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Heavy snow blanketing Yerevan, hinders flights and traffic

Siranuysh Gevorgyan — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:48:00 -0800

The heavy snow in Yerevan caused great inconvenience for the city’s residents, especially for those who come from Yerevan’s suburbs and try to reach their work places with grave difficulty.

The non-stop snow hinders traffic, and no sooner are streets cleaned, than the snow covers them again. Zvartnots International Airport has been closed since this morning; Gyumri’s reserve airport is also closed. More than 15 interregional and inter-community highways are either blocked or impassable; and in the Lanjik-Mastara section of Yerevan-Gyumri interstate highway, in Amasia and Ashotsk regions wind has increased and there is a threat of blizzard.

Local Election, National Interest: Oppositional and governmental candidates to compete for the mayor post in Hrazdan

Gayane Mkrtchyan — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:46:00 -0800

Both politicians and analysts in Armenia describe Sunday’s mayoral vote in the town of Hrazdan as a test of RPA authority for the May parliamentary elections.

Aftershocks: Armenia seismic activity still high after last year’s killer quake in Van

Gohar Abrahamyan — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:43:00 -0800

Armenia experienced several more tremors this week after a period of relevant calm following last year’s devastating earthquake in neighboring Turkey.

Polygon "Azerbaijan": Armenian scholar presents book on neighboring country’s history

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:55:00 -0800

The latest work by author and ArmeniaNow analytical reporter Aris Ghazinyan offers new insights into the history of Azerbaijan that the author says are crucial to understanding where the relations of Armenia and its neighboring foe stand today.

Armenia-Russia: Strategic cooperation and mutual assurances of loyalty

Naira Hayrumyan — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:43:00 -0800

During the past week Armenia has been visited by high-ranking Russian officials, who have concluded a number of important agreements, which, however, some Armenian experts took as a “crackdown”.

Russia, which holds control of the entire energy sector of Armenia and whose Federal Security Service (a formal KGB successor) is protecting the borders of Armenia, has decided to check whether everything is fine down here and to strengthen the relationship just in case.

Bookish Concerns: “World Capital” in “critical condition”

Gohar Abrahamyan — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:10:00 -0800

Yerevan, which was named the 12th World Book Capital 2012 , will host a number of events, related to its honorary title in two months, however, booksellers warn that the “situation is critical”: bookshops disappear in Yerevan year by year, which means that the demand in books also decreases.

Government Says No to Proportional System: Ill-timed initiative says deputy minister

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:29:00 -0800

During its session on Thursday, the Government of Armenia rejected the legislative initiative on holding the upcoming parliamentary elections solely by 100-percent proportional election system.

The parliamentary opposition’s Heritage and ARF Dashnaktsutyun parties had motioned for changing to a 100-percent proportional election system.

Mute request: Armenian TV companies urged to offer sign language interpretation for non-hearing audience

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:26:00 -0800

For several days one of Armenia’s leading television channels has supplied its newscasts with sign-language translation for non-hearing viewers following a relevant request to its owner and senior politician.

Turkish Armenians concerned over fate of ancestral sites

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:22:00 -0800

In Malatya, Turkey, the recent demolition of a “Final Prayer” chapel at an Armenian cemetery has spurred Armenian-Turks into action about other at-risk sites all around the country.

Spring mood: Orange offers to its customer’s double volume of high-speed internet

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:12:00 -0800

From February 9 to March 8, when subscribing to Internet Now 9000, 11000 or 20000 tariff plan or MyFi 10,000, 12,000 and 21,000 tariff plans as well as prolonging the existing contract for one year, customers will get double high speed traffic during following 12 months. Moreover, customers can also share their internet with their close ones, as in addition to the double-bundle offer, they will get the possibility to have two additional Internet Together SIM cards for the price of one.