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Published on July 25, 2012
TURKEY TO CLOSE BORDER GATES WITH SYRIA
- Turkey's border gates with Syria are to be closed on Wednesday, July 25,Turkish Customs and Trade Minister Hayati Yazici was reported as saying by broadcaster NTV.
The move comes after Syrian rebels seized control of several border gates along the frontier with Turkey in their 16-month-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.
The decision to close the gates could not immediately be confirmed, Reuters reported.
Headlines for July 25, 2012
ARMENIAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH RUSSIAN INTERIOR MINISTER
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Russian delegation headed by Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev.
The parties hailed Russian-Armenian political dialogue, with strategic cooperation being ...APPLE REPORTS $8.8BLN QUARTERLY PROFIT
Apple reported a rise in its quarterly profit to $8.8 billion on hot iPad sales but missed lofty Wall Street expectations due, in part, to iPhone lovers waiting for a rumored new model, AFP reports.
...FORMER SENIOR ANC MEMBER DENIES PLANS TO EMIGRATE TO U.S. - PAPER
According to rumors, having left Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc ranks, David Shahnazaryan was planning to emigrate to U.S., Zhoghovurd daily said.
The daily sought to procure comments ...AREXIMBANK-GAZPROMBANK GROUP ASSETS GROW BY 20.6% IN FIRST HALF-YEAR
As of June 30, 2012, the assets of Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC totaled AMD 115.6 bln, increasing by AMD 35.1 bln. or 43.6% compared with the same period of last year.
Loans grossing AMD 90.3 bln. ...ARAM SAFARYAN FACTUALLY LEFT PROSPEROUS ARMENIA PARTY, PAPER SAYS
According to Zhoghovurd daily, the ex-secretary of parliament's standing committee for protection of human rights and public affairs Aram Safaryan, who failed to garner an MP seat, has lost interest in ...TURKEY TO CLOSE BORDER GATES WITH SYRIA
Turkey's border gates with Syria are to be closed on Wednesday, July 25,Turkish Customs and Trade Minister Hayati Yazici was reported as saying by broadcaster NTV.
The move comes after Syrian rebels ...PROSPEROUS ARMENIA DEPUTY MINISTERS TO RESIGN POSTS SOON - PAPER
According to Hraparak daily, though the representatives of Prosperous Armenia party were not included into the new government, the party's deputy ministers aren't rushing to hand in resignations, in hopes ...AREXIMBANK-GAZPROMBANK GROUP POSTS AMD 90.3 BN CREDIT PORTFOLIO IN Q1
Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC posted 21.0% (AMD 90.3 bn) credit portfolio growth in Q1 of 2012.
In the reporting period, the bank's total assets rose by 20.6% to total AMD 115.6 bn in the absolute ...ARMENIAN GMS TIE FIDE WOMEN'S GRAND PRIX ROUND 7 GAMES
Armenian grandmasters Elina Danielian and Lilit Mkrtchian tied their Fide Women's Grand Prix round 7 games against Munguntuul Batkhuyag (Mongolia) and Ruan Lufei (China) respectively.
After round 7, ...ARMENIA'S ULISSES FC DROPS OUT OF UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Moldova's FC Sheriff moved into the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round courtesy of a 1-0 home victory against Armenia's Ulisses FC, UEFA official website said.
Sheriff held a 1-0 lead after ...107 ATHLETES BANNED FROM OLYMPICS FOR DOPING - WADA
More than 100 athletes have been kept out of the London Olympics because of doping suspensions, AP said.
World Anti-Doping Agency President John Fahey announced the results of a program designed to test ...UN SEC-GEN TO CARRY OLYMPIC TORCH
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will carry the Olympic torch on Thursday, July 26 during the final leg of its relay in London, his spokesman said.
"At the invitation of the London Olympic Organizing ...BECKHAM CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY
David Beckham has confirmed he will take part in Friday's Olympics opening ceremony following his shock snub from Britain's football team, AFP reports.
