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Published on December 29, 2011
FAMOUS ARMENIAN FOOTBALL PLAYER AWARDED IN RUSSIA
- MOSCOW. - Russian President Dmitri Medvedev awarded on Thursday the first deputy head of the Russian football federation Nikita Simonyan.
Simonyan, Armenian by origin, was awarded Order of Merit for the Fatherland, Sovsport.ru reports.
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Headlines for December 29, 2011ARMENIA STRENGTHENS POSITIONS IN KARABAKH CONFLICT
YEREVAN. - Armenia's main achievement for this year was securing steady development of the state, realizing aims and programs, ruling Republican Party MP Artak Zakaryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
"Regarding ...MUSICAL EVENT OF 2011 WAS SERJ TANKIAN'S CONCERT IN YEREVAN - COMPOSER
YEREVAN. - The passing 2011 was very positive in terms of music in Armenia, EMPYRAY rock band's songwriter, composer Gisane Palyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am. In her words, several good concerts were ...ARMENIAN SPIRITUAL LEADERS DESECRATE CHURCHES - EXPERT
YEREVAN. - Armenian spiritual leaders desecrate churches, head of the fund studying Armenian architecture Samvel Karapetyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
As an adverse case of caring for churches, the expert ...CLASSICS' RENAISSANCE IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - The passing year was a successful and creative one for the Opera and Ballet National Academic Theatre after A. Spendiaryan, head of the Theatre Kamo Hovhannisyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am. ...BILL ON ARMENIA GENOCIDE NOT INCLUDED IN FRENCH SENATE'S AGENDA
French Senator said that bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial had not been included in Senate's agenda yet, Le Figarowrites referring to AFP.
"The program of Senate's work till next February ...INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED AGAINST TURKISH CLERIC WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS
Suleyman Yeniceri, a mufti (official who is in charge of Islamic affairs for a province or district) in Turkey, criticized Santa Claus and expressed a suspicion over his existence.
Yeniceri said: "Had ...MANY EUROPEAN STATES MAY BOYCOTT EUROVISION-2012 IN BAKU
PARIS. - Many European States hesitate to participate in the Eurovision-2012 song contest to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, as a result of the dictatorship of the state, Nouvelles d`Arménie reports. ...2011 WAS MOST DYNAMIC IN TWENTY FIRST CENTURY - EXPERT
YEREVAN. - Passing year was the most dynamic in the twenty-first century, director of research programs in Russia and CIS German Society for Foreign Policy Alexander Rar told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
"This ...ARMENIA'S CHIEF FOOTBALL COACH SPENDS NEW YEAR EVE IN UAE
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YEREVAN. - Chief coach of Armenia's national football squad Vardan Minasyan wishes Armenian football could preserve and develop accomplishments in 2012.
Talking to the Armenian News-NEWS.am ...FRENCH IN TURKEY ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BILL
PARIS. - The wave of anger in Turkey, as a result of French National Assembly's passing of the bill that criminalizes the denial of Armenian Genocide, does not die down. And the 4,000 French, who live ...GREAT NUMBER OF ARMENIAN CURRENCY IS PUT INTO CIRCULATION TOWARDS NEW YEAR
YEREVAN. - The quantity of Armenia's national currency, the dram (AMD)—specifically cash dram—has sharply increased in the country's financial market.
In line with the Central Bank's (CB) ...ANALYST WANTS FROM SANTA TO BRING PEACE FOR THE CAUCASUS
The passing 2011 was rich with events which impacted the world, Anatoly Tsyganok, Head of the Russian Center of Military Forecasts, told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
"These [events] are the global terrorism, ...CAR HITS TREE IN ARMENIA'S KAPAN CITY
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) received a call Wednesday that a road accident had occurred, in Kapan city, and an automobile was on fire.
Two firefighting squads were dispatched ...ARMENIA'S ROADS OPEN FOR TRAFFIC
YEREVAN.-All Armenia's roads are open for traffic as of 8:30 am, Thursday.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations advises drivers to travel with snow tires.ARMENIAN CHURCH REOPENS IN ISTANBUL
ISTANBUL. - After a 1.5-year renovation, the 19th-century Vortvots Vorodman Armenian Church reopened in Istanbul on Wednesday.
Several senior Turkish officials also attended the event, Vatan daily of ...TURKEY WARNS FRENCH SENATE OVER ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BILL
Turkey warned, Wednesday evening, that it will resort to future steps against France, should its Senate pass the bill that criminalizes the denial of genocides, including the Armenian Genocide, Le Monde ...ARMENIANS COMPRISE THIRD LARGEST NATIONALITY OF ABKHAZIA
SUKHUMI. - After the Abkhaz and the Georgians, the Armenians are the third largest ethnic group in Abkhazia. In line with the 2011 census, there are 41,864 Armenians currently living there.
