February, 2012

• 2 February

  

  I Never Called Vartan Oskanian a Murderer, Says Armenia’s Former Foreign Minister

  Free Democrats party member, Armenia's former foreign minister Alexander Arzumanyan today denied that he ever called Vartan Oskanian...
• 2 February

  

  By Sending Their Children to Army, Parents Can be at Ease, Assures Armenia’s Prime Minister

  The Government of Armenia, along with the Defense and Education and Science Ministries, is launching a new program aimed at working with...
• 2 February

  

  Armenia’s Opposition to Have Candidate in Every Electoral District

  The Armenian National Congress (HAK) will have a candidate in all 41 of the country's electoral districts, said HAK coordinator Levon Zurabyan...
• 2 February

  

  Black Sea Freezes: South Caucasus Under a Blanket of Snow (VIDEO)

  The Black Sea has frozen. Ice pellets swim near the coast of Odessa, Ukraine, and waves roll beneath the surface completely covered by a...
• 2 February

  

  Goran Lindblad Accuses Me Because He is an Azerbaijan Lobbyist, Says Armenian MP

  Former Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) member and former co-rapporteur for Armenia Göran Lindblad accused me of bribing him...
• 2 February

  

  ‘Mozart of Poetry’ Wislawa Szymborska Dies at 88

  Polish poet, critic and Nobel laureate Wislawa Szymborska died of lung cancer at the age of 88 in her home in Krakow.
• 2 February

  

  Sarkozy to Re-Draft Genocide Bill if Rejected, French Ministers Say

  French President Nicolas Sarkozy will immediately submit a new draft of a law punishing denial of the Armenian Genocide if France's top judicial body rejects it...
• 1 February

  

  New Coalition Memorandum ‘Has Nothing to Do with Politics’: Analyst

  By signing a new coalition memorandum, the ruling authorities want it to be understood that "there's no match for us" and with it, they're...
• 1 February

  

  What are the Most Common Names for Newborns in Armenia?

  In 2011, born in Armenia were 23,160 boys and 20, 287 girls. In Armenia, the names most given to girls are Mane, Milena...
• 1 February

  

  ‘Persia Tower’ Project Pulled. Skyscraper Won’t be Built in Downtown Yerevan

  Didas International, the company planning, to construct a 50-storey mixed-use building called Persia Tower in downtown Yerevan...