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Headlines for December 16, 2011KURDISH MP FINED $6 FOR SLAPPING TURKISH POLICE OFFICER
Court announced the Kurdish female MP, who slapped the Turkish police officer, as guilty. The incident occurred while the police was dispersing a march organized by Kurds during Novruz.
As the Turkish ...ARMENIAN CHURCH OWNED BY TURK USED AS WAREHOUSE IN TURKEY
Armenian Church in Turkey's Svaz province is still used as a warehouse.
As the Turkish IHA agency informs, as the renovation works of the Church have been stopped the Church is used as a warehouse. It ...KIM KARDASHIAN PAYS $65,000 FOR HER IDOL ELIZABETH TAYLOR'S JEWELRY
American reality-show star Kim Kardashian acquired jewelry of another American celebrity, Elizabeth Taylor, whom she acknowledges as her idol.
For already several days a sale of the Hollywood actress' ...4 YEARS' SENTENCE ASKED FOR ATTACKERS ON CHURCH IN TURKEY
The court in Adana city in Turkey accepted the condemnatory report against 26-year-old Serhat E. and Ibrahim K. who had attacked, with sabers and knives, the Saint Paul Catholic Church in Adana.
The prosecution ...ERDOGAN'S APOLOGY OVER DERSIM HAS NO POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON CYPRUS ISSUE - EXPERT
Turkey's ruling party is competing with Kemalists for the votes of Alevi electors, expert from Centre for Mediterranean, Middle East and Islamic Studies Sotiris Roussos.
According to him, competition ...COULD ARMENIAN UNIVERSITY RECTOR FACE PROBLEMS? - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Armenian capital Yerevan's Haybusak University Rector, and ruling coalition's Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) member, Anahit Harutyunyan had a rather unpleasant conversation with fellow PAP ...ARMENIAN MINSTER LOSES LETTER? - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - The land users of Dalma Gardens at Armenian capital Yerevan had petitioned Justice Minister Hrayr Tovmasyan, with a letter on June 25, that he help them receive the answer to their question ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION IS FOR USE OF FORCE, BUT AGAINST ARMED REVOLUTION - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - "We have always said that the power belongs to the people, and if the people are not given the chance to form their power by way of constitutional elections, the people will compel, apply pressure, ...ARMENIAN RULING COALITION PARTNER CONSIDERS IT UNREAL, PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION PARTY AWAITS DETAILS - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - The ruling coalition's Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) and parliamentary opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun responded Thursday to opposition Armenian National Congress' readiness to create a common ...ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER IS ASKED FOR "13TH SALARY" - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - It has become apparent that a group of Armenian National Assembly (NA) MPs' assistants have petitioned NA Speaker Samvel Nikoyan to restore the social justice, Zhoghovurd daily writes, referring ...CHARLES AZNAVOUR'S SONG PLAYED DURING TURKISH NATIONALISTS' MEETING
Turkish Posta daily's columnist Hakan Celik witnessed to something interesting during the traditional meeting between the leaders of Turkey's Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and news reporters.
The ...FIGHTS OVER ARMENIAN HRAZDAN STADIUM: MALL OR SPORT ARENA?
YEREVAN. - Developments around the Hrazdan stadium have been intensifying day by day. Relations between ruling Republican MP, president of Armenia's Football Federation Ruben Hayrapetyan and owner of ...82-YEAR-OLD FOUND DEAD IN YEREVAN APARTMENT
YEREVAN. - Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations Rescue Service received a call Thursday that a capital Yerevan apartment resident was ill, he was not answering to the telephone calls and the doorbells, ...WOODEN HOUSE COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY FIRE IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations Rescue Service received a call Thursday that a house was on fire in capital Yerevan.
Three firefighting squads were dispatched to the scene, and the ...FIRE BREAKS OUT AT FLOUR MILL IN ARMENIA'S ARMAVIR REGION
YEREVAN. - Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations Rescue Service received a call Thursday that a fire had broke out at the flour mill of the Lernagog village of Armavir Region.
A firefighting squad ...KARABAKH PRESIDENT SIGNS SEVERAL LAWS OF SOCIAL NATURE
STEPANAKERT. -Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) President Bako Sahakyan signed several laws on Friday.
Specifically, the President signed a law "On State Pension," a law "On social security of families ...UNKNOWN PEOPLE BEAT AND ROB LANDOWNER IN ARMENIA
VANADZOR. - A Vanadzor city citizen, 66, turned to police on Thursday and informed that 3 unknown people broke into his home, beat and robbed RUR 5<000 ($417), AMD 57<000 ($155) and $50 the same ...ARMENIA PREPARES FOR EU ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT
YEREVAN. - Armenia will commence with EU the high-level talks on Association Agreement, in all probability next year, Minister of Economy Tigran Davtyan stated Friday, during the discussion, in the capital ...THREE CARS CRASH IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - A Volkswagen Golf, a Daewoo, and a Volkswagen Vento crashed into one another in the Armenian capital Yerevan on Thursday.
