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Headlines for December 13, 2011TURKEY HAS NOT APOLOGIZED FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BUT DEMANDS APOLOGY FROM OTHERS - HARVARD PROF.
Turkey has not apologized for the Armenian Genocide and should not demand that others must apologize for the flotilla clash, said renowned legal expert Harvard Prof. Alan Dershowitz speaking at the annual ...TURKISH HUSBAND BEATS HIS WIFE WITH SPADE AND BURIES ALIVE
ISTANBUL. - Attorneys in Turkey were dissatisfied by the fact that a Turkish husband, who beat his wife and later buried alive, was released in two months.
The husband beat his wife with spade, buried ...FINAL CONCERT OF ARMENIA'S PRIDE CONTEST TAKES PLACE IN TVER
TVER. - The final concert of the "Armenia's Pride" contest was dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Kalinin's liberation from fascists, Yerkramas informs.
The contest is organized by Tver's regional department ...SYRIA OPENS FIRE ON TURKISH TRUCK
ANKARA. - A Turkish driver coming from Saudi Arabia was subjected to armed attack in Syria.
The driver stated that about 100 people in civil uniform tried to stop him on Syrian territory before the Turkish ...NO PRECIPITATION IN ARMENIA IN COMING THREE DAYS - ARMHYDROMET
In the coming three days there will be no precipitation in the territory of Armenia. Head of Armhydromet's Weather forecasting service Gagik Surenyan announced in an interview to the Armenian News-NEWS.am ...RUSSIAN-ARMENIAN BUSINESSMAN HEADS TO US - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Chairman of the World Armenian Congress and Russian-Armenian businessman Ara Abrahamyan was not in Moscow on the day of the parliamentary elections in Russia, that is, on December 4. He had ...ARMENIAN FINANCE MINISTRY STAFF TO DECORATE "WORLD'S MOST TACKY" CHRISTMAS TREE - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Minister of Finance, Vache Gabrielyan, has thought about a way to save budget and personal spending, Hraparak daily writes.
"He instructed all Ministry staff to bring along two Christmas ...ARMENIA'S FORMER PARLIAMENT SPEAKER HAS BODYGUARDS, HIS CAR HAS SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - After handing over his bullet-proof service vehicle to the Armenian National Assembly (NA), former NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan now travels around with his own car with "100 OO 01" special license ...SENIOR ARMENIAN OFFICIALS "SUFFER" FROM FACEBOOK - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Armenia's senior officials are recently showing activeness in social networking. And National Assembly's newly appointed Speaker, Samvel Nikoyan, also has a Facebook account, as of today. And ...ARMENIA'S NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER CORRECTS PREDECESSOR'S MISTAKES - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Armenian National Assembly's (NA) newly-elect Speaker, Samvel Nikoyan, edited his predecessor Hovik Abrahamyan's mistake, Chorrord Inknishkhanutyun daily writes.
"After becoming NA Speaker, ...ARMENIAN OLIGARCH MP HOPES TO WIN US GREEN CARD - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Armenian businessman MP Samvel Aleksanyan (a.k.a. Lfik Samo) confesses that he frequently goes to Dubai during the year, but it became evident that he wants to go to America very much, Irates ...CONSIDERABLE CHANGES EXPECTED WITHIN ARMENIA'S MAIN RULING PARTY - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - The ruling coalition's Republican Party of Armenia's (RPA) new Executive Body (EB) will be elected during its regular congress, which will be convened either in January or February, 168 Zham ...ARMENIA'S GOVERNMENT WISHES TO ASSIST BUSINESSWOMEN
YEREVAN. - The Government of Armenia plans to receive around US$ 2 million, from the Asian Development Bank, which will be used toward providing credit guarantees to Armenia's businesswomen. This is noted ...HOUSE TO VOTE FOR RESOLUTION URGING TURKEY TO RETURN CHURCHES
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on Tuesday on H.Res.306, a religious freedom measure that calls upon Turkey to return stolen Armenian, Greek, Assyrian, and Syriac church properties, reported ...FIRE BREAKS OUT AT ARMENIAN WINE FACTORY
YEREVAN. - A call was received, on Monday, informing that there was fire at Ararat Wine Factory, located in the same-name village of Armenia's Ararat Region.
Two firefighting squads were initially dispatched ...ARMENIAN TAXI DRIVER GETS LOST IN HEAVY FOG
YEREVAN. - A person got lost as a result of heavy fog around Armenia's Yerevan-Artashat Highway. A distress call was received from G. Hovakimyan, on Monday, informing that he had gotten lost.
