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Headlines for December 01, 2011
ARMENIAN HACKERS RESPOND TO AZERI ATTACKS
Armenian hacking group Hamazoosp Hacking has attacked one of Azerbaijani media organizations sonxeber.az.
By such an attack Armenians responded to Azeri hackers' over 100 attacks on Armenian websites, ...UN URGES ISRAEL TO WITHDRAW FROM EAST JERUSALEM
Notwithstanding alleged UN support for a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict, at New York Headquarters only the flag of the non-state of Palestine was flown alongside the UN's own flag. The ...JAPAN MAY IMPOSE NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN
Japan's Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba says the government is considering new sanctions against Iran for its failure to safeguard foreign embassies. About 1,000 Iranians stormed the British embassy ...EU FMS TO EXTEND SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN, SYRIA AND BELARUS
The foreign ministers of the 27 European Union member states are expected to approve the extension of sanctions against Iran, Syria and Belarus during their regular meeting in Brussels on Thursday, December ...FRANCE, NETHERLANDS RECALL AMBASSADORS FROM TEHRAN
France's Foreign Ministry says the country is recalling its ambassador to Iran for consultations after an attack on the British Embassy in Tehran. The ministry says in a statement that France was ...DAVID FERRER: FATIGUE SHOULD NOT AFFECT DAVIS CUP FINAL
Fatigue after the busy season should not affect Davis Cup Final, according to Spanish tennis player David Ferrer.
"We are all physically exhausted, but Davis Cup is a special event and we seek a victory," ...HRANT MELKUMYAN WINS ISTANBUL CHESS TOURNAMENT
Armenia's Hrant Melkumyan scored 8.5 points out of 10 to win the Istanbul-hosted chess tournament organized by Armenian club Sisli.
Meanwhile, gaining 7.5 points each, grandmasters Zaven Andreasian ...VIVACELL-MTS REFUTES RUMOR OF YIRIKYAN'S PLANS FOR PRESIDENCY
VivaCell-MTS has refuted rumors of General Manager Ralph Yirikyan's plans to run for President of Armenia.
"On November 29, 2011, CNews media published an article titled "MTS has credited the potential ...JUNIOR EUROVISION: LIDIYA ZABLOTSKAYA DETERMINED TO REPRESENT BELARUS AT ITS BEST
2011 Junior Eurovision's Belarus contender is determined to represent her country on a high level at this year's contest.Lidiya Zablotskaya shared her dreams of performing at adult Eurovision song contest, ...ARMENIAN GOVT CHOOSES COMPULSORY TREATMENT OVER CASTRATION AS SEXUAL ABUSE PUNISHMENT
A resolution envisaging compulsory treatments for those accused of sexual abuse was adopted at Dec 1 government sitting.
Earlier, an independent MP Victor Dallakyan has drafted amendments to Article ...TARON MARGARYAN: DEPUTY MAYOR REPLACEMENT NOT DISCUSSED
A possible replacement of the deputy mayor is not on the agenda, according to new Mayor of Yerevan.
During a December 1 conversation with Yerevan citizens, Taron Margaryan, however, refused to provide ...MIKE DANIELIAN TO JOIN BASKETBALL TEAM OF WOLFENBUETTEL
Mike Danielian will soon begin his professional basketball career with the Wolfenbuettel basketball team of Wolfenbuettel, Germany.
Danielian will play both the shooting and point guard positions for ...FERNANDO VERDASCO: WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE FOR DAVIS CUP FINAL
Spanish tennis player Fernando Verdasco said that his team has learned from previous mistakes and presently takes every effort to perform well at Davis Cup final against Argentina. "Though we failed ...LIFEJOURNAL USERS' PASSWORDS HACKED
Yesterday, November 30, unknown hackers tried to break a number of users' passwords, according to LiveJournal CEO Ilya Dronov.
