‘Daily news’

  • Armenian “treasure” hunters in Istanbul dig 20 meters deep, but find themselves at police precinct
    In an attempt to find the “treasures” of an Armenian woman who runs a jewelry store at Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, four people have dug a 20-meter hole underneath a 4-storey residential building at the city’s Fatih district. Three months prior to this event, the treasure hunters had rented the basement apartment of the building where, according to them, the Armenian...
    September 5, 2011 16:44
  • President Serzh Sargsyan was present at the boxing match between Vic Darchinian and Evans Mbamba
    Today, at the K. Demirjian Sport Complex President Serzh Sargsyan was present at the boxing match between the IBO bantamweight World Champion Vic Darchinian and WBC small belt holder, boxer from South Africa Evans Mbamba. The boxers were fighting over the title of the IBO bantamweight champion. Vic Demirchian won this match; the celebrated boxer dedicated his victory to...
    September 4, 2011 0:30
  • Armenian tycoon said why president keeps PM Sargsyan in government – WikiLeaks
    Armenian petrol tycoon Mikhail Baghdasarov told US Ambassador to Armenia, Marie Yovanovitch, why President Serzh Sargsyan keeps now Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan is his administration. According to a new US diplomatic cable leaked by the whistleblower website WikiLeaks, Baghdasarov said at a meeting with Yovanovitch in 2010 that Tigran Sargsyan has the relevant “skills...
    September 3, 2011 21:24
  • The Prime Minister Congratulated the Staff of the Ministry of Emergency Situations on the 20th Anniversary of the System and the Professional Day
    Today Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan participated in the solemn meeting marking the 20th anniversary of the formation of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The Prime Minister congratulated the staff of the Ministry on behalf of the Government and stressed out the importance of the role of the emergency system, which is due to a number of factors. In particular, the...
    September 3, 2011 16:39
  • In Dushanbe President Serzh Sargsyan participated at the 20th anniversary summit of CIS
    Today, in Dushanbe President Serzh Sargsyan met with the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon. The two Presidents hailed relations between the two countries and cooperation in different areas. At the meeting discussed were issues pertinent to the deepening of bilateral, as well as multilateral relations in the framework of international organizations, including the CIS. After...
    September 3, 2011 14:15
  • U.S. Embassy Office of Defense Cooperation and U.S. Department of Defense Commemorate Sasnashen Plane Crash
    Sasnashen, Armenia – On September 2, Major General Mark Zamzow, the Vice Commander of the 3rd Air Force at Ramstein Air Base, and the U.S. Embassy Office of Defense Cooperation joined Deputy Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan, Sasnahen Mayor Andranik Shomian, and Sasnashen residents to commemorate the 54rd anniversary of the crash of a U.S. C-130 airplane on Armenian soil....
    September 2, 2011 20:01
  • Chief of Armenia’s road police to spend two months in jail
    YEREVAN.- Armenia’s court ruled a two-month arrest against chief of Armenia’s road police Margar Ohanyan. Ohanyan was detained on August 30 under instruction of investigator of Special Investigation Service Tigran Tamamyan who is known to have close ties with Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan. Tamamyan is to deal with the most complicated cases. The investigator...
    September 2, 2011 18:39
  • Secondary school opened in Sarakap
    Today Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited the region of Shirak to participate in the opening ceremony of the reconstructed secondary school in Sarakap. The school was reconstructed within the framework of the “School Construction” projects of “Lindsay” foundation. The Head of the Government, accompanied by the RA Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial...
    September 2, 2011 15:10
  • In Stepanakert, Serzh Sargsyan paid tribute to the memory of those who fell in struggle for Artsakh’s independence
    In the capital of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh Stepanakert, President Serzh Sargsyan along with the President of the NKR Bako Sahakian, former Presidents of the NKR Robert Kocharian and Arkadi Ghukassian, Catholicos of All Armenians His Holiness Garegin II, guests, who have arrived to Karabakh to participate at the festive events dedicated to the 20th anniversary of...
    September 2, 2011 13:31
  • On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Artsakh’s independence, President Serzh Sargsyan gave a congratulatory speech.
    Serzh Sargsyan in Stepanakert participated at the festive events dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh Today, President Serzh Sargsyan, who has arrived at Stepanakert to participate at the festive events dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, took part in the official...
    September 1, 2011 21:00
  • Women’s Rights Center organizes an open-air dance performance
    Women’s Rights Center organizes an open-air dance performance, which will take place in September 02, 2011, at 19:30 at Charles Aznavour’s square. The event aims at combating domestic violence against women in Armenia, raising public awareness on the issue. Professionals from “Mihr theatre” will perform dance against violence. The mission of the theatre is to reveal...
    September 1, 2011 13:27
  • Congratulatory Address by President Serzh Sargsyan on the occasion of the Day of Knowledge
    Dear schoolchildren, teachers and parents, Dear students and lecturers, I congratulate you on the occasion of the Day of Knowledge. Knowledge embodies the experience of our nation and the entire humankind, which every generation should pass on to the next. It must be passed on unadulterated, comprehensive and enriched. Nations preserve their national identity and the...
    September 1, 2011 11:00
  • Solemn events in the village of Mets Shen
    On 31 August President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited the village of Mets Shen in the Martakert region and partook at a number of solemn events. The Head of the State was present at the opening of the reconstructed school, newly-built church, house of celebrations, village administration building and macaroni production enterprise. The President qualified...
    September 1, 2011 10:35
  • The Head of the Government visited the regions of Lori and Gegharkunik
    Today Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited the regions of Lori and Gegharkunik. At the beginning of the new academic year, the Prime Minister was present at the opening ceremony of secondary school No. 22 named after Stepan Zoryan in Vanadzor, which was rebuilt within the framework of “School construction” projects of “Lindsay” foundation. The number of student...
    August 31, 2011 16:54
  • Chief of Armenia’s police arrested
    YEREVAN. – Chief of Armenia’s road police Margar Ohanyan was arrested on Tuesday suspected of abuse of power and misappropriation. Colonel Stepan Karakhanyan, Ohanyan’s close friend, was arrested the other day as well. Karakhanyan appropriated petrol intended for work of police in Armenia’s regions. Earlier, colonel’s arrest provoked rumors about future arrest...
    August 30, 2011 18:00
  • UN Family in Armenia condemns attack on UN headquarters in Nigeria
    The UN Staff in Armenia condemned the bombing of the United Nations building in Abuja, Nigeria, causing numerous deaths and injuries and expressed their deepest sympathies to the victims and their families. UN building in Abuja, which house 26 humanitarian and development agencies of the United Nations family, were attacked by a car bomb on Friday, 26 August 2011. BAN...
    August 29, 2011 15:18
  • SHAHUMYAN COMMUNITY CELEBRATES RENOVATION OF COMMUNITY CENTER
    On August 29, the USAID-funded Small Scale Infrastructure Program (SSIP), implemented by the Cooperative Housing Foundation International (CHF) and its partner Shen NGO, marked the renovation of the Shahumyan Community Center in the Lori region.  The Governor of Lori Arthur Nalbandyan, USAID Armenia Mission Director Jatinder Cheema, Mayor of Shahumyan Edik Manukyan, Director...
    August 29, 2011 14:12
  • The Prime Minister Met the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Baader Bank AG
    Today Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan had a meeting with Uto Baader, the founder and chairman of the board of directors of Baader Bank AG. Welcoming the guest, the Prime Minister said, “We try to promote the cooperation between local and foreign financial institutions and we hope that your visit will help to strengthen ties with the financial system of Germany. We also...
    August 28, 2011 12:38