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Headlines for January 19, 2012FAMOUS TURKISH BUSINESSMAN CALLS TO ACKNOWLEDGE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Influential Turkish businessman of Jewish origin, president of Alarko holding Isaac Alaton sent a letter to "Economic and Social research in Turkey" (TESEV) fund calling to make efforts for the acknowledgement ...TURKISH MP'S WORDS ABOUT NECESSITY OF APOLOGIZING TO ARMENIANS FOR 1915 EVENTS RECEIVES POSITIVE RESPONSE
Turkish MP of the ruling Justice and Development Party Ismet Ucma, who a few days ago announced that an apology for the 1915 events is necessary during an interview given to the Armenian Akos paper, repeated ...TURKISH OPPOSITION LEADER CONDEMNS VERDICT CAST ON DINK MURDER CASE
ANKARA. - Turkish main oppositionist, leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kilicdaroglu condemned the court verdict cast for the murder case of Agos Armenian newspaper chief editor Hrank ...PEOPLE TAKING BACK THEIR APPEALS FROM COURT ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR GUILT - ARMENIAN OPPOSITION
YEREVAN. - When citizens take back their appeal from the court, it means they accept their guilt, opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) member Vladimir Karapetyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am commenting ...ARMENIAN POLITICAL PARTY COULD RUN IN PROPORTIONAL, MAJORITY ELECTION SYSTEMS ALIKE
YEREVAN. - The United Labor Party (ULP) will run in the parliamentary elections to be held this May, ULP Chairman Gurgen Arsenyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
"Because of tactical considerations, there ...POLE DANCE CHAMPION IS ARMENIAN GIRL FROM UKRAINE - INTERVIEW
YEREVAN.- It is hard to believe but the best strip dancer is ….Armenian. Varda (Vardanush Martirosyan) a Ukrainian dancer and singer of the Armenian descent has a lot of plans for the future and ...BLAIR'S ADVISER CONFIRMS FACT OF USING SPY STONES IN RUSSIA
Officers of UK secret services were applying special equipment during 5 years for spying against Russia. The equipment was hidden under a stone. Jonathan Powell, aviser to former Premier Tony Blair, made ...ARMENIA'S FORMER URBAN DEVELOPMENT MINISTER IS IN RULING COALITION PARTY'S PROPORTIONAL ELECTION LIST - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - With Armenia's then-President Robert Kocharyan's 2004 decree, Ara Aramyan was relieved of his duties as Urban Development Minister, Hraparak daily writes.
"Now he has become a [ruling coalition's ...MASS DOWNSIZING AT ARMENIAN AIRLINE COMPANY? - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Businessman Mikhail Baghdasarov wishes to establish a new airline company named YerevanAvia, whereas mass downsizing has begun at Baghdasarov's Armavia Company, Zhoghovurd daily writes, referring ...ARMENIA'S RULING COALITION PARTNER GOES UNDERGROUND - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Armenian ruling coalition's Rule of Law Party (RLP) has gone underground, Yerkir daily writes.
"The Party is facing a very serious problem. The RLP members are contemplating all avenues to ...SEVERAL ARMENIAN OPPOSITION FORCES TO HOLD CONFERENCE - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Armenia's several opposition forces plan on holding a conference Friday, at capital Yerevan's Erebuni Hotel, to discuss the matter of changing to 100-percent proportional election system, Haykakan ...CAR FALLS INTO CANYON FROM ARMENIAN HIGHWAY
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Ministry of Emergency Situations received information Wednesday that an automobile had fallen into the canyon, from Goris-Karahunj Highway, and that there are casualties.
A firefighting-rescue ...SNOW IS EXPECTED IN ARMENIA ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
YEREVAN. - It is snowing in Odzun, Vanadzor, Aparan, Stepanavan, Gyumri, Artik, Hrazdan, Talin, Tsaghkadzor, Armenia on Thursday.
As the Armenian Emergency Service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am, snow ...TREASURE HUNTERS IN TURKEY AGAIN DESECRATE ARMENIAN GRAVES
The Armenian graves, at Genc region of Turkey's Bingol (Byurakn) Province, have become the next target of "Armenian treasure" hunters.
