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Headlines for November 03, 2011
U.S. HOUSE PANEL BACKS TOUGHER SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN
The U.S. Congress is moving to tighten sanctions against Iran, following allegations that a plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Washington had Iranian backing. The House Foreign Affairs ...MOSCOW, TBILISI REACH AGREEMENT ON RUSSIA'S ENTRY TO WTO
Russia has reached an agreement with Georgia that may clear the way for Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization, the chief negotiator for Moscow said.
"Russia and Georgia reached an agreement ...IOC PRESIDENT BELIEVES SOCHI OLYMPICS WILL BE HUGE SUCCESS
Jacques Rogge, the President of the International Olympic Committee, said Wednesday, Nov 2 he believes in the huge success of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.
He noted that a very strong team ...WIKIPEDIA TO HAVE MORE SOVIET ARMENIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA DIGITIZED MATERIALS
Armenian Wikipedia will comprise more Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia digitized materials, Armenian Wikipedia administrator said.
Armenian Encyclopedia Publishing House non-profit organization in cooperation ...BAKU HAS LITTLE CHANCE TO PLACE KARABAKH ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev was celebrating last week his country's historic victory at the United Nations. With an overwhelming number of votes, Azerbaijan was elected for the first time to the ...NULAND: REGULAR TRANSFER OF MONEY IMPORTANT FOR PALESTINE
The United States said Wednesday, November 2, it was "deeply disappointed" that Israel decided to speed up settlement building after UNESCO decided to admit the Palestinians, boosting their ...UKRAINIAN EXPERT TO AZERBAIJAN: KARABAKH WILL NOT BE EXCHANGED FOR GAS
Azerbaijan will certainly seek maximum benefit from its 2012-2013 non-permanent membership at the UN Security Council, promoting its position on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, a Ukrainian expert ...G20 LEADERS GATHER TO CONFRONT EUROPEAN DEBT CRISIS
The leaders of the world's most powerful economies meet for a G20 summit Thursday, November 3, to confront a European debt crisis that threatens to plunge the global economy into renewed recession. ...FORBES NAMES OBAMA, PUTIN MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN 2011
U.S. President Barack Obama has topped Forbes' list of the world's most powerful people in 2011 with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin taking second.
In 2010, Putin was ranked number 4 on the Forbes ...OCCUPY WALL STREET PROTESTERS SHUT DOWN OPERATIONS AT SHIPPING PORT
Occupy Wall Street protesters have shut down operations for the day at one of the nation's busiest shipping ports. The Associated press reported that Port of Oakland officials said in a statement ...PORTO CARRAS HOSTS EUROPEAN CHESS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 1
Armenian men's and women's teams will face Austria and Czech Republic respectively in the 1st round of the European Team Chess Championship in Porto Carras Grand Resort on the Halkidiki peninsula, Greece.
...POLL: 41% OF ISRAELIS SUPPORT ATTACKING IRAN
Israelis are almost evenly split on whether Israel should attack Iran's nuclear facilities, with 41 percent supporting such a strike and 39 percent opposed, a new Haaretz-Dialog poll has found. The ...GOOGLE LAUNCHES GMAIL APP FOR IOS DEVICES
Google launched a new Gmail app for iOS devices: iPhones, iPads and iPods. But some hours later after the launch discovered that it contains a bug which broke notifications and caused users to see an ...NKR DEFENSE ARMY REFUTES ANOTHER AZERI MISINFORMATION
The head of Nargorno Karabakh Republic defense army press service refuted Azeri media reports suggesting an Azeri lieutenant died over ceasefire violation on Artsakh side.
As Senor Hasratyan stressed ...UN REPORT: TURKEY PERFORMS POORLY IN EDUCATION, WOMEN'S RIGHTS
Turkey is performing poorly in terms of education quality and the rate of women's employment, according to the United Nations' annual Human Development Report, which was released on November 1.
Turkey, ...STEVE JOBS BIOGRAPHY SALES LIKELY EXCEED 500,000
Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson's biography of the late Apple co-founder, sold more than 379,000 copies in its first six days of on the market, The Hollywood Reporter said citing a report in the British magazine ...OHANYAN: NUMBER OF ARMY INCIDENTS DECREASING
The number of army incidents are decreasing, Armenian Defense Minister stated.
"We are doing all in our power to improve the defense system. Incidents in the army are unacceptable," Seyran Ohanyan told ...ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT SOLVES TRCHKAN WATERFALL PROBLEM
At November 3 sitting, Armenian government finally solved the problem of Trchkan waterfall, which will henceforth enjoy special protection regime.
According to Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the issue, ...UK DRAWS UP PLAN FOR MILITARY STRIKE ON IRAN NUCLEAR FACILITIES
The U.K. is stepping up its preparations for a military strike on Iran, the Guardian newspaper reported. According to the report, the U.K. is increasingly concerned over Tehran's nuclear program, ...TURKISH CULTURE MINISTER PRAISES PUBLISHER RAGIP ZARAKOLU
Culture and Tourism Minister Ertuğrul Günay has praised prominent publisher Ragıp Zarakolu who was arrested for alleged links to an outlawed organization.
