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Armenian citizen killed in Russia
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  • 2009-09-02 20:00:00

SAINT PETERSBURG, SEPTEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Russian law enforcers are conducting an investigation into the murder of an Armenian citizen in Saint Petersburg.

Lesson of patriotism
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  • 2009-09-02 19:00:00

ABOVIAN, SEPTEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Day of Knowledge at school No 6 in the city of Abovian was marked by a festive event

Armenian Bar Association grants scholarships to three
Armenian students
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  • 2009-09-01 20:00:00

LOS ANGELES, SEPTEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. This year Los Angeles-based Armenian Bar Association granted scholarships to three Armenian students of law universities.

State program of Armenian education development should be
worked out
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  • 2009-08-31 16:40:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the law On General Education which was adopted by the National Assembly in July, a state program of Armenian

Head of Tehran's Armenian diocese visits Sari and Gorgan
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  • 2009-08-28 20:00:00

TEHRAN, AUGUST 28, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On the occasion of Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the Head of Tehran's Armenian diocese Archbishop Sepuh Sargsyan

Meeting with poet Grigor Mazlumian held in Pyatigorsk
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  • 2009-08-28 20:00:00

PYATIGORSK, AUGUST 28, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A meeting with Sochi-based poet Grigor Mazlumian took place at Central Library after M. Gorky in the city

Pilgrims gather at 4th century Armenian church in Dagestan
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  • 2009-08-28 20:00:00

DERBEND, AUGUST 28, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Over the ages, pilgrims have traveled to the settlement of Nyugdi, 37 km from Derbend, to an Armenian

Leaders of three Armenian dioceses of North America meet in
Canada
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  • 2009-08-28 17:00:00

MONTREAL, AUGUST 28, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The leaders of USA Eastern and Western Diaceses and the leader of Diocese of Canada, Archbishop Oshakan (Eastern

Armenian community of Kharkov 10 years old
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  • 2009-08-28 16:50:00

KHARKOV, AUGUST 28, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The 10th anniversary of the Armenian National Community Kharkov's regional NGO will be marked this year. Since

Two Armenians included on list of benefactors in Saratov
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  • 2009-08-27 21:00:00

SARATOV, AUGUST 27, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The 2008-2009 "Philanthropists Have Names" award giving ceremony will be held in September with the support of the

Sam Nazarian appointed member of Los Angeles Airports
commission
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  • 2009-08-27 18:30:00

LOS ANGELES, AUGUST 27, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has lately appointed Sam Nazarian a member of Los Angeles World Airports

Union of Armenians of Ajaria turns 5
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  • 2009-08-27 16:10:00

BATUM, AUGUST 27, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Union of Armenians of Ajaria turns 5. The Armenian community of Ajaria

Regular meeting of Armenian Writers Association of
California to be held on September 2
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  • 2009-08-26 17:30:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 26, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The forthcoming literary meeting of the Armenian Writers Association of California (AWAC) will take place on September 2

Marzpet Markosian's "Magic of Cities" book to be presented
in Glendale
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  • 2009-08-26 17:10:00

GLENDALE, AUGUST 26, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On the initiative of the Armenian National Educational and Cultural Association and the Los Angeles branch of the

Municipality of Diarbekir to repair Armenian cemetery
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  • 2009-08-26 17:00:00

DIARBEKIR, AUGUST 26, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Municipality of Diarbekir has made a decision to repair the local Armenian cemetery which has been neglected

Participants of Come Home program visit Khor Virap
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  • 2009-08-26 17:00:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 26, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The participants of the third stage of the Come Home program visited Khor Virap complex on August 24.

Pan-Armenian Winter Games to be held
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  • 2009-08-24 15:55:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian received Deputy Chairman of Pan-Armenian Games' Committee, Canadian Armenian businessman Hrant Bardakchian on

Several people arrested on case of murder of Deputy Chief
of Police Gevorg Mherian
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  • 2009-08-24 15:50:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, NOYAN TAPAN. Several people have been arrested connected with the murder of Deputy Chief of the Police Gevorg Mherian. Chief of the Police,

Armenian community of Vladikavkaz establishes contacts with
regions of North Ossetia
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  • 2009-08-24 15:45:00

VLADIKAVKAZ, AUGUST 24, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Representatives of Vladikavkaz's Erebuni Armenian national-cultural company met the Armenians of Beslan with the aim of uniting the Armenian

Armenia sailer and its crew to be met in U.S.
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  • 2009-08-24 15:40:00

LOS ANGELES, AUGUST 19, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Armenian sailer named Armenia will reach California on August 24. According to a correspondent of Noyan

We all remain Armenian, Moscow-based Armenian student
participating in Come Home program says
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  • 2009-08-21 16:55:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 21, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The participants of the Come Home 2009 program's second stage, Moscow Bauman State Technical University student Lilia Dilanian, Moscow

Vahagn Chakhalian not allowed to see his lawyer
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  • 2009-08-19 22:00:00

TBILISI, AUGUST 19, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On August 17, 2009, Stepan Voskanian - Armenian lawyer of Javakheti Armenian political activist Vahagn Chakhalian - made

"Unusual beast" of Debed River turns out to be ordinary
otter
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  • 2009-08-19 21:00:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The "unusual beast-mutant" of the Debed River was an otter, Director of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Armenia Office Karen Manvelian

Charge aganist activist of youth green movement Mariam
Sukhudian changed
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  • 2009-08-19 19:00:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The Erebuni Investigation Unit of the RA Police Department of Criminal Cases changed within two days the charge against Mariam Sukhudian,

Come Home program's third stage launches
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  • 2009-08-19 14:40:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 19, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The third stage of the RA Ministry of Diaspora Come Home program launched on August 18. 60 participants

Participants of Come Home program's next stage visit Mother
See of Holy Etchmiadzin
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  • 2009-08-19 14:40:00

ETCHMIADZIN, AUGUST 19, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. 60 participants of the RA Ministry of Diaspora Come Home program's next stage who came from Russia, Georgia,

Construction of potable-water network in border village
nears completion
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  • 2009-08-18 18:30:00

NOYEMBERYAN, AUGUST 18, NOYAN TAPAN_ARMENIANS TODAY. The construction of a new potable-water system in Dzoramut, a border town in northern Armenia's Lori Region, is now