Those, who were hunting for treasures in the Armenian graves located ...RUSSIAN AND US OFFICIALS DISCUSS KARABAKH PEACE PROCESS
Russian Deputy FM Grigory Karasin discussed the issues related to the Karabakh peace process with Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon.
During their Tuesday meeting in Washington, the officials ...YOUNG GIRL RAN OVER IN ARMENIA'S CAPITAL
YEREVAN. - Lexux vehicle ran over 26-year-old girl at 1.00 p.m. in Aram Manukyan Street on Wednesday.
Investigation is underway, while no information is available on the girl's health condition, police ...YOUNG MAN DETAINED IN ARMENIAN CHECK POINT
VANADZOR. - Armenian police detained 28-year-old resident of Vanadzor city at Bagratashen check point on Wednesday.
The young has been was wanted since June, 2011, by the Ukrainian law enforcement agents ...GERMANY COULD LIKEWISE PASS BILL THAT CRIMINALIZES GENOCIDE DENIAL - GERMAN MP
YEREVAN. - German ruling party's MP Erika Steinbach considers it possible the country's Bundestag (Parliament) could likewise pass a law that criminalizes the denial of genocides.
"It is crystal clear ...COFFIN BURNED IN ARMENIA
ARMAVIR. - A call was received at 12.35 p.m. in Armenia's Armavir region that fire broke out in funeral accessories facility on Wednesday.
Firemen arrived at the scene and put out the fire at 1.40 p.m., ...TWO PEOPLE POISONED FROM DRUGS AND ACETIC ACID IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Vahan Aslikyan, 31, was poisoned from acetic acid and hospitalized on Wednesday. His health condition is satisfactory.
On the same day in Yerevan Arpine Harutyunyan, 38, was poisoned from drugs ...IRANIAN ACTRESS CAN'T COME BACK TO MOTHERLAND BECAUSE OF HER NAKED PHOTOS
A young Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, who lives in France, can't come back to her motherland anymore after her nude photo shoot Le Figaro magazine. She did it as protest against the violation of ...FORMING OF "CAUCASUS-EUROPE" INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL CLUB IS DISCUSSED IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - Armenia's National Security Council (NSC) Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan received Thursday Canan Atilgan, the Regional Office Director of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, and they discussed the ...USAID AND ARMENIAN HEALTH MINISTRY SIGN AGREEMENT ON EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE SERVICES
YEREVAN. - U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern, USAID Armenia Mission Director Jatinder Cheema, and Minister of Health Harutyun Kushkyan signed on Thursday a two-year grant agreement to improve access ...ARMENIAN MP CURSES AT TRIAL OF FORMER ROAD POLICE CHIEF
YEREVAN. - A displeasing incident occurred Thursday during the trial of Armenia's former Road Police Chief Margar Ohanyan, which is being held at capital Yerevan's Kentron and Nork Marash General Jurisdiction ...EU, OSCE LAUNCH PROGRAM TO SUPPORT DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN.- The office of the EU delegation to Armenia presented the first joint project launched by EU and the OSCE to support democratic general elections in Armenia in 2012 and 2013.
New head of EU ...MY DREAM IS TO PLAY IN ARMENIA'S NATIONAL TEAM AT WORLD CUP IN BRAZIL - MARCOS PIZZELLI
In an interview with Sportbox.ru, Armenian national football team's Brazilian member, and newcomer to Russia's FC Kuban, Marcos Pizzelli, spoke about his journey from Brazil's second division to Russia's ...HRANT DINK WAS KILLED 5 YEARS AGO ON THIS DAY
By Andranik Ispiryan
YEREVAN. - Thursday, January 19, 2012, marks fifth anniversary of the murder of Hrant Dink, the founder and former chief editor of Istanbul's Agos Armenian weekly. He was one of Turkey's ...PERFECT ELECTIONS DO NOT DEPEND ON ELECTION SYSTEM - OSCE REP.
YEREVAN.- The acting head of OSCE Yerevan office Carel Hofstra is aware of the disputes regarding proportional and majority election system in Armenia, he said at a Thursday press conference.
A bill on ...I AM ARMENIAN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY?
