Armenia and Iran are facing isolation issue

Armenia and Iran are facing isolation issue

May 21, 2009 - 14:48 AMT  06:01 GMT
Richard Giragosyan: Armenia -Iran railway construction program is a promising project not only for the two countries.
Turkey planning to win 5 medals at AIBA Junior Boxing Championship

Turkey planning to win 5 medals at AIBA Junior Boxing Championship

May 21, 2009 - 14:20 AMT  06:01 GMT
16 teams will participate in the championship from May 23 to 30.
Armenian monuments in Turkey being transformed into 'Ottoman heritage' (Photo spread)

Armenian monuments in Turkey being transformed into 'Ottoman heritage' (Photo spread)

May 21, 2009 - 13:45 AMT  06:01 GMT
Restoration works are being carried out on the ruins of Ani.
OSCE MG preparing Sargsyan-Aliyev meeting

OSCE MG preparing Sargsyan-Aliyev meeting

May 21, 2009 - 12:34 AMT  06:01 GMT
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met in Brussels with OSCE MG French Co-chair Bernard Fassier.
Live auction featuring artworks focused on genocide to be held in Toronto

Live auction featuring artworks focused on genocide to be held in Toronto

May 21, 2009 - 02:29 AMT  06:01 GMT
International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies organizes an exclusive live auction called "Remains to be seen" in Toronto featuring the works of Armenian and non-Armenian artists.

"Armenian Golgotha" to be presented in Montreal

May 21, 2009 - 01:15 AMT  06:01 GMT
The presentation of Peter Balakian's new book in Canada is organized by ANCC.

All words uttered by Erdogan in Baku, are simply… words

May 16, 2009 - 23:09 AMT  06:01 GMT
And again everything resumes its normal course: Heads of States declare what their citizens seek to hear from them, curtseys are dropped, but in reality everything proves to be exactly the opposite. Prime Minister Erdogan's visit to Baku, called as if to quiet the latter, was not an exception. However, all the words pronounced by Erdogan in Milli Majlis and at the press conference were nothing else but simply… words.

One more "road map" or just another myth?

May 9, 2009 - 01:09 AMT  06:01 GMT
The successive meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Prague once again was unproductive. Such was, at least, the impression of the statements, which as always, were filled with on-duty, non-committal phrases. In a word, no "breakthrough" occurred. Nevertheless, Mathew Bryza as always stayed true to himself and again said inopportunely that "an agreement on the Basic Principles was achieved", which immediately caused sharp reaction in Stepanakert.

Armenia celebrates the Holy Resurrection

April 11, 2009 - 21:39 AMT  06:01 GMT
On April 11, the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) begins to celebrate the Easter, one of the six patronal festivals. From sunset till late night all the churches of the Armenian Apostolic Church serve Liturgy that marks the end of Lent and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The celebration of the dead and resurrected god dates back to the ancient Egyptian religion, when the Egyptians celebrated the death and resurrection of God Osiris. Present Christian Easter takes its origin from the Old Testament. The old Jews celebrated the Passover (Pesach) as the holiday of exodus of Jews from Egypt.

World financial crisis blighted the Armenian job market

February 23, 2009 - 19:54 AMT  06:01 GMT
The impact of the world financial crisis on the Armenian economy and social state of people has already become perceptible, especially in the population employment sector. The alarm has already sounded for a number of employment agencies: employers' offers are decreasing in ratio with the increasing labor supply.
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