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Headlines for November 17, 2011SUSPECTS IN WHITE HOUSE SHOOTING ARRESTED
A man with an apparent obsession with President Barack Obama has been arrested in Pennsylvania after the Secret Service discovered two bullets struck the White House while the president was away, The ...ANCA SEEKS TO BLOCK SPECIAL TRIBAL TRADE DEALS WITH TURKEY
Armenian and Hellenic Americans from across the United States are calling on members of the House Natural Resources Committee to vote against legislation that would create special trade advantages for ...TREASURES OF ANCIENT ARMENIAN CAPITAL ON DISPLAY IN ROME
As part of the International Biennale an exhibition of culture, an exhibition on the city of Dvin, the capital of Armenia between the fifth and ninth centuries, opened in Rome. The event, dedicated to ...ITALY'S NEW PM TO REVEAL AUSTERITY PLAN
Newly-appointed Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti is due to outline austerity measures aimed at steering the country out of its debt crisis. According to BBC News, he will present his plans to the Italian ...DIYARBEKIR MAYOR FACES 20 YEAR SENTENCE
Osman Baydemir, the Metropolitan Mayor of Diyarbakir in south-eastern Turkey, is facing prison terms of up to 28 years in a trial opened against him recently, The Armenian Weekly reported. Baydemir ...TURKISH-ISRAELI RELATIONS NOT TO BE BACK ON THE SAME TRACK - EXPERT
Turkey used to be Israel's strategic partner but the relationship between the two countries, even if resumed, is unlikely to be same as before, a former Knesset member has sad. "There are no conflicts ...NAGORNO-KARABAKH HAS STATUS QUO - ISRAELI EXPERT
Israel is following the same principle - forming a zone of friendly countries round Iran. Azerbaijan meets this principle. It is a Muslim country, we receive 30% of oil profits. Moreover, they are succeeding ...KARDASHIAN CRITICS LAUNCH PETITION TO TAKE CLAN OFF AIR
A new online petition is collecting signatures to get E! Entertainment to cancel the Kardashian clan's coterie of series. According to ABC News, Kim Kardashian's 72-day marriage pushed the family's ...TURKS PLANNING TO LAUNCH THEIR 'TURKEYWOOD'
Likewise Hollywood in the US or Bollywood in India, Turks are planning to open their own national film production studio called Turkeywood. Anadolu news agency has quoted the country's economy minister, ...GOVERNMENT TO DONATE AMD 172M TO JUNIOR EUROVISION ORGANIZERS
The Armenian Government is going to donate 172 million Drams (about $4,500) to the Junior Eurovision Foundation. At the cabinet meeting on Thursday, Minister of Finance Vache Gabrielyan said the sum ...ARMENIA'S ASSISTANCE TO TURKEY QUAKE SURVIVORS TOPS AMD 122M
Armenia's assistance to the survivors of the Turkish earthquake tops 122 million Drams (approx. $3,200). At the cabinet meeting on Thursday, the executive reimbursed the sum to the Ministry of Emergency ...ARMENIA-EU VISA RELAXATION IN PROGRESS - CATHERINE ASHTON
The visa relaxation between Armenia and the EU is in progress, Catherine Ashton, the EU high Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has told reporters in Yerevan. Speaking at a news ...ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT TO CONVENE PARLIAMENT'S SPECIAL SITTING
At the Armenian government's sitting Nov. 17, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan informed the government members that at its next sitting the government may decide to convene a special sitting of Armenia's ...ARMENIAN FM MEETS WITH EU HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND SECURITY POLICY
Armenian Foreign Minister Edwad Nalbandian held a meeting Nov. 17 with Mrs. Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The Armenian FM noted that establishing closer ...RICHARD HOVHANNISYAN TO DELIVER LECTURE AT STATE UNIVERSITY
Endowed Chair in Modern Armenian History at the University of California, Richard Hovhannisyan is going to deliver a lecture at the Yerevan State University on Friday. The discussion, devoted to Wudrow ...ARMENIAN PREMIER MEETS WITH EU HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND SECURITY POLICY
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan held a meeting Nov. 17 with Mrs. Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. He noted that the Armenia-EU relations have ...ARF-D AGAINST ARMENIA'S 2012 DRAFT BUDGET
The Armenian government is presenting a budget of its 4-year activities, said Artuysha Shahbazyan, a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) parliamentary group. "Figures ...RUSSIAN MILITARY FINDS WAR WITH FSU COUNTRIES POSSIBLE
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, there has been an increased likelihood of armed conflicts across the Russian border, according to the head of the Russian army's General Headquarters, Nikolay ...ARMENIA'S 2012 DRAFT BUDGET: PAP FOR, HERITAGE AGAINST
The Heritage parliamentary group intends to vote against the 2012 draft budget. Talking to Tert.am, Armen Martirosyan, a Heritage parliamentary group member, said that Armenia actually has conditions ...EX PREMIER SAYS THE SOCIAL PACKAGE IS FOR THE RICH
