Yerevan to host exhibition dedicated to 50th anniversary of first man in space

Yerevan to host exhibition dedicated to 50th anniversary of first man in space

April 15, 2011 - 09:33 AMT  16:15 GMT
The event is organized by the Armenian Institute of Tourism, branch of the Russian International Academy of Tourism, and Rossotrudnichestvo office in Yerevan.

Armenian Greco-Roman wrestlers finish 3rd, freestyle wrestling team comes 11th at Dortmund 2011

April 9, 2011 - 20:54 AMT  16:15 GMT
Sports lovers were attentively following the development at the European Wrestling Championships in Dortmund, Germany, which brought together 686 wrestlers from 43 countries. Armenia was represented in all of 7 weight categories.
Armenian banks seem to display interest in agriculture

Armenian banks seem to display interest in agriculture

April 9, 2011 - 15:03 AMT  16:15 GMT
Agriculture seemed to be forgotten over the past years in Armenia and only in 2010, when unfavorable weather conditions resulted in a significant slump, the authorities came to senses and addressed the pressing problems.
Raffi Hovannisian - Don Quijote of Armenian politics

Raffi Hovannisian - Don Quijote of Armenian politics

April 2, 2011 - 18:39 AMT  16:15 GMT
The hunger strike of Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannisian came to be the most debated topic in Armenia over the past two weeks. The decision was negatively met both by the authorities and opposition, which was extremely aggressive.

Nowruz: Armenian youth more tolerant on Iranians inflow than older people

March 21, 2011 - 17:56 AMT  16:15 GMT
On March 21-28 the tourist inflow in Armenia will reach a record high, with over 20.000 Iranian tourists to arrive in Armenia for Nowruz (Muslim New Year) celebrations.
Almost all museums in Yerevan lack funds and attention

Almost all museums in Yerevan lack funds and attention

March 3, 2011 - 17:11 AMT  16:15 GMT
There are over 30 museums in Yerevan, most of them being under guardianship of the Armenian Ministry of Culture and National Academy of Sciences and almost all of them lacking funds and attention. Low salaries force employees quit.

Armenian users active on Twitter and Facebook, lose interest in blogs

March 1, 2011 - 16:28 AMT  12:28 GMT
Supporters of the Armenian National Congress opposition bloc are using social networks to spread information about the future plans. Particularly, opposition activists have already launched Armenian Revolution of reform: March 1, 2011 page on Facebook to inform of the actions planned for March 1. They also created #1mar hashtag in microblog Twitter, where they inform of the mass rally dated to the 3rd anniversary of the March 1, 2008 events, when 10 people were killed and thousands injured. Armenian opposition follows the example of Tunisia and Egypt as well as other Arab states, where organizers of disorders employed social media to implement their plans.
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