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Headlines for December 01, 2011TURKISH JEWELRY SHOP IS ROBBED AND OWNER BEATEN UP (VIDEO)
In Shtadtalendorf, Germany, robbers entered Turkish jeweler Said Chile's shop and robbed him in broad day light. The security camera of the shop filmed how the robbers eliminate the owner with electric ...NUMBER OF ARMENIANS VISITING TURKEY INCREASES BY 20 PERCENT
Compared to last year the number of Armenians visiting Turkey has increased by 4.43 percent in January-October 2011.
At the same time, 7,418 Armenians visited Turkey in October 2011, which is by 19.11 ...ARMENIA TO OPEN CONSULATE IN MARSEILLE
Armenian MFA presented a proposal to Armenia's president suggesting to open an Armenian Consulate General in Marseille, France.
The question is included on the agenda of the governmental sitting on Thursday.
In ...‘MOLYBDENUM WEEK' DAY 2: PABLO BASCUR, MANAGING PARTNER, MOLYEXP (CHILE)
On the 2nd day of the "Molybdenum week", Armenian News - NEWS.am publishes expert opinion by the Managing Partner at Chile-based consultancy MolyExp. Mr. Bascur's portfolio includes experience as Executive ...ARMENIAN FM TO ATTEND FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES' MEETING
YEREVAN. - Armenia's FM Edward Nalbandian will attend, in Paris on Thursday, meeting of the FMs of the International Francophone Organization-member countries. The event will continue on Friday, too. ...ARMENIA'S FORMER ROAD POLICE CHIEF PAYS FROM HIS POCKET FOR DAMAGES CAUSED TO STATE - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Sources close to Armenia's Special Investigation Service inform that former Road Police Chief Margar Ohanyan has paid from his own pocket for the property damages caused to the state, Zhoghovurd ...ARMENIA'S RULING PARTY CHAIRMAN CALLS POLICE CHIEF, FROM DUBAI, DEMANDS EXPLANATIONS FOR ARRESTS OF HIS SUPPORTERS - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - The ruling coalition's Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) Chairman and businessman, Gagik Tsarukyan, who was celebrating his 55th birthday in Dubai, returned to capital Yerevan, Hraparak daily ...ARMENIA'S MINISTER DOES NOT MAKE TOAST TO HIS COUNTRY - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Zhoghovurd daily ascertained from well-informed sources that something interesting transpired during the recent dinner banquet attended by observers from the European People's Party and Armenian ...THERE WAS GENOCIDE IN DERSIM, WE SHOULD HAVE FACED 1915 LONG TIME AGO - TURKISH JOURNALIST
ISTANBUL. - The topic of 1937-1938 massacres in Dersim (today's Tunceli, Turkey) has transferred to television broadcasts. Turkey's pro-government Beyaz TV Company's program host Nagehan Alci caused great ...CAR ACCIDENT CLAIMS 3 LIVES IN ARMENIA'S REGION
YEREVAN. - Three were killed as a result of an accident at Armenia's Ashtarak-Etchmiadzin Highway, on Wednesday.
A VAZ 2107-model car crashed into another VAZ 2107, which was parked on the side of the ...ARMENIA'S NATIONAL HERO TO BE REMEMBERED ON 50TH BIRTHDAY
YEREVAN. - Fiftieth birth anniversary of Armenia's national hero, Movses Gorgisyan, will be marked on Saturday. He will be remembered during Saturday's ceremony at capital Yerevan's Tsitsernakaberd Memorial, ...11-YEAR-OLD GIRL HIT BY CAR IN ARMENIA'S KAPAN CITY
YEREVAN. - The driver of a VAZ 21121-model car hit an 11-year-old girl in Armenia's Kapan city, on Wednesday.
The driver took the girl to hospital.
An investigation is launched, Police Force Press Service ...OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS ISSUE STATEMENT
BAKU. - The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Bernard Fassier of France, Robert Bradtke of the United States, and Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, released the following statement today:
The ...ARMENIA'S UNDER-19 FOOTBALL TEAM TO PLAY ELITE ROUND FOR EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
As a result of the draw for the Elite Round of the 11th UEFA European Under-19 Championship 2011- 2012, Armenia's national team will play in Group 7 against five-time European champion, Spain, as well ...ARMENIAN EMBASSY IN ARGENTINA HOLDS OFFICIAL RECEPTION IN HONOR OF BAKO SAHAKYAN
An official reception in the honor of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan was held in Buenos Aires on Wednesday at the embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Argentina.
President Sahakyan ...CHARLES AZNAVOUR TO GIVE CONCERT IN MOSCOW
Famous French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour will give a concert in Moscow on December 12,5koncertov.ru website reports.
