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Headlines for November 26, 2011
YEREVAN PREMIERE OF IN TIME THRILLER DELAYED BY WEEK
Yerevan premiere of In Time Andrew Niccol's science fiction-thriller film was delayed, Moscow film theatre told PanARMENIAN.Net.
The premiere, initially sheduled for November 18, is expected in a ...MERKEL, SARKOZY AGREE ITALY COLLAPSE WILL LEAD TO END OF EURO
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed with Prime Minister Mario Monti that Italy succumbing to the region's debt crisis would lead to the end of the euro Bloomberg ...CANBERRA HOSTS ADVOCACY WEEK TO RAISE GENOCIDE AWARENESS
Canberra, Australia, is hosting largest ever Advocacy Week kicked off by the Armenian National Committee of Australia's (ANC Australia) on November 20 with a seminar, 'Advocacy in a New Era', that brought ...UK STOPS SHARING MILITARY DATA WITH RUSSIA
Britain will stop sharing military information with Russia over Moscow's decision to freeze compliance with the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), a government minister said on Friday, ...SAMVEL TER-SAHAKYAN WINS 7TH VICTORY AT WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Armenia's Samvel Ter-Sahakyan won his 7th victory in U18 tournament of the World Youth Chess Championship in Caldas Novas, Brazil.
Defeating Eric Rosen (U.S.) in round 8, Ter-Sahakyan tops the standings ...KAREN GRIGORYAN CLIMBS TO 7TH PLACE AT WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Armenia's Karen Grigoryan defeated Izzat Kanan of Azerbaijan in the 8th round of U16 tournament of the World Youth Chess Championship to climb to the 7th place with 6 points.
Hovhannes Gabuzyan suffered ...ISRAELI KNESSET TO DISCUSS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Israel's Knesset Committee for Education, Culture, and Sports chaired by Alex Miller will discuss the Armenian Genocide recognition issue in early December.
Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin, who publicly ...LEGENDARY SOVIET WEIGHTLIFTER VASILY ALEXEYEV DIES AT 69
Soviet weightlifting champion Vasily Alexeyev, who set 80 world records in his day, died in a German clinic on Friday at the age of 69, RIA Novosti reported. Alexeyev, who won two Olympic and eight world ...GUL WANTS CYPRUS SOLUTION BY JUNE 2012
Turkish President Abdullah Gül said he warned the UK that if a comprehensive solution is not found on the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus by June 2012, Greek Cyprus will never bother again ...AGHVERAN HOSTS ROUNDTABLE IN ECONOMIC COMPETITION
Armenia still experiences a number of competition problems, however, the country's legislation is in line with international standards, according to chairman of the State Commission for the Protection ...ARMENIAN YOUTH JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS AWARDED
Armenian Youth Judo Championship hosting over 200 participants from Armenian provinces completed in Yerevan.
Among participants were winners of bronze at 2011 World Championships brothers David and Arsen ...TOYOTA, BMW REPORTEDLY MULL PARTNERSHIP IN ECO-FRIENDLY CARS
Japanese auto giant Toyota is in discussions with BMW over a partnership in eco-friendly cars, AFP reports citing business daily Nikkei.
Under the deal, the German automaker would provide diesel engines ...MARCOS PIZZELLI SCORES 2 GOALS IN WINNING METALLURG MATCH VS. VORSKLA
In the 18th round of Ukraine Football Championship, Metallurg scored a 6:3 victory over Vorskla to climb 6th with 26 points.
Armenia national team halfback Marcos Pizzelli greatly contributed to Metallurg ...ISRAEL PREPARING FOR WAR WITH HEZBOLLAH?
Israel is elevating its state of readiness on its northern front in light of reports that events in Syria will have major repercussions on the Jewish State, Daily Star reported citing a publication in ...DAVID NALBANDIAN TO DEBUT AT BRASIL OPEN 2012 IN FEB
Argentine David Nalbandian will show debut performance at Brasil Open 2012 tennis tournament due February 13-18 in Sаo Paulo.
Spaniard Nicolas Almagro is the acting champion of Brasil Open.
The tournament ...ELBOW BAND TO COMPOSE BBC OLYMPICS COVERAGE
The Mercury Music Prize-winning band Elbow are to record the BBC's soundtrack for the London 2012 Olympic Games, it has been announced. They have composed a six-minute track called First Steps, with ...ISTANBUL TO HOST TURKISH-ARAB MEDIA FORUM
A Turkish-Arab media forum will bring together around 200 journalists and academics from 22 countries at Istanbul's Conrad Hotel on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. The theme of the forum will be media, new opportunities ...DAVID NALBANDIAN: DAVIS CUP THE ONLY TROPHY ARGENTINA LACKS
Nov 23 was the last full day of practice for Argentina's tennis team at the Tenis Club Argentino in Buenos Aires in preparation for December 2-4 Davis Cup Final in Seville, Spain.
Team captain Modesto ...MIRCEA LUCESCU: SHAKHTAR VS. KARPATY GAME IN LVIV WILL BE TOUGH
On November 27, Shakhtar Donetsk FC will face off against hosting Karpaty Lviv in the 18th round of Ukraine Football Championship.