The attack is conducted through a simple script, posted on comments section. ...JUNIOR EUROVISION: MACEDONIA CONTENDER DREAMS OF SINGING TRIO WITH BEYONCE, LADY GAGA
2011 Junior Eurovision's Macedonia contender sheared his dream of singing a trio with Beyonce and Lady Gaga.
Dorijan Dlaka was already taken on a sightseeing tour over Armenia and learnt important facts ...ALICE PETROSSIAN APPOINTED TO LA COUNTY COMMISSION FOR WOMEN
Alice Petrossian, who held deputy superintendent positions for Glendale and Pasadena unified school districts, has been named to the Los Angeles County Commission for Women, Glendale News-Press reported. ...GREECE, CYPRUS BLOCK TURKEY'S PARTICIPATION IN EU MEETING ON SYRIA
Turkey did not receive an invitation for Thursday's, December 1 European Union meeting on Syria after Greece and Greek Cyprus vetoed Turkish participation, Today's Zaman reports. France announced ...ARMENIA RANKS 129TH IN TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL CORRUPTION INDEX
Transparency International warned that protests around the world, often fuelled by corruption and economic instability, clearly show citizens feel their leaders and public institutions are neither transparent ...FORMER FRENCH AMB. BELIEVES EU VISA REGIME MIGHT BE LIFTED IN FUTURE
On December 1, Yerevan hosted a forum on European Neighborhood Policy and European cooperation initiatives in regional security sector.
As the representative of France to Eastern Partnership and BSEC, ...DUTCH REPRESENTATIVE AT JUNIOR EUROVISION IS RIHANNA'S FAN
Junior Eurovision Song Contest favorite the Dutch representative Rachel will perform song "Teenager". She most of likes the Ukrainian representative Kristall and her song. Rachel's favorite singer is ...AMAZON ANNOUNCES SANTA APP FOR KINDLE FIRE, IPAD
Amazon.com, Inc. announced Amazon Santa, a free app for Kindle Fire and iPad that makes it fun and easy for children and their parents to create holiday Wish Lists to share with friends, family and Mr. ...WHAT'S DUKE OF YORK LOOKING FOR IN AZERBAIJAN?
The Duke of York has courted controversy again by using a private jet to take him on a secret visit to Azerbaijan en route to an official tour of the Middle East. Despite stepping down from his controversial ...CHARLES AZNAVOUR TO PERFORM IN MOSCOW
A world-acclaimed chansonnier, Armenian ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour will perform at State Kremlin Palace in Moscow December 12, Russian media reports say.
Aznavour gave his last concert ...ADRIAN HAMILTON: TURKISH GOVERNMENT BREACHES WALL OF DENIAL ABOUT THE PAST
With all that was going on in Europe at the time, the Dersim massacre of the Tunceli Alevi in eastern Turkey between 1937 and 1938 aroused little attention. But it was a fearful crime nonetheless. A total ...ICHD DIRECTOR: ARMENIA-EU RELATIONS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
The director of the International Center for Human Development (ICHD) noted a rapid development of Armenia-EU relations over the last year.
As Tevan Poghosyan told journalists on the sidelines of Yerevan-hosted ...INCREASE IN SEXUAL ABUSE CRIMES OPENLY DISCUSSED IN ARMENIA
For the past several years increase in the number of sexual abuse crimes against minors was recorded in Armenia, Justice Minister said.
According to Hrayr Tovmasyan, such crimes were committed before, ...BARAK: ISRAEL DOESN'T WISH TO FIGHT UNNECESSARY WARS
Israel's Defense Minister says Israel has no desire to go to war with Iran over its nuclear program but warns that at some point there may be no other option.
Ehud Barak says Israel "would be ...JUNIOR EUROVISION: ERIK RAPP COMPOSED HIS SONG WITH JOHAN JAMTBERG'S HELP
2011 Junior Eurovision's Sweden contender is glad to participate at Yerevan-hosted contest.
Erik Rapp named outdoor games with his friends as his favourite pastime.
