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Published on November 30, 2011
HENRIK MKHITARYAN BEST SHAKHTAR PLAYER IN NOVEMBER
- Shakhtar Donetsk supporters voted for the best player of the club in November.
582 out of 1088 votes determined Armenian midfielder Henrik Mkhitaryan as the best player, followed by defender Vyacheslav Shevchuk (198 votes) and goalkeeper Alexander Rybak (130 votes).
The voting process comprised 3 stages: first - online voting, second and third - voting by sports journalists and Shakhtar veterans respectively.
Headlines for November 30, 2011
TONI NADAL: SPAIN FAVORITE FOR DAVIS CUP FINAL
Famous tennis coach, Rafael Nadal's uncle Toni Nadal assessed the chances for Davis Cup Final. "Spanish team are the favorites, with David Ferrer in excellent shape and Rafa one of the best tennis player ...UK PM SLAMS ATTACK ON BRITISH EMBASSY IN IRAN
UK Prime Minister David Cameron said Iran's failure to defend the British embassy from an attack in Tehran was a disgrace that will have serious consequences.
According to msn.com, Cameron called ...TURKEY SAYS NOT THREATENED BY RUSSIAN MISSILES
Turkey has said it does not feel threatened by a Russia's warning to deploy missiles to target the U.S. defense system in Europe.
The launch of a new anti-missile radar station in the Russian Baltic ...UN SECRETARY GENERAL MAY VISIT IRAN
The chairperson of the Majlis Human Rights Committee announced that during a recent meeting between an Iranian parliamentary delegation with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, he has promised to travel ...DAVUTOGLU: TURKEY READY FOR ANY SCENARIO IN SYRIA
Turkey said it does not want military intervention in Syria but is ready for any scenario to deal with President Bashar al-Assad's violent crackdown on popular unrest, including setting up a buffer ...REQUIEM SERVICE TO BE HELD FOR FILMMAKER J. MICHAEL HAGOPIAN
A requiem service will be held on Sunday, December 11, at 4 p.m. for documentary filmmaker Dr. J. Michael Hagopian on the one-year anniversary of his passing.
Immediately after the service at St. Peter ...RONALDO TO LEAD BRAZIL PREPARATIONS FOR 2014 WORLD CUP
Brazilian football legend Ronaldo is set to lead his country's preparations for the 2014 World Cup, as a report suggests that he has accepted the opportunity to take charge of the Local Organizing ...ARONIAN TO FACE MCSHANE IN LONDON CHESS CLASSIC 1ST ROUND
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian will face off against Luke McShane (England) in the first round of London Chess Classic to be held from December 3 to 12.
Other board pairings are as follows: Vladimir ...CLINTON CONDEMNS STORMING OF BRITISH EMBASSY IN TEHRAN
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, November 30, demanded that Iran protect foreign diplomats as she strongly condemned the storming of the British embassy in Tehran, AFP reports.
Speaking ...JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO HOPES ARGENTINA TO MEET CHALLENGE AT DAVID CUP
Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro insists there will be none of the infighting in the squad which ruined their last Davis Cup final appearance when they return to the showpiece occasion this weekend.
...SAMSUNG WINS SIGNIFICANT VICTORY IN TABLET WAR WITH APPLE
Samsung Electronics Co. won a significant victory Wednesday, November 30, in its global tablet war with Apple Inc., as a panel of judges lifted a temporary ban on sales of its devices in Australia, The ...YEREVAN, ST. PETERSBURG DISCUSS COOPERATION PROSPECTS
In June 2011, Saint Petersburg and Yerevan reached a cooperation agreement on trade, education, culture and tourism. For the past two years the trade turnover increased by 6% to total USD 14 mln, First ...YEREVAN TO HOST ST. PETERSBURG DAYS IN APRIL 2012
Under cooperation agreement between Yerevan and Saint Petersburg, the Armenian capital will host St. Petersburg days in April, 2012, senior specialist of CIS and Baltic States Department of St. Petersburg ...ZARAKOLU LEARNS KURDISH IN JAIL
Prominent publisher, writer and activist Ragip Zarakolu, who was arrested last month within the scope of the ongoing Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) trials, wrote a letter to the Hürriyet Daily ...UTORRENT PLUS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
Back in July BitTorrent Inc. announced that its very popular free torrent-downloading client uTorrent would be getting a premium version called uTorrent Plus. In return for paying to use uTorrent, users ...UK WITHDRAWS SOME STAFF FROM EMBASSY IN IRAN
Britain is withdrawing some staff and dependents from its embassy in Tehran after it was stormed by Iranian protesters, some of whom tossed petrol bombs at the facility, the Foreign Office said Wednesday, ...GOOGLE CELEBRATES MARK TWAIN'S BIRTHDAY WITH DOODLE
Google is celebrating the 176th birth anniversary of Mark Twain, the prominent American author, with a colorful Google Doodle.
