The art council of the Armenian Public TV have selected 10 songs, which will be performed in a live show on National Eurovision Final contest scheduled on February 14th, 23:00. The winning song will represent Armenia in Eurovision 2010 international music contest to be held in Oslo, Norway. The selected songs are below. I was mildly surprised not to find Artash Asatrian or Bghdo in the list. Other than that – I wish Razmik Amyan would win. What do you think?
10 songs selected for Armenia’s National Eurovision Finals
February 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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Lookalikes, or our man in Washington…
February 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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| Philip Gordon, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs
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Robert Kocharian, Former Armenian President
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Armish has discovered some striking similarities, which left me speechless and grinning. Couldn’t resist from reposting here.
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Date set on Armenian Genocide resolution vote
February 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, Howard Berman (D-CA), a leading Congressional supporter of human rights and a longstanding friend of the Armenian American community, has scheduled a vote of his panel on the Armenian Genocide Resolution, H.Res.252, for Thursday, March 4th, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). Keep reading →
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Monogon: Armenia’s Pentagon with prospects for growth?
February 4, 2010 · 2 Comments
Armenia -- Satellite view of Armenian Defence Ministry headquarters in Yerevan, (c) Google Imagery, 2009
Armenian Defence Ministry headquarters moved from its old building on Yerevan-Ashtarak highway to a new location in north Yerevan, between the Avan and Nor Nork communities, back in September 2008.
The construction of the ministry complex was one of the largest construction projects undertaken in Armenia in recent years, costing some 16 billion drams (about $43 million at the current exchange rate) to build. Keep reading →
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U.S. Intelligence Official: Fighting could flare between Armenia and Azerbaijan
February 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Admiral Dennis Cutler Blair, 3rd Director of National Intelligence
A top U.S. intelligence official has indicated, that the situation in the Caucasus could get tense with fighting erupting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence held an open hearing on 2 February 2010, entitled “Current and Projected Threats to the United States,” as the latest in an annual series of hearings examining US national security issues.
In his testimoney before the Senate Committee the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Dennis C. Blair made some noteworthy remarks concerning the Caucasus and Armenia. Admiral Blair, speciically, noted, that the unresolved conflicts of the Caucasus provide the most likely flashpoints in the Eurasia region. Keep reading →
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Armenian bloggers awarded Na/Ne journalism awards for covering women issues
February 2, 2010 · 4 Comments
Artur Papyan (that's me), country coordinator of Media Diversity Institute, Armenian office, hands over Na/Ne award certificate to Artak Vardanian, 1st prize winner in blogging category
Three Armenian blogs, along with well established print, online, TV and radio media, received awards at the Na/Ne 2009 Annual Journalism Award Ceremony held in Yerevan on Tuesday.
Banadzev media production company’s blog took the 1st prize in blog category, with Radio Van’s blog coming second, while journalist, social media guru Shushan Harutyunyan’s Blansh blog took the 3rd slot. Keep reading →
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IFJ Marks ‘End of Deadly Decade’ With Report on Journalists and Media Staff Killed in 2009
February 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) yesterday issued its report on 139 journalists and media workers who were killed or died while practicing journalism in the course of 2009. The IFJ says that 2009, one of the worst years for journalists’ killings, capped a violent decade which put journalism to the sword and left record numbers of murders of media people. Keep reading →
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Tagged: Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Speech, Media
Sasountsi Davit animation feature film – a pitiful disappointment
February 1, 2010 · 4 Comments
“Sasuntsi Davit”, the first Armenian animated movie took 10 years to make and cost 350 million Armenian drams (less than $1 million US). The movie was shoot at an incredibly slow pace – 10 minutes per year, which the producers account to lack of adequate funding and specialists.
The 80 minute full feature animated film was presented to the Armenian public on January 26th. The film is running in “Moscow” cinema theatre currently. Keep reading →
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Noble Armenian Police
January 29, 2010 · 4 Comments
A man in police uniform sitting in a police car shows his middle finger to Armenian journalists in Yerevan. Another one sitting on the backseat of the car films the journalists with earnest.
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The Day of the Armenian Army
January 28, 2010 · 4 Comments
January 28th marks the 18th anniversary of the formation of the armed forces of the Republic of Armenia. The history of Armenian army, however, is far longer: legend holds, that 4501 years ago the founding father of the Armenian people, Haik Nahapet, organized the first ever formation of the Armenian army and defeated their foe, Assyrian ruler Bel, thus gaining his independence and establishing the Armenian nation.
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