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Headlines for November 02, 2011ISRAELI SPEAKER WORKING TOWARD ARMENIAM GENOCIDE RECOGNITION
Israeli Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin said Monday that he wanted to convene an annual parliamentary session of the full Knesset to mark the Armenian Genocide, Asbarez.com reported.
"It is my duty as a ...GREEK CABINET BACK PREMIER'S REFERENDUM PLAN
Greece's cabinet has given unanimous backing to a controversial plan by PM George Papandreou to hold a referendum on a EU debt rescue package, the BBC News reported. He has told an emergency cabinet ...ARAVOT: WHO'S NEXT PARLIAMENT SPEAKER?
With respect to Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan, the newspaper writes: "Who's the next Parliament speaker is an open question. "Yesterday, some websites named Chairman of the Standing ...SURGEONS SEPARATE CONJOINED TWINS IN CALIFORNIA
Twin 2-year-old girls who were joined at the chest and abdomen were separated Tuesday during a lengthy, complex procedure at Stanford University's children's hospital. The operation that gave Philippines-born ...DEPUTY PM RESIGNS - PRESS REPORTS
Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan has reportedly resigned from office. According to the local newspaper Chorrord Inqnishkhanutyun, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has not discussed the ...POLITICIAN COMPARED ARMENIA'S AUTHORITIES TO FANTASTIC BEAST
Armenia's political Establishment must realize an end has come to the 'three presidents' gravitating center, Gurgen Arsenyan, Chairman of the United Labor Party, said in an interview with the Urvagits ...FORMER YEREVAN MAYOR TO REPLACE DEPUTY PM?
The former Yerevan Mayor, Gagik Beglaryan is going to replace Armen Gevorgyan as the deputy prime minister of Armenia, according to the local newspaper Hraparak. Gevorgyan's resignation was reported ...HUGH GRANT HAS BECOME FATHER
Hugh Grant has become a father for the first time. The Bridget Jones actor welcomed a baby daughter early last month but the identity of the mother has yet to be revealed, according to the Daily Mail. ...TURKEY COULD PLAY A ROLE IN KARABAKH SETTLEMENT - OSCE SECRETARY GENERAL
Turkey could play an important role in the decades-long conflict in the disputed area of Nagorno-Karabakh, according to Lamberto Zanier, the newly elected secretary General of the Organization for Security ...NEW CHIEF OF ARMENIA'S POLICE ADOPTS FRESH WORK STYLE
Staff purging is nothing but stress without any positive results, the newly appointed Chief of Armenia's police Vladimir Gasparyan told the Hraparak newspaper. "We are going to modify our work style. ...WELL-INFORMED ARMENIAN OFFICIAL SURPRISES JEWS
A high-ranking Armenian official, who was recently on a visit to Israel, has reportedly surprised the Jews with his high intellect and profound knowledge of the country's history and domestic policies. ...AZERBAIJAN WINS SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT, WHILE ARMENIANS REMAIN IDLE
By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Pres Aliyev was celebrating last week his country's historic victory at the United Nations. With an overwhelming number of votes, Azerbaijan was ...CHERRY JUICE CAN HELP GET A GOOD SLEEP
Drinking cherry juice can help poeple sleep an extra 25 minutes a night, a recent study has found. The research also revealed that people who have regularly consume cherry juice have improved quality ...HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN: PARLIAMENT SPEAKER OR ELECTION CAMPAIGN STAFF HEAD
Following the RPA Executive Council's meeting Nov. 1, Armenian Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan had an interview with the Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper: - Mr. Abrahamyan, have you really submitted your ...OFFICIAL BUSINESS TRIP EXPENSES TO BE REVISED
Expenses on government officials' business trips are being revised. At Nov. 2 discussions of the draft budget of Armenia's government agencies and judicial system, Chairman of the Standing Committee ...DAVID HARUTYUNYAN INDIFFERENT TO PARLIAMENT SPEAKER POST
The post of Armenian Parliament speaker remains vacant, Chairman of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs, Parliament of Armenia, David Harutyunyan told a press briefing in Parliament. "We ...NO POLITICAL IMPLICATION OF PARLIAMENT SPEAKER'S RESIGNATION - ARMENIAN MP
Vardan Bostanjyan, a member of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) parliamentary group, does not see any political implications of Armenian Parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan's resignation. Talking to ...ARMENIAN MP ON GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLE
Chairman of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs, Parliament of Armenia, David Harutyunyan, does not think that the appointment of new chief of Armenia's police has anything in common with ...ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER TO SUBMIT RESIGNATION NOV 14
At RPA Executive Council's sitting Nov. 1, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan proposed that Armenian Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan head the election campaign office of the Republican Party of Armenia ...EX SPEAKER TO LEAD REPUBLICAN'S CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTER
Hovik Abrahamyan has given an interview to the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) to comment on the reasons of his resignation as the chairman of Armenia's National Assembly. ...HERITAGE ON PARLIAMENT SPEAKER'S RESIGNATION
