A murder attempt was recorded in the Republic of Armenia from June 23 to 30 which was immediately recovered.
In the same period the police discovered five cases of hooliganism, 19 - fraud, 13 - robbery, 65 - corporal injury and 66 - theft
Forty-nine traffic accidents were reported in the republic last week which left five killed and 64 injured.
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Youth activists of the Armenian National Congress held a sit-down strike today at Freedom Square in defense of prisoner David Kiramijyan.
The youth activists started the strike by reading the RA Constitution out loud with an attempt to remind the authorities that their rights were reserved by law.
According to David Kiramijyan's brother Hovhannes, they will fight until the end.
"We hope that there will finally be real power in the country and the Constitution will not be merely a book, but a book of laws that are enforced," said Hovhannes.
The action organized by nearly 20 youth was held
By a decision of the RA Ministry of Culture, Victor Mnatsakanyan was appointed Commissioner of the Armenian pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale.
Armenia has been participating in Venice Biennale since 1995. The Armenian Pavilion was represented by Eduard Balasanyan, the founder of the Center for Contemporary Experimental Art (NPAC) from 1995 to 2009. The 54th Venice Biennale entitled Universes in Universe will be held from June to November
Each country participating in the art exhibition should have its commissioner and curator to be responsible for the compliance of national projects with the biennale criteria.
The newly-appointed Commissioner, Victor
On August 12, renowned Armenian American rock musician, lead singer of the rock band System of a Down Serj Tankian will give his first solo concert at K. Demirchyan Sport-Concert Complex in Armenia.
The concert is being organized by "Deem Communications" and "Fugitive Studios".
The organizers say there will be shining lights and the latest sound equipment. Serj Tankian will perform with 6 members of his group and will be accompanied by classical musicians. This will be an exclusive concert in Yerevan as Tankian will perform his old and new songs and will end his Elect the Dead Symphony
On August 12, renowned Armenian American rock musician, lead singer of the rock band System of a Down Serj Tankian will give his first solo concert at K. Demirchyan Sport-Concert Complex in Armenia.
The concert is being organized by "Deem Communications" and "Fugitive Studios".
The organizers say there will be shining lights and the latest sound equipment. Serj Tankian will perform with 6 members of his group and will be accompanied by classical musicians. This will be an exclusive concert in Yerevan as Tankian will perform his old and new songs and will end his Elect the Dead Symphony
The first round of FIDE Women's Grand Prix was held in Jermuk Resort on June 24.
Armenian grandmasters Lilit Mkrtchian and Elina Danileyan defeated Xu Yuhua (China) and Maia Chiburdanidze (Georgia) respectively.
Shen Yang (China), Baira Kovanova (Russia) and Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia) also enjoyed victories in the forth round.
In the second round Mkrtchyan will play vs. Martha Fierro (Ecuador), while Daniyelyan - vs. Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia).
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WATERTOWN–"The Doctor is Out: The Art of Jack Kevorkian" is back on exhibit for a limited time at the Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA), offering visitors a look at the artistic side of a man perhaps best known for his death with dignity practices. The exhibit features some of his personal memorabilia and 14 of his dramatic creations, including the ones pictured here.
Tune in to HBO on June 28 and watch “Kevorkian,” a new documentary profiling this multifaceted man. The documentary features candid footage
The spokesperson of High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commission Catherine Ashton issued a following statement
today:
"The High Representative regrets the armed incident resulting in the loss of human life that took place during the night between 18-19 June along the Line of Contact in the context of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The High Representative calls on both sides to respect the ceasefire, restrain
from the use of force or any threat thereof, and continue efforts for the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. The EU reiterates its full support
Some minutes before in the German Foundation of Conrad Adenauer ended the session titled "Security and development in the South Caucasus: The role of Armenia", on which the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan made speech. The Armenian President in his speech titled “Armenia: For the sake of safe and prosperous South Caucasus " spoke about the South Caucasus, its role and importance, its present and future.
As reported Panorama.am correspondent from Berlin, Serzh Sargsyan in his speech touched upon the region's energy, economic, security issues, stressed the necessity of dialogue and cooperation and spoke about the conflicts in the region and
On August 12, renowned Armenian American rock musician, lead singer of the rock band System of a Down Serj Tankian will give his first solo concert at K. Demirchyan Sport-Concert Complex in Armenia.
The concert is being organized by "Deem Communications" and "Fugitive Studios".
The organizers say there will be shining lights and the latest sound equipment. Serj Tankian will perform with 6 members of his group and will be accompanied by classical musicians. This will be an exclusive concert in Yerevan as Tankian will perform his old and new songs and will end his Elect the Dead Symphony
On August 12, renowned Armenian American rock musician, lead singer of the rock band System of a Down Serj Tankian will give his first solo concert at K. Demirchyan Sport-Concert Complex in Armenia.
The concert is being organized by "Deem Communications" and "Fugitive Studios".
