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German ambassador promises to examine Kajaran environmental problem personally
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  • 2011-12-21 18:37:06

The environmental activists demand that the government should cancel a decision it took on April 28. In accordance with the decision, about 600 hectares of agricultural land in Syunik

Orange starts partnership with Gavar State University
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  • 2011-12-21 14:39:39

Orange has started a large-scale partnership project with Gavar State University. As part of the partnership agreement, students will be provided the chance to pass their internship in Orange

Dr. Mary A. Papazian to be new SCSU president
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  • 2011-12-20 22:50:46

Thu., Dec 08 Board of Regents President Robert Kennedy, Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) Advisory Committee Faculty Co-Chairs Arthur Paulson and James Barber, and student representatives Bob Benway and Lytasha

VivaCell-MTS General Manager is the first to receive the “Business Leadership Award”
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  • 2011-12-17 18:06:56

Mr. Ralph Yirikian received the award in recognition of exceptional professional excellence and accomplishment, and the demonstration of a clear strategic vision with effective implementation at the organizational and

His Holiness Aram I Welcomes the United States of America's House of Representatives Bill 306 on Church property
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  • 2011-12-17 13:43:56

ANTELIAS, Lebanon - On Wednesday 14 December 2011, in an interview with Yerkir Media Television in Armenia, His Holiness Aram I said, "The House Resolution 306 -urging the Republic

“Cultural Mosaic”
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  • 2011-12-15 10:53:31

On December 16th in Youth Foundation of Armenia will take place “Cultural Mosaic” project of “Armenian Progressive Youth” NGO, supported by Youth Foundation of Armenia, Eurasia Partnership Foundation and

Bako Sahakyan received judge advocate, deputy attorney-general of the Republic of Armenia Gevorg Kostanyan
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  • 2011-12-12 22:15:15

On 12 December President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan received judge advocate, deputy attorney-general of the Republic of Armenia Gevorg Kostanyan. As informs Central Information Department of

U.S. Ambassador Opens Job Fair
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  • 2011-12-02 19:58:46

On December 2, 2011, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern launched a job fair at the Congress Hotel in Yerevan. The U.S. Alumni Association of Armenia

Dr. Alan Whitehorn Discusses Current Challenges to Armenian Society and the Legacy of the Armenian Genocide
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  • 2011-12-02 09:49:26

Yerevan, Armenia - The Armenian Assembly of America's Yerevan Office, as part of its ongoing Youth Club lecture series, hosted a special presentation by Dr. Alan Whitehorn on the

Side by Side mentorship project newly launched in Yerevan
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  • 2011-11-30 07:30:02

by Melissa Mazman Until I came to Armenia, the country was an abstraction for me. I knew of its history, I was aware of its existence

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  • 2011-11-26 13:06:36

On 26 November President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan sent a congratulatory address in connection with the day of the public prosecutor’s office. As informs Central

Bako Sahakyan met representatives of the Los Angeles Union of Iranian Armenians
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  • 2011-11-26 12:26:46

On 25 November Artsakh Republic Presid?nt Bako Sahakyan visited in Los Angeles Union of Iranian Armenians and met representatives of the organization. As informs Central Information Department

Primate of Artsakh Celebrates Divine Liturgy at St. Leon Armenian Cathedral
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  • 2011-11-26 10:57:24

Close to a 1000 Diocesan faithful gathered at St. Leon Armenian Cathedral on Sunday, November 20, the Feast Day of Advent. At the invitation of the Primate, His Eminence

Orange starts partnership with State Linguistic University after V.Brusov
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  • 2011-11-24 19:47:22

Yerevan, November 24, 2011 Today Orange Armenia signed a five-year partnership agreement with the State Linguistic University after V.Brusov. As part of the partnership agreement, students of the University

Winners of OSCE-supported competition on human rights announced in Yerevan
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  • 2011-11-24 15:25:21

On November 24 six school students from Yerevan received prizes today after winning an OSCE-supported contest on human rights. Some 50 students from eight schools in Yerevan

EU Symposiums on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)լ
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  • 2011-11-24 11:59:11

The EU Advisory Group organises three Symposiums on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) on 23-25 November 2011 in Regina Hotel, Yerevan. The Symposiums gather a number of key IPR

