Sport:

Armenia starts 2011 season with defeat

Review of February 3-10 sport events.

February 10, 2011
Football: Armenia dropped 2 places in FIFA world ranking, appearing 62nd in the list with 512 points. Armenia’s rivals in European Championship Group stage are listed as follows: Russia climbed to 12th position, Slovakia retained 20th position; Ireland came 35th; Andorra - 202nd. Top three are Spain, Netherlands and Germany with 1887, 1723 and 1485 points respectively.
Armenia and world:

Free elections in the Arab world take a turn for Islamic radicalism

There will come another “Mubarak” and everything will remain as it was, with a small amount of democracy from Obama in the form of “Muslim Brotherhood”.

February 8, 2011
Events in Tunisia and Egypt at least cleared up some points so far indistinct for the world community, with the exception of British Prime Minister David Cameron. First and foremost, democracy in its American sense was not and is not got used to in the Middle East. The only exception is the State of Israel, but, in this case, we talk of the Arabs.
Society:

Na/Ne 2010 journalist award ceremony held in Yerevan

Review of January 31 – February 6 social events.

February 6, 2011
The past week started with Na/Ne 2010 journalist award ceremony. Over 100 articles were submitted for the annual media competition. Journalist of Aravot paper Gohar Hakobyan was the first in Printed Article category. 12 works were submitted for Radio Program category, with Armine Gevorgyan (Radio Hye) celebrating victory in it. Meanwhile, none of 29 works submitted for TV Program category managed to gain the first place. Seda Stepanyan, a student of Yerevan State Linguistic University, won in Student’s Work category.
IT & Telecom:

IT field registers growth, government financing remains unchanged

Review of January 31 – February 6 telecommunication and information technology events.

February 6, 2011
Armenian IT field registered 15% growth in 2010. The turnover in the field totaled $150mln against $129.9mln last year. The field employs 5 thousand specialists, with 197 companies operating. At that, government financing of the IT field totaled AMD 80mln (as in 2010), what is 60% less than in 2009, when AMD 200mln was assigned.
Economy:

Vodka consumption grows when political problems emerge

Correct government policy is essential to create an attractive image of Armenian wine market.

February 5, 2011
Consumption of vodka grows when political problems emerge, according to chairman of the Union of Armenian Winemakers Avag Harutyunyan. It’s not a secret that political situation gets more tensed, with the false start to the 2012 parliamentary election given.To prove his viewpoint, he presented the statistical data on alcoholic drinks in Armenia.
Culture:

“Here” movie screened at Sundance Fest, Kohar Carpet on display at Boston Museum of Fine Arts

Review of January 17-23 cultural events.

January 23, 2011
Over the past week, cultural life in Armenia and abroad featured a number spectacular events.
Politics:

Armenian political parties distributing seats in NA 1.5 years prior to parliamentary election

Review of November 7-12 domestic events.

November 13, 2010
Political events in Armenia focused on the possible outcomes of the 2012 parliamentary election.
 
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