Moscow State University Armenian Student Association has
600-700 members
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  • 2009-08-18 18:30:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 18, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. 1.5-2 thousand of nearly 45 thousand students of Moscow Lomonosov State University (MSU) are Armenian, 600-700 of which

Come Home program's participants not having left yet wish
to return to Homeland, their responses prove it
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  • 2009-08-18 17:45:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 18, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Ministry of Diaspora's Come Home program will work until 2009 November and over 500 Diasporan Armenian young people will take

Participants of Come Home program's second stage said "See
you later" to Armenia
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  • 2009-08-18 16:35:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 18, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The final event of the Come Home program's second stage took place on August 14 at Yerevan

St Harutyun Church in Bughashen village of Akhalkalak
region reconsecrated
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  • 2009-08-18 16:00:00

AKHALKALAK, AUGUST 18, NOYAN TAPAN. St Harutyun Church in the village of Bughashen of Akhalkalak Region was reconsicrated by Head of the Georgian Armenian Diocese Bishop

Newly-founded French-Armenian-Russian Association of Rouen
records first positive results of cooperation with RA Ministry
of Diaspora
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  • 2009-08-18 15:35:00

ROUEN, AUGUST 18, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The French-Armenian-Russian Association (F.A.R.) has functioned in the city of Rouen, the French state of Normandie, starting from February,

Allocation from French Armenian benefactor Grigor
Shahinian's will is made for construction of Cardiology hospital
in Goris, a number of other French institutions take part in the
program
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  • 2009-08-17 16:15:00

GORIS, AUGUST 17, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. According to the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, a Cardiology hospital has been built in Goris, which will function as

Asbarez marks its 101st anniversary
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  • 2009-08-17 16:05:00

LOS ANGELES, AUGUST 14, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The ARFD Western America Central Committee Press Office reported that the Asbarez daily published in Little Armenia

Dancing ensemble of Armenian Cultural Union represents
Belgium at International Dancing Festival of country
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  • 2009-08-17 16:00:00

DE PANNE, AUGUST 17, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The International Dancing Festival took place on August 11 in the city of De Panne. Dancing ensembles

Another Armenian Sunday School opens in Belgian city of
Ostend
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  • 2009-08-17 15:50:00

OSTEND, AUGUST 17, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TOSAY. Another Armenian Sunday School will open from September 1 in the city of Ostend, Belgium, with efforts of

Farewell evening of second stage participants of Come Home
program of RA Ministry of Diaspora takes place in Yerevan
Lovers' Park
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  • 2009-08-17 15:00:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 17, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The farewell evening of 65 Diasporan Armenians from 7 countries of the world, the second stage participants of

Come Home program dairy: August 13
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  • 2009-08-17 14:30:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 17, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A visit to the Yerevan Mayor's Office Museum and Oshakan was scheduled for August 13 for the Diasporan

Hayastan All-Armenian Fund rebuilds Noyemberian hospital
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  • 2009-08-17 13:50:00

NOYEMBERIAN, AUGUST 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The works of reconstruction of the hospital of Noyemberian, the region of Tavush, started this July, on the initiative of the

Hayastan All-Armenian Fund begins reconstruction of
Noyemberyan Hospital
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  • 2009-08-14 17:30:00

NOYEMBERYAN, AUGUST 14, NOYAN TAPAN. In July of this year the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund launched a major development project to rebuild the Noyemberyan Hospital, in

7th Pan-Armenian Youth Forum has about 100 participants
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  • 2009-08-14 16:15:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 14, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The 7th Pan-Armenian Youth Forum will be held in Tsakhkadzor on 10-15 and 70 young people from Armenia

"Thanks, Come Home," "This is the way Armenians really
become friends and a united nation..."
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  • 2009-08-14 15:40:00

The first stage participants of the Come Home program and their parents share their impressions and opinions YEREVAN, AUGUST 14, NOYAN

Group on Armenian Web sites' security founded
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  • 2009-08-14 15:25:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian web sites are more vulnerable than Azerbaijani, Stepan Aslanian, the Director of Smart Systems told at the conference on August

Precipitations and fall of air temperature again forecasted
in Armenia on August 20-23
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  • 2009-08-14 15:10:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 13, NOYAN TAPAN. No precipitations in weather are forecasted on August 14-19 in Armenia, with the exception of northern regions. Some precipitations and fall

August 12 is International Youth Day
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  • 2009-08-13 15:40:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The General Assembly of UN with its decission of 17 December 1999 declared August 12 as the International Youth Day. It

Concert in RA National Assamble park, Arto Tuncboyacian to
perform
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  • 2009-08-13 15:35:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 13, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the RA National Assemble's Public Relations Department, continueing the formed new tradition the gates of the NA will be

Armenian Buenos Aires program launches in Buenos Aires
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  • 2009-08-13 15:30:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The event entitled Armenian Buenos Aires launched on August 10, 2009 on the initiative of the Commission for the Preservation of

Come Home program: second stage: August 10, 11
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  • 2009-08-13 14:20:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 13, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Visits to Khor Virap, then Toumanian's, Charents' and Parajanov's museums The young people participating

Armenian singer Aram Tigran's ashes to rest in Diarbekir
graveyard
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  • 2009-08-11 14:10:00

ISTANBUL, AUGUST 11, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Favourite Armenian singer of Kurdish songs Aram Tigran passed away. The singer's family expressed wish that his body

President Serzh Sargsyan's speech dedicated to Tigran
Petrosian's 80th anniversary during opening ceremony of
Jermuk-2009 tournament of FIDE Grand Prix
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  • 2009-08-11 14:00:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 11, NOYAN TAPAN. President of Armenia, President of the Chess Federation of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan participated in the opening of the FIDE Grand Prix

No construction program in earthquake zone curtailed
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  • 2009-08-10 22:00:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Although construction volumes in Armenia have declined due to the global financial and economic crisis, no program has been curtailed in

Glendale-based Armenian Antoine Haroutunian sentenced to 87
months in prison
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  • 2009-08-10 16:30:00

GLENDALE, AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Glendale-based Antoine Haroutunian on August 3 was sentenced to 87 months (over 7 years) in federal prison for

Come Home program dairy: August 7
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  • 2009-08-10 16:20:00

Visit to Vazgen Sargsian's Military Unit YEREVAN, AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Participants of the Come Home program who are in Armenia

Come Home program dairy: August 6
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  • 2009-08-10 13:50:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Participants of the second stage of the Come Home program got a possibility on August 6 to strengthen