His last concert in Moscow took place four years ago.
Charles Aznavour is Armenian ...KARABAKH PRESIDENT VISITS NORTHERN PROVINCE OF ARGENTINA
President of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited on Wednesday Argentina's northern Chaco province to get familiar with the work of agriculture and industrial complexes.
Special attention was ...AZERBAIJAN TRANSITIONING TO ONE-PARTY SYSTEM - AZERBAIJANI NEWSPAPER
BAKU. - The Azerbaijani parliament is preparing to transition to a one-party system, Azadliq newspaper of Azerbaijan writes, noting that the country's parliament is set to make regressive changes in the ...ARMENIAN DRUG ADDICT BREAKS WINDOW OF FORMER WIFE'S TIN-MADE HOME
A woman reported to Armenia's Gyumri city Police Precinct, on Wednesday, that her former husband had argued with her, at her tin-made home on the previous evening, and had broke the home's window and ...ARMENIA PARTICIPATES IN 14TH GENERAL CONFERENCE OF UN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
VIENNA. - The 14th General Conference of UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) opened in Vienna on Monday. The General Conference, which is convened every two year, is the supreme body of the ...PICKETS HELD IN FRONT OF ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT BUILDING
YEREVAN. - The relatives of soldiers who died in times of peace and the eminent domain victims—whose houses were dismantled to build today's Northern Avenue, in Armenia's capital Yerevan—held ...1915 WAS GREAT TRAGEDY, BUT IT IS NOT US CONGRESS' AFFAIR - CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRWOMAN
ISTANBUL. - Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US House of Representatives stated it is inappropriate for the US Congress to deal with the recognition of the 1915 ...ARMENIA RANKED 129 IN CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX 2011
YEREVAN.- Armenia is ranked 129th in the Corruption Perception Index 2011 issued by Transparency International, representative of the organization told journalists on Thursday.Armenia has a score of 2.6 ...GENERAL MANAGER OF COMPANY HAS NO INTENTION TO BECOME ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT - COMPANY
YEREVAN. - VivaCell-MTS Company's General Manager Ralph Yirikian has no political ambitions to run in the 2013 presidential elections in Armenia, the Company's Press Service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.
And ...SENATE TO APPROVE CANDIDACY FOR U.S. AMBASSADOR TO AZERBAIJAN BEFORE HOLIDAYS - BRYZA
BAKU.- President Barack Obama nominated candidacy of Matthew Bryza for the U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan for the second time, Bryza told the journalists in Baku.
"I am waiting for the Senate decision ...NATIONAL GALLERY OF ARMENIA LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
YEREVAN. - On the initiative and funding by the Government of Armenia, the National Gallery of Armenia (NGA) now has a new website. And in parallel with the website, the Special NGA Repository is also ...ARMENIAN STAR SUPERMARKET CHAIN TO SUBMIT 10-20 PERCENT OF SHARES TO IPO
YEREVAN. - Armenian Star Supermarket chain may submit 10-20 percent of its shares to IPO, the general director of Star Divide Vahan Kerobyan informed on Thursday. According to him, the packet for release ...ARMENIA'S RULING PARTY TO DISCUSS NOMINATIONS FOR NEW PARLIAMENT SPEAKER AND DEPUTY SPEAKER
YEREVAN. - Ruling coalition's Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) will convene its Executive Body and Board sessions on Thursday evening. Armenia's President and RPA Chairman Serzh Sargsyan also will attend ...US AMBASSADOR HEFFERN ATTENDS PRESCHOOL RENOVATION CEREMONY IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN.- U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John A. Heffern and Armenian officials and guests participated on Thursday in the opening ceremony of the newly renovated kitchen and sanitary facilities in kindergartens ...PEDOPHILES WILL BE STERILIZED IN ARMENIA - MINISTER
YEREVAN. - The overall trend shows that pedophilia is growing in Armenia, Minister of Justice Hrayr Tovmasyan stated during a briefing with news reporters, on Thursday.
