September, 2011

• 30 September

  

  Moldova Defense Minister Insists Arms Sale to Armenia was Lawful and Right

  Despite statements by Moldova's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Igor Bodiu to the contrary, Moldova's defense minister Vitalie Marinuţa...
• 30 September

  

  VIDEO: Contortionist Stunt by 2 Armenian Sisters

  At the opening of the 5th World Circus Festival in Moscow, the Seyranyan sisters, who had travelled from the US, performed...
• 30 September

  

  Millennium Challenge Corp. Vice President Coming to Check Armenia-MCA Program Results

  Vice President for Compact Operations of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, Patrick Fine, will visit Armenia Oct. 2–4...
• 30 September

  

  Paruyr Hayrikyan Won’t be Choosing ‘the Lesser of Two Evils’

  In Armenia's political arena today there are two main polarities — "the so-called coalition and so-called HAK [the Armenian National Congress],"...
• 30 September

  

  ‘We’re Not Free, We are Dependent’: Party Leader Proposes New Armenian Anthem Lyrics

  The issue of Armenia's national anthem is not one of today's urgent issues, but it is one of the pressing issues of the decades...
• 30 September

  

  Istanbul’s Armenians Take Issue of Electing New Patriarch to the Courts

  The civil hearings of the lawsuit launched by lawyers from Istanbul's Armenian community vs. the Turkish state were held in...
• 30 September

  

  Robert Kocharian Describes What Would Force Him to Return to Active Politics

  "I don’t rule out the possibility of my returning to big politics. However, only three major factors may force me to return and not the...
• 30 September

  

  2011 Ig Nobel Prizes: Bursting Bladders, Why We Sigh, and Wasabi Alarm Among Winners

  The Ig Nobel Prize (also known as the Shnobel award) honors achievements that "first make people laugh and then make them think."
• 30 September

  

  Car Wash Employee Hijacks Taxi Then Crashes into Building

  At 11:15 on Sept. 29, Erebuni police received a call from a taxi service that on 5:30 am the same day, a car wash...
• 30 September

  

  VIDEO: God Too is from Karabakh. First We Capture Yerevan, Then Baku

  In a video disseminated on YouTube on Sept. 27, Armenian novelist, traveler and sports expert Zori Balayan can be seen...