Volkswagen Vento's driver received injuries and was taken to hospital.
An ...ONE DRIVER INJURED AS TWO VEHICLES CRASH IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Toyota Land Cruiser and UAZ-469 vehicles crashed at 6.00 p.m. in Tashir city on Friday.
Toyota driver was injured and hospitalized, as a result of the accident, police press service informs ...FORMER ARMENIAN MP AND FAMILY MEMBERS ARE CURSED AT AND TUGGED AROUND
YEREVAN. - A capital Yerevan precinct of Armenian Police Force received a call Thursday about a quarrel at the home of Napoleon A.
The law enforcement officers, who were dispatched to scene, found out ...EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS RESOLUTION CRITICIZING AZERBAIJAN
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday strongly condemning murder of Rafig Tagi in Azerbaijan and expresses its concern over the safety of Samir Sadagatoglu.
"MEPs strongly condemn the ...NATURAL GAS SUPPLY TO ARMENIA WILL BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED
YEREVAN. - as of Friday, Georgia's gas transfer company officially informed ArmRusGazprom Company.
The Georgian company is planning on carrying out accident repairs at the North Caucasus-Transcaucasia ...ARMENIA'S BEST PLAYER DONATES COMPUTERS AND BAGS TO GAVAR ORPHANAGE
Armenia's best player Henrikh Mkhitaryan visited orphanage in Gavar city on Friday to donate computers and bags to the children. Leader of Armenia's national team also played football with the kids. ...NEW PENSION SYSTEM WILL CHANGE PEOPLE'S MINDSET - ARMENIAN PM
YEREVAN. - As a result of pension reforms, a huge army of reflective, analyzing, and predictive people will be formed in Armenia, PM Tigran Sargsyan stated, in the capital Yerevan on Friday, addressing ...YOUNG MAN PUNCHES AND SHOOTS HIS FRIEND IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Argam N., 29, turned to police on Thursday and informed that his friend Edward D., 26 had punched and shot him on the leg during a dispute the other day.
Police found Edward D. at 05.00 p.m. ...PERSON WHO HAD COMMITTED CRIME IN KARABAKH IS CAUGHT IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - The police officers of Yerevan's Malatia District and Karabakh arrested Armen Eghiazaryan, 37, in Yerevan on Tursday at around 4.00 p.m.
As the press service of the Armenian police informs ...FIVE PEOPLE INJURED IN ACCIDENT IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - GAZ-2705 and Audi A-4 vehicles crashed at 10.00 p.m. on Armenian Martuni-Vardenis road on Thursday.
Three passengers of GAZ and two passengers of Audi were injured and hospitalized, police ...ARMENIA REVEALS COMPANIES ABUSING DAIRY PRODUCTS
YEREVAN. - Armenia's State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC) revealed unprecedented abuse of dairy products in the Armenian market. These are Ashtarak Kat, Mariana and Ani ...OLIGARCHS LEADING PARTIES ARE NO ALTERNATIVE FOR GOVERNMENT - ARMENIAN POLITICIAN
YEREVAN. - Parties created around oligarchs and oligarchs leading those parties cannot become an alternative for the current regime as they are part of it, leader of Armenian New Times party Aram Karapetyan ...TWO ARMENIAN JUDOISTS PRACTICALLY QUALIFY FOR 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS
YEREVAN. - Even though Armenia's representatives did not receive any medals at senior world and European judo championships, Armenian Judo Federation Vice President Davit Khitaryan gave a good evaluation ...US CONGRESSMEN CALL ON STATE DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT ARMENIA AND KARABAKH
U.S. Congressmen Frank Pallone and Adam Schiff met with Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon Wednesday to address issues related to Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, Asbarezreports.
In the meeting ...CHRISTIE'S HOSTS AUCTION OF CONTEMPORARY ARMENIAN ART
Charity auction of Contemporary Armenian Art was held at the Christie's in London.
The event was organized by former Armenian PM Armen Sargsyan within the framework of Yerevan My Art charitable project ...TURKISH PM SENDS CAUTIONARY LETTER TO FRENCH PRESIDENT OVER ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BILL
Turkey's PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan also joined the Turkish authorities' appeal-threats addressed to France.
