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Headlines for December 28, 2011
GREECE DEMANDS TURKISH COMPENSATION FOR 1990S FOREST FIRES
Greece requested clarifications from Turkey on Monday, Dec. 26, regarding former Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz's statements over a "Turkish link" to devastating forest fires in Greece in the past. ...OIL PRICE JUMPS AMID IRANIAN THREAT
Oil prices jumped over 2% Tuesday, December 27, crossing the $100-barrel-mark after Iran threatened to choke off the flow of oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Iranian threat came in response ...ISRAEL LAUNCHES AIRSTRIKES ON GAZA
Israel carried out a series of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip late Tuesday, December 27, killing a Palestinian militant wounding others. Israel said it targeted militants before they could carry out an ...FRENCH MPS UNITE AMID TURKEY'S THREATS
Political forces of France united in face of Turkey's threats against parliament members, particularly the initiator of the bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial Valerie Boyer. Both members of ...MUBARAK TRIAL RESUMES AFTER THREE-MONTH HIATUS
The murder trial of Egyptian Ex-president Hosni Mubarak resumes after a three-month hiatus that saw the ousted strongman's fate eclipsed by deadly clashes and an Islamist election victory.
An ailing ...HENRIKH MKHITARYAN NAMED SHAKHTAR BEST DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER OF 2011
With 1 000 votes Armenia's Henrikh Mkhitaryan was named the best midfielder, followed by Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho.
FC Shakhtar Donetsk continues determination of 2011 ideal line-up. The club's ...U.S. SAYS IRAN ATTEMPTS TO DISTRACT ATTENTION FROM NUCLEAR PROGRAM
Iran's statement on Strait of Hormuz blockade is an attempt to distract attention away from its nuclear program, according to U.S. State Department spokesman.
As Mark Toner told a briefing in Washington, ...6.8 MILLION APPLE, ANDROID DEVICES FIRED UP ON CHRISTMAS DAY
People fired up 6.8 million Apple and Android devices on Christmas Day, Dec 25, more than doubling the 2.5 million that they activated on the same day last year, according to Flurry Analytics, a mobile ...AKP WANTS TO SEE ERDOĞAN AS PRESIDENT IN 2014
A senior official and one of the Turkish Prime Minister's closest aides declared the ruling party's wish to see Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as President in 2014, becoming the first government member to formally ...QUAKE HITS TURKEY-IRAN BORDER REGION, TREMORS FELT IN ARMENIA
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake hit Turkey-Iran border region at 11.52 am. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, the epicenter was 28 km south of Yerevan and 4 km southwest of Artashat ...WINDOWS PHONE MARKETPLACE REPORTEDLY HAS OVER 50,000 APPS
According to All About Windows Phone (AAWP), the Windows Phone Marketplace now has more than 50,000 apps.
Though 50,000 is less than one-tenth of what Apple's iOS App Store has and also a fraction of ...GOOGLE+ BOASTS 62 MILLION USERS
Paul Allen, a Google+ watcher whose estimates about the social network's growth have proved accurate in the past, claims that the site now has 62 million users and is adding 625,000 new users per day, ...TOYOTA UNVEILS NEW GASOLINE-ELECTRIC COMPACT HYBRID VEHICLE
Japanese automaker Toyota has unveiled its new gasoline-electric compact hybrid vehicle, Aqua in Japan as company looks to beat competition from pure electric vehicles.
According to Green Powertrain, ...COMING YEARS ENVISAGE 2 OR 3 FREE TRADE ZONES FORMATION IN ARMENIA
On December 28, Armenian Minister of Economy Yerevan chaired the first meeting of the intergovernmental committee on formation of free economic zones.
"Armenia has all necessary legal grounds for establishment ...INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES TO INVEST IN ARMENIA'S FREE ECONOMIC ZONES FORMATION
Leading international companies from the U.S., India, Iran and England intend to invest in free economic zones (FEZ) formation operations in Armenia's Mars plant, Sitronics Armenia CEO said. "Though ...SYRIAN DIPLOMAT RULES OUT FULL RESTORATION OF SYRIA-TURKEY TIES
Syrian Chargé d'Affaires to Armenia ruled out full restoration of Turkey-Iran ties due to Turkey's support extended to Syrian dissent.