The organizers say there will be shining lights and the latest sound equipment. Serj Tankian will perform with 6 members of his group and will be accompanied by classical musicians. This will be an exclusive concert in Yerevan as Tankian will perform his old and new songs and will end his Elect the Dead Symphony
On August 12, renowned Armenian American rock musician, lead singer of the rock band System of a Down Serj Tankian will give his first solo concert at K. Demirchyan Sport-Concert Complex in Armenia.
The concert is being organized by "Deem Communications" and "Fugitive Studios".
The organizers say there will be shining lights and the latest sound equipment. Serj Tankian will perform with 6 members of his group and will be accompanied by classical musicians. This will be an exclusive concert in Yerevan as Tankian will perform his old and new songs and will end his Elect the Dead Symphony
Armenian grandmaster Gabriel Sargssian played a tie with Italy's Fabiano Caruana in the sixth round of Ruy Lopez Chess Festival 2010.
Presently, Sargssian shares 3-5th places with 3,5 points.
In the final seventh round, the Armenian GM will play vs. Spain's Manuel Pérez Candelario coming 7th with 1,5 point.
Bulgaria's Ivan Cheparinov is still in the lead with 5 points, followed by Spain's Ivan Salgado Lopez with 4 points.
If Sargissian defeats his Spanish contender in the next round, he will take the 2nd place at best.
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ISTANBUL (Hurriyet)–The International Press Institute (IPI) officially declared Turkish journalist Nedim Sener a "World Press Freedom Hero" on Tuesday for his book on the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink.
Sener, a journalist for daily Milliyet, wrote the book "The Dink Murder and Intelligence Lies" in February 2009. It discusses the intelligence discrepancies before and after the murder of Dink, the editor-in-chief of weekly Agos who was shot dead on Jan. 19, 2007.
With the publication of this book, the then-chief of police in Trabzon, an officer of
On June 10, "We are the masters of this city" civil initiative addressed letters to Yerevan's Council of Elders demanding to stop the illegal construction in Students' Park, restore the city's green areas and provide documentation on the construction. The initiative also demanded that the city parks be used for public rather than for private goals.
On June 16, the civil initiative issued a statement stating that their letters did not reach the addressee and "got lost" in the municipality stuff. The initiative views the attempts to intervene with the Council of Elders and its voters as an anti-democratic
The whole international community has backed Armenia-Turkey normalization process and Armenia has hailed such a will, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said at a joint press conference with his Georgian counterpart in Georgia June 14.
Answering the question about Georgia’s possible role in the Armenian-Turkish rapprochement process, Edward Nalbandian said that form the very beginning of the process the whole international community has backed it and Armenia, naturally, hails the will of all the countries to contribute to the Armenian-Turkish normalization and added that at the moment the main problem is Turkey’s language of preconditions: “We will be ready to
The Borodin Quartet will again perform in Armenia after a six-year break. The concert is organized in the framework of Prospects of the 21st Century Festival.
"Armenia is not an ocean. The country is famous for Lake Sevan which is sacred for us," says Ruben Aharonyan, who joined the group in 1996.
The Quartet celebrates its 65th anniversary in 2010. On this occasion, Armenian Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan today awarded the musicians with a gold medal and congratulated Ruben Aharonyan on his 33rd birthday.
"I am glad that our compatriot, violin player Ruben Aharonyan, is a member of
The Borodin Quartet will again perform in Armenia after a six-year break. The concert is organized in the framework of Prospects of the 21st Century Festival.
"Armenia is not an ocean. The country is famous for Lake Sevan which is sacred for us," says Ruben Aharonyan, who joined the group in 1996.
The Quartet celebrates its 65th anniversary in 2010. On this occasion, Armenian Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan today awarded the musicians with a gold medal and congratulated Ruben Aharonyan on his 33rd birthday.
"I am glad that our compatriot, violin player Ruben Aharonyan, is a member of
The Borodin Quartet will again perform in Armenia after a six-year break. The concert is organized in the framework of Prospects of the 21st Century Festival.
"Armenia is not an ocean. The country is famous for Lake Sevan which is sacred for us," says Ruben Aharonyan, who joined the group in 1996.
The Quartet celebrates its 65th anniversary in 2010. On this occasion, Armenian Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan today awarded the musicians with a gold medal and congratulated Ruben Aharonyan on his 33rd birthday.
"I am glad that our compatriot, violin player Ruben Aharonyan, is a member of
According to the presidential press service, on June 7, Serge Sargsyan issued a decree dismissing Hrachya Harutyunyan from the post of deputy chief of the National Security Service and appointing him Head of State Guard Service.
Recall that this institute maintains the security of high-ranking officials and the security of state institutions. Hrachya Harutyunyan will replace the former head of Police Hayk Harutyunyan, who was appointed chief of Prisons Office of Justice Ministryon these days, after the head of this office Ashot Giziryan was appointed regional head of Shirak region.
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Archaeologists discover the 5550-year-old shoe in almost perfect condition
WASHINGTON (AP)–About 5,500 years ago someone in the mountains of Armenia put his best foot forward in what is now the oldest leather shoe ever found.