As a result, ...MERCEDES HITS TREE IN ARMENIA'S REGION
YEREVAN. - A call was received Monday that a car accident occurred, at Dzoraghbyur village of Armenia's Kotayk Region, and as a result there were injuries and a rescue effort was in need.
It became ...UKRAINIAN AIRLINE COMPANY APOLOGIZES TO PASSENGERS OF DELAYED YEREVAN-KIEV FLIGHT
The Ukrainian Aerosvit Airlines company apologized to passengers of the delayed Yerevan-Kiev flight.
The said passengers finally arrived in Kiev on Monday at 7:25 p.m. local time.
Aerosvit Airlines assures ...ROAD ACCIDENT IN ARMENIA'S REGION KILLS FOUR
YEREVAN. - A GAZ 31029-model car and a VAZ 21013-model vehicle collided on Armenia's Vardenis-Chambarak Highway, on Monday.
As a result, VAZ 21013's driver Mher Dashyan, 23, and passengers Artur Dashyan, ...CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST ARMENIAN REGIONAL GOVERNOR IS CLOSED
YEREVAN. - The Special Investigation Service (SIS) of Armenia closed the criminal case it had launched into Syunik Regional Governor Suren Khachatryan's hitting businesswoman Silva Hambardzumyan.
The ...ARMENIA'S DEPUTY PARLIAMENT SPEAKER DOES NOT RULE OUT CHANGES WITHIN MAIN RULING PARTY
YEREVAN. - Neither the ruling coalition's Republican Party of Armenia's (RPA) Board, nor its Executive Body (EB), has discussed matters concerning RPA congress' agenda, and they have not discussed who ...SILVER FIR IS ILLEGALLY CUT IN ARMENIA'S HRAZDAN CITY
YEREVAN. - The police officers noticed two men carrying a silver fir in Armenia's Hrazdan city, on late Monday evening.
And the men confessed to the police that they had cut the fir nearby a building ...TWO ARMENIANS CAUGHT AT SCENE OF ROBBERY
...MERCEDES BENZ TURNS AND CRASHES PILE OF SOIL IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Mercedes Benz vehicle turned and crashed with a pile of soil in Tichina Street on Monday.
Driver was injured, police press service informs Armenian News-NEWS.am. Investigation is underway.XIV DALAI LAMA FAILS TO REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT ARMENIA
Spiritual leader of Tibet XIVth Dalai Lama failed to answer a question about Armenia.
Asked by reporter of the RFE/RL Armenian office what he thinks about Christianity and Armenia as the first state to ...SHOOTINGS IN ARMENIAN VANADZOR CITY: THREE ARE WOUNDED (PHOTOS)
VANADZOR. - Vanadzor city Hospital N1 informed local police department on Monday at around 11.30 p.m. that three men who had been shot at their legs were delivered to hospital.
As the reporter of Armenian ...GOLD AND EURO LOSE, BUT US DOLLAR GAINS, VALUE IN WORLD MARKETS
YEREVAN.- In the past two days, gold and Euro have lost value in the world markets, but US Dollar is on an upward surge. Gold lost value on Tuesday, too.
According to analysts, the reduction in gold ...GLENDALE ARMENIAN MAKES BOMB TO PROTECT FROM ALLEGED KILLERS
A 50-year-old Armenian arrested on Saturday after turning in a pipe bomb to Glendale police allegedly told officers that two men were trying to kill him, Glendale News-Press reported.
Saro Akhverdyan ...TURKISH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER'S STATEMENTS SHOW LACK OF INTEGRITY - ARMENIAN DEPUTY PARLIAMENT SPEAKER
YEREVAN. - Turkish parliament speaker Cemil Cicek is like a student who has learned his lesson by heart but has understood nothing, and he repeated the Azerbaijani propaganda's legends concerning refugees ...ARMENIAN BUSINESSWOMAN SATISFIED WITH REGIONAL GOVERNOR'S REMORSE
YEREVAN. - Armenian businesswoman Silva Hambardzumyan is satisfied that Syunik Regional Governor Suren Khachatryan (a.k.a. Liska) has publicly apologized for hitting her.
"I am very happy with a public ...ARMENIAN PRISONER CONVICTED FOR MURDER DIES IN HOSPITAL
YEREVAN. - Armenian prisoner convicted for murder died in hospital on Monday.
Albert Rshtuni, 75, died at 01.00 p.m. at prisoner's hospital adjunct to the Armenian Ministry of Justice.
