February, 2011

• 3 February

  

  Armenia’s Participation in 2011 Venice Biennale to be Supported by Culture Ministry

  “The outcome will have not only a visual representation, but be more communicative and discursive in nature...
• 3 February

  

  Armenian News Agency Sends Hayrapetyan’s Recorded Profanities to General Prosecutor

  Local online news source Hetq today sent a letter to RA General Prosecutor Aghvan Hovsepyan to report a crime, including an audio recording of...
• 3 February

  

  Government Staff Made Redundant have been Given New Jobs: Labor Minister

  "As of yesterday, I have to say, everything was normal, the payments were distributed normally. And let me add one thing, Mr. Prime Minister...
• 3 February

  

  ‘Ugly’ Monument Cannot Bring Armenia, Turkey Peoples Closer: Turkologist

  Turkologist Hakob Chakryan, speaking to journalists in Yerevan today, called the Monument of Humanity "disgracefully ugly."
• 3 February

  

  What Differs Ter-Petrossian’s Rallies from Karapetyan’s Demonstrations?

  "The current situation in Armenia creates the possibility of bringing serious numbers of people out into the streets for almost any...
• 3 February

  

  At Least 3 Killed, 30 Injured in Blast in Ankara

  At least three people were killed and about 30 were injured in a powerful explosion in an industrial district in Ankara on Thursday.
• 3 February

  

  ‘We were Gathering One Million in Armenia’: Armenian Analyst on Egypt Events

  According to Turkologist Hakob Chakryan, gathering 1 million people for a protest in Cairo is nothing big in a country of 80 million.
• 3 February

  

  ‘No Baradei, No Muslim Brotherhood. We’re Just the Poor People of Egypt’

  "Sandmonkey" is one of a number of bloggers and activists in Egypt getting the message out of the country through Twitter.
• 3 February

  

  Armenian Prosecutor Urges Tougher Punishment for Pedophilia Amid Sex Scandal

  A senior Armenian prosecutor called for a toughening of legal punishment for pedophilia on Wednesday amid an under-age sex scandal...
• 3 February

  

  Armenian Football Federation President Promises to ‘Punish’ Media for Match-Fixing Accusation

  Armenian Football Federation President Ruben Hayrapetyan is preparing to file a lawsuit against local Armenian daily Jamanak...