Number of crimes grows considerably in Armenia
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  • 2009-08-07 19:00:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 7, NOYAN TAPAN. By data on the first half of 2009, there was a considerable growth - by 71.3% or 2,851 cases in the

Deputy Minister of Diaspora meets Diasporan Armenian
teachers
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  • 2009-08-06 18:25:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 6, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. RA Deputy Minister of Diaspora Stepan Petrosian had a meeting on August 4 with a group of Diasporan

Khashtarak community school restored on initiative of
Hayastan All Armenian Fund
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  • 2009-08-06 17:55:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Restoration works are implemented at present at the community school of Khashtarak, the region of Tavush, under the joint sponsorship of

Sydney's Sardarapat radio broadcast of programs changes
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  • 2009-08-06 17:37:00

SYDNEY, AUGUST 6, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The schedule of programs of Sydney's Sardarapat radio broadcast has been changed. According to the information from Australia,

Khachkar from Armenia is placed in yard of Armenian Church
in Alexandroupolis
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  • 2009-08-06 16:30:00

ATHENS, AUGUST 6, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A khachkar (commemorative cross-stone) moved from Armenia is placed in the yard of the Armenian St. Karapet church

Third stage of contest on small grant programs for youth
event centers launched
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  • 2009-08-05 21:00:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The program "Strengthening the Democratic Governance System of Regional Youth Centers" is being implemented under a one-year agreement signed this year between

RA National Statistical Service starts preparations for
2011 population census
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  • 2009-08-05 20:00:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA National Statistical Service (NSS) has started preparations for the 2011 census. The NSS Head Stepan Mnatsakanian said at the

First congress of Armenian community of Malta takes place
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  • 2009-08-04 15:45:00

LA VALETTA, AUGUST 4, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The first congress of the Armenian community of Malta which had about 40 participants took place at

Paruyr Muradian's "Armenian Churches of Ancient Tiflis"
work published
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  • 2009-08-04 15:45:00

ETCHMIADZIN, AUGUST 4, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The publishing department of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin published Paruyr Muradian's "Armenian Churches of Ancient Tiflis" work

RA Minister of Diaspora meets Diasporan Armenian teachers
retrained in Armenia
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  • 2009-08-04 13:25:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 3, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. RA Minister of Diaspora received on July 31 79 Diasporan Armenian teachers retrained in Armenia.

Memorandum signed between Ministry of Diaspora and Noravank
Foundation
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  • 2009-08-03 15:45:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 3, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The RA Ministry of Diaspora, in the person of Minister Hranush Hakobian and Noravank scientific-educational fund, in the

Regular meeting of office adjacent to RA Minister of
Diaspora takes place
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  • 2009-08-03 14:50:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 3, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The draft of the Program Stimulating Process of Repatriation as well as issues relating to letters from citizens

RA Minister of Diaspora meets Diasporan Armenian teachers
trained in Armenia
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  • 2009-08-03 13:20:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 3, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Problems concerning most different directions of the Homeland-Diaspora relations were touched upon at the July 31 meeting at

Georgian Armenian Gohar decides to bring her Georgian
friends to Armenia to see mount Ararat
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  • 2009-08-03 12:20:00

YEREVAN, AUGUST 3, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Come Home program participants already return the countries of their residence but Gohar decided to bring her Georgian

Nikolay Hovhannisian involved in list of foremost
scientists of world
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  • 2009-08-03 11:40:00

CAMBRIDGE, AUGUST 3, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Former Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, famous orientalist

Swedish-Armenian dictionary published
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  • 2009-07-31 18:50:00

YEREVAN, JULY 31, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The launching of Swedish Armenian producer, script-writer and translator Poghos Aro's (Aroyan) Swedish-Armenian dictionary took place at the National

Criminal proceedings initiated against Azatamtutyun daily
based on application of Zaruhi Postanjian
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  • 2009-07-29 23:00:00

YEREVAN, JULY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. Based on an application of the member of the RA National Assembly's "Heritage" faction Zaruhi Postanjian, criminal proceedings were initiated against Azatamtutyun

Criminal case opened based on fact of upward distortions
during Arin-Berd restoration work
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  • 2009-07-29 22:00:00

YEREVAN, JULY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The State Interest Protection Department of the RA Prosecutor General's Office opened a criminal case based on the fact of an

Pupils of Armenian school of Spain take part in "Holiday in
the Name of Peace" project
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  • 2009-07-29 18:00:00

MADRID, JULY 29, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. It is already the fifth year that the pupils of Armenian Ararat Union's school of Spain take part

Armenian-Georgian interschool ties with assistance of RA
Ministry of Diaspora
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  • 2009-07-29 17:40:00

YEREVAN, JULY 29, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Yerevan School N20 after John Kirakosian responded the proposal of establishing friendly ties with Tbilisi N131 Russian-Armenian Secondary School

FRUITFULL ARMENIA organizes contest to reveal Armenian
talented young people of world
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  • 2009-07-29 17:00:00

YEREVAN, JULY 29, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The FRUITFULL ARMENIA organization initiated to hold the FRUITFULL ARMENIA CONTEST on the occasion of its 5th anniversary.

RA Minister of Diaspora receives Vakhtang Darchinian and
Susi Kentikian
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  • 2009-07-29 15:30:00

YEREVAN, JULY 29, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian received on July 28 famous Armenian boxers, world boxing champions Vakhtang Darchinian

Come Home program participants meet world boxing champions
of Armenian origin, visit Parajanov's and Hovhannes Toumanian's
house-museum
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  • 2009-07-29 14:45:00

YEREVAN, JULY 28, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The July 28 agenda of the Come Home program was very busy and full of many surprises. There

Results of RA Special Investigation Service's activity in
first half of 2009 summarized
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  • 2009-07-28 21:00:00

YEREVAN, JULY 28, NOYAN TAPAN. In the first half of 2009, the RA Special Investigation Service investigated 105 criminal cases: 31 cases against 57 people with

Participants of Come Home program in Armenian ancient
capital Artashat
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  • 2009-07-28 20:30:00

YEREVAN, JULY 28, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. July 27 began for the participants of RA Ministry of Diaspora's Come Study of Native Land interactive classes

Regional unit of Union of Armenians in Russia established
in Udmurtia
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  • 2009-07-28 20:00:00

IZHEVSK, JULY 28, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The constituent assembly of the Union of Armenians in Russia (UAR) all-Russian NGO's regional unit in the Republic

