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Published on February 20, 2012
IRAN HALTS EXPORTING OIL TO FRANCE AND UK
- Iran has halted oil shipments to Britain and France, the Iranian oil ministry announced on its website Sunday, a move seen as retaliation for the European Union's decision last month to ramp up sanctions designed to pressure Tehran into resuming talks on its nuclear program, the CBS reports.
As the Bloomberg reports Iran "will give its crude oil to new customers instead of French and U.K. companies," the oil ministry's news website Shana reported, citing Alireza Nikzad Rahbar, a ministry spokesman. France got 4 percent of its oil imports from Iran in the first half of last year, while the U.K. bought 1 percent, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Iran will increase the volume of crude it ships to China "soon," state-run Mehr news agency reported Feb. 16.
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Headlines for February 20, 2012SUNNY WEATHER EXPECTED TODAY
On the 20th of February snow is expected in Syunik and Artsakh only, in the rest of territory it will be clear. The air temperature will go down tonight by 4-6 degrees.
Wind up to 22mps, low visibility, ...THERE ARE CLOSED AND HARDLY PASSABLE WAYS IN THE REPUBLIC
As of February 20 at 08:30 the interstate, republican ways and mount passes are mainly passable. Attention: Berd-Chambarak roadway and Selim pass are closed. Gyumri Jajur highways and republican roads ...IRAN HALTS EXPORTING OIL TO FRANCE AND UK
Iran has halted oil shipments to Britain and France, the Iranian oil ministry announced on its website Sunday, a move seen as retaliation for the European Union's decision last month to ramp up sanctions ...JORDAN SETS UP CAMP FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES
Jordan says it has set up a refugee camp near its northern border with Syria, in preparation for what many fear may be a mass exodus of Syrians fleeing violence in their homeland.
Sami Halaseh of the ...JOACHIM GAUCK CANDIDATE FOR GERMAN PRESIDENT POSITION
Chancellor Angela Merkel named Joachim Gauck, a pro-democracy activist from former East Germany, as the unity candidate for the ceremonial role of president after the incumbent quit amid corruption allegations, ...V. AYVAZYAN: "I HAVE NO PROBLEM, I HAVE WON FOR FOUR TIMES"
"What do you think, in case of proportional election system the party will not include those "bad" people in their list?"asked RPA fraction member Vardan Ayvazyan at the press conference today speaking ...EU TENDS TO HELP GREECE
Euro zone finance ministers are expected to approve a second bailout for Greece on Monday to try to draw a line under months of uncertainty that has shaken the currency bloc, although work remains to ...HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF WOMEN PROTEST IN PAKISTAN FOR EQUALITY
Thousands of women have turned out in Karachi demanding improved rights and gender equality. Organizers claimed it was the largest such gathering in Pakistan's history. Focusing on the lack of female ...GYUMRI - JAJUR - SPITAK ROADWAY CLOSED
Attention: As of February 20 at 12:15 Gyumri - Jajur - Spitak roadway is closed due to the heavy snowstorm and low visibility. Gyumri - Ashotsk highway is hardly passable due to the heavy snowstorm ...V. AYVAZYAN: ENTREPRENEURS PRESENCE IN PARLIAMENT IS QUITE OK
All the parties will include entrepreneurs in their lists, said today NA RPA deputy Vardan Ayvazyan at the press conference and noted that there is nothing bad in that fact. "Hakob Hakobyan, for example, ...CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS OF NKR PRESIDENT ON ARTSAKH REVIVAL DAY
The NKR President Bako Sahakyan made a congratulatory address to his people in connection with the Artsakh Revival Day, the NKR president's press office says. It reads as follows: "Dear compatriots, ...UPCOMING ELECTIONS TO INFLUENCE NKR CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
"In the Minsk Group co-chairing countries elections are going to be held soon. It may have its influence over the NKR conflict settlement process," said RPA fraction secretary Gagik Malikyan today. The ...A. AYVAZYAN: NOT A SINGLE ARMENIAN MONUMENT IS LEFT IN AZERBAIJAN
Merited figure of the RA culture, expert in Armenian and Nakhijevan studies Argam Ayvazyan is author of more than 200 scientific publications about Nakhijevan and an author of more than 30 works. "Recently ...SERZH SARGSYAN RECEIVES DELEGATION OF US CONGRESSMEN
President of Armenian Republic Serzh Sargsyan received today delegation of the US Congressmen, who have arrived in Armenia from the US on route to Afghanistan.
At the dinner in honor of the Congressmen, ...HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. PRESIDENT
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Today in Armenian history- 1728 Death of General Davit Bek.
- 1862 Defense of Van against Turkish exactions and terrorism.
- 1904 Birth of Abraham Alikhanov in Tbilisi (Georgia). He became a physicist and an academician of the USSR. In 1940, he organized the first expedition to Mount Elbrus to explore Cosmic Rays. He made many basic discoveries in this area.
- 1908 Inauguration of the Ulukhanlu-Julfa railroad.
- 1936 Death of Alexander Tamanyan (architect) in Yerevan. He was born in 1878.
- 1940 Death of public figure Stepan Yessayan. He was one of the founders of "Pan-National" Cultural Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Party.
- 1988 The Autonomous Region (oblast) of Nagorno Gharabagh applies to the Supreme Soviets of Armenia, Azerbaijan and the USSR to consider and resolve positively the question of handing over Nagorno Karabagh from Soviet Azerbaijan to Soviet Armenia.
- 1988 The Regional Council of Deputies from Artsakh decides to be reintegrated with Armenia.
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