Argentina's tennis player of Armenian descent David Nalbandian made a winning return to the ATP Tour on Tuesday by beating Potito Starace at the Copa Telmex in Buenos Aires.

Alexander Goldenshtein: Azerbaijan is Israel’s major oil supplier. Besides, there are near 100 thousand Azerbaijani migrants in Israel.

The new OSCE Chairman-in-Office has started his visit to the South Caucasus. Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev naturally lays the emphasis on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. However, neither he will be able to somehow settle the conflict, as the Turkic factor may be pressing on the Kazakhstani FM. Or, at least, they hope so in Baku, not realizing or pretending not to realize that the OSCE Chairman-in-Office cannot simply take one or the other side.

If the second wave of the crisis does not hit the world economy, Armenia's GDP in 2010 would change from -3% to +3 per cent, Manuk Hergnyan, chairman of the "Economy and Values” research center told a press conference on February 11 in Yerevan. However, according to him, the inflation rate within the current year can vary from 6 to 9 per cent.

Last week was marked by discussion and comments on the Armenian President’s message to his Turkish counterpart, and Serzh Sargsyan’s speech in the British Royal Institute of International Affairs Chatham House. This week, the President of Armenia also submitted to the Parliament the Armenian-Turkish Protocols.

Last week it became known that world-famous filmmaker and musician Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra are to give a concert in the concert hall Aram Khachaturian of Yerevan on March 5. And if the news of this concert, initiated by Avangard Folk Club and the Ministry of Culture of Armenia, was a pleasant surprise to the Armenian public, people have known about the forthcoming concert of legendary rock band “Deep Purple” due in Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex on May 25 since the end of last year. However, the organizers - the company Vibrographus and ArmRosgazprom CJSC - found it important to note that the price for tickets would be rising since February 9, which probably will not become an obstacle for the Armenian audience to get in touch with world culture.

According to RA Ministry of Diaspora, there are 75 Armenology centers outside Armenia. However, not all of them are active due to lack of funds. The centers, which are mainly sponsored by Armenian funds and organizations, have appreciable achievements in Armenology development and national identity retention.

Meanwhile, according to data from Armenian National statistical service, revenues from provision of internet services more than tripled in 2009 reaching 10 404.2 million drams. Revenues from mobile communications services made 105 766.6 million drams, while fixed line phone service revenues closed at 40 341.2 million. Lucine Harutyunian, 19, was named the 200 thousandth subscriber of Orange-Armenia, having bought a SIM card in a shop. At an official event organized by Orange, she was presented with a notebook and a subscription to Orange’s “Internet Now” tariff plan.