Voice of Youth: Radio Reporting Contest
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  • 2011-11-24 10:57:50

The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) announces a radio contest for stories related to youth issues in Armenia. The objective of the contest is to

UN Office in Armenia marks International Day for Tolerance
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  • 2011-11-23 15:46:12

Armenian public further strengthened understanding of tolerance, peace and other UN values at the art exhibition dedicated to the International Day for Tolerance which was opened today in

Orange launched testing of up to 42Mb/sec download speed network in Armenia
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  • 2011-11-23 14:40:54

Today Orange announced test launch of the most recent 3G+/HSPA technology in three large cities of Armenia – Yerevan, Gumri and Vanadzor, allowing up to 42Mb/sec download speed.

Event honoring Armenian National Hero, Monte Melkonian
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  • 2011-11-23 11:39:06

Los Angeles, CA – A program celebrating the life and legacy of famed Armenian commander Monte Melkonian will be taking place on Sunday, December 4, 2011, on the occasion

Armenia's Population Drain
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  • 2011-11-23 11:32:23

It happened twenty-three years ago next month, but Armenia’s second city Gyumri has never fully recovered from the devastating earthquake of 1988. A full 8 percent of the

Bako Sahakyan partook at the "Telethon - 2011" Gala dinner party
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  • 2011-11-21 16:35:22

On 20 November President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan partook at the "Telethon - 2011" Gala dinner party where he delivered a speech. Primate of the Artsakh Diocese

Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s 12th European Phoneathon ensured more than 1 million 300 thousand Euros donations
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  • 2011-11-21 15:23:31

The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s 12th European Phoneathon, taken place in France, from November 17 to November 20, ensured pledges of more than 1 million 300 thousand Euros. According

A special press-conference/ceremony concerning the PRESENTATION of the new lecturate for the Italian language
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  • 2011-11-21 13:49:19

Tuesday, November 22, at 15.30, in the premises of the State Linguistic University after V. Brussov, there will be a special press-conference/ceremony concerning the PRESENTATION of the new lecturate

AP: Getty protest demands pages be returned to Armenia
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  • 2011-11-20 19:14:58

The Associated Press Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 - 9:05 pm LOS ANGELES -- About 30 protesters stood outside the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles demanding the return

LAT: Protesters want Getty to return pages from sacred Armenian book
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  • 2011-11-20 19:11:58

Armenian church officials allege that the Getty Museum illegally bought pages of the Zeyt'un Gospels, a manuscript that dates back to 1256. The Getty says it's confident it holds

Artsakh Republic President visited the Holy Martyrs Armenian school of New York
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  • 2011-11-19 13:11:51

On 18 November Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan visited the Holy Martyrs Armenian school of New York and partook at a solemn event dedicated to the 20th anniversary of

President Sahakyan rated high the role played by the Great House of Cilicia in preserving Armenian national identity in America
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  • 2011-11-19 13:03:21

On 18 November President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited in New York Prelacy of the Eastern USA of the Armenian Apostolic Church’s Great House of Cilicia and

“Haypost” with new face in Ararat marz
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  • 2011-11-18 17:26:06

“Hasypot” CJSC continues the project of modernization of the official national postal operator of the Republic of Armenia. Going on with reopening of post offices in marzes “Haypost” CJSC

Cyber security focus of Model OSCE Conference in Yerevan
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  • 2011-11-18 12:04:57

Around 60 students from Armenia embarked on discussions and negotiations on the importance of cyber security in a globalized world, and possible OSCE action at a two-day Model

ARF Bureau Calls for Enthusiastic Participation in Armenia Fund Efforts
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  • 2011-11-16 23:45:43

The Bureau of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation issued a communiqué on Wednesday calling on all Armenians to take part in fundraising activities of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund. Below is

“ArmNet 2011” Project has started
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  • 2011-11-16 14:14:02

Today an official start to the “ArmNet Awards 2011” panarmenian web-contest and “ArmNet 2011” series of events has been given. The organizers of ArmNet 2011 project are SP

OSCE supports monitoring training for Armenian human rights defenders
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  • 2011-11-11 21:36:25

TSAKHKADZOR, Armenia, 11 November 2011 – Increasing human rights knowledge and strengthening the monitoring capacities of civil society organizations was the aim of a three-day training course that ended