Abkhazia's ...TURKISH SANCTIONS AGAINST FRENCH COMPANIES RUN COUNTER TO WORLD BANK REGULATIONS
PARIS. - France stated that Turkish sanctions against French companies are unlawful, since they run counter to World Bank (WB) regulations.
To note, Turkey decided to impose several economic and diplomatic ...TRUCK HITS TWO ELDERLY IN YEREVAN (PHOTO)
YEREVAN. - A MAZ-model truck hit Hambardzum Samsonyan, 81, and Olga Harutyunyan, 74, in Armenian capital Yerevan on Wednesday.
The elderly received injuries and were taken to hospital where, not having ...VEHICLE FALLS INTO GORGE IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN.-A woman was injured as vehicle fell into a gorge in Yerevan-Meghri highway, Armenia.
The woman was hospitalized on Wednesday, police reported.NINE PEOPLE POISONED BY CARBON MONOXIDE IN ARMENIA
MARTUNI. - Armenia's Martuni city police received a call from the hospital that five people were poisoned by carbon monoxide at 7.00 p.m. on Wednesday.
It was cleared out that they got poisoned from the ...WOMAN TRIES TO STEAL BOOTS IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - A 60-year-old woman was detained by police under suspicion for stealing boots at 7.25 p.m. in Yerevan city Bagratunyats Street on Wednesday.
Police cleared out that she tried to steal them ...TWO ARMENIANS DETAINED FOR KEEPING DRUGS
YEREVAN. - Police detained two men at 3.00 p.m. in Zoravar Andranik Street on Thursday under suspicion of keeping drugs. Examination is appointed. Investigation is underway.NEW DISMISSALS AND REPLACEMENTS IN ARMENIA'S POLICE
YEREVAN.- Dismissals and replacements in Armenia's police continue.
Margar Melkonyan is appointed deputy commander of police forces under the order of Chief of Police Vladimir Gasparyan.
Gor Aleksanyan ...ARMENIAN RESCUERS SAVE DOMESTIC ANIMALS FROM FIRE
YEREVAN. - Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) received an alarm at 5.24 on Wednesday that shed of one of the private houses in Kanakeravan, Yerevan had caught fire.
Firemen arrived at the ...YOUNG ARMENIAN CRASHES ELECTRIC POLE
YEREVAN. - An accident occurred in Armenia's Jermuk city on Wednesday.
GAZ-24 vehicle crashed with the electric pole in yet unclear circumstances, Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations informs Armenian ...2-YEAR-OLD DRINKS BLEACH CONCENTRATE IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Rescue Service received information Wednesday that capital Yerevan resident, two-year-old Marine Martirosyan was transferred to hospital as a result of drinking bleach concentrate. ...APARTMENT IN FIRE IN ARMENIA'S CAPITAL
YEREVAN. - An apartment in Aram Khachatryan Street in Yerevan was in fire on Wednesday.
Rescuers with paramedics arrived at the scene, Armenia's Ministry of Emergency Situations informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Fire ...ARMENIAN WOMAN FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN OWN HOME
YEREVAN. - Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations received a call at 11.15 a.m. on Wednesday that a resident on Bagratunyats Street does not respond to door/phone calls.
Rescuers arrived at the scene, ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT, FIRST LADY HOST, PRESENT GIFTS TO LARGE FAMILIES
YEREVAN. - In connection with the Christmas and New Year holidays, Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan and First Lady Rita Sargsyan hosted Thursday, at the Presidential Office, more than thirty large family ...FIRE REDUCES ARMENIAN CEMETERY GUARD TO ASHES
A fire broke out Thursday, at the railway wagon-shack nearby the Arinj village cemetery of Armenia's Kotayk Region, and as a result the cemetery's guard, Margar Davtyan, 49, was reduced to ashes, Police ...MURDER CASE INVOLVING STRIPPER IS SOLVED IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - The case involving the brutal murder of a striptease club owner, in Armenia's Abovyan city on October, is solved, Police Force told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
The murder suspect, capital Yerevan ...MILLA JOVOVICH, KATE MOSS, AND LARA STONE APPEAR NAKED IN PIRELLI 2012 CALENDAR (VIDEO)
MOSCOW. - Top models Kate Moss and Lara Stone, and Hollywood star Milla Jovovich posed for Pirelli 2012 Calendar. Moss, who earlier was complaining that her husband was in shock when he saw her without ...RUSSIAN ARMENIAN APPOINTED MOSCOW MAYOR'S ADVISER
MOSCOW. - Garegin Tosunyan, President of the Association of Russian Banks, is appointed adviser to Sergey Sobyanin, the Mayor of Moscow. Tosunyan will work on voluntary basis, the Government of Moscow ...HOW MUCH WILL ARMENIA'S GOVERNMENT PAY FOR EACH NEWBORN?