He was diagnosed ...OLD WOMAN GETS POISONED DRINKING LIQUID IN OMBUDSMAN'S OFFICE
YEREVAN. - Armenian Human Rights Defender's Office registered an incident on Tuesday.
One of the applicants, an old woman turned to the office, than drank a liquid, likely hydrogen peroxide, head of the ...ARMENIAN FM BRIEFS ITALIAN COUNTERPART ON KARABAKH PEACE PROCESS
YEREVAN. - Armenia's FM Edward Nalbandian, who is currently in Rome as a member of the Armenian delegation escorting President Serzh Sargsyan who is in Italy, met Tuesday with Italian FM Giulio Terzi. ...US DOLLAR GOES UP IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - U.S. dollar again gains value above AMD 382/$1 at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange. The average exchange rate made AMD 382.25/$1 on Tuesday, going up by 0.11% compared to Monday.
Sales totaled ...KARABAKH PRESIDENT AWARDS HEAD OF PUBLIC SERVICES REGULATORY COMMISSION
STEPANAKERT. - Nagorno-Karabakh [Artsakh] President Bako Sahakyan received on Tuesday a group of members of the Public Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia led by the head of the structure Robert ...ARMENIA'S GOVERNMENT DISCUSSES SEISMIC RESISTANCE OF NEW BUILDINGS
YEREVAN. - Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan chaired the regular session of the Scientific and Technical Council, which was held at the Government, during which the seismic resistance issues of new buildings ...‘ARMENIAN AND HIS SONG' CHILDREN'S SONG BOOK PUBLISHED
ETCHMIADZIN. - Christian Upbringing Centre of Holy See of Etchmiadzin published 'Armenian and his song' children's song book by Silva L. Ter-Stepanyan and Komitas Gevorgyan.
The book features 42 songs ...ARMENIAN FINANCE MINISTRY REGRETS MISUNDERSTANDING OVER ITS CHRISTMAS TREE
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Ministry of Finance commented on the information disseminated by the press that Minister Vache Gabrielyan had instructed his employees to bring two toys each, to decorate the Ministry's ...TURKISH MINISTER DID NOT OVERCOME COMPLEX OF NOMAD - EXPERT
YEREVAN. - Turkish Minister for EU Affairs Egemen Bagis was unable to overcome the complex of nomad, expert of the Turkish studies Ruben Melkonyan said commenting on Bagis' words on the Armenian President ...IRAN SAID "NO" TO US REQUEST TO SEND DRONE BACK
U.S. officially sent a request to Iran asking for return of the drone which was shot down in the east of Islamic Republic on December 4, said Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. "We submitted a formal ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION MEMBER DISCUSSES DOMESTIC POLITICS WITH JAPANESE EMBASSY SECRETARY
YEREVAN. - The opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) Coordinator Levon Zurabyan met Tuesday with Mizuyo Kuwako, First Secretary of the Political Section of the Japanese Embassy, whose diplomatic ...ARMENIAN APPOINTED ACTING DEPUTY MAYOR OF MOSCOW
MOSCOW. - Vladimir Petrosyan, Armenian by origin, is appointed acting Deputy Mayor of Moscow on social policy.
He will temporarily replace Lyudmila Shvetsova who was elected to Russia's State Duma, RIA ...IN KARABAKH, ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER HEADS TO LINE OF CONTACT
Armenian National Assembly (NA) Speaker Samvel Nikoyan and the delegation led by him, and escorted by Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) NA Speaker Ashot Ghulyan, visited Tuesday NKR capital Stepanakert's ...TURKEY DOES NOT HAVE ADMINISTRATION SPECIFIC TO EUROPEAN STATE - ARMENIAN OFFICIAL
YEREVAN. - Armenian Deputy FM Shavars Kocharyan commented on Turkish Minister for EU Affairs Egemen Bagis' words that no one can make the Turks to knee in response to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's ...ROSGOSSTRAKH ARMENIA IS FIRST TO RECEIVE MOODY'S CERTIFICATE
YEREVAN. - Rosgosstrakh Armenia was the first among insurance companies in Armenia to receive a certificate meeting the standards of ISO 9001:2008. The certificate was awarded by world famous company ...MOSCOW IMPRESSED BY CHARLES AZNAVOUR (VIDEO)
World famous Armenian singer Charles Aznavour gave the only concert in Moscow on Monday within the framework of a big tour. The singer presented his new CD and concert program titled "Aznavour toujours", ...MOST ABUNDANT METEOR SHOWER CAN BE SEEN
During these days the year's last abundant shower, the Geminids meteors shower, can be seen. Usually the shower can be observed during November 26 - December 18. This year it will be on its maximum during ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT INVITES ITALIAN COMPANIES TO PARTICIPATE IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION
ROME. - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who is on working visit to Italy, met with his Italian counterpart Giorgio Napolitano on Tuesday.