Armenian community of Uzbekistan sends letter of condolence
to RA Minister of Diaspora in connection with Iranian plane
crash
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  • 2009-07-28 20:00:00

TASHKENT, JULY 28, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On behalf of the Armenian community in Uzbekistan, the board of the Armenian National Cultural Center in that

Rank of Professor Emeritus of Vanadzor Management Institute
conferred on chairman of Volgograd regional unit of Union of
Armenians in Russia
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  • 2009-07-28 20:00:00

VOLGOGRAD, JULY 28, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The ceremony of conferring the rank of Professor Emeritus of Vanadzor's Sanahin Management Institute on the Chairman of

Book Development of Idea of Statehood in Imperial Russia:
Periodic Press and Formation of Modern Armenian Identity by Liza
Khachaturian published
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  • 2009-07-28 16:35:00

WASHINGTON, JULY 28, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A book by Armenian historian Liza Khachaturian under the title Development of the Idea of Statehood in Imperial

Another Armenian newspaper published in Russia
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  • 2009-07-28 16:00:00

VLADIKAVKAZ, JULY 28, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Another Armenian newspaper started to be published in South Osetia. Its founder is the Erebuni Armenian National Cultural Company.

Photographer Vahan Kochar awarded prize of Yerevan Press
Club
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  • 2009-07-28 15:10:00

YEREVAN, JULY 28, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. During the awarding taken place on the occasion of the 14th foundation anniversary of Yerevan Press Club Photographer

Blog with information about Armenian churches of Iran
operates
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  • 2009-07-27 18:25:00

YEREVAN, JULY 27, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A blog which belongs to the UNESCO's Dias del Futuro Pasado website took rare photos and news about

RA Ministry of Diaspora to hold distance courses of
Armenian Language and History along with Sao Paulo's Daniel
Varuzhan school
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  • 2009-07-27 18:05:00

YEREVAN, JULY 27, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian received the newly appointed Brazilian Ambassador to Armenia Marsela Nicodemos on July 22.

Armenians' rich culture to be their first pride, foreign
guest says
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  • 2009-07-27 15:40:00

YEREVAN, JULY 27, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. American Armenian Bruce Bogosian who is in Yerevan these days, visits Armenia for the second time, and this

Biographies of 200 famous Armenians of century in one book
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  • 2009-07-27 14:30:00

MARSEILLES, JULY 27, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Armenian Biographical Center cultural company (it is an NGO) founded in 2003, in the city of Marseilles,

Relatives of Iranian plane crash victims stage protest in
Tehran
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  • 2009-07-24 21:00:00

TEHRAN, JULY 24, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A protest against the indifference and the policy of Caspian Airlines and the Iranian authorities in relation to

Persons who robbed VTB Armenia Bank's branch arrested
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  • 2009-07-24 19:00:00

YEREVAN, JULY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. Thanks to the efficient cooperation of the RA Police sub-units and the frontier guards of the Bagratashen customs house of the

Hranush Hakobian: "Bridge created by Come Home program is
eternal"
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  • 2009-07-24 17:00:00

YEREVAN, JULY 24, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On July 22 evening, RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian met the Diasporan Armenian young persons who arrived

Participants of Armenian Assembly of America's Summer
Student Program visit RA Ministry of Diaspora
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  • 2009-07-24 16:40:00

YEREVAN, JULY 24, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On July 22, RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian received regional director of AAA Summer Student Program Arpi

Participants of Come Home program feel power of their unity
for first time
  • Social
  • 2009-07-24 16:30:00

YEREVAN, JULY 24, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The July 23 schedule of events of the lads and girls who arrived in Armenia within the framework

"I'll come to live in Armenia," many of first participants
of Come Home program say
  • Social
  • 2009-07-24 15:40:00

YEREVAN, JULY 24, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Young Sargis who has left Syria for Armenia within the framework of the Come Home program of the

Armenian Assembly of America organizes visit of Diasporan
Armenian regular student group to Armenia
  • Social
  • 2009-07-24 14:50:00

YEREVAN, JULY 24, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. In 1988 the Armenian Assembly of America, which is one of the biggest NGOs of American Armenians, came

Ambassador of Romania to assist Romanian Armenian community
representatives' participation in programs and all-Armenian
events of RA Ministry of Diaspora
  • Social
  • 2009-07-24 13:00:00

YEREVAN, JULY 24, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Romania to Armenia Mrs.

Aim of Hamazgayin's Belgian department is education of
youth in Armenian spirit
  • Social
  • 2009-07-23 18:40:00

BRUSSELS, JULY 23, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Hamazgayin Educational and Cultural Union's Belgian department will aim to consolidate country's Armenian community and in the name

Heaven Way book republished at Antelias printing-house
  • Social
  • 2009-07-23 15:45:00

ANTELIAS, JULY 23, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Heaven Way book was published at an Antelias printing-house the last, fourth republication of which took place

Turkish media touch upon Armenian church in Malatia
  • Social
  • 2009-07-23 15:40:00

MALATIA, JULY 23, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Malatia Haber Turkish website wrote about the derelict Armenian church in Malatia central region's Chamurlu village, the grave

Chapel to be built for Armenian jewellers in Guyumcukent
complex of Istanbul
  • Social
  • 2009-07-23 15:30:00

ISTANBUL, JULY 23, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Two chapels have been decided to be built for Armenian and Assyrian jewellers in Guyumcukent complex, where jewellers

Service held in Armenian church to be broadcast on Turkish
television tonight
  • Social
  • 2009-07-22 22:00:00

ISTANBUL, JULY 22, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The service held in the Holy Trinity Church in Beyogly with the participation of the choir master Nshan

Robbery attack made on minibranch of VTB Armenia Bank
  • Social
  • 2009-07-22 22:00:00

YEREVAN, JULY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. There was a robbery attack on VTB Armenia Bank's minibranch No. 4 at 56 Baghramian Avenue in Yerevan at around 9:30

Two young Australian Armenians among victims of TU-154
plane crash
  • Social
  • 2009-07-22 20:00:00

SYDNEY, JULY 22, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Two young citizens of Australia, brother and sister Arin and Ani Apcarians were among the victims of TU-154

Istanbul Armenian school-leavers pass entrance exams of
higher educational institutions
  • Social
  • 2009-07-22 17:25:00

This year all 45 school-leavers of Armenian Central School of Istanbul have passed the entrance exams of higher educational institutions. According to the Marmara daily,

