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Headlines for November 04, 2011
EXPERT: OSCE SEC. GEN.'S STATEMENT ON TURKEY'S ROLE IN KARABAKH SETTLEMENT NOT SERIOUS
Turkey's involvement in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process is unacceptable, head of the central information department at the office of NKR President said.
Commenting to a PanARMENIAN.Net ...FOUR CHESS PLAYERS TO REPRESENT ARMENIA AT WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
Four chess players will represent Armenia at the World Youth Chess Championship 2011 that will be held in Caldas Novas, Brazil, from November 17-27. The Armenian team includes Karen Grigoryan, Hovhannes ...MEDVEDEV: MOSCOW READY TO ACCEPT COMPROMISE ON WTO ACCESSION
Moscow is ready to accept the compromise on WTO accession proposed by Switzerland, which is mediating talks between Russia and Georgia, the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday, November ...U.S. DOESN'T SEEK MILITARY CONFRONTATION WITH IRAN - SPOKESWOMAN
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said that the Obama administration is working to solve the Iranian nuclear crisis through "tough diplomacy".
"The U.S. is looking forward to ...WORLD'S TOP EXPORTERS TRYING TO STABILIZE GLOBAL ECONOMY
The world's top exporters led by China and Germany will attempt to stabilize global economy knocked off kilter by the European debt crisis with a pledge Friday, November 4, at the G20 summit to boost ...ARMENIA TO FACE AZERBAIJAN IN EUROPEAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2ND ROUND
Armenian women's chess team drew the game vs. Czech Republic in the first round of European Team Chess Championship.
Lilit Mkrtchyan and Maria Kursova finished first, sharing points with Katerina Nemcova ...TOURS TO GEORGIA POPULAR AMONG ARMENIAN CITIZENS
In September 2011, South Caucasus Railway CJSC in cooperation with Elite Tour Georgian tour agency announced the launch of two-day tours in Georgia, intended both for weekend and week-day stay.
Passengers ...OSCE: POLITICAL WILL ESSENTIAL FOR KARABAKH CONFLICT RESOLUTION
The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Bernard Fassier of France, Robert Bradtke of the United States, and Igor Popov of the Russian Federation) and Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk (Personal Representative ...U.S. PUBLICLY ACCUSES RUSSIA, CHINA OF CYBER-ESPIONAGE
Online industrial spying presents a growing threat to the U.S. economy and national security, American intelligence agencies warned Thursday, November 3, in a report to Congress that publicly accused ...TURKISH PUBLISHER ZARAKOLU SENDS FIRST LETTER FROM PRISON
In his first letter sent from prison through his lawyer Özcan Kiliç, publisher Ragip Zarakolu said: "My arrest and the accusation of membership of an illegal organization are parts of ...YEREVAN MAYOR ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR NOV 15
Yerevan city council has unanimously scheduled Mayor election for November 15, 2011, the date suggested by acting Mayor Taron Margaryan.
Former Mayor Karen Karapetyan sent in his resignation on October ...CHARLES AMIRKHANIAN'S WORK TO BE PERFORMED AT FRESNO NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Fresno New Music Festival this year turned to a familiar name for its featured guest composer: Fresno native Charles Amirkhanian, who founded the Other Minds Festival of avant-garde music in San Francisco. ...U.S. CALLS FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN TURKEY
The United States is a strong defender of freedom of expression in Turkey and in all countries around the world, a State Department spokesperson said.
"We do not want to comment at this time on specific ...JAPAN, TURKEY TO RESUME NUCLEAR PACT TALKS
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to resume negotiations on their countries' nuclear cooperation pact, a government official said. During ...LINKEDIN HAS 131 MILLION USERS
LinkedIn professional social network now has 131 million members and more than a million groups, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner told listeners on an earnings call, Mashable reported.
Weiner said more than ...ARMENIA'S AMBULATORY CARE SECTOR IN SEVERE NEED OF REFORMS
Oxfam GB Armenia, jointly with the Economic Development and Research Center (EDRC) have analyzed the impact of the decrease in ambulatory care sector financing on Armenian population's level of health.
...CBA EX-CHAIRMAN REJECTS SERIOUS ECONOMIC TENSIONS IN 2012
Former chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) has voiced fears regarding the second wave of the global crisis, deeming 2012 an unproductive year for the development of world economy.
Commenting ...AZERBAIJAN AGAIN FAILS TO LEAD OSCE MISSION TO FRONTLINE
On November 4, in accordance with the previously achieved agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission held monitoring of the NKR and Azerbaijani armed forces' contact ...ARMENIAN BISHOP ATTENDS RELIGIOUS GATHERING IN EGYPT
A delegation of representatives from the various Christian denominations in Egypt visited Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb and Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa on Thursday, November 3, Al-Masry Al-Youm reported. ...BOOKCROSSING NETWORK IN ARMENIA TURNS THREE MONTHS
"Read this? Pass it to the next reader." This is BookCrossing Armenia's slogan.
