22:28 • 20.08.12

Over 408,000 Armenian citizens visit Georgia in Jan-July, 2012

A total of 1.187 m people visited Georgia from the Commonwealth of Independent States…

 

22:07 • 20.08.12

Armenia’s CEC assigns jobs in election commissions

The election commissions will be working at the forthcoming local elections in a number of Armenia’s regions…

 

21:29 • 20.08.12

Prosperous Armenia leader to accompany candidates in local elections

Local elections are to be held on Sept. 9 in a number of Armenian cities, including second largest city Gyumri…

 

20:14 • 20.08.12

ANC activists’ defense lawyer applies to Armenia’s Court of Appeal

On July 20, 2012, the Kentron and Nork-Marash minor court sentenced the young men to 2-6 years’ imprisonment for…

 

20:11 • 20.08.12

Armenia’s premier receives pilgrim mountaineers

Mount Ararat is not only a holy place, but also a motherland for each Armenian…

 

19:51 • 20.08.12

Armenia’s minister of agriculture visits Syunik

During the 2011-2012 harvest period, Syunik farmers were able to purchase nitrogen fertilizers and diesel fuel at a low price…

 

19:04 • 20.08.12

Armenia-based Heritage party has no candidate in Gyumri mayoral elections

The party intends to support Hovsep Simonyan, who has been nominated by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun…

 

18:36 • 20.08.12

Armenia, Russia to establish regional humanitarian center

Armenia will provide airport facilities and Russia is supposed to give technical support…

 

17:19 • 20.08.12

Alen Delon plays in Armenian director’s movie

The film is part of the series entitled Happy New Year, Mom!, in which the heroes are trying their best to extend their Christmas greetings ...

 

16:50 • 20.08.12

Candidate for Gyumri mayor holds public meeting

The sides discussed various issues related to the city’s development and put forward proposals…

 

16:48 • 20.08.12

Armenian government to help Argentine-based Armenian businessman

The need for assisting the Tierras de Armenia Company (founded by Eduardo Eurnekian) in selling the grapes…

 

16:43 • 20.08.12

Armenia sends $140,000 worth quake assistance to Iran

“We sent the main items which are normally needed after an earthquake. From the very first day ...

 

16:18 • 20.08.12

Wi-Fi hot spots at Yerevan Underground

Official also made detailed reports on municipal improvements…

 

15:56 • 20.08.12

Panama statue of Virgin May to be taller than Statue of Liberty

“It will be an icon of this city for the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the South Sea and for the first Catholic church on land ...

 

15:52 • 20.08.12

Armenian expert concerned over Lake Sevan’s fish resources

Full-grown fish have to spawn in rivers, but they are caught before they reach the spawning area…

 

15:34 • 20.08.12

Armenian Greco-Roman wrestlers to keep fighting for gold medal

“A wrestler can become an occasional winner, without resorting to any trick. A sportsman is too much pressed for time to commit any error. You do not manage to exhaust your rival ...

 

14:51 • 20.08.12

Armenian ambassador to Iran meets with Atropatene governor

Ambassador Arakelyan noted that five heavy-haulers with humanitarian aid arrived in Iran from Armenia…

 

14:22 • 20.08.12

No positive changes in Diana Sirunyan’s health condition – Ministry

“Diana was admitted to hospital in an extremely serious condition. She was immediately put on artificial breathing and ...

 

13:50 • 20.08.12

Harsnaqar case parties submit petitions

Upon getting familiarized with the materials of the criminal case on the scuffle at Harsnaqar restaurant, the parties has submitted corresponding petitions to be studied by the investigator...

 

13:29 • 20.08.12

Turkey’s ruling party about to face reforms – expert

“That means the party’s nucleus is undergoing reforms, with those who have won elections three times having to be replaced. And this issue has caused serious problems ...