At a meeting with journalists Nov. 2, Secretary of the Heritage parliamentary group Larisa Alaverdyan commented on Armenian Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan's decision to resign. It has to do with ...LET'S SPREAD A RUMOR THAT KARDASHIAN IS A TURKISH - NYT COLUMNIST
Nicholas Kristof, columnist for the New York Times has addressed popular American-Armenian real time star Kim Kardashian's divorce with husband Kris Humpharies, criticizing her for spending too much on ...RUSSIAN EXPERT COMPARES ARMENIAN DIASPORA TO JEWISH COMMUNITIES ABROAD
Sergey Markov, a Russian lawmaker and political analyst, finds the Armenian Diaspora a very powerful tool promoting the country's development. In an interview with Azerbaijani newspaper Zerkalo, he said ...WIKILEAKS ASSANGE LOSES FIGHT AGAINST EXTRADITION
WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange lost a court battle to stay in the United Kingdom Wednesday and will be extradited to Sweden to face questioning over sex charges, a court ruled. According to CNN, appeals ...ANTI-TRUST COMMISSION FILES PROCEEDING AGAINST JUICE IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS
The State Commission for Protection of Economic Competition has made a decision to file administrative lawsuits against several companies dealing with the export and import of natural juices. After conducting ...RUSSIAN FIRMS 'MOST LIKELY TO BRIBE' SAYS TRANSPARENCY SURVEY
Russian companies are the most likely to pay bribes while doing business abroad, according to the latest Bribe Payers Survey released by anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International on Wednesday. ...NEXT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ON MAY 6
Chairman of Armenia's National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan has mentioned the date of 2012 parliamentary elections on Wednesday.
Speaking to RFE/RL Armenian service in response to a question about his resignation, ...FRENCH SATIRICAL PAPER CHARLIE HEBDO ATTACKED IN PARIS
The offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris have been destroyed in a petrol bomb attack.
It comes a day after the publication named the Prophet Muhammad as its "editor-in-chief" ...AZERBAIJAN WINS SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT WHILE ARMENIANS REMAIN IDLE
By California Courier Publisher Harout Sassounian
President Ilham Aliyev last week celebrated his country's historic victory at the United Nations. With an overwhelming number of votes, Azerbaijan was ...ISRAELI ARMY TESTS ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM
Israel has tested a rocket propulsion system from a military base in the centre of the country, the defence ministry said, according to BBC News. Israeli media reports said a ballistic missile had been ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITIONIST LEVON TER-PETROSYAN MEETS WITH EUROPEAN MPS
Leader of the opposition bloc Armenian National Congress (HAK) Levon Ter-Petrosyan has met with a delegation of European MPs.
According to a press release by the HAK, Ter-Petrosyan briefed them on Armenia's ...ASSAD ‘OKS' ARAB LEAGUE ROADMAP TO END VIOLENCE
Syria was expected to agree to an Arab League proposal to end violence between regime forces and protesters, an Arab diplomat said, a day before Arab foreign ministers were due to hold talks on the issue.
"We ...SYRIAN-ARMENIANS PROFESSING ISLAM ARE TURKEY'S OUTPOST - HISTORIAN
Armenians in Syria who have adopted Islam are Turkey's outpost there, an Armenian historian has said.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Gevorg Yazichian said that in Syria there are two communities ...SOCIALBOTS USED BY RESEARCHERS TO 'STEAL' FACEBOOK DATA
Researchers have demonstrated a new technique capable of stealing personal information from Facebook, according to BBC News. Using 'socialbots', computer programs that mimic real Facebook profiles, ...ARMENIAN RESIDENTS ARE NUMBER ONE VISITORS TO GEORGIA
Armenian residents have had a leading position among visitors to Georgia from 2006-2011, according the data unveiled by Georgia's Minsitry of Internal Affairs. According to the Georgian news website ...FRANCE, GERMANY DEMAND GREEK DECISION ON EURO
Germany and France told Greece on Wednesday it should make up its mind by mid-December whether it wants to stay in the euro zone when Greeks vote on a 130-billion-euro ($178 billion) bailout.
According ...MANUFACTURERS MUST PAY OFF DEBTS TO FARMERS BEFORE 2012
Armenian companies storing agricultural produces must pay off their debts to farmers till the end of 2011, Deputy Agriculture Minister Robert Makaryan has said.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, he ...RUSSIAN SPY-TURNED-SEX SYMBOL CHAPMAN SUSPECTED OF PLAGIARISM
Anna Chapman, a former Russian spy who has engaged in journalism since being deported from the United States last year, is suspected of plagiarizing a column she wrote for a Russian newspaper.
According ...AZERBAIJAN'S NEW STATUS IN UN WILL AFFECT KARABAKH SETTLEMENT - OSTROVSKI
Azerbaijan's new status as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council will affect the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, a Russian official has said. Speaking to the Azerbaijani news ...SYRIA ARMY DESERTERS 'KILL 15 SECURITY PERSONNEL'
Fifteen members of the Syrian security forces and pro-government gunmen have been killed by army defectors, according to a UK-based rights group.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said seven soldiers ...
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