Armenia and world:

Armenia has no choice, she is presented with a fait accompli

We should simply erase from our own history the past 200 years and continue to live as if nothing has happened.

September 5, 2009
We seem to have forgotten that precisely one year has passed since the day of Turkish President Abdullah Gül's first visit to Yerevan, i.e. since the beginning of the so-called "football diplomacy", which, to put it seriously and to ignore the "ecstasy" of the world community, did no good to the Armenian society. It came out as always: pressure of the world powers, at times ending in arm-twisting, neglect of national interests. In fact, Armenia, as we have previously mentioned, lost in all directions despite the cheerful reports of the Foreign Minister and the world community.
Culture:

Last week of Summer 2009 witnesses Open Music Fest and National Dances

"Toros Roslin's Birth", a fresco by Minas, was finally restored by two Italian masters.

August 31, 2009
Thanks to Open Music Fest, people in Yerevan had the chance to enjoy Anna Mayilyan's soprano and Tatevik Baghdasaryan's flute accompanied by Armenia's National Chamber Orchestra (conductor: Aram Karabekyan).
IT & Telecom:

How soon will Armenian Internet users have access to the benefits of global IT-accomplishments?

While the focus of the global IT sector is on the developments of unprecedented competition between information market giants Google and Microsoft, the Government of Armenia continues the discussions on the implementation of global projects on e-governmen

August 13, 2009
For the past month the focus of Internet-users and IT specialists around the world has been on three main events, namely the completion of the new operating system Windows 7 - the product of Microsoft Corporation, the release of the fast browser Chrome by Google and the work on our own operating system (OS).
Politics:

Armenian society demonstrates extreme indifference

Brief review of basic domestic events of the week.

June 13, 2009
Basic political events of the dying week in Armenia were the work of the Council of Elders in Yerevan, sluggish protests of the opposition, break-up of the fact-gathering group of March 1 events, review of the tax bill in the RA Parliament, and suspension of funding provided to Armenia by the program "Millennium Challenges".
Society:

Armenia celebrates the Holy Resurrection

The symbols of Easter in the old days were straw dolls Grandma Utis, mistress of the Armenian cuisine, and Grandpa Paz, who held in hands exactly 40 threads, a stone being tied at the end of each one.

April 11, 2009
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.
Economy:

World financial crisis blighted the Armenian job market

According to analysts' assessments, demand for specialists in PR, marketing and graphic design will decrease dramatically.

February 23, 2009
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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