 

13:23 • 20.08.12

Armenians organizing Turkish concert in Hollywood

A wide coalition of community organizations will be joining forces to conduct a peaceful and civil protest an hour before the start of the Turkish concert and during the concert...

 

13:00 • 20.08.12

Georgia’s president speaks about his Armenian roots (video)

“If you hate Azerbaijanis, I am an Azerbaijani, if you hate Armenians, I am an Armenian, if Jewish, I am the biggest Jew but in any case I am the biggest Georgian patriot,” he said...

 

12:32 • 20.08.12

Armenian chess team trains for World Olympiad

The Armenian men team consists of Levon Aronian, Sergey Movsisyan, Vladimir Hakobyan, Gabriel Sargsyan, Tigran Petrosyan. The coach is Arshak Petrosyan...

 

12:23 • 20.08.12

Syria oppositionists claim surroundings of Armenian school, prelacy under control (video)

The Cilician Armenian College and the Armenian National Prelacy are reported to be a short distance from the district called ...

 

12:10 • 20.08.12

Pakistan disabled girl arrested for blasphemy

The mob demanded the Christian girl's arrest and threatened to burn down Christian homes outside the capital Islamabad, local media say...

 

12:09 • 20.08.12

Burma abolishes media censorship

Burma has long kept a tight control over all aspects of its media...

 

12:00 • 20.08.12

Yerevan-Moscow flight delayed for technical reason

A Yerevan-Moscow flight has been delayed on August 19 due to a small technical problem...

 

11:46 • 20.08.12

The City is Ours civil initiative to present Gyumri’s development program

The City is Ours civil initiative will present on August 22 to the public the Gyumri development program worked out by its candidates running for seat in city’s Council of Elders...

 

11:40 • 20.08.12

Russia-based ethnic Armenian killed in Abovyan city

The Police Department of Kotayk region received a report on Monday morning that Edgar Khojoyan, 30, had been hospitalized with firearm wounds. He was said to be ...

 

11:23 • 20.08.12

Car crash on Ijevan-Yerevan highway kills 2, injures 3

Passenger of the car, 1980-born Karen Babayan died on scene, while the driver and two other passengers were rushed to hospital with injuries...

 

11:21 • 20.08.12

NASA rover zaps first Marsian rock

The ionized glow, which can be observed and recorded from up to 25 feet away, is then split into its component wavelengths by three spectrometers that give ...

 

11:06 • 20.08.12

US, S. Korea launch joint military drill

Seoul's defence ministry could not say how many South Korean troops were taking part but ...

 

10:53 • 20.08.12

Mexico City replaces airport police after June shooting

The shooting happened in June when three policemen tried to arrest fellow agents suspected of involvement in a cocaine trafficking ring...

 

10:43 • 20.08.12

Daughter of ex-official’s bodyguard still in critical condition

Doctors at the Armenia Republican Medical Center confirmed the information to Tert.am, denying earlier reports that Diana Sirunyan has undergone a surgery.

 

10:12 • 20.08.12

Constantinople Armenians ready to help Syrian Armenians

“We can host them in Istanbul, supply with necessary food. Assistance to the Syrian-Armenian community is our debt. Turkish Armenians helped their compatriots as well during the war in Iraq...

 

09:29 • 20.08.12

UN observers leave Syria

Only around 100 observers remained in Syria up until Sunday - a third of the number at the peak of the mission earlier this year. Meanwhile Jordan's information minister has said ...

 

09:00 • 20.08.12

32 Gaddafi supporters arrested in Libya

An official from Libya's Supreme Security Committee, which is responsible for the country’s security since the overthrow and death of Gaddafi, has said the detainees are part of an organized ...

 

08:50 • 20.08.12

New earthquake in Turkey

According to Armenia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations, the epicenter lies 15 km north off the Diyadin city. The hypocenter depth ...

 

08:34 • 20.08.12

British director Tony Scott dies after jumping off bridge

Los Angeles County Coroner's Lt. Joe Bale has said that Mr Scott's death on Sunday is being investigated as ...