"[Zarakolu] is a valuable publisher and ...HERITAGE MEMBER LINKS RECENT RESIGNATIONS TO SARGSYAN-KOCHARIAN RELATIONS
Heritage opposition party member linked recent resignations to relations between the former and current Presidents of Armenia, Robert Kocharian and Serzh Sargsyan.
Larisa Alaverdyan also explained the ...U.S. SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN CALLS ON TURKEY TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein called upon Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide and calls for "some recompense" for the tragedies that Armenians suffered, during a wreath-laying ceremony last week ...ARMENIAN TRANSPORT MINISTER NOT GOING TO RESIGN
Armenian Minister of Transport and Communication responded negatively to a "trendy" question on his possible resignation.
"I'm not that fashionable," Manuk Vardanyan told reporters, however noting family-related ...ASSANGE LAWYERS URGE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TO INTERVENE OVER EXTRADITION
Lawyers of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday, November 3, ramped up pressure on the Australian government to intervene over his extradition to Sweden, saying he will not get a fair trial, AFP ...ABOUT 100000 ARMENIAN CIVIL SERVANTS TO USE 2012 SOCIAL PACKAGE
100000 civil servants in Armenia will get an opportunity to use the social package in 2012, Armenian Prime Minister said.
At November 3 session, Tigran Sargsyan noted that 2012 draft state budget envisages ...GRANT THORNTON ARMENIA SUPPORTS ADDING NEW UKRAINIAN FIRM TO NETWORK
As of January 1, 2012 Grant Thornton International will add a new member firm in Ukraine to the network.
Grant Thornton Armenia, the leading audit and advisory firm in the region, which continuously ...AMAZON LAUNCHES KINDLE OWNERS' LENDING LIBRARY
Amazon has launched the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, which allows Amazon Prime members to check out up to one e-book a month for free with no due date, CNET reports.
Amazon has more than 30 million ...AREXIMBANK-GAZPROMBANK GROUP STARTS SERVICING UCOM CUSTOMERS
Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC has recently started servicing Ucom company customers.
According to bank press office, payment for Ucom services (internet, cable television and IP telephony) will be ...HORTICULTURE TO BE DEVELOPED IN ARMENIA
By Armenian government's decision, Armenian Fruit OJSC has been formed with a purpose to develop horticulture in the country and export fresh fruit and nuts to foreign markets.
As Armenian Agriculture ...NORWEGIAN DIPLOMATS GAIN VISA-FREE ENTRY TO ARMENIA
At November 3 sitting, Armenian government approved a suggestion to sign an agreement with Norway to cancel entry visa requirements for diplomatic representatives.
As Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh ...GARIK HARUTYUNYAN GETS OFF TO GOOD START AT WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
World Junior Championships are ongoing is Cape Town, South Africa. European champion Garik Harutyunyan (-55 kg) beat Tom Schmit (Luxembourg) making it to the next stage of the championship where he'll ...GREEK GOVERNMENT TEETERS ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE
The Greek government teetered on the brink of collapse on Thursday, November 3, over plans for a referendum on a euro zone bailout, with ruling party defections casting grave doubt on whether Prime Minister ...INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS CENTER TO BE BUILT AT ZVARTNOTS AIRPORT
At November 3 meeting, Armenian government confirmed the strategic program on establishment of a logistics center and transport infrastructure within Zvartnots Airport.
According to Armenian Transport ...MEPS HOLD TURKEY RESPONSIBLE FOR FAILURE OF RAPPROCHEMENT
A joint declaration of Armenia-EU parliamentary cooperation committee holds Turkey responsible for failure of rapprochement, according to the head of standing parliamentary committee on European Integration.As ...RUSSIAN COURT FOUNDS JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES LOCAL LEADER GUILTY OF EXTREMISM
A regional court in Russia's Altai region found the local head of the Jehovah's Witnesses guilty of extremism on Thursday, November and sentenced him to 100 hours of community service, RIA Novosti ...ARMENIAN JUDOKAS LEADING AT WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
The second representative of Armenia at World Junior Judo Championships Gor Harutyunyan (-60 kg) gained his first victory, beating Andres Romero (Spain).
In the next stage of Cape Town -hosted championships, ...MUSLIM FIGURES TO ESTABLISH COUNCIL OF RUSSIAN IMAMS
Muslim figures plan to establish a Council of Russian Imams. "This initiative belongs to respected Moscow imams. The imams of mosques from all over Russia, as well as authoritative representatives ...OBAMA, SARKOZY AGREE TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE ON IRAN
U.S. President Barack Obama said he and French President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed during talks on Thursday, November 3, on the need for pressure to be maintained on Iran over its nuclear program, Reuters ...DEFENSE MINISTRY REFUSES COMMENTS ON SEYRAN OHANYAN'S RUMORED RESIGNATION
Rumors of Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan's dismissal soon followed the resignation of parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan and police chief Alik Sargsyan.