Kick-off of the Hayastan Fund Telethon season in Toronto has opened
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  • 2011-11-03 15:05:53

Yerevan, November 3, 2011–On October 30, the Toronto affiliate of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund organized a concert at the “Hay kentron” complex with Toronto area young musicians, dancers and

Findings of OSCE-supported trial monitoring in juvenile cases discussed in Yerevan
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  • 2011-11-01 12:54:29

A report on the findings from monitoring of court proceedings involving juveniles was presented and discussed in Yerevan today. The report concerns 45 cases where juveniles were involved as

Information Disputes Council Expert Conclusion About the Article of “Fourth Power” Newspaper
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  • 2011-10-28 12:34:03

Information Disputes Council Expert conclusion about the article “Know the Pharaoh” published in the 09.04.2011 N322 issue of “Fourth Power” newspaper and on its website: 1. Details of the

VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian met with the students of the Armenian-Russian Slavonic University
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  • 2011-10-27 22:03:23

VivaCell-MTS continues implementing the series of public lectures entitled “VivaCell-MTS – A Business with a Mission” at Armenia’s high educational institutions. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the

Armenian group on a visit to Diyarbakir and Van receives sincere and impressive welcome
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  • 2011-10-27 18:53:48

During their visit to Diyarbakir and Van, the forty-six members of an Armenian group received a sincere welcome, and that reception had nothing to do with Turkey’s traditional policy.

Taron Margarian: Today Yerevan is open and ready to discuss any mutually beneficial investment proposal
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  • 2011-10-21 12:23:44

First Deputy Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margarian took part in the 21st session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on

“S.O.S Sevan” Green Campaign
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  • 2011-10-19 14:09:56

On 19 October “S.O.S Sevan” green campaign launched next to the seat of the Armenian President. The campaign was directed against illegal placement of a crushing and sorting complex

Armen Ashotian: UN was and remains one of major partners of educational reforms in Armenia
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  • 2011-10-18 19:16:28

RA Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotian met today with the UN Resident Coordinator in Armenia Dafina Gercheva and the representatives of an international expert group. The sides

Sarkis Soghanalian dies at 82; international weapons dealer
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  • 2011-10-16 19:02:32

Sarkis Soghanalian, an international weapons broker who was nicknamed "The Merchant of Death" for selling arms to dictators on behalf of the United States, died Oct. 5 at a

Larry Zarian, ex-Glendale mayor and TV-radio host, dies at 73
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  • 2011-10-16 18:52:31

Larry Zarian, 73, a former mayor of Glendale and the first Armenian American to be elected to the City Council, died of blood cancer Thursday at Glendale Adventist Medical

Kristine Hovhannisyan: The main goal of our campaign is to have the decision makers hear citizens’ voices
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  • 2011-10-13 23:07:20

October 13 is International Disaster Risk Reduction Day, and on that day, a march was held in Yeghegnadzor city, which is the center of Vayots Dzor province. Several

March in Gyumri with slogans “Grow More, Feed our Country” and “Let’s Reduce the Risk of Disasters Together”
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  • 2011-10-13 14:03:49

On October 12, a march was held in Gyumri with the slogan “Grow More, Feed Our Country” of OXFAM’s GROW world campaign and the slogan “Reducing The Risk of

National Bureau of Expertises becomes full member of European Network of Forensic Science Institutes
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  • 2011-10-12 12:21:06

The National Bureau of Expertises (NBE) of Armenia became the full member of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI), with Armenia becoming the member state of

Armenian State Philharmonic Orchestra sums up Yerevan 5th International Music Festivall
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  • 2011-10-11 18:49:35

The press conference of Armenian State Philharmonic Orchestra took place on October 11. The press conference aimed at summing up Yerevan 5th International Music Festival and presenting the final

Sitting of CSTO Coordinating Council of Emergency Situations to start in Yerevan on October 11
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  • 2011-10-10 14:47:50

The 4th sitting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Coordinating Council of Emergency Situations will start in Yerevan on October 11. Representatives of CSTO Secretariat and officials of

Serzh Sargsyan congratulates Mr. Alferov on being elected honorary member of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences.
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  • 2011-10-10 12:26:02

Today the President Serzh Sargsyan received Nobel Prize winner, Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Deputy of the Russian State Duma Zhores Alferov. Greeting the famous scientist the