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Published on July 27, 2012
GAZPROM, ECUADOR SING MOU TO EXPLORE NATURAL GAS FIELDS
- Ecuador has signed a memorandum of understanding with Russian energy giant Gazprom to explore opportunities for the Amistad natural gas field at Block 6 in the Gulf of Guayaquil, the Wall Street Journal said citing Jorge Glas, strategic sectors minister coordinator.
"Gazprom wants to explore natural gas in all offshore available areas," Glas told journalists.
He added that Gazprom was also interested in "various stages of the natural gas business," but revealed no more details.
According to WSJ, Amistad was formerly operated by a local unit of U.S. oil and natural gas exploration and production company Noble Energy Inc. (NBL), but Ecuador's state-run Petroecuador took it over after the U.S. company in 2010 refused to change its production sharing contract to a new service agreement.
Petroecuador intends to invest some $120 million in 2012-2013 to increase natural gas production at the block, RIA Novosti reported.
Headlines for July 27, 2012
FACEBOOK SHARES SINK TO A NEW LOW
Facebook shares on Thursday, July 26, sank to a new low after the world's leading social network reported a loss of $157 million in its first earnings after its public offering, AFP reports.
The ...SAMSUNG REPORTS RECORD OPERATING PROFIT OF $5.9BLN
Samsung Electronics Co, the world's top technology firm by revenue, reported on Friday, July 27 a record operating profit of $5.9 billion for the June quarter, as rampant Galaxy S handset sales helped ...GAZPROM, ECUADOR SING MOU TO EXPLORE NATURAL GAS FIELDS
Ecuador has signed a memorandum of understanding with Russian energy giant Gazprom to explore opportunities for the Amistad natural gas field at Block 6 in the Gulf of Guayaquil, the Wall Street Journal ...PAPER: PROSPEROUS ARMENIA TO NOMINATE ANOTHER CANDIDATE FOR VANADZOR MAYOR RACE
According to Hayatsk daily, Prosperous Armenia has resolved to nominate another candidate for Vanadzor mayoral elections, due on September 9.
Lori province deputy governor Edik Karakhanyan has been determined ...TWITTER GOES OFFLINE ON OLYMPICS EVE
Heavy traffic and an unidentified problem have taken Twitter offline on the eve of the Olympics, The Telegraph reports.
The company posted an update on its blog at 4.43pm on Thursday, July 26 saying ...AZERBAIJANI, IRANIAN FLAGS REMOVED FROM OLYMPIC VILLAGE BUILDING
Flags of Azerbaijan and Iran have been removed from the Olympic village building. Reasons for the removal remain unknown, gazeta.ru reports. Olympics opening ceremony is due on July 27 in London. The ...YEREVAN - MARSEILLES NEW COOPERATION AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED
Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan held a meeting with Deputy Mayor of Marseilles Didier Parakian. Dwelling on Yerevan-Marseilles cooperation areas and joint programs, Mayor Margaryan stressed the need to ...BAKU "DISFAVORS" TANZANIA'S INDICATING ARTSAKH AS INDEPENDENT STATE
Azerbaijan filed a note to Tanzanian Foreign Ministry, expressing discontent with its indicating Nagorno Karabakh as an independent country on its website, Trend reports.
"Azerbaijani embassy in Egypt, ...YEREVAN MUNICIPALITY, REAL ESTATE CADASTRE NAMED MOST CORRUPTED BODIES IN ARMENIA
1580 complaints were filed to the Advocacy and Assistance Center of Yerevan (ACC) over the last 10 months, according to the center director Marat Atovmyan.
As he noted, 176 (10%) out of those were complaints ...10,5% GROWTH RECORDED IN SCR CARGO TRAFFIC IN 2012 FIRST HALF
The volume of South Caucasus Railways (SCR) cargo traffic in January-June 2012 totaled 1584,5 thousand tons, growing by 10,5% compared with the same period in 2011.
In the first half-year SCR transported ...YEREVAN TO CELEBRATE OLYMPICS OPENING
On July 27, 11 pm local time, Yerevan's Lovers Park will host an event to mark the opening of London 2012 Summer Olympics. The event, organized by UK embassy in Armenia, will feature a concert, followed ...INSURGENT ATTACKS IN AFGHANISTAN UP 11% IN PAST 3 MONTHS
The U.S.-led coalition says insurgent attacks in Afghanistan during the past three months were up 11 percent, compared to the same period last year.
According to AP, the latest statistics also say that ...TWO SOLDIERS KILLED IN BLAST IN TURKISH SOUTHEAST PROVINCE
Two Turkish soldiers were killed in the mainly Kurdish southeast on Friday, July 27, when the vehicle they were traveling in was hit by a remote-controlled explosive, security sources said.
