February, 2012

• 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.
• 3 February

  

  Inaccurate Portrayal by City Hall, Say Yerevan Residents Opposed to Building Construction in their Yard

  Yerevan's chief architect, Narek Sargsyan, instructed by Yerevan mayor Taron Margaryan, on Feb. 1 met with the representatives of residents of 106/1 Nalbandyan St...
• 3 February

  

  Tigran Araqelyan Brought to Court But Not Allowed to Enter Courtroom

  In court on Thursday, opposition activist Tigran Araqelyan's attorney made a motion to remove the sanction on his client and allow his presence in...
• 2 February

  

  Levon Aronian Refuses to Participate in World Chess Championship if Held in Baku

  Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian wrote a letter today to FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the FIDE board, saying he won't participate in...
• 2 February

  

  ‘You Don’t Step in Same River Twice’: Arzumanyan Doesn’t Picture Cooperation with HAK at This Time

  "We will fight together with the Heritage Party not to allow electoral fraud, to establish joint groups of trusted individuals, and in several issues...
• 2 February

  

  MP Anahit Bakhshyan Promised to Raise Our Concerns in Parliament, Say Protesting Homeowners

  "Panosyan said a month has passed — but it's not one month, it's four. Furthermore, we don't see whether they're dealing with the case or not. The...