 

08:19 • 20.08.12

World facing food crisis, experts warn

"We have had quite a few climate events this year that will lead to very poor harvests, notably in the US with corn or in Russia with soja ...

 

Armenia

Fire in Martiros Saryan house museum
Rapid reaction and rescue groups immediately went to the scene. The blaze was isolated at 0:16 and extinguished ...

Colonel Artak Budaghyan recovering
Colonel Artak Budaghyan has not so far been interrogated. He does not want see any of his relatives…

Region

Turkish PM vows to increase police force
“From the public poll we have conducted, we have seen that those involved in Gezi Park events voted for the CHP by 76 percent and are their followers; 16 percent are from the BDP ....

OSCE chief encounters difficulties in Karabakh settlement efforts – Russian paper
“Yes, stronger, more influential and resource-rich countries chaired the OSCE before Ukraine, but none managed to resolve the existing frozen conflicts on the CIS territory. All understand ...

Press digest

Zhoghovurd: Armenia’s economy ministry spends AMD 0.5m on working dinner with EU officials
According to the paper, the Ministry has managed to organize all that through the Renco Armestate Company, which provided the necessary financial assistance. The paper says it contacted ...

Hraparak: Armenian president spending summer in Germany
While Sargsyan is abroad, his Republican Party of Armenia is said to be absolutely passive. One will not find a single car outside the RPA central headquarters’, and it looks as though

World

Foreign Policy: 'Lonely' Putin dominates G8 Summit
"It was a general discussion, someone was agreeing and others were arguing. But Russia was never left to defend its approach ...

US House Republicans pass abortion-limits bill
The Republican leadership pressed ahead with the abortion bill after the case of Kermit Gosnell, a Philadelphia abortion doctor who was recently sentenced ...

Business

Azeri state oil venture sets eye on Greek DESFA
“The tender procedure on the privatization of DESFA is over and Socar has started talks with the Greek government ...

Three Armenian airlines: positive and negative aspects
“With a total number of passengers being 2 million, one million should be considered as international air carriers’ clients. The rest divided by three, each national air carrier will serve 300,000..."

Event

World refugees' number tops 7 million
"These truly are alarming numbers. They reflect individual suffering on a huge scale and they reflect the difficulties of the international community in preventing ...

Earthquake on Armenian-Georgian border
A 2.8 magnitude earthquake occurred on the Armenian-Georgian border, 9 km north-east of Dmanisi, at 6:47 local time…

Science/tech

'Hoff' yeti crab hitched on ocean super-highway
"The fact they have spread so quickly in the Southern Ocean is because the ACC provides a high-speed highway ...

Gagarin air crash details emerge
"My guess would be that one of the reasons for covering up the truth was to hide the fact that there was such a lapse so close to Moscow ...

Culture

Jennifer Lopez starring in Chilean miner film
Mike Medavoy is producing the drama, based on the true story of the 33 Chilean miners who were rescued after being trapped for 69 days in 2010 ...

Bruce Lee statue unveiled in LA Chinatown
“Seeing it there in its permanent spot with the night sky of Chinatown ... it really struck me ...

Sports

Dinamo vs. Shirak: Georgian fans assault Armenian sportsmen after home match
The Georgian fans were active during the match, showing active support to their players. And it didn’t demonstrate an undisciplined conduct. But a minute after the match, 80 Georgian fans ...

Football: Armenian forward to join Yekaterinburg’s Ural
Arthur Sarkisov, whose transfer belongs to Moscow’s Locomotive, has played for different other football clubs. The Yekaterinburg team have ...

Lifestyle

I ‘Can't Believe It’, Kim Kardashian says on newborn baby
"We are all good and extremely happy and thrilled for the new baby ...

David Cameron admits working in pyjamas
“I get up pretty early in the morning and I start work before I get dressed ...