Armenian President noted that he remembers his visit on the ...FUND COMPENSATING TRAFFICKING VICTIMS IS TO BE CREATED IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Armenia's deputy PM, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan hosted a council on exploitation of people (trafficking) in Armenia on Tuesday.
As the press service of the Ministry ...IMF DISBURSES $56.1 MILLION CONCESSIONAL TRANCHE TO ARMENIA UNDER EFF/ECF
IMF's Executive board has completed its 3rd review of Armenia's economic performance under a concessional loan arrangement. The arrangement, through a joint agreement of Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and ...ARMENIA'S INTERNET USERS RANKED THIRD IN LIST OF LAMERS
Armenia's internet users are ranked the third in the list of lamers according to Kaspersky Lab.
U.S. and Oman are the first and second in the rankings of countries where internet users frequently enter ...ARMENIA EXPERIENCES DOMESTIC GENOCIDE - AZNAVOUR
MOSCOW. - Armenia currently experiences domestic genocide, which is not acceptable politically, French-Armenian famous singer Charles Aznavour said in the interview with Life Showbiz.
"My state currently ...NO ARMENIAN INJURED IN TERRORIST ATTACK IN BELGIUM - MFA
YEREVAN. - No Armenian injured in the terrorist attack in Belgium, according to initial data, spokesperson of Armenian MFA Tigran Balayan informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.
The terrorist attack occurred in ...ONE ARMENIAN CAPTIVE RETURNS FROM AZERBAIJAN IN 2011
YEREVAN. - Committee on POWs, hostages and missing persons adjunct to Armenian MOD held sum up session on Tuesday, headed by the MOD Seyran Ohanyan. The session discussed implemented works and future ...ARMENIAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE HAD TALKS WITH DRAFTEES AND THEIR PARENTS
YEREVAN. - In order to get acquainted with the processes of the autumn recruitment Armenia's Minister of Defense visited Armenia's central recruitment center.
As the press service of Armenia's Ministry ...GEORGIA IS INTERESTED IN EFFECTIVE WORK OF ARMENIAN POLICE - AMBASSADOR
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Police Chief, Lieutenant-General Vladimir Gasparyan received Georgia's Ambassador in Armenia Tengiz Sharmanashvili on Tuesday and presented the reforms taking place in the Armenian ...BILL CRIMINALIZING DENIAL OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE NOT ON FRENCH SENATE AGENDA
PARIS. - The bill criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide is not included in the agenda of the French Senate, Rhône-Alpes regional MP Hilda Tchoboian told Armenian News-NEWS.am adding that ...WOMAN WHO VIOLENTLY TORTURED HER DAUGHTER IN LAW ARRESTED
YEREVAN. - A preventive measure in the form of arrest was decided upon for Haykanush Mikayelyan, who violently beat and abused her daughter-in-law.
As the press service of Armenia's Police informed Armenian ...WIKIPEDIA FOUNDER THREATENS TO STOP WORK ON SITE
YEREVAN. - Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales threatens to temporary delete information on the site as a sign of protest against adoption Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) bill in the U.S. The voting for the new ...ARMENIAN CROSS-STONE OPENS IN ROME
ROME-Armenia's president Serzh Sargsyan who is currently in Italy on a working visit met the mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno on Tuesday.
As the press service of the president informs Armenian News-NEWS.am, ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1795 Javad Khan surrenders Gandzak to the Russians.
- 1854 Birth of Mooratsan - Grigor Ter-Hovhannisyan -(writer) in Shooshee (Artsakh). He died in 1908.
- 1890 Death of Mkrtich Emin (armenologist) in Moscow (Russia). He was born in 1815.
- 1901 Opening of the Alexandropol-Yerevan railroad.
- 1911 Gevorg the Fifth (Soorenyants) elected Catholicos. He was murdered by the Soviet Police in 1930.
- 1920 Lenin appoints A. Mravyan and S. Ter-Gabrielyan to the Revolutionary Committee of the USSR.
- 1920 The old administrative institutions and positions are removed by order of the Armenian SSR's People's Committee for Internal Affairs.
- 1921 Start of the repatriation of Diasporan Armenians to Soviet Armenia.
- 1940 Death of painter Stepan Aghajanian.
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