The doodle is based on a scene from Twain's best known novel, The Adventures ...ARMENIAN OMBUDSMAN VALUES PUBLIC SUPPORT
Armenian Ombudsman says he feels support neither from the authorities nor opposition.
As Karen Andreasyan told a press conference in Yerevan, he values public support more than backing from government ...MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADS EGYPT'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION
Egypt's influential Muslim Brotherhood is leading in the opening round of the country's first post-revolution parliamentary elections, press reports said on Wednesday, November 30. Early indications ...FRANCE OFFERS EACH ILLEGAL ARMENIAN MIGRANT 2000 EURO TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY
French government will pay up to 2,000 euro to each refugee rejected the right of residence, if they voluntarily agree to return to homeland, French Le Monde paper says.
According to French Interior ...NORWAY CLOSES EMBASSY IN TEHRAN
Norway has closed its embassy in Tehran due to security concerns after Britain's mission was stormed by Iranian protesters, an official said Wednesday, November 30. Hilde Steinfeld, a Foreign Ministry ...ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK EXPECTS 38% LOAN PORTFOLIO GROWTH
ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank expects 38% growth of loan portfolio on the basis of 2011 outcomes, the Bank CEO said.
"This is a good index, specifically for a major bank like ours," Stepan Gishyan told journalists ...MEDIA REPORT CAN'T SERVE AS REASON TO INITIATE CASE - ARMENIAN OMBUDSMAN
To protect the rights of those prevented from arriving in Yerevan to participate in opposition rallies, the Ombudsman office must be addressed accordingly, Armenian Ombudsman stated.As Karen Andreasyan ...TURKEY APPROVES BILL ON PAID EXEMPTION FROM MILITARY SERVICE
Turkish parliament early on Wednesday, November 30, approved a new bill on paid exemption from military service, which enables men 30 years old and over to skip military service in exchange for TL 30,000. ...RAUL CAIZ JR. TO REFEREE DARCHINYAN- MORENO CLASH
Referee Raul Caiz Jr. will be the third man in the ring when WBA bantamweight super world champion Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno (31-1-1, 11 KOs) defends against double former world champion Vic Darchinyan ..."POLITICAL CRISIS" TO AFFECT ARMENIA'S BANKING SYSTEM
ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank CEO has said that last year's 3% decline in lending rates in Armenian banking system is a serious change.
According to Stepan Gishyan the trend will continue in 2012, with interest ...OMBUDSMAN OFFICE TO OPEN 6 PROVINCIAL OUTPOSTS IN FEB. 2012
Armenian Ombudsman's office intends to open 6 provincial outposts in Kapan, Yeghegnadzor, Gavar, Ijevan, and Vanadzor in February, 2012.
As Karen Andreasyan told a press conference, he already visited ...YURI MOVSISYAN NAMED TOP PLAYER IN KRASNODAR
Krasnodar FC scored 227 goals in 153 official matches during 4 years of its existence.
Armenia's Yuri Movsisyan is the 1st to have scored 0,296 goal per game. Vitali Balamestny and Artem Kulikov share ...HENRIK MKHITARYAN BEST SHAKHTAR PLAYER IN NOVEMBER
Shakhtar Donetsk supporters voted for the best player of the club in November.
582 out of 1088 votes determined Armenian midfielder Henrik Mkhitaryan as the best player, followed by defender Vyacheslav ...LEADING BANKS LEND $308 BILLION TO COAL INDUSTRY
Leading banks around the world lent 232 billion euros ($308 billion) to the coal industry, one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gases, from 2005 to 2010, campaigners said on Wednesday, November 30. ...MAGNITUDE 5 QUAKE ROCKS EASTERN TURKEY, CAUSES PANIC
Turkey's Kandilli observatory says a magnitude-5.0 quake has shaken eastern Turkey - a region already devastated by two powerful tremors, Today's Zaman reported.
It says the quake hit early Wednesday, ...ARMENIAN BANKING SYSTEM OPEN TO NEW ACTORS - BANK CEO
Armenian commercial banks are taking the entry of Rietumu Banka to country's banking system in their stride, according to ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank CEO.
At Nov 30 news conference Stepan Gishyan noted ...IRAN'S MFA REGRETS UK EMBASSY ATTACK
Iran's Foreign Ministry Tuesday, November 29, expressed regret over the "unacceptable" storming of the British embassy in Tehran, which police said would lead to prosecutions for those who ...EUSEBIO SAYS MESSI RIGHTFUL WINNER OF 2011 FIFA BALLON D'OR
Portugal legend Eusebio feels that Barcelona's Lionel Messi fully merits the title of best player in the world.
The diminutive attacker is one of the 23 players who have made the shortlist for the ...ISRAEL DECIDES TO RELEASE PALESTINIAN MONEY
Israel decided on Wednesday, November 30, to release tax money it had been withholding from the Palestinians since they won membership to the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO a month ago, a government official ...ARMENIAN STATE BUDGET REVENUES GREW BY 9,8% IN JAN-OCT 2011
The state budget revenues amounted to AMD 689,6 bln in January-October 2011 in Armenia, while expenditures totaled AMD 719 bln.