Defense Minister's spokesman David ...GADDAFI SON REPORTEDLY HIDING IN SAHARA
A fugitive wanted by the International Criminal Court, Moammar Gadhafi's one-time heir apparent appears to have disappeared in the Sahara Desert's ocean of dunes and could remain hidden for months ...HP RE-ENTERS TABLET MARKET WITH SLATE 2
After nearly exiting the PC business, then changing its mind, Hewlett-Packard has proved it's still interested in capturing a piece of the tablet market with the launch of Windows 7-based Slate 2.
Mashable ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 378,98 ON NOVEMBER 3
On November 3 deals amounting to USD 850 000 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX, Armenia at an average rate of AMD 379,42 USD for 1 USD. The closing price totaled AMD 379,50.
Market average rate of USD 1 ...JUDOKAS GOR, GARIK HARUTYUNYAN DROP OUT OF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Armenian judokas in -55 and -60 weight categories were performing Nov 3 at World Junior Championships ongoing is Cape Town, South Africa. Armenia's Gor and Garik Harutyunyan dropped out of the championship, ...VIVACELL-MTS DECREASES PRICE FOR "MTS CONNECT CLASSIC PREPAID" PACKAGE
VivaCell-MTS announced price decrease for "MTS Connect Classic Prepaid" package from AMD 5000 to 2000. "MTS Connect Classic Prepaid" package includes AMD 2000 initial balance and 500 MBs of incoming and ...OLYMPIC MEDALS GO INTO PRODUCTION IN SOUTH WALES
Production has started on the medals for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Some 4,700 gold, silver and bronze medals are being made at the Royal Mint's headquarters in Llantrisant, in ...ISRAEL READY TO STOP SHIPS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK BLOCKADE OF GAZA
The Israeli navy is preparing to "take any necessary action" to prevent two boats carrying pro-Palestinian activists from reaching Gaza after they set sail from Turkey on Wednesday, Nov 2 with ...HEAVY THOUGHTS OF ARMENIAN OFFICIALS: "PARADE OF RESIGNATIONS" OR "WHAT KIND OF LIFE IS THIS?"
Recent parade of high-ranking officials' resignations became the highlight of Armenia's political life, effectively overshadowing the Armenian National Congress (ANC) leader's statement, accepting the ...EBRD DELEGATION LED BY JAN FISCHER TO VISIT ARMENIA
A high-level delegation from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will visit Armenia this week for consultations with the country's leadership and key members of civil society on the Bank's ...EP DELEGATION REGRETS TURKEY'S NON-RATIFICATION OF PROTOCOLS
The Delegation to EU-Armenia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, chaired by Milan Cabrnoch made a statement, summing up the results of their 2-day visit to Armenia. In the statement, the EP representatives ...SHENGAVIT POST OFFICE REOPENED ON HAYPOST MARATHON 2011 PROGRAM SIDELINES
On November 3, Yerevan's Shengavit District hosted the official reopening of 0061 post office within Haypost Marathon 2011 program.
The head of Shengavit District Sargis Hovhannisyan, Haypost CJSC and ...EUROPEAN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP: ARMENIA - AUSTRIA SCORE 0,5:0,5
European Team Chess Championship 1st round kicked off in Porto Carras Grand Resort November 3, with Armenia squad to face Austria.
Armenia's Sergei Movsesian was the first to finis his set, sharing points ...ISRAEL FREEZES UESCO FUNDING OVER PALESTINE
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his country Thursday, Nov 3 to freeze payments to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization after that agency admitted the Palestinians ...1ST DEPUTY CHIEF OF ARMENIAN PRESIDENT'S STAFF RESIGNS
By the decree of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, the first deputy chief of presidential staff Mikael Minasyan was relieved of his post.
As reported on November 1, Armenian parliament speaker Hovik ...IRAN: U.S. SHOULD "THINK TWICE" BEFORE TAKING "COLLISION COURSE" WITH TEHRAN
Tehran has stepped up its attacks on the United States, amid speculation that Washington may accelerate plans for missile strikes against Iran's nuclear programme.
The Iranian Foreign Minister, Ali Akbar ...ARMENIA CRUSHES AUSTRIA 3,5:05 AT EUROPEAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 1ST ROUND
Armenia won a smashing 3,5:05 victory over Austria at European Team Chess Championship 1st round.
The following games: Vladimir Akopian vs. Stefan Kindermann, Gabriel Sargissian vs. David Shengelia, ...MIKAEL MINASYAN RESIGNS TO RUN ELECTION CAMPAIGN
The former deputy chief of presidential staff Mikael Minasyan explained his resignation by an intention to take a post at election headquarters of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), which, ...SAAKASHVILI SAYS WTO DEAL WITH RUSSIA "DIPLOMATIC VICTORY"
Georgia claimed victory after Moscow agreed to its conditions in a deal paving the way for Russia to end its tortuous 18-year wait to join the World Trade Organization.
"It is our diplomatic victory," ...
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