BookCrossing is an online archival and tracking system, where users are able to tag and track their individual ...JAN FISCHER: EBRD READY TO ASSIST ARMENIA IN PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with the Vice-President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Jan Fischer.
At the meeting, the PM stressed the need for stimulation ...PETROS EFTHYMIOU: MPS RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT OSCE WORK FOR LASTING PEACE
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Petros Efthymiou laid out a vision to strengthen the world's largest regional security organization during a speech before the Organization's diplomatic body, ...GHAZARYAN BEATS VEGVARI AT WORLD JUNIOR JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS
Olympic bronze winner, Armenia's David Ghazaryan (-66 kg) beat Martin Vegvari (Hungary) to make it to the next stage of World Junior Judo Championships ongoing is Cape Town, South Africa. Armenia's Andranik ...G20 GOVERNMENTS SIGN AGREEMENT TO COMBAT CROSS-BORDER TAX EVASION
Governments from the Group of 20 major rich and emerging economies have signed an agreement to work together to combat cross-border tax evasion. The G20 governments on Friday, November 4, marked the ...VAHAKNI TO HOST "RUN FOR LIFE" CHARITY RACE NOV 5
Vahakni, Yerevan-adjacent residential community will host a "Run for Life" charity race Nov 5, with campaign proceeds to be donated to children's homes.Among those invited to the event are: U.S. Ambassador ...U.S. EXPERT TO LECTURE ON NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY IN YEREVAN
On November 18, American University of Armenia will host a lecture by Georgetown University Professor and special advisor to the U.S. Department of Defense, Dr. Matthew Kroenig.
The lecturer will present ...EXPERT: TURKEY SHOULD NORMALIZE TIES WITH ARMENIA TO ASSIST KARABAKH TALKS
If Turkey seeks to contribute to Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement talks, it should first normalize relations with Armenia, Europe Program Director of the International Crisis Group said.
"Ankara ...HERITAGE SAYS FAIR ELECTIONS CRUCIAL TO ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES
Heritage opposition party's parliamentary group leader believes recent resignations to be a proof of the government's responsible attitude in organizing free and fair elections in Armenia.
"Aiming to ...ARMENIAN FOUND GUILTY OF HEALTHCARE FRAUD SCHEME IN U.S.
An Armenian man accused of participating in a $4 million healthcare fraud scheme was found guilty by a federal jury in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. on November 3. According to The State Journal, federal ...SAMSUNG BOOSTS GLOBAL SMARTPHONE SHIPMENTS BY 223% IN Q3
Samsung boosted its global smartphone shipments by 223% in the third quarter, taking the top spot for the first time among smartphone vendors, with Apple in second, IDC said Thursday, November 3.
Samsung ...ANDRANIK CHAPARYAN WINS SECOND FIGHT AT WORLD JUNIOR JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS
Armenia's Andranik Chaparyan (73kg) won his second fight against Derek Langlois of Canada at the World Junior Judo Championships in Cape Town, South Africa. Chaparyan will next rival Ono Shohei of Japan. ...EUROPEAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS: ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN BOARD PAIRINGS NAMED
Armenia will face off against Azerbaijan in the 2nd round of Porto Carras-hosted European Team Chess Championships.
The board pairings were announced as follows: Levon Aronian - Teimour Radjabov, Sergei ...UKRAINE HOPES GAS TALKS WITH RUSSIA WILL BE OVER IN NOVEMBER
Ukraine hopes to complete talks with Russia on the revision of the current gas contracts in November, Ukrainian Economic Development and Trade Minister Andrei Klyuyev said on Friday, November 4. "In ...ARMENIAN WOMEN'S TEAM TO FACE CROATIA IN EUROPEAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2
Armenian women's team will face off against Croatia in the 2nd round of Porto Carras-hosted European Team Chess Championships.
The board pairings were announced as follows: Elina Danielian- Valentina ...MUSIC CASSETTE TAPE RETRO PLAYER APP FOR IPHONE RELEASED
AirCassette app is a music cassette tape retro player for the iPhone. It throws up a cute animation of a tape when music is playing, Gadget Lab reports.
Though the name, AirCassette, conjures up images ...ANDRANIK CHAPARYAN, DAVID GHAZARYAN DROP OUT OF WORLD JUNIOR JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS
Armenia's David Ghazaryan (-66 kg) and Andranik Chaparyan (-73 kg) dropped out of World Junior Judo Championships, having lost to Japan's Sho Tateyama and Ono Shohei resp. On Nov 3, Armenian judokas ...RECENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS BOOST HERITAGE POSITION - PARTY MEMBER
Heritage opposition party's parliamentary group leader believes recent developments in Armenia's political arena to have strengthened the party's position.
