Armenia which has been importing wood for the last 70 years has started to export it recently. According to the data from the Customs service, Armenian wood is exported to Iran, Turkey, Spain, France, Germany and even Tanzania. By the way, in Soviet times Armenia never engaged in wood export.

The ambulance calls have increased by 30-40 in August and in the first days of September in comparison with the first two summer months. The reason is the heat. The patients are mainly elderly people who cannot stand the high temperature.

Dear readers. The website of TV Company A1+ will recommence its activity from September 4. We have been on compulsory leave for the last two months due to the resettlement of the editorial office of TV Company «A1+». Our new office is located at Buzand 1/3.

Dear readers. From now on our websites gives you the opportunity to find any issue of the Armenian press since 1998. In order to find them you need to use the search button.

Editor-in-chief of the newspaper «Zhamanak Yerevan» Arman Babajanyan has made a statement from the Noubarashen criminal-executive institution whish says:

The staff of the newspaper “Zhamanak Yerevan” has stopped the acts of complaint opposite the Prosecutor’s Office which started a few days ago when editor-in-chief of the newspaper Arman Babajanyan was arrested.

“Why were you late for three minutes? Don’t you know that we miss you? We put off our affairs to meet you,” the watchmen guarding the entrance of the RA Prosecuracy welcomed the staff members of “Zhamanak Yerevan” newspaper with these words.

Do think the RA authorities must make the whole pack of the Karabakh negotiation procedure public, just like RA President’s press secretary Viktor Soghomonyan “threatened”? This is the poll question of the “A1+” website this week. In order to get the overall impression of the public opinion we would appreciate as many participants of the poll as possible.

Today the Court of First Instance of Kentron Nork-Marash communities decided to keep Armen Babajanyan, editor-in-chief of “Zhamanak Yerevan” newspaper in custody as a prevention means. Judge Gajane Karakhanyan refused advocate Robert Grigoryan’s mediation to use pawn as prevention means.

Today the staff of “Zhamanak Yerevan” newspaper held a rally of complaint opposite the RA Prosecuracy at 2 p.m. with suchlike posters in protection to Arman Babajanyan, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper who was arrested yesterday

«They came after Arman Babajanyan, editor-in-chief of newspaper «Zhamanak Yerevan» as though they had come to arrest an old offender. Two people knocked at the door making sure it was the editorial office, 7-8 people raided into the office and without introducing themselves and informing where they were taking the editor took him in an unknown direction»

Gohar Torosyan, resident of hotel «Erebuni», told the «A1+» correspondent today that she will commit suicide if they continue to treat her that way. She is 86 years old, from Gyumri, and lost her house in the 1988 earthquake.

On June 24 Stepan S. Hakobyan born in 1978 was arrested in connection with the June 22 murder in Malatia. No charge has been brought against Hakobyan yet but he is suspected of keeping illegal weapon. During the search in his house cartridges have been found. The information has been confirmed by press secretary of the Prosecutor's office Sona Truzyan.

At about 11:00 AM this morning seven or eight agents in plain clothes entered the publishing house of newspaper “Zhamanak Yerevan” and took editor-in-chief of the newspaper Arman Babajanyan in an unknown direction.

“In order to generate discord between the Christians and the Moslems a video has been made which insults both of them”, announced Islamic arts critic Jannat Sergey Markus. He meant the video advertising Turkey which is broadcast by the 22nd channel of Saint Petersburg.

A fire broke out today in the green area near the Abovyan street today. Two fire-fighting vehicles were trying to extinguish the fire. When we tried to learn the reasons of the fire from the Armenian Rescuers Service of the Ministry of Regional Government, we were told half in jest, «There are fires every day; you just haven't seen them».

Today the Greece company OTE made public the names of the 4 companies which will have a chance to participate in the 2nd phase of the tender to buy the 90% shares of “ArmenTel.”

Today at 2:47 p.m. an unknown citizen phoned the Yerevan board police station and informed that shots were heard opposite 29 building in Sebastia street. An operative group sent to the scene immediately after the call found Sedrak Zatikyan’s dead body on the scene.

Today the residents of Main and Northern Avenues and the Dalma gardeners as well as a group of citizens supporting them organized a rally opposite the government building.

As it turns out it is not only pleasant but also available to have a rest in Thailand. For instance, one of the Yerevan tour agencies offers a 7-day rest in Antalia per a person for 7 – 8thousand USD whereas 15-day rest in Thailand – for 1500 USD. According to Arpine Martirosyan, manager of the tour agency the prices are determined by the cheapness of hotel system; the services of Turkish hotels are comparatively more expensive which has its...

Security measures were taken at airport “Ataturk” in connection with the arrival of All Armenian Catholicos Garegin II. Even journalists were denied entry. Mesrop Mutafyan, Patriarch of Constantinople met the Armenian Catholicos at the airport and they left the territory of the airport without passing the VIP hall which wasn’t planned beforehand.

Armen Avetisyan, head of AAU was denied entry to the USA in the US Embassy on June 22. Armen Avetisyan (and a member of AAU Youth and Students’ Organization Council) got a 15-day invitation from “Armenian Ethnic Organization” in order to meet with the Armenian community and deliver lectures on national ideology and history.

130 tombstones have been destroyed in the city of Kremenki, region Zhukovsk, Kaluga. 15 crosses and a monuments have been thrown to the street. Nikolay Babin, the head of the organization “Ritual” said, “Those were graves of Armenian and Jewish children and veterans. They have destroyed everything”, newspaper “Yerkramas” informs.

«Pluralism is restricted in Armenia. We found out that there is perfect pluralism in printed press, but there is none in the television field and we can state that freedom of speech and pluralism are restricted to printed press only», announced Miklosh Harashti, OSCE representative on the issues of freedom of information.