The 37-year-old former England captain ...6.4-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES INDONESIA'S SUMATRA
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, sending terrified residents fleeing from homes and buildings, according to Reuters.
One man collapsed ...ARRESTED CANADIAN NAVAL OFFICER SOLD U.S., UK SECRETS - REPORT
A Canadian naval officer arrested this year for allegedly leaking secrets may also have compromised top level Australian, British and American intelligence, a report said Wednesday, July 25, according ...ASSANGE HIRES SPANISH JURIST BALTASAR GARZON AS LEGAL ADVISER
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has hired Spanish jurist Baltasar Garzon as a legal adviser as he seeks political asylum in Ecuador, the Andean country's foreign minister, Ricardo Patino, said, according ...PEUGEOT CITROEN REPORTS €819MLN LOSS IN FIRST HALF-YEAR
Carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen says it lost €819 million ($990 million) in the first half of the year, underscoring the difficulties the company faces amid a looming battle with the French government ...BELARUSIAN PRESIDENT BANNED FROM LONDON OLYMPICS
The organizing committee of the London 2012 Olympic Games has refused accreditation to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who is head of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus, RIA Novosti ..."1915" PERFORMANCE ON GENOCIDE TO PREMIERE IN BRAZIL
On October 23, 2012 "1915" performance chronicling the Armenian Genocide will premiere in São Paulo, Brazil.
According to performance author Artur Haroyan, this is the 1st Genocide-related play ...TURKISH WEALTHY STORE $158BLN IN OFFSHORE BANK ACCOUNTS
The amount of money stored in offshore bank accounts by Turkey's wealthiest individuals and businesses is worth $158 billion, says a report by the UK-based financial transparency group Tax Justice ...LA CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO BAN MARIJUANA SHOPS
In the latest attempt to regulate what many say is an out-of-control proliferation of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles, the City Council voted 14-0 to ban pot shops, Los Angeles Times reported.
...HITACHI TO ANNOUNCE £4BLN HIGH-SPEED RAIL CAR ORDER FROM UK
Hitachi Ltd will announce that it has received orders from Britain for 500 high-speed rail cars worth at least 400 to 500 billion yen (3.29-4.12 billion pounds) to replace outdated rolling stock, Reuters ...EBRD CUTS GROWTH FORECAST FOR RUSSIAN ECONOMY
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has cut its growth forecast for the Russian economy from 4.2 percent for 2012 to 3.1 percent, and from 4.3 percent to 3.3 percent for 2013, ...RAGING ALEPPO FIGHTING ENTERS FIFTH DAY
Opposition activists say fighting raged through the night in many neighborhoods of Aleppo, bringing the conflict in Syria's largest city into its fifth day, AP reports.
Syria's commercial hub ...ARGENTINA'S PRESIDENT SNUBS LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS
Argentina's president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, will not attend any event at the London 2012 Olympics, a move interpreted as a "diplomatic snub".
Although 140 Argentinean athletes ...NKR OFFICIAL: AZERI PEOPLE DRAWN TO IDEA OF FREE ARTSAKH
Baku administration didn't dare send observers to monitor presidential elections in Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic, adviser to NKR Foreign Minister said.
"Democratic elections and developed political ...CHEFS REVEAL EATING PREFERENCES OF WORLD LEADERS
Chefs who cook for world leaders reveal what their bosses like or don't like to eat.
It turned out that Barack Obama can't stand beetroot, artichokes are off the menu at France's presidential ...TURKISH PM MEETS EXILED HAMAS LEADER
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met exiled Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal to break the daily fast during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, the Associated Press reported citing state-run ...ARMENIA'S PETROL IMPORTERS FINED AMD 5,5 MLN.
Inspections in seven businesses specialized in import and sale of petrol and diesel fuel in Armenia revealed violations in five of them, head of the State Inspectorate on Market and Consumer Interests ...SYRIA'S ENVOY TO CYPRUS DEFECTS TO QATAR - SOURCE
Syria's envoy to Cyprus Lamia al-Hariri has defected and is now in Qatar, Reuters reported citing a senior member of the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC).