In his letter sent to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in connection with the bill that criminalizes ...LOS ANGELES CONSULATE HOSTS MEETING OF HOLLYWOOD-ARMENIAN MOVIE-MAKERS
LOS ANGELES. - Armenian Consulate hosted a meeting of the Hollywood-Armenian movie-makers. Marco Khan, Ken Davitian, Valerie McCaffrey, Carla Karapetian, Erik Nazarian, and founder of Arpa international ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT IS ELECTED DELEGATE TO RULING PARTY'S UPCOMING CONGRESS
YEREVAN. - Armenia's President, and the ruling coalition's Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Chairman, Serzh Sargsyan attended, in capital Yerevan on Friday, meeting of the Sayat Nova 2 and Metaks 1 initial ...WHO ARE ARMENIA'S WELL-KNOWN HUNTERS?
YEREVAN. - The National Alliance of Armenian Hunters has ten-thousand hunters, among whom many well-known businessmen, statesmen, and public figures, Alliance's Chairman Grigor Grigoryan stated Friday ...ARMENIAN JUDOISTS MAKE BAD SHOWING IN GRAND PRIX
BEIJING. -Gayane Harutyunyan (48 kg) and Zhanna Stankevich (57 kg) presented Armenia at Judo Grand Prix tournament in China.
However, they suffered defeats in the first round. Harutyunyan competed with ...TALKS ON KARABAKH WILL LEAD TO NOTHING IN 2012 - ARMENIAN OPPOSITION
YEREVAN. - Negotiation process on Karabakh conflict will not lead to anything in 2012, leader of New Times Party Aram Karapetyan told journalists on Friday.
According to Karapetyan, the longer Armenia ...ARMENIA SHOULD BECOME EURASIAN UNION'S PERMANENT MEMBER - OPPOSITION
YEREVAN. - Armenia should become a permanent member of the Eurasian Union, head of off parliamentary opposition News Times Party Aram Karapetyan said at a press conference on Friday.
According to him, ...ARMENIAN NATIONAL FOOTBALLER PLAYS MATCH WITH SCHOOLCHILDREN
MARTUNI. - Armenia's best footballer, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, visited the Intermediate School No. 3 of Armenia's Martuni city, on Friday, and gave New Year presents to the School's students.
Mkhitaryan donated ...UNFPA TO PRESENT "PREVALENCE AND REASONS OF SEX-SELECTIVE ABORTIONS IN ARMENIA" REPORT
YEREVAN. - On December 19, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will present the "Prevalence and Reasons of Sex-selective Abortions in Armenia" Report. It was prepared within the framework of the ...KARABAKH PRESIDENT SIGNS DECREE TO APPROVE LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR JUDGES
STEPANAKERT.- President of Nagorno-Karabakh Bako Sahakyan signed a decree to terminate the terms in office of judge of the NKR Supreme Court Zoya Ohanyan.
Taking into consideration decisions of the NKR ...BYURAKAN OBSERVATORY TO HOST PRESENTATION OF ARMENIAN ASTRONOMER'S UNESCO-REGISTERED DISCOVERY
On December 19, Armenia's Byurakan Observatory will become the venue for the presentation of Armenian astronomer Beniamin Margaryan's discovery, which is registered in UNESCO Memory of the World International ...BSEC CHAIRMANSHIP PASSES FROM RUSSIA TO SERBIA
YEREVAN. - 25th foreign ministerial session of the countries member to the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) was held in Moscow on Friday, and Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian also ...ARMENIA HOLDS MINESWEEPER ROBOTS' COMPETITION
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Open Competition on Robots (ArmRobotics) will hold final round on Minesweeper robots competition on Saturday, the Union of Information Technology Enterprises (UITE) informs Armenian ...HONG KONG BUSINESSMEN INTERESTED IN INVESTING IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Armenian Development Agency received on Friday head of the Hog-Kong based Global Group of International Holdings Johnny Sei-Hoe Hon.
He was accompanied by head of the Armenian-British Friendship ...ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT CANNOT SOLVE SOCIAL PROBLEMS IMMEDIATELY
YEREVAN. - No need to think that the Government does not solve social issues as it is not willing to, ruling Republican MP Vardan Aivazyan told the journalists on Thursday.
Regarding the migration from ...COURT HEARING ON MURDERED ARMENIAN SOLDIER CASE TAKES PLACE IN TURKEY
The court hearing of the soldier with Armenian origins Sevak Sahin Balikci, who was murdered by his comrade on April 24, 2011, took place in Diarbekir's Military court on Friday.
As the Turkish Firat ...US DOLLAR BECOMES WEAKER AHEAD OF WEEKEND
YEREVAN. - US dollar/AMD exchange rate made AMD 382.27/$1 on NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange, Friday, going down as compared with Thursday. Sales totaled $2.9 million.
Exchange offices almost have not ...ARMENIAN MOD GRANTED APARTMENTS FOR 97 SERVICEMEN (PHOTOS)
YEREVAN. - Armenian MOD Seyran Ohanyan and Armed Forces Chief of Staff Yuri Khachaturov participated in the residential building opening ceremony for 97 servicemen in Yerevan on Friday.