"This type of crime was perhaps ...PARTICIPANTS OF JUNIOR EUROVISION-2011 IMPRESSED BY ARMENIA'S RECEPTION (PHOTO)
YEREVAN. - Participants of Junior Eurovision-2011 song contest have managed to go sightseeing in Yerevan, to visit museums and attend several special receptions and entertaining events, the contest's ...OSCE ROUNDTABLE ON INCREASING PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN ARMENIAN POLITICAL PARTIES
YEREVAN.- A roundtable discussion will be held on Friday in Yerevan focused on increasing the number of women candidates nominated by Armenian political parties. The event is organized by the OSCE Office ...ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE 2012 DRAFT STATE BUDGET FOR PARLIAMENT'S APPROVAL
YEREVAN. - The Government of Armenia received close to 500 proposals, from the National Assembly's standing committees and MPs, with respect to making changes in 2012 Draft State Budget, and 135 of them ...BLACK WEDNESDAY AND CORPSES IN ARMENIAN JRVEZH
YEREVAN. - Wednesday was a black day for Armenian Jrvezh. Corpses of young man and woman were discovered in the first floor of the Three Apples hotel restaurant complex in the morning. Later the corpse ...ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR TO CZECH REPUBLIC READS LECTURE IN BRNO'S MASARYK UNIVERSITY
Armenian Ambassador to Czech Republic Tigran Seyranyan read a lecture on Armenia's foreign policy in the Masaryk University in the city of Brno.
The invitation was organized by professor of Social Studies ...ARMENIA TO PARTICIPATE IN CSTO UNOFFICIAL SUMMIT
MOSCOW. - Leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states will have an unofficial meeting in Moscow on December 20. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan is expected to participate ...MAN HANGS HIMSELF DUE TO FAMILY ISSUES IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - In a basement of the house in Goghtn village the owner was found hanged on Wednesday, the sources of Armenian News-NEWS.am informed. The body of the 55-year-old hanged man was found by the ...ARMENIA'S POLICE CHIEF DENIES NEWS OF LAUNCHING CAMPAIGN AGAINST RULING COALITION PARTY
YEREVAN. - Armenian Police Chief Vladimir Gasparyan denied the information that the Police Force is deliberately exerting pressure on the ruling coalition's Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), by arresting ...ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION NOT TO INSTIGATE CASE AGAINST ITS OFFENDER
YEREVAN. - Armenian parliamentary opposition Heritage party will not settle the issue with ruling Republican MP Arakel Movsisyan in the legal field, head of Heritage group, MP Stepan Safaryan said at ...ARMENIAN ECONOMIST AWARDED BY TURKISH GALATASARAY UNION
ANKARA. - Turkey-based Galatasaray Alumni Union, established by the Turkish famous Galatasaray Lyceum graduates, awarded famous Istanbul-Armenian economist Daron Acemoglu.
Since 1908 each year the Union ...REMAINS OF FIRST ARMENIAN ILLUMINATORS TO BE BROUGHT TO ST. ETCHMIADZIN CATHEDRAL
On Saturday, the Armenian Apostolic Church will commemorate the first Armenian illuminators, the Apostles Saint Thaddeus and Saint Bartholomew.
And on that occasion, the Apostles' remains, which are kept ...ARMENIAN CHURCH IS ANOINTED IN RUSSIAN STAVROPOL REGION
MOSCOW. - South Russian Diocese leader Bishop Movses Movsesyan and Armenia's Kotayk Region Diocese leader Bishop Arakel Karamyan anointed St Gevorg church in Russian Georgievsk city, Stavropol Region ...RUSSIAN-ARMENIAN DETAINED IN GEORGIA FOR TRESPASSING BORDER
Russian citizen of Armenian origin was detained in Georgia for trespassing the border.
Henrik Madosyan was detained in the Georgian village on Monday for entering Tshkhinval region (South Ossetia) from ...RUSSIAN CITIZENS RESIDING IN GEORGIA CAN VOTE IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN.- Citizens of Russia residing in the territory of Georgia and Armenia will be able to participates in the parliamentary elections in Armenia's polling stations, Russia's Ambassador to Armenia ...US DOLLAR MAY GO UP IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange made no transactions on Thursday. Nevertheless, U.S. dollar may go up.
Demand for dollar remained at the point of AMD 381/$1.
Cash foreign currency market ...ARMENIAN CATHOLICOS WISHES SUCCESS TO JUNIOR EUROVISION 2011 CONTESTANTS
ETCHMIADZIN. - The Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II on Thursday received the contestants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011, which will be held in Armenia's capital Yerevan, on Friday and ...ARMENIAN FOOTBALL TEAM HAS ALL PREREQUISITES TO PLAY BETTER
Armenian national football team player, midfielder of Ukrainian FC Shakhtar Henrik Mkhitaryan gave assessment of the play of his national team in the Euro-2012 qualifying round.
"I think that we played ...TURKEY'S DISSATISFACTION IN SYRIAN COMMUNITY IS DUE TO ECONOMIC FACTOR - EXPERT
YEREVAN. - Turkey's dissatisfaction in Syrian community is due to economic factor, expert on oriental studies Suren Manukyan told the journalists on Thursday commenting on relation perspectives of Turkey ...TURKEY IS TOOL IN WESTERN HANDS - OPPOSITION
The leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party Kemal Kilichdaroglu criticized the sanctions Turkey has imposed against Syria.