The young singer loves Moulin Rouge ...ONNO SIMONS: REGIONAL SECURITY PRIORITY IN EUROPE'S EASTERN POLICY
Regional security is a priority issue with the Europe's eastern policy, according to the head of the EU Delegation to Armenia.
As Onno Simons stated on the sidelines of Yerevan-hosted forum on European ...BEIRUT HOSTS ARMENIAN ARTISTS' EXHIBIT
Gallerist Zara Mazmanian founded the Esquisse Gallery in Bahrain in mid-2009. After the Arab Spring arrived in that country, however, the gallery moved to Beirut. As Esquisse is still under construction ...PRINCE WILLIAM, HIS WIFE AND BROTHER TO BE LONDON OLYMPICS AMBASSADORS
Royal officials say Prince William, his new wife Kate and brother Prince Harry will be official ambassadors to the 2012 London Olympic Games. St. James's Palace said Thursday, December 1, that all ...RUSSIA URGES IRAN TO INVESTIGATE UK EMBASSY ATTACK
Increasing tensions and Western pressure are undermining the chances Iran will cooperate with efforts to ensure it is not seeking nuclear weapons, Russia said on Thursday.
"We speak out categorically ...EXPERT: KARABAKH TALKS MUST BE BASED ON PRINCIPLE OF JOINT ARMENIA-NK REPUBLIC
Political analyst Armen Aghayan perceives Nagorno Karabakh talks wrong, latter based on independent NKR principle. He noted that the ruling elite at the beginning of 90s disregarded the 1989 declaration ...LOPEZ / VERDASCO TO CLASH NALBANDIAN/ SCHWANK IN DAVIS CUP FINAL
The draw has been made for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final between Spain and Argentina, which is taking place at the Olympic Stadium in Seville on December 2-4, Davis Cup official website reported.
...ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR TO CZECHIA VISITS BRNO-BASED MASARYK UNIVERSITY
Armenian Ambassador to Czech Republic Tigran Seyranyanvisited Brno-based Masaryk University.
At the University, the ambassador delivered a lecture on Armenia-Czechia ties, as well as Armenia's foreign ...JUNIOR EUROVISION: GEORGIAN CONTESTANTS WANT ALL THE FANS TO DANCE WITH THEM
2011 Junior Eurovision's Georgia contenders call on all the fans of the contest to support them.
The Candy band will be performing Candy Music song, and hope for all the fans to dance with them.
One ...RUSSIA PLANS TO GET 60 NEW AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS IN 2012
The Russian Air Force is planning to acquire about 60 new and modernized air defense systems in 2012, Air Force spokesman Col. Vladimir Drik said on Thursday, December 1. "The new acquisitions include ...MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD TO COME TO POWER IN CASE OF ASSAD FALL - EXPERT
Any power in Syria, except Alevis and Bashar al-Assad, will represent the rule of Muslim Brotherhood, according to oriental studies expert.
As Suren Manukyan told a news conference in Yerevan, any power ...TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL CUTS TIES WITH FIFA
Global anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International has ended its working relationship with FIFA because past allegations of wrongdoing in world soccer won't be investigated. Sylvia Schenk, ...DAVID NALBANDIAN: I AM CONFIDENT TO PLAY IN DOUBLES
Argentina-based Armenian tennis player David Nalbandian explained why he had not been included in participants list for Davis Cup Final singles.
"I am getting old. I won't be able to perform in singles. ...TURKISH EU MINISTER APPROVES JOURNALISTS ARRESTS
None of the arrested journalists were detained for "their profession," Turkey's EU Minister Egemen Bağış said recently during a speech at the EU Press Club.
"They were detained either ...U.S. CONGRESSWOMAN: GENOCIDE ISSUE MUST BE ADDRESSED BY ARMENIA, TURKEY ONLY
The issue of the Armenian Genocide should be addressed directly by Armenia and Turkey, not the U.S. Congress, according to chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Turkish Star says.
"These ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 381,86 DEC 1
The market average rate of USD on December 1 totaled AMD 381,86 increasing by 0.06 point compared to November 30.
