Syria struggles to tap frozen bank accounts for food tenders

Syria struggles to tap frozen bank accounts for food tenders

August 22, 2013 - 16:30 AMT  12:30 GMT
The country needs to import around 2 miln metric tons of wheat this year as civil war has sliced its crop to a near-30 year low at 1.5 mln metric tons.
Foreign investors in Eurobonds to get income tax exemption in Armenia

Foreign investors in Eurobonds to get income tax exemption in Armenia

August 22, 2013 - 16:18 AMT  12:18 GMT
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, HSBC Bank plc и J.P.Morgan Securities plc. are among those to act as underwriters.
Azeri media claim captive Injighulyan unwilling to return to Armenia

Azeri media claim captive Injighulyan unwilling to return to Armenia

August 22, 2013 - 15:42 AMT  11:42 GMT
On the night of Aug 8, Injighulyan, born in 1991, failed to find his bearings on the ground and crossed into the Azeri-controlled territory.
3 Armenians injured in Georgia road accident

3 Armenians injured in Georgia road accident

August 22, 2013 - 14:57 AMT  10:57 GMT
A Jeep (license No. ZGN 105) and a Mercedes (license No. 06 SO 044) collided on August 22 morning, leaving 3 passengers wounded.
Benedict Cumberbatch exits

Benedict Cumberbatch exits "Crimson Peak" Guillermo del Toro horror

August 22, 2013 - 14:43 AMT  10:43 GMT
Charlie Hunnam, Jessica Chastain and Mia Wasikowska remain on board to star in the four-hander gothic horror story.
Kurt Russell's son Wyatt joins Channing Tatum in

Kurt Russell's son Wyatt joins Channing Tatum in "22 Jump Street"

August 22, 2013 - 14:36 AMT  10:36 GMT
His part in Jump Street is sizable: He plays a frat brother who bonds with Tatum’s character and is the lead suspect in the case.
Secretly recorded Nixon-Brezhnev tapes released

Secretly recorded Nixon-Brezhnev tapes released

August 22, 2013 - 14:11 AMT  10:11 GMT
The long talk was captured on a hidden recording system that Nixon used to tape 3,700 hours of conversations between February 1971 and July 1973.
EU suspends arms sales to Egypt amid violent protests

EU suspends arms sales to Egypt amid violent protests

August 22, 2013 - 13:57 AMT  09:57 GMT
The foreign ministers met after a week in which more than 900 people have died in Egypt's political violence.
Pasadena City Council to review proposed Genocide memorial project

Pasadena City Council to review proposed Genocide memorial project

August 22, 2013 - 13:41 AMT  09:41 GMT
On July 16, 2013, the Recreation and Parks Commission unanimously approved the proposed design by Catherine Menard.
ALMA to host photographer Hrair “Hawk” Khatcherian’s book launch

ALMA to host photographer Hrair “Hawk” Khatcherian’s book launch

August 22, 2013 - 13:22 AMT  09:22 GMT
The launch of a book by the Canadian Armenian photographer "One Church, One Nation" will take place on September 4.
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