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Headlines for January 18, 2012PROTEST AGAINST VERDICT ON DINK CASE HELD IN ISTANBUL (VIDEO)
Thousands of demonstrators dissatisfied with the verdict on Hrant Dink's case took to the streets of Istanbul on Tuesday. The protestors were chanting "We are all Hrant, we are all Armenians", "We demand ...ART COLLECTION OF ELIZABETH TAYLOR AT CHRISTIE'S
Masterpieces from Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor's collection are auctioned at Christie's.
Thirty-nine paintings from the private collection of the star, including paintings of Van Gogh, Renoir and Kandinsky ...CO-FOUNDER OF YAHOO JERRY YANG RESIGNS
Co-founder and chief executive officer of Yahoo Jerry Yang went quitted his post in the board of directors and all the positions occupied in the company.
He also left the board of directors of Alibaba ...FUTURE ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT'S "MAP" IS DECIDED? - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - It became apparent from well-informed sources that the representatives of Armenia's ruling coalition parties have discussed and decided on the future "map" of the National Assembly. In line ...ARMENIA HAS NEW DEPUTY JUSTICE MINISTER
YEREVAN. - By the decision of Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan, Ruben Melikyan is appointed Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, Governmental Press Service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.US DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY WILL VISIT YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eric S. Rubin will visit Baku, Istanbul, and Yerevan January 17-28. This will be his first visit to Armenia since assuming duties as Deputy Assistant ...YEREVAN TO HOST "INDIA THROUGH THE ARMENIAN LENS" PHOTO EXHIBITION
YEREVAN. - Within the framework of the celebrations of 63rd Republic Day of India (January 26), the Indo-Armenian Friendship NGO, in collaboration with the Embassy of India in Armenia, has decided to ...THERE IS 80-PERCENT DISTRUST TOWARD JUDICIAL POWER - ARMENIAN JUSTICE MINISTER
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Minister of Justice, Hrayr Tovmasyan, received Tuesday Lord John Prescott, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Co-Rapporteur on Armenia, and informed him about ...HRANT DINK MURDER TRIAL'S RULING WAS PERILOUS DEVELOPMENT - TURKISH MINISTER
Turkey's Culture and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay considered a perilous development the court verdict that was reached in the murder trial of Hrant Dink, the founder and former chief editor of Istanbul's ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT WILL HEAD TO RUSSIA
YEREVAN. - At the invitation of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Armenia's Head of State Serzh Sargsyan will head to Sochi, on January 23, on a working visit.
In Sochi, the two presidents are scheduled ...ARMENIA TO FACE SERBIA AND CANADA IN FRIENDLY MATCHES
YEREVAN.- President of Armenia's Football Federation said the national team will have two friendly matches this February.
Armenia will face national squads of Canada and Serbia, Ruben Hayrapetyan informed ...HRAZDAN STADIUM ISSUE IS NOT DISCUSSED - HEAD OF ARMENIA'S FOOTBALL FEDERATION
YEREVAN. - Armenia-Italy match will take place at Hrazadan stadium.
"The issue of Hrazdan stadium is closed. Soon we will prepare to rebuild the stadium and prepare for the match against Italy," President ...ARMENIA'S SELIM MOUNTAIN PASS IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE
YEREVAN. - All of Armenia's motorways are passable as of Wednesday 8:30 a.m., but Selim Mountain Pass is difficult to drive, the Ministry of Emergency Situations informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.GREAT ARMENIAN WRITER'S GRANDDAUGHTER EXPECTS CULTURE MINISTRY'S ASSISTANCE
The Government of Armenia, or the cultural foundations could purchase back the great Armenian writer Hovhannes Tumanyan's house in downtown Tbilisi, before it is too late.
The best alternative would ...YOUNG MAN RUN OVER IN YEREVAN
...YEREVAN RESIDENT CHARGED WITH MURDER IN RUSSIA SURRENDERS HIMSELF TO ARMENIAN POLICE
YEREVAN. - A 42-year-old resident of Armenian capital Yerevan surrendered himself to the Police Force on Tuesday.
Ever since December 20, 2011, the man was wanted by the law enforcement of Novorossiysk, ...ARMENIA'S ARONIAN GETS PRIZE FOR BEST GAME
Armenian GM Levon Aronian received a prize for the best victory at Wijk Aan Zee 2012 chess tournament. It is Aronian's third victory but the first prize for the best game.
