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Headlines for December 20, 2011ALL ROADS, MOUNTAIN PASSES OPEN TO TRAFFIC IN ARMENIA
All roads and mountain passes of interstate and republican significance are open to traffic on December 20, at 08:30, the Ministry of Transport and Communication reported.WEATHER FORECAST: AIR TEMPERATURE WILL GO DOWN IN ARMENIA
The weather in Armenia will be conditioned by low pressure field. On the 20th of December overcast, no precipitation expected in the whole territory, though in Syunik South and Artsakh East feeble sleet ...PHILIPPINE STORM KILLS NEARLY 1,000
Nearly 1,000 were killed when flash floods and land slides caused by Typhoon Washi swept through riverside and coastal villages in the southern Philippines late last week, the national disaster agency ...BAKO SAHAKYAN HOLDS CONSULTATION IN MOSCOW
On 19 December President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan held in Moscow a working consultation with the diplomatic staff of the NKR Permanent Representation in the Russian Federation. Issues related ...COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS NAMES AZERBAIJAN DANGEROUS PLACE FOR JOURNALISTS
Committee to Protect Journalists has released a special report on deadliest countries where journalists' lives are endangered. Azerbaijan can be found among those deadliest states. Pakistan remained the ...ROMAN AMOYAN NAMED BEST SPORTSMAN AMONG JOURNALISTS
According to poll results conducted by state federation of sports journalists, the best sportsmen have been figured out. 42 journalists specialized on sports have participated in the poll. According to ...ARTSAKH PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICEMEN
On 20 December President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan sent a congratulatory address on the Day of the National
Security Serviceman.
"Dear servicemen and veterans of the National Security ...WORLD WOMEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP: ARMENIAN WOMEN CHESS PLAYERS LOST TO GEORGIA
In the second round of Turkey hosted World Women Chess Championship, Armenian women chess players lost to Georgia. Elina Danielian lost to Nana Dzagnidze, which has become decisive for the team's final ...N. KOREAN LONGTIME RULER DISPLAYED BEFORE MOURNERS
North Korean longtime ruler Kim Jong-il was displayed before stream of mourners, "France Press" says. His heir Kim Jong-un joined scores of mourners to pay his respects at the open coffin of his father. ...UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONDEMNS SYRIA
The UN General Assembly on Monday passed a resolution condemning human rights in Syria, where a government crackdown on protests has left more than 5,000 dead, according to UN estimates, AFP reported. ...NAIRA ZOHRABYAN: PACE SESSION SET TO BE EVENTFUL
The agenda of PACE winter session has been already announced, member of Armenian delegation to PACE, member of the Prosperous Armenia Party parliamentary faction Naira Zohrabyan told a Panorama.am reporter, ...FRANCE LOWER CHAMBER PASSES BILL CRIMINALIZING DENIAL OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
The lower chamber of the French parliament passed Monday the bill criminalizing the denial of Armenian Genocide, according to Ermenihaber.am news website. The bill was passed with 106 votes in favor and ...DAVID VILLA UNDERGOES SURGERY, EXPECTED TO RECOVER IN FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS
Barcelona striker David Villa had successful surgery on his broken left leg on Monday and doctors said it would take him four to five months to recover, Reuters reported. Spain's all-time leading scorer ...IRANIAN OFFICIAL SAYS AZERBAIJAN POLLUTES CASPIAN SEA
"The Caspian Sea is mainly contaminated by the Republic of Azerbaijan," Iranian "arannews.ir" news site quotes Mohammad Javad Mohammadzade, the chairman of environmental protection organization, an adjacent ...RUSSIAN CEC REGISTERS VLADIMIR PUTIN AS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Russia's Central Election Commission on Tuesday unanimously voted to register Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as a candidate in the presidential election, RT reported. The United Russia party nominated ...IRAN'S FM INVITED TO MEJLIS TO DISCUSS ANTI-IRANIAN ACTIVITIES OF AZERBAIJAN
"Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has been invited to the Mejlis committee on national security and foreign relations to hold panel discussions on Azerbaijan's anti-Iranian activities," Iranian ...T. MANASERYAN: TURKEY INTERESTED WITH ARMENIA-TURKEY RELATIONS
"The development of a national model is a difficult issue that needs experienced and gifted experts. We will be putting forth efforts to develop a model of competitiveness for Armenia's economy and to ...95 CASUALTIES, 101 INJURIES RECORDED IN AZERBAIJAN IN 2011
"In 2011 95 casualties and 101 injuries have been recorded in Azerbaijani army," "SalamNews" agency informs referring to a survey conducted by "Doctrina" research center. According to the survey results ...ESCHER ANNOUNCES CONTRACT WIN WITH 'HAYPOST'
Escher, a world leading provider of outsourced, point of sale software to the postal industry, is pleased to announce that its Riposte Essential product has been selected as part of the programme to modernise ...AZERBAIJAN'S EMBASSY IN ARGENTINA MISINFORMS AZERBAIJANI MEDIA
1news.az has lately spread misinformation, citing the press service of Azerbaijan's Embassy in Argentina. The website reported that allegedly Clarín, the largest newspaper in Argentina, one of ...GALLIANI CONFIRMS TALKS OVER TEVEZ
AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has confirmed he will meet Manchester City officials on Thursday to discuss the transfer of Carlos Tevez, according to ESPN.
"It's true I'm meeting them ...HAYK CHOBANYAN; PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATABASE TO BECOME HARD
Personal database isn't secret, but at the same time it cannot be open for everybody, Hayk Chobanyan, the director of "Nork" information-analytical center, said in a news conference. Mr. Chobanyan has ...KIDS TO MEET BELOVED FAIRY-TALE CHARACTERS IN PARLIAMENT'S YARD
Within the Open Doors policy of the Armenian National Assembly, under the auspices of Speaker Samvel Nikoyan, the parliament's yard on December 24 will host a New Year party where kids will meet beloved ...EGYPTIAN POLICE USE WEAPONS AGAINST PROTESTERS
Egyptian police and soldiers fired weapons and used batons and teargas for a fifth day on Tuesday in the latest security operation to clear Cairo's central Tahrir Square of opponents of army rule, Reuters ...HISTORICAL SUMMIT OF CSTO HEADS OF STATE TO TAKE PLACE IN 2012
The historical summit of CSTO heads of state will take place in 2012 May, a Panorama.am correspondent reports from Moscow. We will remind that Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has attended the EurAsEC ...PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN ATTENDS CSTO SESSION
Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan attended Tuesday Collective Security Treaty Organization's collective security council session in Moscow. Panorama.am reporter tells the session has been attended by ...TURKEY PREPARES SANCTIONS AGAINST FRANCE
Turkey is intended to apply sanctions against France if the French Parliament approves the Armenian resolution on December 22, "CnnTurk" news service informs. Thus: • Turkey will urge France to call ...FRENCH PARLIAMENT TO DISCUSS BILL CRIMINALIZING DENIAL OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ON DECEMBER 22
The information that on December 19 the lower chamber of the French parliament passed the bill criminalizing the denial of Armenian Genocide does not correspond to reality, Ermenihaber.am news website ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT ATTENDS CIS INFORMAL SUMMIT IN MOSCOW
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan attended today the CIS heads of states informal summit in Moscow. Panorama.am reporter tells the summit has been dedicated to the 20th jubilee of CIS. All the leaders ...MANCINI: WE WANT TEVEZ TO COME BACK AND PLAY FOOTBALL
The Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has confirmed that the club will not allow Carlos Tevez to leave on loan, The Guardian reports.
"I hope we can find a good solution for us and Carlos," ...BAKO SAHAKYAN VISITS ESTET JEWELRY HOUSE IN MOSCOW
On 20 December Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan visited the Estet Jewelry House in Moscow, got acquainted with the work of the jewelry factory and met head of the organization, President of the ...
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