Mamoun Hariri attributed the start of protests to Al-Qaeda ...ROMAN AMOYAN, HENRIKH MKHITARYAN WISH HAPPY NEW YEAR
On December 28, best Armenian sportsman of 2011, European champion Roman Amoyan and best football player of 2011, Armenian national team and Shakhtar Donetsk FC midfielder, Henrikh Mkhitaryan summed up ...EUROZONE BANKS DEPOSIT RECORD AMOUNT OF OVERNIGHT FUNDS AT ECB
Eurozone banks deposited a record amount of overnight funds at the European Central Bank, official data showed Wednesday, Dec 28, as banks remain extremely wary of lending to each other. According to ...SYRIAN DEVELOPMENTS PART OF ARAB WORLD DESTABILIZATION PROGRAM - OFFICIAL
Syrian authorities implement series of reforms in the country, ready to establish a dialogue with protesters, according to Syrian Chargé d'Affaires to Armenia.
"At the beginning of the uprising, ...ARDSHININVESTBANK GRANTED FIRST CREDIT TRANCHE
Ardshininvestbank CJSC was granted first credit tranche of USD 3 million under the loan agreement signed with the Asian Development Bank at the beginning of December 2011.
The funds allocated with be ...POLITICIAN TO SEEK MAKING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL ILLEGAL IN BOSNIA
Bosnian Serb political leader Milorad Dodik said he will seek to make denial of the Armenian Genocide illegal in Bosnia, AFP reported citing Fena news agency. Dodik, the president of Republika Srpska, ...DINK FAMILY LAWYERS SAY SUSPECTS UNDER HEAVY PRESSURE
Suspect Yasin Hayal is under pressure not to disclose significant information, Fethiye Çetin, one of the prosecution lawyers representing the family of Hrant Dink, a Turkish-Armenian journalist ...MP: TURKEY'S SITUATION EXACERBATED OVER RESPONSE TO GENOCIDE BILL
The deputy head of Heritage party believes Turkey's response to French National Assembly's adoption of a bill penalizing Armenian Genocide denial exacerbated official Ankara's situation.
As Ruben Hakobyan ...RUSSIA TO BUY 60 THOUS. TRANSPARENT BALLOT BOXES FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
About 60,000 fully transparent ballot boxes will be bought by the Russian electoral authorities for the presidential election on March 4, a top Russian election official said on Wednesday, Dec 28. Last ...IRAN SENTENCES FORMER FM TO 8 YEARS IN PRISON
Iran has sentenced Ebrahim Yazdi, the head of a banned opposition party and a former foreign minister, to eight years in prison for "attempting to act against national security," his lawyer ...VALERIE BOYER SLAMS TURKEY'S INTERFERENCE IN FRANCE'S DOMESTIC AFFAIRS
The bill penalizing Armenian Genocide denial was initiated for the benefit of 600000 France-based Armenians, who, similar to Holocaust victims, are entitled to protection, according to the author of the ...EXPERT DEEMS INDUSTRIAL POTENTIAL RECOVERY POSSIBLE
Chairman of the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia assessed 2011 as rather complicated year with tangible achievements.
"Armenian authorities' current policy focuses on extending assistance ...ARFD MEMBER: OPPOSITION MUST HAVE AT LEAST 20% PARLIAMENTARY SEATS
Armenian opposition must have at least 20% of parliamentary seats to be able to dispute coalition initiatives at Constitutional Court, ARF Dashnaktsutyun member said.
"With coalition in absolute majority, ...TURKISH PRESIDENT UNWILLING TO ACCEPT GENOCIDE BILL ADOPTION
Turkish President views adoption of the bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial by the French National Assembly as a mistake.
According to Abdullah Gül, the passage of the draft law will only ...PANARMENIAN.NET AWARDED FOR INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM DEVELOPMENT
PanARMENIAN.Net online news agency was awarded with CIS Youth Union's honorary diploma for development of independent journalism.