Spiritual and cultural values of Armenian-based and
Diasporan Armenian youth are same, Diasporan Armenian
participants of Summer School think
  • Social
  • 2009-07-22 17:20:00

On July 20, the Armenian Young Women's Association received the Diasporan Armenian young participants of the Summer School program organized by the Armenian Assembly of America

Armenian version of Corruption and Human Rights: Making the
Connection report represented in Yerevan
  • Social
  • 2009-07-22 16:30:00

YEREVAN, JULY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The USAID Mobilizing Action Against Corruption Activity (MAAC), RA Ombudsman's Office and International Council on Human Rights Policy (ICHRP) represented the Armenian

Process of acquiring Armenian citizenship gathers momentum
  • Social
  • 2009-07-21 21:00:00

YEREVAN, JULY 21, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. 2,420 persons acquired citizenship of the Republic of Armenia in the first half of 2009, which was more

Armenian students from Russia to undergo practical training
at RA Ministry of Diaspora
  • Social
  • 2009-07-21 21:00:00

YEREVAN, JULY 21, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A group of Armenian students from Russia's Saint Petersburg State University and the Faculty of International Relations of

12 thousand Armenians living in Adzharia have problem of
school prservation
  • Social
  • 2009-07-21 20:00:00

BATUMI, JULY 21, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. 12 thousand Armenians currently live in Adzharia, including 9 thousand Armenians in the city of Batumi. According to

More than $100 thousand raised during telethon held for
purpose of raising quality of Armenian lessons at American state
schools
  • Social
  • 2009-07-21 16:00:00

GLENDALE, JULY 21, NOYAN TAPAN. On July 19 at 6-12 pm, the fund-raising telethon, held for the purpose of raising the quality of Armenian lessons at

Meeting with first participants of Come Home program takes
place at RA Ministry of Diaspora
  • Social
  • 2009-07-18 16:45:00

YEREVAN, JULY 18, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Diasporan Armenian young people arriving from Turkey, Egypt, France, Russia, Ukraine, Syria, and Iran became participants of the first

Armenian children to spend summer holidays in Artek
  • Social
  • 2009-07-18 16:45:00

YEREVAN, JULY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Between July 16 to August 5, children from Armenia will spend their summer holidays in the Artek International Children's Center, where

Families of Tu-154 plane crash victims to receive 32
thousand euro insurance payment each
  • Social
  • 2009-07-17 20:00:00

YEREVAN, JULY 17, NOYAN TAPAN. At the beggining of the July 16 sitting, the members of the Armenian government observed a minute of silence in memory

Requiem service for repose of souls of Iranian plane crash
victims to be held in Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin on July 18
  • Social
  • 2009-07-17 18:00:00

ETCHMIADZIN, JULY 17, NOYAN TAPAN. "This tragic event is a deep sorrow and grief to all of us. We together with our people grieve over the

RA Minister of Diaspora receives participants of Hamazgayin
Union's student conference
  • Social
  • 2009-07-17 17:10:00

YEREVAN, JULY 17, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian received 35 Diasporan Armenian young people of the Hamazgayin (National) Armenian Educational and

Armenian community of Los Angeles expresses condolences to
relatives of victims of TU-154 plane crash
  • Social
  • 2009-07-16 17:40:00

LOS ANGELES, JULY 16, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On the occasion of TU-154 plane crash which was travelling from Tehran to Yerevan on July 15

Government to give 1 million 500 thousand drams to families
of each victim of TU-154 plane crash
  • Social
  • 2009-07-16 17:30:00

YEREVAN, JULY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. At the RA government's July 16 meeting a decision was made to allocate funds from the state budget to the Ministry

Little Armenia Freeway tableau placed on the 101th highway
of Hollywood
  • Social
  • 2009-07-16 17:20:00

LOS ANGELES, JULY 16, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. July 9 was a memorable day for Armenians living in Los Angeles as it was the day

Pupils of Marseille Araks and Sasun dance ensembles arrive
in Yerevan
  • Social
  • 2009-07-15 18:30:00

YEREVAN, JULY 15, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. According to a preliminary agreement reached with RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian, for the purpose of perfecting

Guests from Armenia to be given flowers and to be served
during Armenia-Turkey football match in Kesaria
  • Social
  • 2009-07-15 17:20:00

ISTANBUL, JULY 15, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Armenia-Turkey football match to be held in October is being prepared in Kesaria. On this occasion 70 thousand

RA Ministry of Diaspora receives 749 letters during 2009
first six months
  • Social
  • 2009-07-15 17:20:00

YEREVAN, JULY 15, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. During the first six months of 2009 the staff of the RA Ministry of Diaspora received and registered

Hot line concerning Tehran-Yerevan plane crash opened at RA
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Social
  • 2009-07-15 17:10:00

YEREVAN, JULY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. A hot line was opened in the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the Caspian Airlines company's airplane crash on July

Plane travelling from Tehran to Yerevan crashes, according
to preliminary data, all passengers killed
  • Social
  • 2009-07-15 15:35:00

YEREVAN, JULY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The aircraft flying from Tehran to Yerevan was crashed at 12:00 by Yerevan time, on July 15. It fell down 30

Catholicos of All Armenians leaves for Moscow
  • Social
  • 2009-07-15 13:30:00

ETCHMIADZIN, JULY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians paid one-day official visit to Moscow on July 14 where a meeting

Aram I receives Charles Aznavour
  • Social
  • 2009-07-15 11:55:00

ANTELIAS, JULY 15, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Famous singer of Armenian origin Charles Aznavour visited Aram I Catholicos on July 10. Armenian Primate of Lebanon

More than 1 000 invitations for participation in First
Pan-Armenian Forum of Lawyers sent out
  • Social
  • 2009-07-14 15:45:00

YEREVAN, JULY 14, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The First Pan-Armenian Forum of Lawyers will held on September 19-20, in Yerevan. The RA Ministry of Diaspora

One of Istanbul streets likely to be named after Hrant Dink
  • Social
  • 2009-07-14 14:45:00

ISTANBUL, JULY 14, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The street in the district of Sisli, Istanbul, which is adjacent to the place of Hrant Dink's murder,

Hranush Hakobian calls Greek Armenian community for taking
active part in all-Armenian events
  • Social
  • 2009-07-13 17:45:00

YEREVAN, JULY 13, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On July 8, RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian received members of the ARFD Greek Central Committee,