9,8% (AMD 61,3 bln) growth was recorded in the state budget revenues as ...ISTANBUL GUNMAN OPENS FIRE ON TOURISTS
Police shot dead a man armed with a shotgun who opened fire in a tourist area of Istanbul early Wednesday, Nov 30 wounding two people, Turkish television reported.
The man shouted "Allahu akbar" ...SERZH SARGSYAN CALLS ON GEORGIAN ENTERPRISES TO INVEST IN ARMENIA
Armenian President called on Georgian enterprises to invest in Armenia.
At the opening of Armenia-Georgia business forum in Tbilisi, Serzh Sargsyan praised Georgia for its economic success. "With both ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 381,80 NOV 30
Deals amounting to $4,3 mln. at an average rate of AMD 381/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Nov 30. The closing price totaled AMD 381.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 381,80 on ...ARMENIAN ARMED FORCES INSPECTION GROUP LEAVES FOR TURKEY
On November 29, Armenian armed forces inspection group left for Turkey to conduct Declared site inspections under the CFE Treaty.
The inspection team is due to be back on December 2, Armenia's Defense ...RPA, HERITAGE MPS CLASH HORNS AT PARLIAMENT SITTING
The spokesman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) commented on the squabble between the members of RPA Arakel Movsisyan and Heritage opposition party Armen Martirosyan at a parliament sitting.
...ASHARQ AL-AWSAT: KURDS OF NORTHERN IRAQ MAY DECLARE INDEPENDENCE
A critical issue that is being affected by the intention of the US to withdraw from Iraq is what will happen to the Kurdish autonomous areas that are formally still under Baghdad's control, a world ...912 DEMONSTRATORS RELEASED IN SYRIA
The Syrian government released Wednesday, Nov 30, 912 prisoners who were arrested during the months-old unrest and "don't have blood on their hands," the official SANA news agency reported.
...INFO SECURITY EXPERT: NO VIRUSES TARGETED ON ARMENIA
November 30 is announced International Day for the Information security (Computer Security Day).
As experts Ruben Muradyan and Samvel Martirosyan told a press conference, only banks and leading organizations ...MIKHEIL SAAKASHVILI: KARABAKH CONFLICT MOST PAINFUL ISSUE IN CAUCASUS
Georgian President noted Karabakh conflict as the most painful issue in Caucasus.
"Integration of the economies in Caucasus states is the only was towards regional development," Mikheil Saakashvili stressed.
...KOTAYK PROVINCE'S POST OFFICES REOPEN ON HAYPOST MARATHON 2011 SIDELINES
On November 30, Kotayk Province's village of Arinj and town of Byureghavan hosted the official reopening of post offices within Haypost Marathon 2011 program.
The head of Arinj community Gagik Sargsyan, ...ANC, BRITISH DIPLOMAT DISCUSS POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN ARMENIA
Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc coordinator Levon Zurabyan met with UK Deputy Head of Mission Gareth Wynn Owen.
The parties focused on political developments in Armenia, as well as ANC ...CONVERSE BANK TO LAUNCH NEW ACTION FOR CARDHOLDERS
Converse Bank will launch a new action for holders of Visa, Master and ARCA cards on Dec 1.
The holders of cards will be allowed 10 and 5% discounts respectively when making credit card payment at partner ...NALBANDIAN TO MEET WITH ARMENIAN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN EUROPE
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will start a tour over Europe.
Nalbandian will attend the Paris-hosted sitting of Francophone States' Foreign Ministers.
On December 3, the Foreign Minister ...BELARUS SENTENCES MINSK METRO BOMBERS TO DEATH
A court in Belarus sentenced two men to death Wednesday for carrying out a bomb attack at a metro station in central Minsk which killed 15 people and wounded scores of others. Dmitry Konovalov and Vladislav ...BRITAIN WITHDRAWS EMBASSY STAFF FROM IRAN
Britain's Foreign Secretary says the U.K. has withdrawn its entire diplomatic staff from Iran following attacks on the country's embassy and a residential compound in Tehran. William Hague told ...AZERBAIJAN INVESTMENTS IN TURKEY TO HIT $15 BLN BY 2025
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Today in Armenian history- 1808 The seige of Yerevan is lifted.
- 1815 Birth of public figure Serviche (Serovbe Vichenyan) in Constantinople. He died in 1887.
- 1859 Death of Nikoghayos Zoranyan (economist). He was born in 1821.
- 1920 The Sovietized Government of Azerbaijan recognizes Artsakh as a part of Armenia. It reversed this decision several days later.
- 1933 The "Dzor" power station's brought on line to maximum output.
- 1960 The State Museum of the Revolution opens in Yerevan.
- 1965 Opening of the ten-day Armenian Culture Festival in Sofia (Bulgaria).
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