CIS Youth Union's board council awarded 5 media publications ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 385,68 DEC 28
Deals amounting to USD 8,4 mln at an average rate of AMD 385.79/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Dec 28. The closing price totaled AMD 385,3.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 385,68 ...SYRIAN AUTHORITIES RELEASE 755 PRISONERS
Syrian authorities have released 755 prisoners who were detained in the government crackdown on dissent over the past nine months, AP reported citing Syria's state-run news agency.
According to SANA, ...HERITAGE MEMBER: MAJORITY ELECTORAL SYSTEM CANCELLATION TO UNIFY OPPOSITION
The deputy head of Heritage opposition party named the joint statement with ARF Dashnaktsutyun urging for cancellation of majority electoral system in favor of proportional one among the most significant ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT MEETS OUTGOING UK AMBASSADOR
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with the UK Ambassador to Armenia Charles Lonsdale over completion of his diplomatic mission in Armenia.
President Sargsyan thanked the ambassador for contributing ...TURKEY GIVES RUSSIA PERMIT OVER SOUTH STREAM CONSTRUCTION
Turkey has given Russia a final permit to build the South Stream gas pipeline intended to carry Russian natural gas under the Black Sea to Europe, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, December ...NKR DEFENSE ARMY SOLDIER WOUNDED OVER AZERI CEASEFIRE VIOLATION
Nagorno Karabakh defense army soldier Gevorg Yeghiazaryan, born 1992, was wounded over Azeri ceasefire violation at contact line.
The soldier was immediately taken to the hospital; investigation is under ...ARAB LEAGUE: SITUATION IN HOMS "REASSURING SO FAR"
The head of the Arab League delegation in Syria has said the situation in the flashpoint city of Homs was "reassuring so far".
Sudanese General Mustafa Dabi, who is leading the 150-strong delegation ...FRANCE URGES IRAN AGAINST CLOSING STRAIT OF HORMUZ
"We call on Iranian authorities to respect international law and the freedom to navigate international waters,"
France urged Iran on Wednesday, Dec 28 to adhere to international law allowing ...AZERBAIJAN, TURKEY TO FORM JOINT ENTERPRISE FOR DEFENSE GOODS EXPORT
Azerbaijan and Turkey plan to establish joint venture for defense goods export, Turkey's Machinery and Chemistry Enterprise (MKEK) stated.
The issue has been on agenda since the last year, with proposals ...PM: ARMENIA SEEKS TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN TIES WITH EU
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met the newly appointed head of the EU delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Traian Hristea.
At the meeting, the Prime Minister expressed hope for further development ...VIVACEL-MTS LAUNCHES 1ST 4G/LTE NETWORK IN ARMENIA
VivaCel-MTS announced the commercial launch of the first 4G/Long Term Evolution network (LTE). VivaCell-MTS' 4G/LTE network offers downlink and uplink peak data rates up to 150 Mbp/s and 50 Mbp/s respectively. ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT HOPES FOR BETTER PROGRESS IN 2012
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan attended Foreign Ministry-hosted celebratory reception.
At the event, the President expressed satisfaction over the results of 2011's activities, including Armenia's ...SOCAR PRAISES U.S. SUPPORT FOR AZERI OIL AND GAS PROJECTS
The U.S. has always provided great support in implementation of oil and gas projects of regional and global importance in Azerbaijan, the head of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev ...PUTIN: TALKS WITH OPPOSITION WON'T BE A CONVERSATION OF EQUALS
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, Dec 28 rejected calls to hold talks with opposition leaders who have drawn tens of thousands of Russians to protest rallies to demand free elections and an ...SERZ SARGSYAN: ARMENIA ACHIEVED ECONOMIC STABILITY IN 2011
President Serz Sargsyan wished Armenian businessmen a happy New Year, wishing them success in 2012.
"The outgoing year was full of challenges. In 2011, the whole world, and specifically Europe, was facing ...BYBLOS BANK ARMENIA TO FOCUS ON SME FINANCING IN 2012
Byblos Bank Armenia fully allocated USD 5 mln funding extended by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in 2011. The funding was spent on promotion of production, services and processing ...AZERI OFFICIAL: TURKISH HYDROPOWER STATION WON'T CHANGE COURSE OF KUR RIVER
Ankara and Tbilisi reached agreement on construction of a new hydropower station in the territory of Georgia, with part of the energy produced to be given to Turkey. "The reports that the course of the ...
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