It’ll never be confused with a penny loafer or a track shoe, but the well-preserved footwear was made of a single piece of leather, laced up the front and back, researchers reported Wednesday in PLoS One, a journal of the Public Library of Science.
Worn and shaped by the wearer’s right foot, the shoe was found in a cave along with other evidence of human occupation. The shoe had been stuffed with grass, which dated to the same time as the leather of the shoe _ between 5,637 and 5,387 years ago.
“This is great luck,” enthused archaeologist Ron Pinhasi of University College
Residents of Akhuryan village hurry to the Akhuryan memorial with daybreak to see whether the monument stands firm.
The monument started tilting after the earthquake of 1988. Weather changes further accelerated the destruction.
People living near the monument are concerned over the safety of their families.
After applying to different structures, they received the answer: "The monument has no architectural value and is not registered anywhere."
Disappointed residents had to turn to the village headman. Community head Artsrun Igityan says they are looking for a construction organization capable of dismantling the monument without harming nearby houses.
Tsayg TV, Gyumri
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The newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Armenia, Michael Postl, presented the copies of his credentials to Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, MFA reported.
Congratulating Ambassador Postl on appointment, Minister Nalbandian voiced hope that he would make an important contribution to the reinforcement of the Armenian-Austrian ties.The Armenian Foreign Minister noted that the forthcoming visit of the Austrian Foreign Minister Spindeleger to Armenia in mid-June will give new impetus to the development of the Armenian-Austrian relations.
Ambassador Michael Postl thanked for good wishes and stressed that Austria attaches great importance to the development of multifaceted relations with
The Borodin Quartet will again perform in Armenia after a six-year break. The concert is organized in the framework of Prospects of the 21st Century Festival.
"Armenia is not an ocean. The country is famous for Lake Sevan which is sacred for us," says Ruben Aharonyan, who joined the group in 1996.
The Quartet celebrates its 65th anniversary in 2010. On this occasion, Armenian Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan today awarded the musicians with a gold medal and congratulated Ruben Aharonyan on his 33rd birthday.
"I am glad that our compatriot, violin player Ruben Aharonyan, is a member of
The Borodin Quartet will again perform in Armenia after a six-year break. The concert is organized in the framework of Prospects of the 21st Century Festival.
"Armenia is not an ocean. The country is famous for Lake Sevan which is sacred for us," says Ruben Aharonyan, who joined the group in 1996.
The Quartet celebrates its 65th anniversary in 2010. On this occasion, Armenian Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan today awarded the musicians with a gold medal and congratulated Ruben Aharonyan on his 33rd birthday.
"I am glad that our compatriot, violin player Ruben Aharonyan, is a member of
The Borodin Quartet will again perform in Armenia after a six-year break. The concert is organized in the framework of Prospects of the 21st Century Festival.
"Armenia is not an ocean. The country is famous for Lake Sevan which is sacred for us," says Ruben Aharonyan, who joined the group in 1996.
The Quartet celebrates its 65th anniversary in 2010. On this occasion, Armenian Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan today awarded the musicians with a gold medal and congratulated Ruben Aharonyan on his 33rd birthday.
"I am glad that our compatriot, violin player Ruben Aharonyan, is a member of
The Borodin Quartet will again perform in Armenia after a six-year break. The concert is organized in the framework of Prospects of the 21st Century Festival.
"Armenia is not an ocean. The country is famous for Lake Sevan which is sacred for us," says Ruben Aharonyan, who joined the group in 1996.
The Quartet celebrates its 65th anniversary in 2010. On this occasion, Armenian Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan today awarded the musicians with a gold medal and congratulated Ruben Aharonyan on his 33rd birthday.
"I am glad that our compatriot, violin player Ruben Aharonyan, is a member of
Armenian chess player Lilit Galoyan defeated Azerbaijan's Nargiz Umidova in "Maia Chiburdanidze Cup" going on in Tbilisi, Georgia.
After gaining five points Lilit neared the tournament leaders.
In round 8, Lilit will face Georgia's Nino Khurtsidze.
The other two Armenian chess players, Maria Gevorgyan and Lia Martirosyan, also bettered their positions taking 17th and 39th places respectively.
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Armenian chess player Lilit Galoyan defeated Azerbaijan's Nargiz Umidova in "Maia Chiburdanidze Cup" going on in Tbilisi, Georgia.
After gaining five points Lilit neared the tournament leaders.
In round 8, Lilit will face Georgia's Nino Khurtsidze.
The other two Armenian chess players, Maria Gevorgyan and Lia Martirosyan, also bettered their positions taking 17th and 39th places respectively.
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Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Rostov-on-Don today. The leaders of the two states discussed a number of issues. According to the official website of the Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev noted that as allies, they should meet more frequently.
“Actually, so we do. You were here on May 9 to celebrate the victory against the fascists. I would like to thank you again for being with us that day, I was pleased, and this shows how close our two countries are and the dynamics at which the strategic relations between our countries will be developing
