February, 2012

• 3 February

  

  For 10 Days Police were Unable to Locate Journalist: Police Tell Their Side of the Story

  "On Jan. 13 at around 5:30 pm, outside 8 Mher Mkrtchyan St. in Yerevan, a VAZ-21214 model vehicle ran over Ashot Frangulyan,...
• 3 February

  

  Opposition Paper Insists Case Against Journalist is Fabricated

  Haykakan Jamanak representatives point to an incident on Jan. 13 following a Q&A between RA Police Chief Vladimir (Vova) Gasparyan and...
• 3 February

  

  Iran Considers Ban on Samsung over Israeli Ad Depicting Attack on Nuclear Plant (VIDEO)

  A commercial in Israel featuring Mossad agents disguised as Iranian veiled women who end up blowing up an Iranian nuclear plant using a Samsung...
• 3 February

  

  Collaborating with Vartan Oskanian is Possible, Says Heritage Party Leader

  Heritage Party leader Raffi Hovannisian considers collaboration with Armenia's former foreign affairs minister Vartan Oskanian possible for "achieving...
• 3 February

  

  Armenian Diaspora Promises to Help Local Activists in Saving Teghut Forest

  The group fighting to save Teghut forest in Armenia's north has launched an awareness campaign outside of the country, said group members....
• 3 February

  

  Dashnaktsutyun will Strive to be First Among Opposition Parties: Hovhannisyan

  Dashnaktsutyun (the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, or ARF-D) looks at real politics with open eyes and understands very well that it might not...
• 3 February

  

  Raffi Hovannisian Advises Armenian President to Meet with Opposition

  In exactly four weeks, on Mar. 1–2, the Heritage Party will convene a congress where it will be decided whether to participate in the upcoming elections...
• 3 February

  

  Major Armenian Internet Provider Acquired by Russian Company for $22.5 Million

  Russian telecommunications provider Rostelecom has acquired 75% minus 1 share of Armenian telecommunications operator GNC-Alfa for $22.5 million USD.
• 3 February

  

  Opposition Journalist Gets 2 Month Detention, Currently in Solitary Cell

  Journalist Hayk Gevorgyan, responsible for publishing local opposition daily Haykakan Jamanak ("Armenian Times"), is currently being moved from...
• 3 February

  

  Life-Size Noah’s Ark to be Built in a Country Where People Still Live in Makeshift Houses: Opinion

  The Public Council's culture commission Thursday began to discuss a project to build a life-size Noah's Ark with a surface area in Yerevan's Victory Park.