Ohanyan congratulated ...CRIMINAL CASE LAUNCHED UPON INCIDENT IN KARABAKH MILITARY UNIT
YEREVAN. - In Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army's Yeghnikner military unit an incident happened on Wednesday due to which conscript, Narek Avetisyan, 18, from Ejmiatsin lost his sight from a chain strike.
A ...FOOTBALL PLAYER HENRIKH MKHITARYAN LIKE SON FOR ME - ARMENIAN OLIGARCH
YEREVAN. - President of Armenia's Football Federation, oligarch and MP Ruben Hayrapetyan commented on results of the voting to determine the best Armenia's football player for Shakhtar FC where Henrikh ...ARMENIA PREPARES FOR RIO+20 EARTH SUMMIT
YEREVAN. - Armenian Government held National Council for Sustainable Development (NCSC) session headed by the PM Tigran Sargsyan on Friday.
Sargsyan stated that Armenia continues a process, which aims ...EGYPT CULTURE DAYS IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - Armenia's PM Tigran Sargsyan received the Egyptian newly-appointed Ambassador to Armenia Mohammed Ala Eldin Saad el Leis.
"I am sure your actions will strengthen Armenian Egyptian relations," ...ARMENIAN RAMKAVAR LIBERAL PARTY AND ARMENAKAN-RAK CALL TO STOP PRESSURE ON SYRIA
YEREVAN. - Armenian Ramkavar Liberal Party (ARLP), headed by Edward Antinyan and Armenakan-RAK party, headed by Hakob Avetikian, express their concern on the situation in Syria.
"Syria is a friend to ...ARMENIAN PM DISCUSSES IMPORT OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY WITH ROSAGROLEASING
YEREVAN. - Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan received head of Rosagroleasing Company Valeri Nazarov.
"Armenia's agriculture machinery is already old and needs refreshments after the USSR collapse. That is why ...YEREVAN FORMER MAYOR DISMISSED BY ARMENIAN PRESIDENT ELECTED DELEGATE OF RULING PARTY
YEREVAN. - There is nothing extraordinary that Yerevan former mayor Gagik Beglaryan is elected a delegate for ruling Republican Party of Armenia 13th congress, Vice Speaker, party's spokesperson Edward ...US DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY TO VISIT AZERBAIJAN
BAKU. - U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Erik Rubin will visit Azerbaijan.
His visit is scheduled for the first quarter next year, Azerbaijani Trend agency ...ARMENIAN CROSS STONE PLACED IN RUSSIAN TOMSK CITY CENTRAL SQUARE
TOMSK. - In the square of the Epiphany Cathedral near the Central Square in Russian Tomsk city an Armenian cross stone has been placed. The monument consists of two stone crosses.
"We dedicate this monument ...ARMENIAN WHO WAS ALMOST BEATEN TO DEATH IN ROSTOV CAME TO CONSCIENCE
ROSTOV-ON-DON. - Native Armenian Aram Haykyan, 20, who had been attacked by unknown people in Rostov-on-Don, came to conscience.
As the website of Russian Armenian's paper Yerkramas informs, the young ...ARMENIAN MOD VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE
YEREVAN. - On the Bazmaberd-Ujan road in Aragatsotn region a ZIL car belonging to Armenia's MOD caught fire.
As Armenia's Emergency Service informs Armenian News-NEWS.am, one firefighting unit went to ...ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF ARMENIAN UNION OF UKRAINE TAKES PLACE
The annual conference of Association of Community Organization "Armenian Union of Ukraine" (AUU) took place in Ukraine on Friday. 40 delegates from Ukraine's regions participated in the conference.
Armenia's ...ARMENIAN BANK SYSTEM OPPORTUNITIES ARE DISCUSSED WITH PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL GROUP OF COMPANIES
President of Armenian Banks' Union Ashot Osipyan met the delegation led by the president of The Global Group Companies Jonny Hon in Armenia's Development Agency on Friday.
Member of UK House of Lords ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1772 Birth of Hakob Shahen-Jrpetyan (armenologist) in Urfa. He died in 1837 In Tbilissi (Georgia).
- 1912 Hovhannes Toomanyan heads the Caucasian Association of Armenian writers in Tbilissi (Georgia).
- 1915 The Turkish government cancels the Armenian Reforms Project, signed on 1914 02 08.
- 1917 The People's Commissariat of Soviet Russia (headed by Lenin), appoints Shahoomyan (President of the Baku Commune) as temporary extraordinary commissar for Caucasian affairs.
- 1955 Death of psychiatrist and professor, K. Aghajanian.
- 1966 Adoption, by the United Nations, of the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Both documents establish that All peoples have the right of self-determination. (Article One).
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