Armenian authorities do not realize importance of
historic-cultural values, specialist on monuments Samvel
Karapetian says
  • Social
  • 2009-07-13 17:45:00

YEREVAN, JULY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. An illustrated book under the title Western Azerbaijan's Monuments was published in several languages in 2007 in Azerbaijan. The book includes almost

Representative of Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople
to leave for Moscow on July 14
  • Social
  • 2009-07-13 17:10:00

ISTANBUL, JULY 13, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Grand Sacristan of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople and Religious Council Chairman Archbishop Aram Ateshian will leave for Moscow

Program of RA Ministry of Diaspora "Marriage with blessing
of my homeland" launched with marriage of Canadian Armenian
couple
  • Social
  • 2009-07-13 16:45:00

YEREVAN, JULY 13, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On the initiative of the RA Ministry of Diaspora the movement "Marriage with the blessing of my homeland"

Istanbul Armenian historian gives lecture in USA on subject
"Human Rights and World Peace"
  • Social
  • 2009-07-13 16:35:00

WASHINGTON, JULY 13, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Between June 28 to July 7 famous Istanbul Armenian linguist and historian Barsegh Tooghladjian took part in the

Census of population to be held in 2011 in Armenia
  • Social
  • 2009-07-10 16:45:00

YEREVAN, JULY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. A decision to hold census of the population in 2011 in Armenia was made at the RA government July 9 session.

After well-known events in Ukraine no incident connected
with any Armenian recorded
  • Social
  • 2009-07-09 18:05:00

YEREVAN, JULY 9, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. No incident connected with any Armenian was recorded after the events of the city of Marganets in the

Marie Yovanovitch takes part in liturgy of Armenian church
in Hollywood
  • Social
  • 2009-07-09 17:50:00

LOS ANGELES, JULY 9, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Ambassador of U.S. Marie Yovanovitch took part in the liturgy of Saint Karapet Armenian Church in Holywood

Sports ground of Aknakhbyur village school repaired with
sponsorship of Cyprian parliament's Armenian deputy
  • Social
  • 2009-07-09 17:50:00

IGEVAN, JULY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The sports ground of Tavush region's Aknakhbyur village was repaired with the sponsorship of Cyprian parliament's Armenian deputy Vardgez Mahtesian.

Conference entitled Turkish World, Caucasus and Iran:
Crossroad of Mutual Influence of Civilizations to be held in
Tsakhkadzor
  • Social
  • 2009-07-09 15:28:00

YEREVAN, JULY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. An international conference entitled Turkish World, Caucasus and Iran: Crossroads of Mutual Influence of Civilizations will take place on July 10-12

Union of Armenians in Russia celebrates Medical Worker's
day
  • Social
  • 2009-07-08 16:40:00

MOSCOW, JULY 8, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Sixty-five doctor-scientists, members of the RF Academy of Medical Sciences, young doctors, research students and members of the Union

Situation in Ukraine completely controlled by authorities,
RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs assures
  • Social
  • 2009-07-08 16:25:00

YEREVAN, JULY 8, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. According to the information received by the Embassy of the Ukraine in Armenia and Embassy of Armenia in

As of July 8, amnesty used to 384 people by Armenian courts
  • Social
  • 2009-07-08 15:55:00

YEREVAN, JULY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. As of July 8, RA National Assembly's decision N-152-4 On Granting an Amnesty was implemented by RA courts towards 384 people

Gain from exhibition-sale of Krakow Armenian school pupils'
works to be spent on Polish child's treatment
  • Social
  • 2009-07-08 14:50:00

KRAKOW, JULY 8, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The traditional school-leaving concert of Krakow Armenian Sunday School pupils, entitled May Polish Armenian Eminent Artist Axentowicz's Memory Live

5th European conference of prosecutors and judges to be
held in Yerevan next year
  • Social
  • 2009-07-07 21:00:00

YEREVAN, JULY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The 91st anniversary of the foundation of the prosecutor's office of Armenia was celebrated in Yerevan on July 4. On this

Catholicos of All Armenians consecrates St. Anna Church to
be built in downtown Yerevan
  • Social
  • 2009-07-07 21:00:00

YEREVAN, JULY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The construction of St. Anna Church and the Yerevan residence of the Catholicos of All Armenians will start soon at the

According to Russian reporter, Armenian teachers became
problem at Moscow schools
  • Social
  • 2009-07-07 19:15:00

MOSCOW, JULY 7, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The fact that Russian Language and Literature is taught by people for whom Russian is not a native

Hranush Hakobian visits Armenian Relief Society Central
Office
  • Social
  • 2009-07-07 17:42:00

BOSTON, JULY 7, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Issues relating to projects of the RA Ministry of Diaspora and Armenian Relief Society, use of Diasporan Armenian

Citizen of Armenia killed in Moscow
  • Social
  • 2009-07-07 16:45:00

MOSCOW, JULY 7, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A brawl occurred at one of the Moscow night clubs, in which a citizen of Armenia was killed.

RA Deputy Minister of Diaspora expresses willingness to
support Bourg-les-Valence Armenian school in giving necessary
textbooks
  • Social
  • 2009-07-07 16:40:00

YEREVAN, JULY 7, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. RA Deputy Minister of Diaspora Stepan Petrosian received Deputy Chairman of the French Senate France-Armenia parliamentary friendship group, Bourg-les-Valence

20th anniversary of foundation of Narek Armenian Saturday
School in Glendale to be marked on September 27
  • Social
  • 2009-07-06 22:00:00

LOS ANGELES, JULY 6, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. In the city of Glendale (the state of California) with its large Armenian community, Narek Armenian Saturday

AGBU Armenian Virtual College already acts
  • Social
  • 2009-07-06 18:00:00

YEREVAN. JULY 7, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The AGBU Armenian Virtual College (www.avc-agbu.org) has started registration for its first summer courses since June 7. 382 students

Calvarias and skeletons discovered during excavations in
Van
  • Social
  • 2009-07-06 17:00:00

VAN, JULY 6, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Marmara daily, citing the local newspapers, reported that a great number of calvarias and skeletons were discovered

Gerard Tufenkjian appointed AGBU Lebanon Office Head
  • Social
  • 2009-07-06 17:00:00

LEBANON, JULY 6, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The AGBU Central Board of Directors has recently appointed Gerard Tufenkjian the Chair of the AGBU District Committee,"

Teachers and headmasters of Istanbul Armenian schools feel
unprotected, Marmara daily gives alarm
  • Social
  • 2009-07-06 16:55:00

ISTANBUL, JULY 6, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Marmara daily reports citing unofficial sources that the headmasters of the Karagjozian Tun and Gatygjugh's Aramian- Uncuyan schools

Archbishop Vicken Aykasian appointed member of US
President's Advisory Council on Interreligious Dialogue
  • Social
  • 2009-07-03 18:00:00

WASHINGTON, JULY 3, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Archbishop Vicken Aykasian, a monk of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, diocesan messenger of the US Eastern

Action brought against fact of policemen's abusing their
official competence
  • Social
  • 2009-07-03 18:00:00

YEREVAN, JULY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. An action was brought at the Special Investigation Service of Armenia on the case of police employees' abusing their official competence.

