Armenian FM

“Unlike Armenia, Azerbaijan has not so far accepted the basic principles and elements as a whole integrity. Instead of accepting the proposals, Baku is making primitive attempts ...

 

13:45 • 22.05.13

Armenia’s parliament rejects Heritage party’s bill on making amendments in Election Code

With 66 against, 41 for and 1 abstained votes the will was rejected. The Republican and Rule of law party factions voted against it...

 

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Region

Turkish-Armenian journalist jailed for insulting Prophet
Fifteen citizens of Turkey had lodged complaints against the writer, claiming that he had insulted the prophet in a personal blog.

Iran's Ahmadinejad to contest poll bar on ally Mashaei
Mr Mashaei and ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani have been excluded by the Guardian Council, which vets election candidates...

Press digest

168 zham: Moscow’s second message
“In his congratulatory message, the president of each country considered it his duty to mention the cost of Serzh Sargsyan’s legitimacy…”

Zhoghovurd: Opposition rep reached agreement with Armenia’s prosecutor general?
“All the opposition forces stepped back. Aram Sargsyan was the only person that told me he would support me to the end…”

World

Aleppo-Armenian intellectual kidnapped by extremist rebel group
On the way from Aleppo to Beirut the bus he was on was stopped at the barricade created by the rebels of Jabhat al-Nusra group. Mikayelyan was forced to get out while the other passengers were...

Woolwich machete attack: Cameron to lead Cobra meeting
Two men have been arrested after a man, thought to be a soldier, died in a machete attack near Woolwich Barracks...

Business

Nissan to recall more than 800,000 cars
The carmaker said it will fix the glitch by tightening the bolts or replacing the steering wheel entirely...

Carrefour to divest 25 pct stake in Middle East venture
Carrefour was to enter Armenia still by the end of the last year, with the first hypermarket planned to open in Dalma Garden Mall. Later though it became clear that the plans have changed...

Event

US confirms four American citizens killed by drones
The disclosure comes as President Barack Obama prepares to make a speech on counter-terrorism and the drone programme on Thursday...

National Assembly to debate gas price hike in closed session
“Parliamentary hearings, if and when held, will be open-door, and they may be attended ...

Science/tech

Women suffer more mental health problems than men due to stress of juggling many roles, according to study
Stress related to pressure on women to fill many different roles is likely to be a major factor for higher rates of everything from depression to phobias, according to Professor Freeman, a clinical...

Microsoft unveils Xbox One next-generation console
"Xbox represents Microsoft's core strategy in the consumer entertainment market, especially after it sold its Mediaroom video distribution business to Ericsson earlier this year...

Culture

Lennon lyrics donated to British Library for tax relief
Beatles biographer Hunter Davies has donated letters and lyrics by John Lennon to the British Library as part of a new tax relief scheme...

Longtime Uriah Heep bassist Trevor Bolder dies
British rock bassist Trevor Bolder has passed away at the age of 62 after a battle with cancer...

Sports

Eddie Ahern and Neil Clement receive lengthy BHA bans
Ahern was found guilty of conspiring to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice, intentionally failing to ensure a horse was ridden on its merits and of passing information for reward...

Andy Murray pulls out of French Open with back injury
Britain's world number two retired in his first match in Rome and has opted against playing on the Paris clay...

Lifestyle

Japanese 80-year-old claims Everest record
Yuichiro Miura, who climbed Everest when he was 70 and then again at 75, reached the peak early on Thursday morning, his support team said...

Mahatma Gandhi's will and sandals auctioned in Ludlow
The two-page document written in Gujarati, was one of 50 items of Gandhi memorabilia, including a blood sample and his sandals up for sale...