As Stepan Safaryan told a news conference in ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 379,35 NOV 4
Deals amounting to $1,26 mln at an average rate of AMD 380/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Nov 4. The closing price totaled AMD 381.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 379,35 on ...WEEKLY DIGEST OF FOREIGN CURRENCY DEALS
USD 66,425,710 was bought at an average price of AMD 378.52 /USD 1 and USD 85,823,150 sold at an average price of AMD 379.64 /USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market on October 31-November 4.
Deals ...MONTHS NEEDED TO DISARM REBELS, LIBYA'S NEW PM SAYS
Libya's new Prime Minister says it will take months to disarm former Libyan rebels and says weapons will not be collected by force, AP reports. The proliferation of armed ex-rebel militias in Libya ...EXPERT: VAN EARTHQUAKE FURTHER SLOWS ARMENIA-TURKEY NORMALIZATION
Earthquake in Van further slowed Armenian-Turkish normalization process, shifting the focus of international community, Armenian expert said.
As Hakob Chakryan told a news conference in Yerevan, no ...VIVACELL-MTS DROPS PRICE FOR HTC FLYER TABLET, GOOGLE NEXUS S SMARTPHONE
VivaCell-MTS announced a price decrease for HTC Flyer tablet and Samsung Google Nexus S smartphone from AMD 370000 and 295000 to AMD 279000 and 245000 resp.
Accordingly, the Smart Bonus size for HTC ...REP. SCHIFF: U.S. SHOULD SUPPORT NAGORNO-KARABAKH PEOPLE'S RIGHT OF SELF-DETERMINATION
U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) sent a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Sens. Patrick Leahy ...GEORGIAN FM TO PAY WORKING VISIT TO ARMENIA
Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze will pay a working visit to Armenia.
Meetings with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and FM Edward Nalbandian are on Vashadze's visit agenda, Armenian Foreign ...KARABAKH TELECOM INTERNET SUBSCRIBERS' NUMBER HIT 5000
With the number of Karabakh Telecom internet subscribers increasing each day, Deputy General Georges Terterian met the 5000th subscriber, Stepanakert resident Arevhat Hakobyan to award her with HP Mini ...FRENCH SATIRICAL WEEKLY PLANS BIG REPRINT OF ISLAM EDITION
French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo has said it plans a big reprint of its edition mocking Islamists, days after its offices in Paris were fire-bombed. Its editor, Stephane Charbonnier, told Reuters ...CHINA OPPOSES USE OF FORCE AGAINST IRAN OVER NUCLEAR PROGRAM
China urged Iran on Friday, Nov 4 to show flexibility over its controversial nuclear program and warned that the use of force to resolve the issue was the last thing the Middle East needed at the moment. ...RUSSIA WILL HOST G20 SUMMIT IN 2013
Russia will host the summit of the Group of 20 leading economies in 2013, a statement issued following the completion of the G20 forum in Cannes on Friday, Nov 4 said.
"In 2013, Russia will host the ...CIA ADMITS TO MONITORING FACEBOOK, TWITTER POSTS WORLDWIDE
The CIA monitors social media activity around the world from an unassuming warehouse in Virginia.
As many as 5 million tweets, Facebook status updates, blog posts, comments, radio and television stations ...IF RENEWED, THE WAR WON'T BE RESTRICTED TO NKR TERRITORY- EXPERT
The statement of Azeri permanent representative to UN, claiming Azeri positions were fired at from both Karabakh and Armenia territories, suggests that if renewed, the war won't be restricted to Artsakh, ...BAKU TO INVESTIGATE AZERI SOLDIERS' DEATHS FROM DISEASES
Criminal case has been launched over the deaths of Azerbaijani soldiers from diseases, spokesman for Azerbaijan's Military Prosecutor's Office said.
According to Lieutenant-General Afrahim Tahmazov, ...SARKOZY PROMISES: NO PREVENTIVE STRIKES ON IRAN
French President Nicolas Sarkozy says that Iran's "obsession" with acquiring nuclear material is against international rules.
Sarkozy, asked at a news conference Friday, Nov 4 about a potential ...AZERBAIJAN BEATS ARMENIA AT EUROPEAN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUND 2
Armenia lost 2:1 to Azerbaijan in the 2nd round of Porto Carras-hosted European Team Chess Championships.
During the 2nd round, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian ended their games vs. Teimour Radjabov, ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1892 Death of Khoren Galfayan (poet). He was also known as Nar-Pey. He was born in 1831.
- 1918 The Cabinet of Ahmed Izzet decides that the Young Turk Leaders should be exposed to criminal liability for influencing the Ottoman Empire to participate in the First World War and for organizing the deportations and Genocide of the Armenians.
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