A third soldier ...OBAMA TO SIGN BILL TO STRENGTHEN SECURITY COOPERATION WITH ISRAEL
U.S. President Barack Obama will sign a bill to strengthen security cooperation between the United States and Israel, according to JTA.
Obama will sign the Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 on ...RENAULT PROFITS DOWN 39% IN 2012 FIRST HALF
French carmaker Renault's profits plunged 39 percent in the first half of the year driven in part by expenses related to changes in the product cycle. Its revenues were largely unchanged over last ...ANCA-BURBANK ACTIVISTS GET POSTS IN CITY COMMISSIONS
The Armenian National Committee of America - Burbank announced that five Armenian-Americans were recently appointed to serve on numerous Commissions in the City of Burbank: Annie P. Marandjian-Hovanessian ...SYRIAN REBEL FORCES BRACING FOR "MOTHER OF ALL" BATTLES IN ALEPPO
Syrian rebel forces were bracing Friday, July 27 for the "mother of all" battles in Aleppo, as Washington warned the army could be preparing to carry out a massacre in the country's second ...PUTIN, GEMBA TO DISCUSS DISPUTED KURIL ISLANDS
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Japan's Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba on Saturday, July 28 to discuss the disputed Kuril Islands, the Kremlin said.
Acccording to RIA Novosti, Gemba, ...ARGENTINE ARMENIANS PROTEST AZERI FM'S VISIT TO SOUTH AMERICA
Armenians in Argentina staged a protest against Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov's visit to South America.
The Armenian community representatives took to the streets in Buenos Aires , ...GOOGLE CELEBRATING START OF LONDON OLYMPICS WITH DOODLE
Internet giant Google is celebrating the start of 2012 London Olympics with a doodle, which shows five athletes holding the letters of the Google logo.
The disciplines portrayed are football, swimming, ...LEBANON HOSTS DISCUSSION OF GENOCIDE 100TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS AGENDA
Lebanon hosted the joint sitting of the country's central and intercultural bodies, dedicated to 100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide. The sitting was headed by Armenian Ambassador to Lebanon Ashot ...PROSPEROUS ARMENIA DEPUTY MINISTERS, GOVERNORS RESIGN POSTS
Deputy ministers and governors from Prosperous Armenia party issued a statement announcing resignation of their posts.
"Following May 6 parliamentary elections, Prosperous Armenia refused to join the ...KIA MOTORS REPORTS LOWER-THAN-EXPECTED QUARTERLY EARNINGS
Kia Motors, South Korea's second-largest automaker, reported lower-than-expected quarterly earnings Friday, July 27, as losses on stakes in affiliates offset strong demand for its compact cars, AP ...DAVUTOGLU SAYS TURKEY WON'T ALLOW "TERRORIST" GROUPS NEAR ITS BORDER
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Friday, July 27 that his country will not allow what he called "terrorist" groups like the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) or al Qaeda to establish ...YENGIBAROV MONUMENT TO BE UNVEILED IN TSAGHKADZOR
On August 13, a monument to prominent Armenian clown and mime Leonid Yengibarov will be unveiled in Tsaghkadzor resort town, artistic director of State Pantomime Theatre said.
As Zhirayr Dadasyan told ...YENGIBAROV PANTOMIME FESTIVAL TO KICK OFF AUGUST 10
On August 10, Leonid Yengibarov International Pantomime Festival will kick off in Armenia's resort town of Tsaghkadzor, artistic director of State Pantomime Theatre said.
As Zhirayr Dadasyan told a press ...RESIDENTS OF ARMENIAN-INHABITED DISTRICT IN BEIRUT ASSAULTED
Armed assailants attacked several residents in mostly Armenian-inhabited Bourj Hammoud neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon, and vandalized their cars on Thursday, July 26 evening, Now Lebanon reported.
The ...ARMENIAN PM ACCEPTS DEPUTY GOVERNORS' RESIGNATIONS
On July 27, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan signed a decree to relieve Aghvan Varderesyan of Lori province deputy governor's post, considering his notification.
By Prime Minister Sargsyan's another ...AZERI DEPUTY PM SAYS BAKU READIES NEW WAR IN KARABAKH
Azeri Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the State Committee for Work with Refugees and IDPs said the official Baku seeks to renew the war in Karabakh.
"If Armenia wakes up and takes the right course, ...INSTAGRAM PHOTOGRAPHY APP HITS 30 MILLION USERS
Instagram has grown massively since it was purchased by Facebook for $1 billion.
Back in May of 2012, Instagram had 50 million users. This week Instagram announced that it has 80 million users, adding ...OLYMPIC TORCH IGNITER UNKNOWN, IOC HEAD SAYS
Not even IOC President Jacques Rogge knows who will light the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the London Games but he'd like it to be an Olympic champion, according to The Associated Press.