The standings are as follows:
1. ...YEREVAN TO HAVE NEW DEPUTY MAYOR
YEREVAN. - Armenian capital Yerevan's Council of Elders will convene a special session Friday, during which Yerevan City Hall's Finance Department Chief Vahe Nikoyan will be appointed Deputy Mayor of ...ARMENIAN DIASPORA MINISTRY'S GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT IS STEERING CLEAR OF FINANCIAL MISUSE
YEREVAN. - In December 2011, Armenia's Finance Ministry inspected the past-three-year financial activities of the Diaspora Ministry, and it did not come across any violation and misuse, and this is the ...CAR TURNED OVER IN ARMENIA, PASSENGER IS HOSPITALIZED
YEREVAN. - A BMW turned over on Yerevan-Gyumri road in Armenia on Tuesday.
As the press service of the Armenian Police informs Armenian News-NEWS.am, the passenger of the car was hospitalized with physical ...TURKISH JUSTICE MINISTER REFUSES TO COMMENT ON SHAMEFUL RULING IN HRANT DINK MURDER TRIAL
Turkish Minister of Justice, Sadullah Ergin, did not comment on the court verdict that was reached Tuesday in the murder trial of Hrant Dink, the founder and former chief editor of Istanbul's Agos Armenian ...ARMENIA'S DIASPORA MINISTRY WILL CONTINUE ITS PROGRAMS IN 2012
YEREVAN. - In 2012, Armenia's Diaspora Ministry will continue to develop its already-running programs, which include the "Come Home" and "Our Greats" programs, the training of specialists, and opening ...RUSSIAN, AZERBAIJANI FMS TO DISCUSS KARABAKH AHEAD OF TRILATERAL MEETING
Russian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers will hold a meeting on Thursday.
The meeting will be held ahead of summit of Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian presidents, head of Russia's foreign office Sergey ...AZERBAIJANIS PLAY CRUCIAL ROLE IN WORSENING RELATIONS BETWEEN ARMENIANS, COSSACKS IN URAL
The Armenian organizations of Russia are concerned over the worsening relations between the Armenians and the Cossacks in Ural.
This is the case specifically in Artyomovka city, where a great number of ...SANCTIONS AGAINST TEHRAN ARE TO STIFLE IRAN'S ECONOMY - RUSSIAN FM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tehran is ready to resume Iran Six talks.
He said Deputy Secretary of Iran's Security Council will visit Moscow in the near future.
"The representatives of ...HEAD OF SUPPOSEDLY ARMENIAN MAN WAS FOUND UNDER HOLLYWOOD SIGN
A head of a man, who is supposedly of Armenian descent, was found in a canyon under the famous HOLLYWOOD sign in Los Angeles.
The dogs found a human head in a plastic bag when two women were hiking in ...ARMENIA GOES UP IN FIFA RANKINGS
Armenia is ranked 45th in the updated FIFA rankings issued on Wednesday.
Armenian national team went one line up having 612 points.
Top ten is as follows: Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Uruguay, England, ...CPJ SAYS HRANT DINK CASE NEEDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION
The Committee to Protect Journalists said further investigation into Hrant Dink murder is necessary.
"Justice for our colleague Hrant Dink will not be achieved until the commissioners of his slaying five ...NAGORNO-KARABAKH MOD STARTED YEAR WITH TRAININGS
STEPANAKERT. - The whole stuff of Nagorno-Karabakh MOD took over service duties, in particular trainings were held aiming to check the level of military readiness of the units and to verify the process ...ARMENIAN NOT TO SIGN NEW AGREEMENT WITH TURKEY AHEAD OF ELECTIONS
YEREVAN.- Armenia will not sign a new agreement with Turkey ahead of the parliamentary elections, expert in Turkish studies Artak Shakaryan told journalists on Wednesday.
Commenting on secret talks between ...BELARUSIAN COMPANY TO FOUND REPRESENTATION IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Armenia's National Security Council (NSC) Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan received Wednesday the Belarusian Ambassador Stepan Sukharenko.
Reflecting on his visit to Belarus this month, Baghdasaryan ...TURKISH COURT FORGETS DELIVERING VERDICT ON ONE DEFENDANT IN HRANT DINK MURDER TRIAL
ISTANBUL. - The Turkish court made another comical blunder in the murder trial of Hrant Dink, the founder and former chief editor of Istanbul's Agos Armenian weekly, who was killed in 2007.
The court ...ARMENIAN STATE REVENUE COMMITTEE CHAIR DID NOT PURCHASE AUSTRIAN CHOCOLATE COMPANY - DEPUTY CHAIR
YEREVAN. - The news, according to which Armenia's State Revenue Committee (SRC) Chairman Gagik Khachatryan has purchased the Austrian "Mozart" Company, is untrue, SRC Deputy Chairman Armen Alaverdyan ...STABBING IN VANADZOR CITY
VANADZOR. - A stabbing occurred Tuesday in a school in Armenia's Vanadzor city, Armenian News-NEWS.am's correspondent informed from the city.