ISTANBUL. - In response to racist online comments against Armenians, well-known Turkish journalist and host of CNN Turk television's "Neutral Zone" program, Ahmet Hakan, said "I am Armenian, do you have ...MARK ZUCKERBERG JOINS PROTEST AGAINST SOPA BILL
Founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg joined protests against Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) bills.
"The internet is the most powerful tool we have for creating a more open ...NO NEWS ON GAS PRICE - ARMENIAN ENERGY MINISTER
YEREVAN.- There is no news on prices of Russian natural gas supplied to Armenia, Armenian Energy Minister Armen Movsisyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
GazProm supplies 1000 cubic meters of gas for $180 ...TURKISH FARCE IN HRANT DINK TRIAL
ISTANBUL. - The circus continues after the show trial into the murder of Hrant Dink, the founder and former chief editor of Istanbul's Agos Armenian weekly, who was killed in 2007. And this time the public ...ARMENIA REALIZES NEW PROJECT WITH IFC
YEREVAN. - Armenian Government approved an agreement with International Finance Corporation (IFC), included in the World Bank.
IFC realized consulting Regulatory Simplification - Doing Business Reform ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES UK AMBASSADORS
YEREVAN. - Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan received, on Thursday, Jonathan James Aves and Catherine Jane Leach, the newly appointed ambassadors of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ...PART OF ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT BUILDING WILL BE SOLD TO IRANIAN BANK
YEREVAN. - The Government of Armenia decided Thursday to allow the State Property Management Department to sell, to the Iranian Mellat Bank, the No. 2 Government Building's 789.4 m2 non-residential area. ...UNPRECEDENTED EVENTS TO BE ORGANIZED ON ARMENIAN ARMY DAY
YEREVAN. - The celebrations marking 20th anniversary (January 28) of the Armenian Armed Forces will be held for two days, Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan informed Thursday.
He said that an award ...GEORGIAN DEPUTY SPEAKER DISMISSES ALLEGATIONS
TBILISI. - Georgian Deputy Speaker Fridon Todua rejected reports on his alleged assertion that "Georgia and Azerbaijan will return occupied territories", Georgian Pirveli agency reports.
"I said nothing ...VERDICT IN HRANT DINK MURDER CASE IS DISAPPOINTING - MEP
Ria Oomen-Ruijten, MEP and European Parliament Rapporteur on Turkey called "disappointing" the verdict on Hrant Dink case.
"The verdict is disappointing. The Hrant Dink case could have been an example ...TURKISH DEPUTY PM CRITICIZES JUDGE WHO MADE RULING ON HRANT DINK MURDER TRIAL
Turkey's Deputy PM Bulent Arinc reacted to the announcement by Rustem Eryilmaz, the judge who presided over the murder trial of Hrant Dink—the founder and former chief editor of Istanbul's Agos ...KARABAKH PRESIDENT DISCUSSES HOUSING PROJECTS
STEPANAKERT. - Nagorno-Karabakh [Artsakh] President Bako Sahakyan convened consultations on Thursday to discuss the issues on realization of housing project.
Artsakh Minister of Social Security Narine ...PROTESTERS MARCH IN ISTANBUL TO COMMEMORATE HRANT DINK (LIVE)
ISTANBUL. - A protest-march in the memory of former chief editor of Agos Armenian newspaper Hrant Dink has kicked off in Istanbul.
The protest-march will end in front of the editorial office of the newspaper.
Several ...RENOVATIONS STOP AT YEREVAN'S COVERED MARKET
YEREVAN. - On the instruction of the Armenian capital Yerevan City Hall, the interior renovations at the city's Covered Market are stopped, Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosyan stated during a press conference ...ARMENIAN MILITARY ATTORNEY GENERAL CRITICIZES LOCAL JOURNALISTS
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Military Attorney General Gevorg Kostanyan criticized work of some local media outlets. Cases of obvious misinformation are frequent, which is accepted by the society as a fact, he ...US DOLLAR CONTINUES WEAKENING IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - The US Dollar's exchange rate against the Armenian Dram (AMD) continued to weaken in Armenia's financial market on Thursday, and one dollar's average exchange rate comprised AMD 387.50 at NASDAQ ...DELEGATION WILL HEAD TO TBILISI CONCERNING SALE OF ARMENIAN POET'S HOUSE-MUSEUM
YEREVAN. - A group of intellectuals, led by Writers' Union Chairman Levon Ananyan, will head to the Georgian capital Tbilisi, on Thursday, to clarify the matter with respect to the sale of great Armenian ...SOCIAL HOUSING FUND TO BE ESTABLISHED IN ARMENIA - PM
YEREVAN. - A social housing fund will be established in Armenia, PM Tigran Sargsyan announced during Thursday's governmental session.
