Culture:

Desire to be an Armenian seized Gérard Depardieu in Yerevan

The renowned actor revealed something Armenian in himself and proposed to an Armenian beauty.

September 8, 2010
Desire to be an Armenian seized Gérard Depardieu in Yerevan
Thousands of fans could not believe the news that the legendary Gérard Depardieu will visit Yerevan unless they saw this man, great in all senses, on the Armenian land.
IT & Telecom:

Armenian communication files registered sustainable growth

Review of August 30 – September 6 telecommunications and information technology events.

September 7, 2010
Proceeds of the communication field totaled AMD 95.4bln in Armenia in January-July 2010 that is 3.2% higher as compared with the same period in 2009. - 923 computers were assembled in Armenia during the reporting period, registering 17% growth compared with January-July 2009. 198 computers were assembled in July 2010.
Armenia and world:

Pre-election campaign of Ilham Aliyev is based on “Shahids”

Are Azeri people ready to pay with the death of about 10 thousand soldiers for the sake of Ilham Aliyev holding office?

September 7, 2010
November 7 is the day of parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan and the neighboring republic is already getting ready. However, it is preparing in a peculiar way: by encouraging “nomad raids” on the positions of the NKR Defense Army with the aim of taking captive Armenian soldiers. Then the worked-out pattern follows: the Armenian captive will talk about the “bed of down” life in Azerbaijan, led by Ilham Aliyev and the party “Yeni Azerbaijan”.
Politics:

Karabakh issue in focus of discussions

Review of August 28 - September 3 domestic events.

September 4, 2010
Karabakh issue dominated the internatal political agenda during the past week.
Economy:

Armenia awaiting wheat supplies from Russia

Agriculture Minister Gerasim Alaverdyan assured that despite the global rise in prices for wheat, no drastic increase is expected in Armenia.

September 4, 2010
The low growth of Armenia’s GDP (4%) was caused by a slump in agriculture, which, according to Armenian Minister of Agriculture Gerasim Alaverdyan, is basically reasoned by decrease in fruit and vegetable harvest.
Sport:

Michel Platini: Football Academy in Yerevan is special

Review of August 26 – September 2 sports events.

September 3, 2010
Football: Football Academy opened in Yerevan on September 1 with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and UEFA President Michel Platini participating in the ceremony. According to FFA President Ruben Hayrapetyan, the project cost $12 million of which $ 7 million 475 thousand was allocated by the UEFA and $400 thousand by FIFA. The territory of the Academy covers 13 thousand m2. It has 5 playing fields, 2 pools and several gyms. “UEFA built many academies in Europe but the one in Yerevan is special,” Mr. Platini noted.
Society:

Armenians do not celebrate Navasard as national holiday because Hayk Nahapet was not Christian

Navasard had been one of the most popular holidays before Gregorian calendar took effect.

August 13, 2010
For dozens of centuries Armenians had been celebrating the New Year, Navasard, on August 11. Once a favorite popular holiday, it now became a topic of historians’ remarks or Armenian folklore only. “August 11 is the first day of the new year according to the ancient Armenian calendar. It was celebrated by all – the rich and the poor,” said ethnographer Gohar Vardumyan, senior fellow at the Armenian National Academy of Sciences.
 
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