February, 2011

• 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...
• 3 February

  

  Armenian Government Teams up with Stevie Wonder to Draw Attention to Genocide

  “Something that may not be done through the power of politics can be done through the power of music,” said Anush Hovsepyan, spokesperson...