The fund's proprietor will be the state, and it will not be privatized. ...ARMENIA'S TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION MINISTER WILL ATTEND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN GENEVA
YEREVAN. - An Armenian delegation, led by the Transport and Communication Minister Manuk Vardanyan, will attend, in January 23-25 in Geneva, the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) of the International ...LA POLICE FINDS MORE BODY PARTS OF SUPPOSEDLY ARMENIAN MAN
Los Angeles police found additional body parts of a man whose head was discovered in a plastic bag under HOLLYWOOD sign.
As a result of search operation policemen found two feet and hands of a man who ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT'S ORDER IMPLEMENTED PROPERLY - MILITARY ATTORNEY GENERAL
YEREVAN. - Armenian President's orders regarding attentive investigation of crimes in the army are implemented properly, Military Attorney General Gevorg Kostanyan said at a press conference on Thursday.
To ...SOCHI ARMENIANS WANT TO CRIMINALIZE DENIAL OF GENOCIDE IN RUSSIA
SOCHI. - Signature collection action calling Russian State Duma and Russian citizens to pass a bill criminalizing crimes of Nazism and Armenian Genocide in Turkey in 1915-22 is supported not only by Armenian ...ARMENIA'S MINISTER OF LABOR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS CALLS PROTESTER BUM (VIDEO)
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arthur Grigoryan called one of the protesters Armen Khaloyan a bum, while walking in front of the government on Thursday. "Charterhouses are not ...ECOLOGISTS ALARM LARGE SCALED DEFORESTATION (PHOTOS)
YEREVAN. - For a long time deforestation has been taking place in Armenia's Lori regions Metsavan village. Several environmental activists spread news about the deforestation on the social websites.
The ...ARMENIAN OFFICER DIES POISONED FROM ACETIC ACID
YEREVAN. - An officer of the Armenian armed forces died in a hospital on Wednesday poisoned from acetic acid, representative of the Armenian MOD Mary Sargsyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Warrant officer ...ARMENIAN GRANDMASTER TIED HIS MATCH
After a one day break the 5th round of Veik an- Zee chess tournament started. Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronyan's and Luke van Velli's match ended first. On the 31st step the players agreed on a draw. ...ARMENIA TO HOST EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA SUMMIT IN 2015
YEREVAN. - Danish capital Copenhagen held on Thursday session on Bologna Follow-up Group (BFUG), featuring representatives of 47 states. Armenia was selected as a host country for European Higher Education ...PRESIDENT OF NAGORNO KARABAKH DISCUSSED SOCIAL-ECONOMIC PROGRAMS
STEPANAKERT. - President of Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan held a working consultation on Thursday dedicated to the realization of social-economic programs in 2012.
As Karabakh President's Central ...CHIEF OF ARMENIAN POLICE ORDERS NOT TO BE DISCUSSED
YEREVAN. - Head of Investigation department of Armenia's Lori Region Gagik Ispiryan was dismissed by the Chief of Armenian Police Vladimir Gasparyan's decree and was replaced by Tatul Shushanyan. Ispiryan ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1868 Birth of the national public figure and diplomat Tigran Kelekyan in Caesaria. The Shah of Persia awarded him the title of Khan and appointed him ambassador in the USA. After the Genocide of the Armenians by the Turks in Adana (1909), he founded the Kelekyan Orphanage. He also assisted Matisse, Picasso, Braque, and the Ladies' School Assistance Committee.
- 1870 Birth of actor Grigor Avetian. He died in 1946.
- 1910 Birth of Hrachia Kochar (writer). He died in 1965.
- 1918 The "Word of the Worker" newspaper is published in Baku.
- 1920 The First Conference of Armenian Communist Organizations takes place in Yerevan.
- 1920 The Paris Peace Conference recognizes, de facto, the Republic of Armenia.
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