"I'd ...SPANISH UNEMPLOYMENT HITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 1970S
Spanish unemployment hit its highest level in the second quarter since the country's return to democracy in the mid-1970s, as firms shed more staff, driven by fears of prolonged recession and a crisis ...RUSSIA MAY SET UP SHIP MAINTENANCE BASE IN VIETNAM
Vietnam will allow Russia to set up a ship maintenance base at its port of Cam Ranh, Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang said on Friday, July 27.
According to RIA Novosti, Sang, speaking to the Voice ...UK SPORTS OFFICIAL SAYS OLYMPICS BENEFITS TO LIVE LONG
The London Olympics may have cost more than £9 billion ($14 billion) to stage but one of Britain's top sports officials has insisted the benefits will be felt long after the end of the Games, ...VIVACELL-MTS ANNOUNCES SALE OF NEW BLACKBERRY MODELS
VivaCell-MTS has announced that the new BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 (costs AMD 325000), BlackBerry® Bold™ 9790 (costs AMD 290000), BlackBerry® Bold™ 9780 (costs AMD 225000), BlackBerry® ...PALESTINIAN LEADER'S ADVISER VISITS AUSCHWITZ MEMORIAL
An adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is visiting memorial at the German Nazi death camp of Auschwitz to pay respect to some 1.5 million camp victims, mostly Jews, the Associated Press reported.
...TURKISH BOXING REFEREE FOUND DEAD IN LONDON
A federation official says a Turkish boxing referee was found dead in his London hotel room.
Turkish Boxing Federation chief Bayram Altug says a colleague found 73-year-old Garip Erkuyumcu dead in his ...GERMANY SAYS IT STANDS READY TO HELP EURO SURVIVE
Germany said on Friday, July 27 it stood ready, just like the European Central Bank, to do all in its power to ensure the survival of the euro but it reiterated its opposition to granting a banking license ..."DEVIL WEARS PRADA" SCRIBE TO REWRITE "ANNI," WILL SMITH'S DAUGHTER TO STAR
Aline Brosh McKenna, the screenwriter behind "The Devil Wears Prada," will rewrite the screenplay for Sony's planned reboot of "Annie," TheWrap said.
The project, which is still ...APPLE TO BUY MOBILE SECURITY FIRM AUTHENTEC FOR $356MLN
Apple has agreed to acquire mobile and network security firm AuthenTec for $356 million.
According to Mashable, Apple has offered $8 per share, a 58% premium over AuthenTec's Thursday close price of ...AMAZON SALES UP 29%, INCOME TUMBLES IN Q2
Amazon reported sales of $12.8 billion, up 29 percent, in the second quarter while it eked out net income of $7 million, or a penny a share, The New York Times said.
Those results essentially matched ...LADY GAGA TO MAKE ACTING DEBUT IN MEL GIBSON'S "MACHETE KILLS"
Director Robert Rodriguez tweeted first word that the pop star would make her acting debut in Machete Kills (the sequel to 2010′s Machete) playing La Chameleon, Deadline said.
"I just finished ...UK MINISTER DROPS OLYMPIC BELL, HITS PUBLICIST
The British minister in charge of the London Olympics said on Friday, July 27 he could not promise a tournament without glitches - and then promptly broke an Olympic bell which flew off its handle and ...AUSTERITY INSPECTORS PRESS GREEK PM TO IMPLEMENT COST-CUTTING REFORMS
International austerity inspectors pressed Greece's Prime Minister on Friday, July 27 to implement new harsh cost-cutting reforms as the country faces the alternative of losing the rescue loans that ...SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FEST'S SPANISH TITLES UNVEILED
Fernando Trueba, Juan Antonio Bayona and Sergio Castellitto are some of the Spanish directors who will see their latest works screen in the Official Section at the 60th San Sebastian International Film ...IDC: SAMSUNG EXTENDS ITS LEAD OVER APPLE DURING Q2
The worldwide mobile phone market grew 1% year over year in the second quarter of 2012 (2Q12), as Samsung and Apple shipped almost half of the world's smartphones. According to the International Data ...FIRST LOOK OF CLINT EASTWOOD, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE IN "TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE" UNVEILED
How Clint Eastwood will look like for his acting comeback in "Trouble with the Curve" has been uncovered in a newly released still. Being dropped via Entertainment Weekly, the image also unveils ...ASSAD REGIME FALL TO BE DISASTROUS FOR CHRISTIANS - INTELLECTUALS
A group of intellectuals consisting of Syriacs, Chaldeans and Assyrians outside of Syria have issued a declaration calling on Christians to unite, saying that if an Islamist government came to power after ...TOM HANKS' "CLOUD ATLAS" TRAILER HITS THE WEB
A super-sized trailer of Warner Bros' Cloud Atlas, the fantasy drama directed by Tom Tykwer and The Matrix makers Lana and Andy Wachowski, hit the web, Deadline said.