"Yes, she has defected and ...IFC INVESTS $80 MILLION IN ARMENIA'S PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, supported private sector development in Armenia by investing a record $80 million in the country during the last fiscal year ...HRANT MELKUMYAN WINS BIEL'S FISCHER CHESS TOURNAMENT BRONZE
Armenian grandmaster Hrant Melkumyan scored 5 points out of 7 to come 3rd at Chess960 (Fischer Chess) Tournament held in the framework of Biel Chess Festival.
Grandmaster Michael Roiz (Israel) scored ...PM URGES STRENGTHENING OF ARMENIA-ARGENTINA ECONOMIC TIES
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with the newly appointed Argentinean Ambassador to Armenia Diego Ernesto Alvarez Rivera.
At the meeting, the Prime Minister stressed the importance of strengthening ...ANM YOUTH WING URGES INTN'L ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSIST IN SENTENCED ACTIVISTS' RELEASE
The youth wing of Armenian National Movement (ANM) issued a statement on jail sentences of activists Tigran Arakelyan, Sargis Gevorgyan, Artak Karapetyan and David Kirimjyan believes to be "political ...TWINNING PROJECT IN ARMENIA TARGETS COPYRIGHT PROTECTION
Twinning project in Armenia aims to protect copyright, director of Armauthor NGO Susanna Nersisyan said.
According to her, the program facilitates planning of events aiming to restore infringed copyright.
...BRUCE WILLIS' "LOOPER" TO OPEN TORONTO FILM FEST
The 2012 Toronto International Film Festival will kick off on September 6 with director Rian Johnson's sci-fi thriller "Looper", TheWrap said.
The Bruce Willis/Joseph Gordon-Levitt time-travel ...LONDON 2012 TO KICK OFF WITH WOMEN'S FOOTBALL MATCH
The first Olympic event, women's football, kicks off in Cardiff on Wednesday, July 25 as 30 miles of games lanes open across London, The Huffignton Post said.
Team GB women's football side are ...FOXCONN EYES INDONESIAN MARKET
Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group said it was in exploratory talks with Indonesian officials over serving its domestic market in some capacity, but does not have immediate plans ...RED-BAND TRAILER FOR BEN STILLER'S "THE WATCH" COMEDY RELEASED
New red-band trailer for "The Watch" sici-fi comedy has been released, Deadine said.
In the film, suburban dads who form a neighborhood watch group as a way to get out of their day-to-day family routines ...UK DOUBLE-DIP RECESSION EXTENDS INTO THIRD QUARTER
Britain's economic output collapsed by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2012 as the country's double-dip recession extended into a third quarter, The Guardian reports.
Across-the-board weakness ...BORDER OFFICIALS CALL OFF STRIKE ON OLYMPICS EVE
Border officials have called off a strike planned for the day before the London Olympics officially open, their union said on Wednesday, July 25.
According to AFP, the Public and Commercial Services ...MEXICAN-ARMENIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL TO BE ESTABLISHED
Members of the Mexican and Armenian business communities gathered at the Residence of Armenia in Los Angeles earlier this month in an initiative designed by the Mexican-Armenian Task Force to engage both ..."THE HOBBIT" FILMMAKERS, WARNER BROS. LOOKING TO MAKE 3RD MOVIE
Peter Jackson is looking to return to Middle Earth yet again. Sources close to the production of The Hobbit say the filmmaker has concluded that he wants to turn his upcoming two-film adaptation of the ...SAMSUNG DISABLES GOOGLE SEARCH FUNCTION IN GALAXY S3 INTL. VERSION
Samsung has disabled an advanced search function in an update to the international version of its flagship Galaxy S3 smartphone, following a patent dispute with Apple.
Once the software is installed ...RUSSIA ACCUSES WEST OF ENCOURAGING TERRORISM IN SYRIA
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Russia accused Western powers on Wednesday, July 25, of encouraging terrorism over their refusal to condemn the suicide bombing that killed Syria's defense minister last week, RIA Novosti reported.