As Shakhtar head coach Mircea Lucescu noted during the Pitmen's open ...BAKU FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ARMENIAN AND ITS OWN FUTURE LOSSES
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan commented on the recent incidents at the line of contact between Artsakh and Azerbaijani armed forces, when two Armenian soldiers were killed in sniper fire.
"The situation ...NYON HOSTS CONFERENCE ON FIGHT AGAINST MATCH-FIXING
UEFA has reiterated its determination to fight against match-fixing in football and has stressed the need for sports bodies and state law enforcement agencies to work closely together to combat the increasing ...DARCHINYAN: I'M GOING TO BE TOO STRONG FOR MORENO
Vic Darchinyan (37-3-1, 27 KO) still doesn't think there's anything special about Panama's Anselmo Moreno (31-1-1, 11 KO), the WBA's super champion at 118 pounds. The confident Armenian slugger sees Moreno, ...ARTSAKH PRESIDENT MEETS MEMBERS OF UNION OF IRANIAN ARMENIANS IN LA
On November 25, Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan visited in Los Angeles-based Union of Iranian Armenians to meet representatives of the organization.
The socioeconomic situation in the NKR, foreign ...TURKISH-ARAB PARLIAMENTARIANS SUPPORT IRAN'S PEACEFUL NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES
In a statement released on Friday, Nov 25 the third meeting of the Turkish-Arab Parliamentarians Dialogue supported Iran's peaceful nuclear activities.
"Iran, similarly to all other regional countries ...TURKISH SOCIOLOGIST SPEAKS ON OTTOMAN VIOLENCE AGAINST ARMENIANS
Earlier this month, Fatma Muge Goçek, associate professor of sociology and women's studies at the University of Michigan, gave a lecture at Harvard University's Knafel Hall as part of a series ...ISABEL BAYRAKDARIAN TO PERFORM ARMENIAN FOLK SONGS IN SIDNEY
Armenian-born acclaimed soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian will perform at Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, BC, Canada, on Monday, November 28.
According to Times Colonist, on the program for Sidney, she'll ...IRANIAN GENERAL: U.S. FACES "DOZENS OF IRANS"
Major General Qasem Suleimani has said that today the United States is faced with "dozens of Irans", which have emerged in the region as a result of the Islamic awakening. "The Islamic awakening is a ...EURO 2012: WARSAW TO HOST ANTI-RACISM TRAINING SESSION
The stewards who will be on duty at UEFA EURO 2012 games in Poland are receiving special instruction on how to counter racism and discrimination at a training session in Warsaw.
Never Again, the Football ...ARMENIAN THEATER "SHANT" OPENS IN LOS ANGELES
On November 25, President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan attended the opening ceremony of the first Armenian theater "Shant" in Los Angeles.
Thanking philanthropist Robert Oghlaghjian for the ...SERZH SARGSYAN VISITS DILIJAN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTER CONSTRUCTION CITE
On the sidelines of his visit to Tavush Province, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was briefed on the course of construction of Dilijan education and research center.
As the president of Central Bank ...NKR DEFENSE ARMY RESPONDS TO ARMENIAN SOLDIERS DEATHS
270 incidents of ceasefire violation were reported over the past week at the contact line between the Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces. Azerbaijan fired about 1500 shots using machineguns ...NASA'S BIGGEST EXTRATERRESTRIAL EXPLORER TO BLAST OFF NOV 26
NASA is all set to launch the world's biggest extraterrestrial explorer.
A six-wheeled, one-armed Mars rover is due to blast off Saturday, November 26, morning from Cape Canaveral. The unmanned Atlas ...ANAND SIGNS CONTRACT TO DEFEND WORLD CHESS TITLE AGAINST GELFAND
Viswanathan Anand of India has signed a contract to defend his world chess title in Moscow next year against Israeli Boris Gelfand. The match is to be held from May 10 to May 31 in the Tretyakovsky State ...YEREVAN HOSTS 20TH ARMENIAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD CEREMONY
On November 26, Yerevan hosted an award ceremony for the 20th Armenian Football Championship.
For the first time in team's history, Ulysses won the championship gold, followed by silver and bronze medalists, ...LEVON ARONIAN TO PERFORM AT LONDON CHESS CLASSIC 2011
London Chess Classic 2011 will be staged at the Olympia Conference Centre in Kensington from December 3 through 12. The 3rd edition of what has already become one of the world's most prestigious tournaments ...UNFOUNDED PRICE INCREASE MAIN FOCUS OF ARMENIA'S ANTIMONOPOLY BODIES
In Armenia, like any other country in the world, antimonopoly authority in entitled to step in to prevent unfounded alteration of price, according to the chairman of the State Commission for the Protection ...ARMENIAN EMBASSY OPENS IN LITHUANIA
On November 26, Vilnius hosted a ceremonial opening of the Armenian Embassy in Lithuania.
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, his Lithuanian counterpart Audronius Azubalis, parliamentarians ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1873 Birth of Academician Hakob Manandyan in Akhaltskha (Georgia). He died in 1952, in Yerevan.
- 1916 The French government creates the voluntary Eastern Legion - comprised of Armenian survivors of the Genocide. The Legion fought Turkish forces with the Allies and was to be stationed in Cilicia after the war.
- 1991 The Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan decrees the liquidation of Artsakh (Mountainous Gharabagh).
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