During class, ninth-grade student Erik Harutyunyan, 15, argued ...70% OF ARMENIANS CONSIDER THEMSELVES HAPPY - SURVEY
YEREVAN. - Head of Yerevan office of Gallup international Aram Navasardyan categorically disagrees with criticism regarding information collection methods, he said at a press conference on Wednesday.
The ...BATUMI AUTHORITIES DENY REPORTS ABOUT INSTALLATION OF EROTIC SCULPTURE
BATUMI. - The Batumi authorities denied rumors about installation of erotic sculpture in the city.
Former opposition representative of the local branch of Labour Party David Robakidze said that sculpture ...KURSOVA TO GAIN RATING SCORES WINNING AGINYAN AT ARMENIAN WOMEN'S CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
YEREVAN. - An interesting situation is observed at the Armenian Women's Chess Championship. Despite 6 victories, the newcomer of the tournament, Maria Kursova shares the first place with Anna Hayrapetyan ...ANY FORMAT OF PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION SHOULD BE USED ACTIVELY-ARMENIAN SPEAKER
YEREVAN. - Armenian Speaker Samvel Nikoyan held consultations on Wednesday with the heads of parliamentary delegations to the international organizations. Vice Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov, Deputy Foreign ...FIFTH POWER BLOCK OF HRAZDAN THERMAL PLANT IS CONNECTED TO ARMENIA'S ENERGY SYSTEM
YEREVAN. - After its construction and updating program, Hrazdan 5—the fifth power block of Armenia's Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant—is currently undergoing experimental and industrial operation.
And ...ARMENIAN COMPULSORY ENFORCEMENT SERVICE COLLECTS MORE AMOUNTS
YEREVAN. - The Armenian Justice Ministry's Compulsory Enforcement Service of Judicial Orders collected more than 14 billion drams (approx. US$ 36,075,746) in 2011, Service Chief Mihran Poghosyan stated ...NO FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS ON ARMENIA'S STOCK EXCHANGE
YEREVAN.- No foreign currency transactions were made on NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange, Wednesday, due to low demand for U.S. dollar.
US dollar has reached a weakening stage in Armenia.
As a result ...ARMENIAN OLIGARCH'S SPOKESPERSON CLARIFIES RELATION BETWEEN TSARUKYAN AND HOOLIGAN
YEREVAN. - Ashot Avetisyan, 48, known as Hamo from Bangladesh, detained on Wednesday for hooliganism, does not belong to any party and is not the bodyguard of Prosperous Armenia Party leader Gagik Tsarukyan, ...FRENCH SENATE COMMITTEE FINDS GENOCIDE BILL INADMISSIBLE
French Senate committee rejected a bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial, expatica.com website reports.
According to the website, Senate's Laws Commission approved a motion rejecting the bill ...THREE TRUCKS IN KAZBEGI-UPPER LARS CHECKPOINT - ARMENIAN MFA
YEREVAN.- At the moment three trucks are stuck in Kazbegi-Upper Lars checkpoint in Georgia, said Armenian foreign ministry.
Spokesperson for Armenian MFA Tigran Balayan told Armenian News-NEWS.am that ...ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTER MEETS WITH NEW EU ENVOY
YEREVAN.- Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan held a meeting on Wednesday with new head of EU delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Traian Hristea.
Seyran Ohanyan congratulated the Ambassador on appointment ...ARMENIAN OFF PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION DISCUSSES ELECTION PARTICIPATION FORMAT
YEREVAN. - Off parliamentary opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) has convened a session on Wednesday to discuss the format for the participation in upcoming parliamentary elections.
However, no ...KARABAKH CONFLICT NOT TO SETTLE THROUGH ULTIMATUM BUT COMPROMISE-RUSSIAN MP
MOSCOW. - Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement is possible not through ultimatum but compromise, deputy head of international affairs committee at Russia's State Duma Kostantin Kosachev said on Wednesday.
"Nagorno-Karabakh ...DEATHLY CAR ACCIDENT IN ARMENIA (PHOTOS)
GYUMRI. - A deathly accident occurred in Armenia Gyumri city at 5.50 p.m. on Wednesday. The driver of a BMW hit Gevorg Kirakosyan, 20, who died on place, the Gyumri reporter of Armenian News-NEWS.am informs. According ...FORMER ARMENIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS ARE ALREADY IN LEBANON
BEIRUT. - Former football players of Armenian National team Alexander Tadevosyan and Ara Hakobyan are already in Lebanon and they might sign a contract soon. Former player of Armenian Mika football club ...
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- 1888 Birth, in Constantinople, of the actor Vahram Papazyan. He is considered to have no equal in the Armenian theater.
- 1906 Birth of composer Ashot Satian. He died in 1958.
- 1911 Birth of theater personality Gevorg Ashughyan.
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