"In ...WI-FI, 3G HUBS BANNED FROM LONDON OLYMPICS
London 2012 organisers have warned that smart devices must not be used as wireless access points inside Olympic venues, PCR reported.
With any big event there are prohibited items, but along with the ...OSCAR-WINNING ANG LEE'S "LIFE OF PI" TRAILER HITS THE WEB
After releasing a poster, Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" debuts its first full trailer, AceShowbiz said.
Without presenting any narration, the promotional video offers a proper look at the film's ...EXPERT SAYS GOOGLE'S NEXUS 7 HAS DISPLAY PROBLEM
Google's Nexus 7 tablet has been warmly welcomed all round, however one display specialist claims the fondleslab's screen has something "seriously wrong" with it, The Register reports.
...OPINION: EX-INTERIOR MINISTER TO RETURN TO ARMENIA ONCE FAIR TRIAL IS POSSIBLE
Armenia's ex- interior minister Vano Siradeghyan will return to Armenia once fair and transparent trial is possible, Siradeghyan's former security officer said.
As Suren Sirunyan noted, the ex-minister ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 409,26 JULY 25
Deals amounting to USD 5,65 mln. at an average rate of AMD 407,79/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on July 25. The closing price totaled AMD 407,6.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD ...ANM HEAD AGAINST ARMENIAN EX-INTERIOR MINISTER'S RETURN - SECURITY OFFICER
Chairman of the Armenian National Movement (ANM) Board Aram Manukyan and several other board members stand against ANM ex-leader, RA former interior minister Vano Siradeghyan's possible return, Siradeghyan's ...TOM CRUISE'S "ALL YOU NEED IS KILL" TIME-LOOP DRAMA GREENLIT BY WARNER BROS.
Tom Cruise's All You Need Is Kill has been officially greenlit.
The Doug Liman-directed sci-fi has been in development for some time, with Emily Blunt cast opposite Cruise.
The film has now been ...LG REPORTS 46% NET PROFIT INCREASE
LG Electronics (LG) reported a 46 percent increase in net profits for the second quarter of 2012 versus the same period a year ago.
According to the company's press release, due to a combination of more ...ESTONIAN FM: EU SHOULD FOCUS ON EASTERN PARTNERSHIP COUNTRIES
Estonia's Foreign Minister Urmas Paet stated that the European Union should be working with its Eastern Partnership countries, even at a time when developments in the EU's southern neighbourhood are demanding ..."THE ORANGES" COMEDY TRAILER FEATURES "HOUSE" STAR HUGH LAURIE
Hugh Laurie and Leighton Meester star in the trailer for The Oranges, Digital Spy said.
Directed by longtime Entourage helmer Julian Farino, the comedy centers on the aftermath of an affair between a ...IRANIAN-INDIAN SHIPPING COMPANY CLOSING DUE TO SANCTIONS
Anti-Iran sanctions are forcing a shipping company backed by the governments of India and Iran to close, the company said Wednesday, July 25, according to the Associated Press.
The Irano Hind Shipping ...FORD 2012 SECOND-QUARTER PROFIT DROPS SHARPLY
Ford, the second-largest U.S. automaker, said Wednesday, July 25 second-quarter profit dropped sharply, as losses in Europe and overseas cut into North American gains, according to AFP.
Ford reported ..."MATCH POINT" STAR JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS TO PLAY IN NBC'S "DRACULA"
NBC is bringing back the old-school "Dracula," with Jonathan Rhys Meyers as the titular bloodsucker, TheWrap said.
In a world of "Twilight"-style vampires, the network plans to revive ...7 CHILDREN KILLED IN AFGHAN BOMB BLAST
Seven children have died after their local water spring was booby trapped with a bomb aimed at Afghan police, Belfast Telegraph reported.
They were grazing farm animals when the device went off in the ...THREE MODERNIZED POST OFFICES OPENED IN YEREVAN
On July 25, Yerevan administrative districts of Ajapnyak and Shengavit hosted an opening ceremony of modernized 0036 and 0048 post offices of Haypost CJSC.
