January, 2012

• 18 January

  

  Armenia’s National Men’s Soccer Team to Meet Canada in Friendly

  Canada's national men's soccer team will meet Armenia in a friendly Feb. 29 in Cyprus — the first ever meeting between the two countries.
• 18 January

  

  Mine Tailings Polluting Dzoraget River, Local Politician Asserts

  Residents of the northern Armenian city of Stepanavan recently alerted the Green Party of Armenia that the condition of the Dzoraget River near...
• 18 January

  

  This is the Internet after SOPA

  Today, many popular websites are going “dark” in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
• 18 January

  

  Courtroom Altercation Caused Judge to Move Artak Nazaryan Trial from Yerevan to Idjevan: Parties Protest

  Judge Samvel Mardanyan on Tuesday ruled to no longer hold in Yerevan the hearings in the case of rifle platoon commander Artak Nazaryan.
• 18 January

  

  Head Believed to Belong to Armenian Male Found in Los Angeles

  The sources said the head was believed to be that of an Armenian male in his 40s with salt-and-pepper hair. Police also believe that the slaying was...
• 18 January

  

  International Organizations Condemn Ruling in Dink Murder Trial

  The conviction of several accomplices in the 2007 assassination of Hrant Dink, then-editor of the Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos, fails to address the issue of...
• 18 January

  

  ‘President, Answer!’ Disgruntled Yerevan Residents Say They’re Ready to Spend the Night Outside

  Protestors were chanting "President, answer!", saying that if the solution to the people's problems is beyond Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's powers...
• 18 January

  

  Medvedev’s Farewell Meeting with Sargsyan, Aliyev Won’t Yield Any Results: Russian Analyst

  The meeting of the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan at the end of this month in Sochi will be the last such meeting held by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
• 18 January

  Armenia President Ready to Give Opposition 28 Parliamentary Seats: Newspaper Source

  Ruling coalition forces [Republican Party of Armenia (HHK), the Prosperous Armenia (BHK) and Rule of Law party (OEK)] have discussed and decided the...
• 18 January

  

  Serzh Sargsyan to Meet Ilham Aliyev on Jan. 23

  Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, invited by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, will depart for the Russian seaside resort city of Sochi on Jan. 23.