It certainly is an ambitious-looking ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 407,27 JULY 27
Deals amounting to USD 2,15 mln. at an average rate of AMD 407,25/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on July 27. The closing price totaled AMD 407,25.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD ...AZERI OFFICIALS' FLIGHT OF THOUGHT OR WHAT GETS BAKU HIGH?
Yet another Azeri official has distinguished himself with a flight of thought today through delirious accusations against Armenia and NKR.
Azeri Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the State Committee ...ISRAEL ATTACK PLOT SUSPECT TO STAND TRIAL IN CYPRUS IN SEPT
A Swedish national of Lebanese descent arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of plotting to attack Israeli tourists in the country will stand trial on September 12, authorities said, according to Reuters.
...SONY NABS "DE-FRIENDED" SOCIAL COMEDY
Sony has preemptively picked up De-Friended, a comedy pitch from MadTV co-creator Fax Bahr and Harry Dunn. Steve Tisch, Todd Black and Jason Blumenthal of Escape Artists are producing, The Hollywood Reporter ...ARMAVIA AIRCOMPANY READY TO CONTINUE FLIGHTS TO SYRIA
In view of escalating tensions in Syria and refusal of European air companies including Air France, Aeroflot, Alitalia to operate flights to the country, Armavia aircompany expressed readiness to continue ...FORMER MILOSEVIC SPOKESMAN IVICA DACIC BECOMES SERBIA PM
Slobodan Milosevic's former spokesman became Serbia's new prime minister on Friday, July 27 promising to promote reconciliation in the Balkans after his nomination triggered fears of resurgent ...TAJIKISTAN CLOSES BORDER WITH AFGHANISTAN, NATO TRUCKS ALLOWED TO PASS
Tajikistan has closed all border-crossing points with Afghanistan due to a military operation to capture a former warlord, but NATO trucks carrying supplies to their forces are allowed to pass, a Tajik ...NEW PICS FROM "BATMAN" STAR CHRISTIAN BALE'S "THE FLOWERS OF WAR" RELEASED
New pictures from Christian Bale's upcoming film The Flowers of War have been released, Digital Spy said.
The war drama, which is directed by Hero and House of Flying Daggers helmer Yimou Zhang, ...SYRIAN ARMENIAN FAMILIES' REFUGE GROUP LAUNCHED AT FACEBOOK
Syrian Armenian Families' Refuge group was launched at Facebook social network.
"We aim to find volunteers ready to welcome our compatriots from Syria who're having problems with finding accommodation," ...EGYPT LEADER, HAMAS PM MEET FOR GAZA BLOCKADE TALKS
Egypt's President Mohammed Mursi has held talks with the head of the Hamas-led government in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, BBC News said.
They discussed "solutions" relating to the blockade on the ...REBELS DETAIN 100 LOYALISTS IN SYRIA'S ALEPPO - WATCHDOG
Rebels have detained at least 100 Syrian officers, soldiers and pro-government militiamen this week in the city of Aleppo, where a major battle is anticipated, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ...RIDLEY SCOTT, STEVE ZAILLIAN TO ADAPT "THE DAY BRITAIN STOPPED" DISASTER MOVIE
Ridley Scott is planning an adaptation of The Day Britain Stopped, Digital Spy said, citing The Hollywood Reporter.
The director will produce a disaster movie for 20th Century Fox based on the 2003 BBC ...CNN PRESIDENT JIM WALTON TO RESIGN AT YEAREND
The longtime president of CNN, Jim Walton, says he will leave the company at the end of the year, CNN said. Walton, who joined the company as an entry-level video journalist in 1981, said the company ...EX-PM YULIA TYMOSHENKO COMPLETES TREATMENT, UKRAINE'S HEALTH MINISTER SAYS
Former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, whose jailing for abuse of power soured Ukraine's relations with the European Union, has completed her medical treatment at a local hospital, Healthcare Minister ...800 FLEE AFTER FIRE AT BATMAN SCREENING IN MEXICO THEATER
A movie theater in western Mexico evacuated a showing of the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises" after a small fire broke out in a garbage container just outside the theater, AP said.
A spokesman ...IRAN "WILLING TO CONTINUE NUKE TALKS" - OFFICIAL
Iran is willing to continue talks with world powers over its nuclear programme until they reach a conclusion, a senior Iranian official has said, Belfast Telegraph reported citing ISNA news agency.
The ...
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