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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:34:48 +0000
Armenian Deputies Join Protest Against Kiosk Construction In Yerevan ParkArmenian deputies representing the opposition Heritage faction in parliament filed a court complaint on February 21 against a decision by Yerevan authorities to construct trade kiosks in Mashtots Park.
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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:12:49 +0000
Prospect Of Vote-Rigging Overshadows Upcoming Armenian Parliamentary ElectionThe Armenian parliamentary elections due in May will not simply be a struggle between rival political parties with diverging priorities and platforms.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:24:49 +0000
Swiss Probe Turkish Official Over Armenia Genocide RemarksSwiss prosecutors have launched an initial investigation to see whether Turkey's EU minister breached the law by denying that the mass killings of Armenians a century ago were genocide.
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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:37:09 +0000
Armenian Political Parties Wary Of Parliamentary Election AlliancesThe long-standing tensions within the ruling three-party coalition between President Serzh Sarkisian's Republican Party and the Bargavach Hayastan (Prosperous Armenia) party, headed by wealthy businessman Gagik Tsarukian, have escalated over the past two weeks.
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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:14:07 +0000
Armenian Opposition Vows New Push For 'Regime Change'The main opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) has reaffirmed its stated intention to use upcoming parliamentary elections to try to and bring down President Serzh Sarkisian.
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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:23:00 +0000
Armenian Opposition Bloc Parties Unite For Parliamentary ElectionsThe nearly two dozen opposition groups aligned in the main opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) have decided to contest the upcoming parliamentary elections jointly.
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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:23:22 +0000
In Baku, Eurovision Supervisor Talks Of Human Rights, Hopes For EventAzerbaijan has hosted its first formal ceremony as this year's host of the Eurovision Song Contest, unveiling its logo and slogan and participating in the official handover of the contest to Baku from last year's host, Duesseldorf, Germany.
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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:52:10 +0000
Armenia To End Seasonal Clock ChangesArmenia has announced that the country will stop switching to daylight saving time from this year in a move that reduces the time difference with Western Europe and keeps Yerevan on the same time as Moscow.
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Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:55:17 +0000
Armenian Couple Names Newborn After French PresidentAn Armenian couple has named its firstborn child after French President Nicholas Sarkozy two days after the French Senate adopted a law criminalizing any public denial of what is recognized in France as the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire.
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Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:50:09 +0000
Turkey Calls French Armenia Genocide Bill 'Racist' Turkey has denounced as “racist" and "discriminatory” a new French measure making it a criminal offense to deny that a genocide of Armenians by Ottoman Turks occurred.
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