Armenia's current social package is designed for the rich, according to Hrant Bagratyan, a former prime minister. At a news conference on Thursday, Bagratyan, who is now a member of the opposition Armenian ...ARMENIA'S RULING PARTY MAKES PENSIONERS POORER - EX-PREMIER
Armenia-s ex-premier Hrant Bagratyan is sure that pensions will show a 5% decrease instead of the planned 10% increase next year. "Pensions will be raised by 10%, but prices will show a 15% rise, ...HERITAGE PARTY READY FOR COOPERATION FOR FAIR ELECTIONS IN ARMENIA
The Heritage party is ready to cooperate with any political force, including the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) for the sake of fair elections, Chairman of the Heritage parliamentary faction Stepan ...EX TURKISH OFFICIAL SAYS PEACE DEAL COULD PROMOTE STABILITY IN SOUTH CAUCAUS
The South Caucasus region is unlikely to see any stability unless Yerevan and Baku conclude a peace deal, a former Turkish lawmaker and foreign minister, Hikmet Cetin has said. In an interview with the ...PAP SEEKS DIVIDENDS FROM RUMORS ABOUT ARMENIAN PRESIDENT'S RESIGNATION - WOMAN POLITICIAN
In Armenia, the president's resignation will hardly follow the Georgian scenario. In contrast to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Georgia's leader Mikheil Saakashvili was sure he would be re-elected, ...ARMENIA'S 2012 BUDGET EMIGRATION BUDGET - EX-PREMIER
Armenia's ex-premier considers the country's 2012 budget an "emigration budget." "This time Azerbaijan will leave us behind again. This clownery must be put an end to. Even if this budget ...ARMENIA'S EX-PREMIER ON INCUMBENT PREMIER
At his meeting with journalists, Nov. 17, Armenia's ex-premier Hrant Bagratyan spoke of the economic situation and financial crisis in Armenia. "In 2009, we had a 14.5% decline, the 4th worst rating ...ARMENIAN, BELARUSIAN FOOTBALL TEAMS TO COMPETE IN FEBRUARY
The national football teams of Armenia and Belarus will have a friendly match in Turkey on 29 February 2012, Deputy President of the Belarusian Football Federation Sergei Safaryan has told Football.by. ...IAEA CHIEF DEFENDS REPORT ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
The information contained in the latest report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the military dimension of Iran's nuclear program is credible, the IAEA chief said on Thursday, according ...MAN ACCUSED OF PEDOPHILIA SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON
The Court of First Instance in Armenia's Lori region has sentenced Serob Ter-Poghosyan for 15 years in prison.
Ter-Poghosyan was found guilty in a pedophilia law case.
The court used the maximum amount ...TAJIK PRESIDENT 'ORDERS RELEASE' OF RUSSIAN PILOT
The Tajik president has ordered the release of a Russian pilot convicted in the Central Asian republic, Tajik Defense Minister Sherali Khairulloyev said on Thursday, RIA Novosti reported.
"Sherali ...ARMENIA'S ARONIAN PLAYS DRAW WITH KRAMNIK
Armenian chess grandmaster Levon Aronian played draw with Vladimir Kramnik at the 2nd round of Mikhail Tal Chess Championship held in Moscow, Russia.
Aronian and Kramnik agreed to stop the game at the ...GIS LABORATORY OPENED AT ARMENIA-BASED YSUAC
A geographic information system (GIS) laboratory will henceforth operate at Yerevan State University of Architecture and Construction (YSUAC). This is the only laboratory in Armenia's education and ...ARMENIA'S MINISTRY OF DIASPORA DISMISSES CLAIM BY FORMER KNESSET MP
Armenia's Minsitry of Diaspora has dismissed an allegation that Minister Hranush Hakobyan met only a few representatives of the church but not the Armenian community during her recent visit to Jerusalem. ...TURKISH EXPORT ROUTE SOUGHT FOR EXTRA AZERI GAS
Azerbaijan is in talks with BP and Turkey's Botas on the export of excess gas volumes for the next six years, the state energy company said, providing a source of gas for European consumers keen to cut ...BLATTER SHOULD QUIT OVER RACISM ROW
Professional Footballers' Association chief Gordon Taylor says Sepp Blatter should resign as Fifa president over his comments on racism, according to BBC Sport.
Blatter claimed that football does not ...MINISTERS SAY THEY DO NOT PLAY COMPUTER GAMES AT WORKING HOURS
Armenia's Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan has refused to answer a question whether he plays computer games during parliamentary sessions. Asked if he does so, Ashotyan said there other ...ARMENIA'S FOOTBALLER ROBERT ARZUMANYAN WILL PLAY AFTER TREATMENT
Midfielder of Armenia's national football team and Poland's Yagelonia, Robert Arzumanyan, has said he will be able to play again only next year after a treatment course he is undergoing now.
Speaking ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1861 Death of philologist George Akhverdian. He was born in 1818.
- 1928 The First Congress of Armenian Collective Farms opens in Yerevan.
- 1937 Death of Hakob Hakobyan (poet) in Tbilissi. He was born in 1866 in Elizabetpol (Gandzak).
- 1957 The Yerevan-Akhta (Hrazdan) railroad is completed.
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