Kilichdaroglu mentioned that he did not approve of Turkey's ...'ALEXANDER MANTASHYANTS: CONSCIENCE OF THE GREAT ARMENIAN' FILM SHOWN IN TBILISI
TBILISI. - A documentary about Armenian great tradesman and benefactor Alexander Mantashov was shown in Tbilisi's Amirani cinema on Wednesday.
The Armenian ambassador in Georgia Hovhannes Manukyan, Armenian ...ARMENIAN RAMKAVAR PARTIES UNITED
YEREVAN. - Armenian Ramkavar Liberal Party (ARLP) headed by Edward Antinyan and Armenakan-Ramkavar Liberal Party (RLP) headed by Hakob Avetikian united. The two parties signed a memorandum on this occasion.
"It ...ARMENIAN RAMKAVAR LIBERAL PARTY CHAIRMEN REJECT STATEMENT TO UNITE WITH ARMENAKAN RAMKAVAR LIBERAL PARTY
YEREVAN. - Armenian Ramkavar Liberal Party (ARLP) regional chairmen declare that the party has not discussed the issue of unification with other parties.
"We, the chairmen of ARLP and Republican Board ...ARMENIAN VILLAGE HAS DRINKING WATER AFTER 23 YEARS
YEREVAN. - In Armenian Shirak Region's Azatan Community a new water reservoir was put to operation on Thursday to provide water service for several districts of the village.
"Several families of Azatan ...UNKNOWN PEOPLE FIRE ON ARMENIAN RULING PARTY MP HOUSE
ARMAVIR. - Janfida village of Armenia's Armavir Region registered shooting at 08.30 a.m., which was towards ruling coalition member Prosperous Armenia Party MP Rustam Gasparyan's house. No one is injured. ...DEPUTY PARLIAMENT SPEAKER NOMINATED AS PARLIAMENT SPEAKER IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Armenian ruling Republican Party's council decided to nominate current deputy parliament speaker Samvel Nikoyan for the post of parliament speaker on Thursday sitting led be Armenian President ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1824 The Nerssissian school opens in Tbilissi (Georgia) and continues to operate till 1924.
- 1827 Creation of an Armenian printing-house in Shooshee (Artsakh).
- 1827 Sultan Mahmud the Second expels about 12000 Armenian Catholics from Constantinople. Some 4000 die of exposure along the way and the remainder are banished to provinces of Asia Minor, which they reach in February 1828.
- 1876 The Turkish government orders the burning of the market of Van and destroys Armenian properties.
- 1894 Publication of the "Struggle" newspaper (Association of Armenian Worker-Revolutionaries).
- 1899 Death of Tigran Yerkat, publicist and public figure.
- 1903 Death of Manvel Qadjooni, historian, geographer, and philologist. He was born in 1823.
- 1903 Death of Manuel Katjooni (historian) in Constantinople. He was born in 1823.
- 1914 Battle of Sarighamish. Destruction of the Turkish Army, that was led by Enver Pasha.
- 1915 United States President Theodore Roosevelt states: The crowning outrage has been committed by the Turks on the Armenians. They have suffered atrocities so hideous that it is difficult to name them, such atrocities such as those inflicted upon conquered nations by the followers of Attila and Genghis Khan. It is dreadful that these things can be done and that this nation nevertheless remains neutral.
- 1917 The People's Commissariat of Nationalities of Soviet Russia creates the Commissariat of Armenian Affairs in Moscow. Varlam Avanesov is appointed commissar and Vahan Teryan (poet) is the deputy.
- 1920 The Revolutionary Council of Azerbaijan recognizes Gharabagh, Zangezur, and Nakhichevan to be parts of Armenia.
- 1921 Elections of the first Peasant District and Provincial Unions in Armenia.
- 1923 The Komitas State Conservatory of Music opens in Yerevan.
- 1929 Yerevan's Kanaker radio station starts its broadcasts.
- 1941 Colonel Simon Zakyan heads the new Armenian 89th Rifle Division.
- 1989 The reunification of Artsakh and Armenia is accepted during a joint session of the Parliaments of Armenia and Artsakh. This was followed by the adoption, by Artsakhs legislative body, of a motion to secede from Azerbaijan. The Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan rejected the decision as illegal and the Supreme Soviet of the USSR declare? it null and void.
- 1989 The Supreme Council of Mountainous Gharabagh (Artsakh) decides to rejoin Armenia in a joint session with the Armenian supreme Council.
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