Sunday schools' teachers of Armenian dioceses of Armenian
Apostolic Church have retraining in Tsakhkadzor
  • Social
  • 2009-07-03 17:15:00

TSAKHKADZOR, JULY 3, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. With the consecration of His Holiness Catholicos Karekin II, about 80 teachers of more than 50 sunday schools

There is tendency of increase of crimes against sexual
immunity and freedom in Armenia
  • Social
  • 2009-07-03 17:10:00

YEREVAN, JULY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. There is a tendency of increase of crimes against sexual immunity and freedom in Armenia, which should equally cause anxiety both

Attempt to include Armenian monuments abroad in list of
historical monuments of given country made
  • Social
  • 2009-07-02 17:10:00

YEREVAN, JULY 2, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The situation of Armenian monuments abroad is considered differently depending on the policy carried out towards the Armenian heritage

7th Pan-Armenian Youth Forum to be held on August 10-15 in
Yerevan
  • Social
  • 2009-07-02 16:55:00

YEREVAN, JULY 2, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The 7th Pan-Armenian Youth Forum, which has a goal to strengthen the Armenia-Artsakh-Diaspora relations, to contribute to the resolution

Entrance of Diasporan Armenian entrants starts at
educational institutions of Armenia
  • Social
  • 2009-07-02 16:45:00

YEREVAN, JULY 2, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The RA Ministry of Education and Science started from July 1 acceptance of Diasporan Armenian apllicants' documents to

Internal monitoring implemented at Akhalkalak school N4
  • Social
  • 2009-07-02 16:45:00

AKHALKALAK, JULY 2, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. An internal monitoring (checking) was held the other day among the teachers' staff of Akhalkalak D. Demirchian Armenian

329 citizens already receive money they won as a result of
June lottery of cash register receipts
  • Social
  • 2009-07-01 22:00:00

YEREVAN, JULY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. As a result of the lottery of cash register receipts (for May) held on June 5 by the State Revenue Committee

235 convicts released under amnesty as of June 30
  • Social
  • 2009-07-01 21:00:00

YEREVAN, JULY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. In accordance with the RA National Assembly Decision of June 19 on Declaration of an Amnesty, 235 convicts were released from

Armenian khachkar placed near entrance of administrative
building of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur in France
  • Social
  • 2009-07-01 16:50:00

MARSEILLE, JULY 1, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. An Unveiling ceremony of an Armenian khachkar (commemorative cross-stone) took place in the city of Marseille, France, on June

Founder and editor of Azad-Hye Arab-English portal Hrach
Kalsahakian gets Armenian passport
  • Social
  • 2009-07-01 16:20:00

YEREVAN, JULY 1, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Hrach Kalsahakian, a citizen of Syria, now Sales and Marketing Manager at Cyprus Tourism Organisation in the United

Freedom of Information Center prosecutes ANC, ALSP and
Orinats Yerkir
  • Social
  • 2009-07-01 16:14:00

YEREVAN, JULY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The Freedom of Information Center applied to the Administrative Court of Armenia on June 29, with a demand of making the

RA Ministry of Diaspora works out program of delivery of
textbooks and other literature to Armenian schools of Diaspora
  • Social
  • 2009-07-01 16:05:00

YEREVAN, JULY 1, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The RA Ministry of Diaspora has worked out and submitted for RA government's discussion a Program of Assistance

228 convicts released from Armenian penitentiary
institutions by amnesty as of June 29
  • Social
  • 2009-07-01 16:05:00

YEREVAN, JULY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the RA National Assembly June 19 decision On Granting an Amnesty, 228 convicts were released from RA Justice Ministry's

Public Television of Armenia recognized winner of
Unpleasant TV Broadcast competition
  • Social
  • 2009-06-30 17:30:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Among the 17 TV companies of Yerevan subjected to monitoring, the Public Television of Armenia (H1) was recognized the winner of

International conference entitled Long-Range Goals of
Reforms of Special Education to be held in Yerevan
  • Social
  • 2009-06-30 17:30:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 30, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Ministry of Education and Science and the Bridge of Hope NGO organize in Yerevan an international conference entitled Long-Range

215 convicts released from Armenian prisons under amnesty
as of June 25
  • Social
  • 2009-06-30 17:00:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 30, NOYAN TAPAN. In accordance with the RA National Assembly's Decision of June 19 on Declaring an Amnesty, 215 convicts were released from prisons

Fund-rasing marathon to be organized for acquiring
entertainment center for disabled young people of Armenia
  • Social
  • 2009-06-30 17:00:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 30, NOYAN TAPAN. A fund-rasing marathon will be staged at Aram Khachatrian Concert Hall in Yerevan on July 8 within the framework of Our

RA Minister of Diaspora to take part in 10th Armenian
Medical World Congress in New York
  • Social
  • 2009-06-30 16:20:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 30, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian will take part in the 10th Armenian Medical World Congress in New

Akhalkalak region Trade Union to cover half of expenses of
organization members' rest in Aspindza
  • Social
  • 2009-06-30 15:40:00

AKHALKALAK, JUNE 30, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Akhalkalak region of Trade Union of Pedagogues and Scientists of Georgia has come up with a

Sports events held in Sulda village of Akhalkalak on
initiative of Zori Zoryan youth union
  • Social
  • 2009-06-30 15:40:00

AKHALKALAK, JUNE 30, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Sports events started in the village of Sulda, Akhalkalak region on June 26 on the initiative of

