"Human Rights Watch has appealed to the Court pointing out the violations recorded during the previous legal procedures and urging the Court to mete out justice in Armenia," said Mr Karapetyan.

Ghukasyan only complained of the deteriorating weather conditions, saying it might force him to pitch up a tent in the area.

R. Simonyan once more was given a written explication that no report on any crime is represented in his plaint, it doesn't contain any information about a concrete crime and the other statements are out of the frame of prosecutorial functions.

Armenia's Constitutional Court today rejected the application of Heritage party member Stepan Safaryan who was challenging the results of a December 2 by-election in Yerevan's Avan and Nor-Norq district (Precinct 1).

The distribution of pre-election booklets was hindered in Raffi street.

However, the party urges its members and supporters to cast their ballots on February 18.

"Pedagogues and principals are called to the Municipality and given instructions [directly or indirectly] on how to vote," he said.

The order on the election of the Committee Chairperson and expressing distrust to that person is also established. By another amendment it is stipulated to include in every committee a representative from the NKR. As a result of voting, the bill was passed.

The film presents Turkey's ongoing policy of destroying Armenian historic monuments since 1915

Vaghinak Mkrtchyan was appointed Judge of Court of General Jurisdiction of Kotayk Marz (region)

The poll was commissioned by European Friends of Armenia (www.EuFoA.org) in order to contribute to a factual debate ahead of the elections.

Some thirty residents of Meghradzor village today held a protest demonstration in front of the presidential residence in Yerevan against the construction of a cyanic plant in Meghradzor.

The Heritage Party, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaksutyun) and the Armenian National Congress (HAK) have not appointed members in correspondingly 65, 51 and 457 commissions.

During today's news conference, Melikyan said he had understood within a week the electoral tactics of the other candidates.

Temperature will rise by 2-4 degrees on Sunday night and drop by 3-5 on Tuesday.

Teghut Defense Civic Initiative has issued an address to the presidential hopefuls in Armenia.

The Center of Parliamentarism of Armenia has issued a statement slamming the inaction of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), as well as the abuse of official position by incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan.

The Ministry advises motorists to drive on winter tyres.

Ghukasyan is not going to congratulate Serzh Sargsyan if the latter is re-elected as the country's leader.

"I hope Serzh Sargsyan will not follow suit and go on strike as Putin will not be glad to find Serzh Sargsyan sitting outside with a bottle of water in his hands," he said.

For the first time in Armenia, the Republicans do not seek to garner 85% of votes in a presidential election

Deals amounting to $3150 000 at an average price of AMD 405.89 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on January 24

Vahagn Chakhalyan, has been released from prison after a Georgian court reconsidered his case

The Armenian delegation finds the decision of the Strasbourg-based structure to be the result of Azerbaijani lobby.