Euro exchange rate totaled AMD 515,55 increasing by 8.48 points, and the exchange rate ...TIGRAN PETROSIAN 3RD AT INDIA-HOSTED OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Armenian grandmaster Tigran Petrosian took the 3rd place at India-hosted GM International Open Chess Championship.
In the last, 11th round, Armenian grandmaster beat the tournament leader Abhijeet Gupta, ...SYRIA SUSPENDS MEMBERSHIP IN MEDITERRANEAN UNION
Syria suspended its membership in the Mediterranean Union, Syrian state-run news agency (SANA) said.
According to SANA, this decision came in objection to the "unjustified" European procedures ...EU TO IMPOSE NEW SANCTIONS ON IRANIAN OFFICIALS, FIRMS
The European Union has agreed to impose fresh sanctions on 180 Iranian officials and firms over Tehran's controversial nuclear programme.
Ministers meeting in Brussels also agreed to work on other ...HAYPOST HOSTS STAMP CANCELLATION CEREMONY ON WORLD AIDS DAY
On December 1 Haypost hosted official ceremony of stamp cancellation, dedicated to HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
Manager of Haypost CJSC Juan Pablo Gechijian, Haypost acting CEO Hayk Avagyan, Social Mobilization ...RUSSIA UNABLE TO GRANT CITIZENSHIP TO KOSOVO SERBS
According to the Citizenship Law, Russia is unable to respond to Kosovo Serbs' request for Russian citizenship, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said.
"Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has studied the ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1824 The Nerssissian school opens in Tbilissi (Georgia) and continues to operate till 1924.
- 1827 Creation of an Armenian printing-house in Shooshee (Artsakh).
- 1827 Sultan Mahmud the Second expels about 12000 Armenian Catholics from Constantinople. Some 4000 die of exposure along the way and the remainder are banished to provinces of Asia Minor, which they reach in February 1828.
- 1876 The Turkish government orders the burning of the market of Van and destroys Armenian properties.
- 1894 Publication of the "Struggle" newspaper (Association of Armenian Worker-Revolutionaries).
- 1899 Death of Tigran Yerkat, publicist and public figure.
- 1903 Death of Manvel Qadjooni, historian, geographer, and philologist. He was born in 1823.
- 1903 Death of Manuel Katjooni (historian) in Constantinople. He was born in 1823.
- 1914 Battle of Sarighamish. Destruction of the Turkish Army, that was led by Enver Pasha.
- 1915 United States President Theodore Roosevelt states: The crowning outrage has been committed by the Turks on the Armenians. They have suffered atrocities so hideous that it is difficult to name them, such atrocities such as those inflicted upon conquered nations by the followers of Attila and Genghis Khan. It is dreadful that these things can be done and that this nation nevertheless remains neutral.
- 1917 The People's Commissariat of Nationalities of Soviet Russia creates the Commissariat of Armenian Affairs in Moscow. Varlam Avanesov is appointed commissar and Vahan Teryan (poet) is the deputy.
- 1920 The Revolutionary Council of Azerbaijan recognizes Gharabagh, Zangezur, and Nakhichevan to be parts of Armenia.
- 1921 Elections of the first Peasant District and Provincial Unions in Armenia.
- 1923 The Komitas State Conservatory of Music opens in Yerevan.
- 1929 Yerevan's Kanaker radio station starts its broadcasts.
- 1941 Colonel Simon Zakyan heads the new Armenian 89th Rifle Division.
- 1989 The reunification of Artsakh and Armenia is accepted during a joint session of the Parliaments of Armenia and Artsakh. This was followed by the adoption, by Artsakhs legislative body, of a motion to secede from Azerbaijan. The Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan rejected the decision as illegal and the Supreme Soviet of the USSR declare? it null and void.
- 1989 The Supreme Council of Mountainous Gharabagh (Artsakh) decides to rejoin Armenia in a joint session with the Armenian supreme Council.
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