February, 2011

• 7 February

  

  Local Armenian Paper Charged with Libel, Mandated to Pay Damages to MPs

  A Yerevan court today charged local Armenian daily Haykakan Jamanak ("Armenian Times") to pay 2 million 44 thousand AMD each to...
• 7 February

  

  In Case of War, Azerbaijan, Unlike Armenia, Has More to Lose: Analyst

  "Therefore, I believe that no one needs a new war in Karabakh."
• 7 February

  

  Some Guy Looks Out His Office Window, Determines Customs Rate: Gyumri Drivers Protest

  "For example, for a $4,000 Opel, they want a customs duty of $3,300; someone was bringing a $10,000 jeep and they wanted a...
• 7 February

  

  Georgian Citizen Attempts to Import Contraband Caviar into Armenia

  "About 5.5 kgs of red and black caviar was found in a Tbilisi-Spitak taxi going to Armenia in the possession of Georgian citizen Naira...
• 7 February

  

  Turkey’s Foreign Minister to Go to Georgia for Official Visit

  Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoglu will be in Georgia from Feb. 11–12, Georgian Deputy Minister of Foreign...
• 7 February

  

  Bangladesh Nationalist Party Strike Halts Normal Life in Dhaka

  Normal life has ground to a halt in Dhaka following a general strike called by Bangladesh's main opposition party against the...
• 7 February

  

  Drivers Protest in Gyumri’s Main Square: Police Say, Go Home

  "Four people went with them to the regional police division, they say, let's go and call the prime minister, or another relevant official, in...
• 7 February

  

  Traffic Jam on Yerevan-Gyumri Route: Javakheti Armenians Join the Protest

  A few-kilometers-long traffic jam on the Yerevan to Gyumri route has ensued today as a result of protesting Gyumri drivers blocking the road.
• 7 February

  

  Protestors Outside Presidential Residence Trust Armenia’s President

  Ara Karapetyan is one of ten people accused of breaking into the home of and assaulting former chair of the RA State Customs Committee...
• 7 February

  

  Armenians in Turkey’s Dersim Continue to Live with ‘the Fear of the Past’: Gültekin

  Armenians began to move to Dersim at the end of the 19th century, escaping from the massacre, and all those who live here, according to...