YEREVAN. - In 2012, the lump-sum benefit paid for every newborn in Armenia will be 50,000 Armenian drams (AMD), and this will be AMD 430,000 for the third and every other child born into a family. This ...PAN-ARMENIAN BANK TO LOSE ITS TAX "HOLIDAY?"
YEREVAN. - The Government of Armenia approved Thursday the tax legislation review program. The latter specifically proposes to examine the expedience of lifting the tax "holiday" of the Pan-Armenian Bank. ...ANOTHER ROBBERY ATTEMPT CASE SOLVED IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - Armenian News-NEWS.am received information that the Police Force has solved yet another uproarious crime. This time it is this April's attack on the Police Force Internal Troops car that was ...LOW-INCOME STATES MAY FACE DIFFICULTIES IN 2012, ARMENIA MADE SOME PROGRESS -IMF HEAD
Low-income countries should boost their revenue bases to reduce reliance on external financing, while improving the efficiency of spending, says head of International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde.
In ...RESIDENTS OF LEBANON'S ARMENIAN RETIREMENT, CHILDREN'S HOMES RECEIVE ARMENIAN PRESIDENT'S MONETARY GIFTS
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Ambassador to Lebanon, Ashot Kocharyan, visited Wednesday the retirement home and the special school for children of the Center for Armenian Handicaps in Lebanon (CAHL), and the Lebanese-Armenian ...ARMRUSGASPROM'S LICENSE PROLONGED
YEREVAN. - License of ArmRusgasprom CJSC was prolonged till January 1st, 2015 for natural gas import in Armenia. Public Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia made the decision during the Wednesday ...MOST IMPORTANT OUTCOME OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DEBATE STRONG MORAL MESSAGE - ISRAELI MP
The most important outcome of the debate on Armenian Genocide held in Knesset is the strong moral and educational message that has been voiced by the Israeli parliament, MK Zahava Gal-On told Armenian ...ARMENIAN OLD WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN HOSTEL
GYUMRI. - Armenia's Shirak Region informs on Thursday that a hostel resident Manik Iskandarova, 82, does not respond to door/phone calls.
Rescuers arrived at the scene and found old woman dead, Armenian ...ARMENIA TO PARTICIPATE IN WORLD EXPO IN KOREA
YEREVAN. - Armenia will participate in 'Expo-2012, Yeosu, South Korea' scheduled for May 12-August 12 next year, government made a decision on Thursday.
Over 105 states and 9 international organizations ...FAMOUS ARMENIAN FOOTBALL PLAYER AWARDED IN RUSSIA
MOSCOW. - Russian President Dmitri Medvedev awarded on Thursday the first deputy head of the Russian football federation Nikita Simonyan.
Simonyan, Armenian by origin, was awarded Order of Merit for the ...US DOLLAR CONTINUES TO DECLINE IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - The US Dollar continued to lose some value against the Armenian Dram (AMD), at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange, on Thursday. And as a result of trading, one dollar's average exchange rate ...SANTA CLAUSES GANG ROB LOMBARD IN RUSSIA
MOSCOW. - Gang of Santa Clauses robbed a Lombard amounting to RUR 5 million ($155,221) in Novosibirsk, Russia, on Wednesday.
According to the investigation, Santa Clauses were elder people with guns. ...YOUNG GIRL DRINKS BLEACH IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Vayots Dzor Region informs that Lusine Sargsyan, 23, was hospitalized, having drunk bleach on Thursday.
Doctors estimate her health condition of medium seriousness, Armenian Ministry ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT APPROVES CIVIL DEFENSE CONCEPT
YEREVAN. - Armenia's civil defense concept is approved under Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's decree.
Armenian government was assigned to elaborate and approve project of events of Armenia's civil ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT ASKED JOURNALISTS TO BE FAIR (PHOTOS)
YEREVAN. - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received representatives of media in the Presidential Residence on the occasion of New Year and Christmas on Thursday.
The President congratulated them for ...KARABAKH PRESIDENT RECEIVES REPRESENTATIVES OF SPORT AND CULTURE (PHOTO)
STEPANAKERT. - Nagorno-Karabakh [Artsakh] President Bako Sahakyan on Thursday received representatives of sport and culture.
Sahakyan thanked the guests for their victories and achievements, estimating ...
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