‘Weekly news’

  • Eating Sweet May Cause Obesity and Diabetes
    In our times many people are suffering from Obesity and diabetes. The scientists are inclined to believe that the reason is sweet, which we often do not realize. All or almost all children like sweet and often instead of normal food prefer ice-cream and chocolate. And sometimes, appearing in stores with parents children play various tricks to satisfy their desire. Adults,...
    October 27, 2010 14:30
  • Time to Take a Stand: Who to Vote for and Who to Vote Against?
    The November 2 congressional elections are expected to have a tidal wave effect on America’s political landscape. Campaign ads and political commentaries have flooded the airwaves and everyone is anxiously following the polls to see if their favorite candidate or party is going to prevail or get tossed out. In two short years, Pres. Obama’s popularity has plummeted...
    October 27, 2010 11:12
  • Karabakh’s Future Journalists
    Artsakh State University Through the eyes of students of Artsakh State University Department of Journalism and literature, the future of journalism in Artsakh has a gloomy picture. Armine Grigoryan is a fourth-year student and doesn’t connect her future with her chosen profession. “In the first year we were taken to the studio for practice, we were asked what we...
    October 26, 2010 8:00
  • Children – for the Environment
    Two-year-old Levon first took paintbrush in his hand and scrawled some pictures with watercolor on the paper in the Lovers’ Park organized painting Day. Levon came to the garden with his grandfather for a walk and accidentally became the event’s youngest participant. Lovers’ Park on October 24 was full: here gathered more than 300 children with their parents,...
    October 25, 2010 14:47
  • Brands of Armenian cuisine: What do We Know about the National Cuisine?
    Barbecue, hash, harisa, spas: these are dishes that, as the Armenian national dishes, or transfer any Armenian has ever been in Armenia, a foreigner. “They have branded the Armenian cuisine, – says the ethnologist Ruzan Tsaturyan. “But behind them there is a very rich and varied national cuisine, which needs no introduction.” 23-Ani said that today’s...
    October 25, 2010 0:55
  • October – Month of Fight against Breast Cancer
    According to World Health Organization data, every year the number of breast cancer morbidity increases by 3%. Cancer morbidity indicators are characterized not only by growth but also by age. Mostly women of reproductive age get sick, which ultimately affects the demographic indicator. The main reasons are artificial interruption of pregnancy, poor environmental conditions,...
    October 24, 2010 22:06
  • What Happened in the Khanty – Mansiysk?
    At the World Chess Olympiad held in Khanty – Mansiysk, the international arbitrator from Yerevan Ashot Vardapetyan was deputy chief arbitrator. After his return we asked him to talk about their impressions about organized in those days, the presidential elections of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), as well as performances of our players. – Olympics were...
    October 24, 2010 2:06
  • Armenian Department in Turkish University
    Sanahin Monastery in Armenia In Kayseri of Turkey (Caesaria), in Erjies University two new departments were opened at the beginning of this academic year – Armenian and the Hebrew language. If Hebrew forum already has specialists and regular functions, the Armenian language does not have experts in the chair yet: four specialists from Armenia refused to teach in the...
    October 23, 2010 0:30
  • A 23-Year-Old Woman-Freedom Fighter Lost her Feet in the War, but didn’t lose her Love Towards Life
    About ten years have passed since the day when I met Shushanik wrote my first report about her: I was a first-year student. And I was very surprised when a few days later I received a phone call of a very respectable man and thanked me, as through the article with Shushanik he was excited about this wonderful, brave and noble woman, that during the Karabakh war she was...
    October 22, 2010 0:33
  • “Ankakh” Requires to Write the Truth about Armenia
    Today in Armat Press Club the “Independent” newspaper and editor of the same site Varduhi Ishkhanyan, Ani Gasparyan met journalists to discuss the British and Russian encyclopedias letter denying the request for correction, and the issue of judicial process to begin. “Ankakh” sent an open letter to the Russian and British publishing houses, demanding...
    October 21, 2010 17:53
  • State-private sector cooperation yields positive results
    A cabinet sitting was held today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Addressing those present, the Prime Minister reiterated the importance of the new-launched Tatev project and cableway as a good example of State-private sector cooperation. On behalf of his government, the Prime Minister thanked all private-sector partners, including Russia-based...
    October 21, 2010 16:54
  • Terrorism Real Threat or a Political Game (the U.S. and France Alerts)
    September 28 false alarm was received about missile deployment on Eyfel Tower. One day before that the French authorities closed the Paris Center Saint Lazar station, but it turned out that the station is identified packet is harmless. This was the second Eyfel towing. September 14, when the French Senate approved the ban on Muslim women headstall, which will come into...
    October 21, 2010 5:12
  • Media Unfairly Bashes All Armenians Because of Alleged Crimes of a Few
    The first problem with the widely circulated reports that several Armenians have defrauded Medicare out of millions of dollars is that these individuals are innocent until proven guilty. Only after a court establishes their guilt, they can be labeled as crooks or criminals. It is even more outrageous that the good name of all Armenians is being tarnished by sweeping...
    October 20, 2010 12:03
  • Future of Democracy is Fermenting in Armenia. 2020’s Prospects
    PACE Vice-President John Prescott What will democracy be like in 2020? the answer to this question are trying to find today launched the Council of Europe “For the Future of Democracy” forum participants. This year’s forum aims to find strategic ways to strengthen democracy and good governance for the European territory, while taking into account the...
    October 19, 2010 18:25
  • Statement by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan at FY2011 State budget bill discussion during the meeting of National Assembly standing commissions
    Dear Chairperson, Dear Colleagues, I shall state in brief the 2011 State budget bill’s logic and underlying principles. First of all, let us take a look at our economic indicators and the macroeconomic environment we have ahead of this year’s performance report. Estimates show that the targets set will be outstripped. We have some 40bn dram excess revenue at this point...
    October 19, 2010 1:09
  • What will All-Armenian Journalistic Forum Give to the All-Armenian Media
    In the result of October 12-16 in Nagorno-Karabakh’s capital Stepanakert journalists held the 5th Pan-Armenian Conference adopted 10 clauses of the resolution, which expresses the principle of priority and importance to the proposals made during the conference and opinions are considered the primary state of national strengthening and reinforcement, Armenia Diaspora-Karabakh...
    October 18, 2010 16:19