The event was attended by Mr. Juan Pablo Gechidjian, ...SLOVENIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SET FOR NOVEMBER 11
Euro zone member Slovenia will hold a regular presidential election on November 11, Parliamentary Speaker Gregor Virant said on Wednesday, July 25, according to Reuters.
One of president's duties ...ARMENIAN TRANSPORT MINISTER, WB REP. DISCUSS ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Armenian Minister of Transport and Communication Gagik Beglaryan met with World Bank (WB) delegation headed by Country Manager for Armenia Jean-Michel Happi.
The parties stressed the problem of preservation ...OPEN-WATER SWIMMERS MAY CONTEND WITH DUCKS AT LONDON OLYMPICS
Open-water swimmers may have to contend with ducks and reeds as they race the Olympic course in Hyde Park's Serpentine lake. Those would be but minor inconveniences, though, compared with some of the ...ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNEARTH MONA LISA SKELETON?
Archaeologists in Florence have unearthed a skeleton which they believe may be crucial in the quest to find the remains of the woman who sat for Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa portrait, AFP said.
...LIEV SCHREIBER TO PLAY PRESIDENT LYNDON B JOHNSON IN "THE BUTLER"
Liev Schreiber will play President Lyndon B Johnson in The Butler, the Lee Daniels-directed film about the life of Eugene Allen, a White House servant who worked for eight First Families, Deadline said.
...UN SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS IRAQ MISSION MANDATE
The UN Security Council on Wednesday, July 25 extended the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) by one year, RIA Novosti said.
The UNSC resolution welcomed the improvement in the security ...FIRST LOOK AT HUGH LAURIE AS "MR PIP" UNVEILED
Hugh Laurie has appeared in the first official photo from Mr Pip, a film adaptation of best-selling novel Mr Pip, Digital Spy said.
The film will be Laurie's first big-screen role since the end of ...PATRICK WILSON, VERA FARMIGA'S "THE CONJURING" THRILLER RELEASE DATE SET
Warner Bros announced today that the supernatural thriller The Conjuring will open wide on January 25, 2013, Deadline said.
Directed by James Wan, The Conjuring tells the true story of paranormal investigators ...REP. SPEIER SAYS ARTSAKH PRESIDENTIAL POLL PROVES NKR PEOPLE'S INDEPENDENCE
U.S. Representatives, members of Congress of Armenian heritage Anna Eshoo and Jackie Speier issued a statement on the occasion of recent presidential elections in Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic.
...CONGRESSMAN CICILLINE: NKR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SHOWCASE DEMOCRACY
Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI), whose home state of Rhode Island has recognized the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, released a statement on the occasion of the recent presidential elections in Nagorno ...REP. JIM COSTA SAYS U.S. STANDS WITH ARTSAKH PEOPLE
Rep. Jim Costa, who represents much of California's Central Valley, issued a statement on recent presidential elections in Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic.
He said: "The United States stands ...APPLE'S IPAD CONTINUES TO DOMINATE TABLET SPACE IN Q2 2012
Apple's wildly popular iPad continued to dominate the highly lucrative tablet space in the second quarter of 2012 - capturing an impressive 68% of the global market.
According to Strategy Analytics (SA), ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1826 Start of the two-month defence of Fort Shooshee.
- 1897 Assault of Khanasor against the Mazriks.
- 1922 Stepan Tsaghikian, Petros Ter-Poghosian and Artashes Gevorgian execute Jemal Pasha in front of the Cheka building. He was one of the three leaders of the Turkish Government that organized and implemented the Armenian Genocide.
- 1922 Petros Ter Poghosian and Artashes Gevorgian executed the Turkish Minister of the Navy, Jemal in Tbilisi. He was one of the three leaders of the Turkish Government that organized the Armenian Genocide.
- 1928 Maxim Gorky (author) visits Soviet Armenia.
- 1930 The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR makes elementary education compulsory.
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