Archbishop Nerses Pozapalian dies
  • Social
  • 2009-06-29 20:00:00

ETCHMIADZIN, JUNE 29, NOYAN TAPAN. His Grace Archbishop Nerses Pozapalian, a devoted and worthy priest of the Armenian Apostolic Church, passed away at Nairi Medical Center

Deputy head of Yerevan-Kentron penitentiary charged with
abusing authority
  • Social
  • 2009-06-29 18:00:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The charge brought against the deputy head of Yerevan-Kentron penitentiary A. Muradian was substantiated in the criminal case investigated by the

50th anniversary of Saint Vartanants Church in New Jersey
marked in Congress
  • Social
  • 2009-06-29 18:00:00

LOS ANGELES, JUNE 29, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Democrat Congressman of the United States of America Steve Rathman at the House of Representatives marked the

Armenian Medical World Congress to be held on July 1-4 in
New York
  • Social
  • 2009-06-29 16:30:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 29, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Armenian Medical World Congress will be held on the initiative of Armenian-American Health Professionals Organization at New York

Armenian Church History involved in UNESCO new edition
  • Social
  • 2009-06-26 18:00:00

ANTELIAS, JUNE 26, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The UNESCO published a valuable edition recently, entitled "Cultural Aspects of Christian and Islamic Religions."

Windows of Istanbul Surb Prkich Church no longer to face
windows of nearest brothel
  • Social
  • 2009-06-26 18:00:00

ISTANBUL, JUNE 26, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the map made by the Council of Monuments of Turkey, all the brothels of Karagyugh will be closed, and

Armenian Relief Society to award five Javakhk Armenian
students
  • Social
  • 2009-06-26 18:00:00

AKHALKALAK, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. It is already four years that the Javakhk Chapter of the Armenian Relief Society has been organizing The

Yerkramas editor Tigran Tavadian: Armenian communities of
Krasnodar territory not well-organized
  • Social
  • 2009-06-26 18:00:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 26, NOYAN TAPAN. According to official data, 275 thousand Armenians lived in the Krasnodar territory in 2002, and according to unofficial data, their number

Armenian American students arrive in Armenia under
internship program of AAA
  • Social
  • 2009-06-26 15:50:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 26, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Armenian American young people have been spending their holidays in Armenia under the Armenian Assembly of America (AAA)

Armenian migrants do not hurry to return to Armenia from
Russia: they look for new ways to earn money
  • Social
  • 2009-06-26 15:20:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian migrants do not hurry to return to Armenia from Russia: the number of migrants returning from Russia is not big.

309 citizens already receive money they won as a result of
June lottery of cash register receipts
  • Social
  • 2009-06-25 21:00:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN. As a result of the lottery of cash register receipts held on June 5 by the State Revenue Committee (SRC), 309

Armenian emigrants do not hurry to return from Russia to
Armenia: they seek new ways of earning money
  • Social
  • 2009-06-25 21:00:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian emigrants do not hurry to return from Russia to Armenia: no inflow of emigrants from Russia into Armenia has

Hot water supply system with sun water heaters put into
operation at Vazgenian Spiritual Seminary
  • Social
  • 2009-06-25 17:40:00

SEVAN, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The ceremony of putting into operation hot water supply system with sun water heaters took place on June 24 at Sevan

Drinking water problems in Shvanidzor village of Meghri
region to be solved with assistance of Armenian community of
Iran
  • Social
  • 2009-06-25 17:40:00

MEGHRI, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The problem of drinking water in Shvanidzor village of Meghri region is planned to be solved according to the program which

New school being built for Artsakh's Vaghuhas and Khnkavan
communities
  • Social
  • 2009-06-25 17:00:00

STEPANAKERT, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The Hayastan All Armenian Fund has launched a school construction program in the Vaghuhas village in Nagorno Karabakh's Martakert Region. The two-storey

Two suspects in Istanbul-based Armenian jeweller murder
case arrested
  • Social
  • 2009-06-25 14:00:00

ISTANBUL, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Turkish police arrested two persons suspected of killing Istanbul-based Armenian jeweller Minas Aggaya. The suspects were detained during Aggaya's

Tbilisi experts satisfied with instruction quality at
Armenian school in Akhaltskha
  • Social
  • 2009-06-25 14:00:00

AKHALTSKHA, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Experts of the Georgian ministry of education Natia Bokeria and Nino Berishvili recently arrived in Akhalkalak from Tbilisi

Hranush Hakobian receives young people from Diaspora
  • Social
  • 2009-06-24 16:55:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 24, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On the initiative of the FAR Yerevan Office, RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian received a group of

Minister of Diaspora receives Azad-Hye editor Hrach
Kalsahakian
  • Social
  • 2009-06-24 16:55:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 24, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On June 23, RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian received Managing Director and Editor of Azad-Hye Armenian website (www.azad-hye.net)

Armenian jeweller Minas Aggaya from Istanbul killed cruelly
  • Social
  • 2009-06-23 19:00:00

ISTANBUL, JUNE 23, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Minas Aggaya, a jeweller from Istanbul, was killed in his workshop on June 20, Marmara daily reported, citing

Iranian Armenian architect Varuzhan Arakelian: Current
migration of Armenians from Iran weakens community
  • Social
  • 2009-06-23 16:00:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 23, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Iranian Armenian architect Varuzhan Arakelian was born in 1934 in Tabriz. From his youth he was a member

Four people arrested in Moscow on suspicion of having
kidnapped Armenian citizen
  • Social
  • 2009-06-22 23:00:00

MOSCOW, JUNE 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Law enforcers arrested four unemployed persons in Moscow, who are suspected of kidnapping an Armenian citizen. Radio

Chairman of district electoral commission No 8/15 not to
serve prison term due to being included in amnesty
  • Social
  • 2009-06-22 19:46:00

YEREVAN, JUNE 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Onik Alexanian, who was charged with falsifying results at the May 31 elections of Yerevan Council of Elders, received 3 years

Debate on subject "The Armenian Woman: A Kitchen or Career"
to be conducted in Moscow
  • Social
  • 2009-06-22 17:05:00

MOSCOW, JUNE 22, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The third meeting on the subject "The Armenian Woman: A Kitchen or Career" of the Debating Club of

Armenian teachers of Javakhk forbidden to undergo
retraining in Armenia
  • Social
  • 2009-06-22 16:30:00

AKHALKALAK, JUNE 22, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. There are rumors circulating in Akhalkalak that employees of Georgian ministry of national security have forbidden the Armenian teachers