Author: Jilavian Emma

IDEAL NEWSPAPER FOUNDER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF NAZIM GULIYEV’S TRIAL BEGINS

APA
Sept 23 2009
Azerbaijan

Baku. Ramil Mammadli – APA. The Grievous Crimes Court began a trial
on the criminal case of Nazim Guliyev, an editor and the founder of
a local newspaper Ideal, APA reports. Judge Azer Orujov presided over
the trial. The court appointed the judicial survey on September 29.

According to the indictment, Guliyev is accused under Articles
182.2 (Extortion), 182.2.3 (extortion with use of force), 182.3.2
(extortion with a purpose of occupying large size of property), 221.1
(hooliganism) and 234.1 (Illegal manufacturing, purchase, storage,
transportation, transfer or selling of narcotics, psychotropic
substances) of the Criminal Code.

On May 20, Nazim Guliyev was acquitted from the charge under Article
147.2 (slander, which is connected with accusation of committing
serious or especially serious crime) of the Criminal Code but was
given six months in prison on insult charges under Article 148 of
the Criminal Code.

The lawsuit was filed by Tenzila Rustemkhanli, chairwoman of Azeri-Turk
Women Association, and Sabira Mahmudova, known as "Karabakh’s Hajar".

FC ULIS PENALIZED FOR NOT PARTICIPATING IN FIFA FAIR PLAY EVENTS

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
23.09.2009 16:37 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Prior to the 21st round of Armenian Cup Championship,
FC Ulis is to pay a fine in the amount of AMD 50 thousand for
non-participation in FIFA Fair Play events. Such decision was made by
RA Football Federation’s disciplinary committee based on Section 26,
Article 15 of FFA Disciplinary Regulations.

ARMENIAN PUBLIC SERVICES REGULATORY COMMISSION [PSRC] CONFIRMS REPORTING FORM FOR ARMENTEL ABOUT THE DATA ON COVERAGE OF ARMENIAN SETTLEMENTS WITH THE FIXED TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION

ArmInfo
2009-09-23 11:10:00

ArmInfo. Armenian Public Services Regulatory Commission [PSRC]
confirms reporting form for ArmenTel about the data on coverage of
Armenian settlements with the fixed telephone communication. The
report along with its e:mail option should be submitted to the PSRC
every six months not late than 31-st day of the next month. The report
should indicate the name of the settlement, the type of the telephone
station and its location, the year when the telephone station was
mounted, the number of the telephone subscriber’s lines, including
local settlement, Yerevan or the wireless technologies.

To recall, ArmenTel is a subsidiary of the Russian ‘Vimpelcom’,
and one of the leading fixed and mobile operators of Armenia.

25 YEARS LATER: KARPOV VS. KASPAROV IN CHESS REMATCH

Tert
Sept 22 2009
Armenia

Chess greats Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov are playing an
exhibition rematch marking the 25th anniversary of their first epic
title clash, reports the U.K’s Mirror.

Starting today, the former champs will play 24 speed chess games
during a four-day match in Valencia, Spain.

Kasparov this week called Karpov "my grandmaster, the one from whom
I learned most, in chess and in life."

In Valencia yesterday, both said chess has lost its glamour.

THERE ARE STILL UNTAPPED RESERVES IN ARMENIAN – RUSSIAN FRIENDSHIP

PanARMENIAN.Net
21.09.2009 13:44 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia builds its policy proceeding from strategic
alliance and stable partnership with Russia, RA President Serzh
Sargsyan said in an interview with Vesti TV channel. "There are still
untapped reserves in Armenian -Russian friendship," RA President
emphasized.

Focusing on economic aspect of RA-RF relations, RA President stated
that as of August 1, 2009, 13000 organizations based on Russian capital
are operating in Armenia. "Investments in RA economy reached $2,5
billion, and considering agreements on some major project, I believe,
the figure will double in a year to come," RA President stated.

SamayLive, India
Sept 20 2009

Armenians in Kolkata to celebrate independence day

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(Source: IANS)
Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 at 19:05 IST

F Prev Next LKolkata: The 150-odd Armenians left in the city are
gearing up to celebrate – with cultural programmes and a feast – their
country’s independence day, which falls Monday.
"We are celebrating the independence day tonight (Sunday night), as
tomorrow is a holiday (Eid-ul-Fitr) here," the community’s spiritual
head in the country, Father Khoren Hovhannisyan, told IANS.

"We have a party at night, where students will perform cultural
programmes and we have four teachers who have come from Armenia, they
will cook authentic Armenian food for us," he said.

Armenians have a history of more than 300 years in the city that has
three Armenian churches and five cemeteries. The city has a
187-year-old Armenian College, though it now has only 78 students.

"We teach subjects like the Armemian language, literature and history
in the college," said Father Khoren, who was appointed five months
back as the community’s spiritual head in the country.

The republic declared independence from the erstwhile Soviet Union Aug
23, 1990, but it was recognised Sep 21, 1991.

kolkata-to-celebrate-independence-day/657796.html

LOC HOLDS ITS 14TH ANNUAL VARDANANTS DAY

The Washington Daybook
September 15, 2009

The Library of Congress’ (LOC) Near East Section of the African
and Middle Eastern Division holds its 14th Annual Vardanants Day
Armenian lecture on "The Unknown Saroyan," by Dickran Kouymjian,
Haig and Isabel Berberian professor emeritus of Armenian studies at
California State University, to commemorate Pulitzer Prize winning
Armenian author William Saroyan’s birth.

TURKISH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: "NOTHING IS IMPORTANT THAN OUR FRATERNAL RELATIONS WITH AZERBAIJAN"

APA
Sept 18 2009
Azerbaijan

Baku. Rashad Suleymanov – APA. "Normalization of our relations with
Armenia will be effective for solution of Azerbaijan’s problem as
well", Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek told journalists,
APA reports.

Cicek said Armenia and Azerbaijan were at war for 17 years, but no
one, including OSCE Minsk Group, was doing something to end it. "There
are serious developments in the opening of our relationship. Turkey
defends Azerbaijan’s position in all its actions. Azerbaijan’s position
is always important for us. Nothing in the region is important than
our fraternal relations with Azerbaijan. We have said it many times".

The Deputy Prime Minister said there were both hot and cold war in the
region at the same time. "There are some people who try to harm our
brothers with misleading reports and propaganda. All of us, Turkish
Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and me expressed our opinion about
that for many times".

CAPTAIN TIGRAN AVETISYAN IS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF COURAGE

Aysor
Sept 18 2009
Armenia

Armenia’s Defense Ministry issued a release contained in particular:

"It is the duty of every soldier to defend and if necessary to extend
a helping hand to those who is in need; he should give others a role
model to emulate; and be a true citizen.

Captain Tigran Avetisyan, Armenia’s Armed Forces officer, commanded
a Division Artillery Battery in region of Syunik.

Finishing his working day Captain Avetisyan heard a noise close to
his house. That was his neighbor Vagram Grigoryan’s house burning
with three kids inside.

Captain Avetisyan rushed to the scene of the accident and seeing that
exit was blocked knocked out the window and run into fire. He heard
children’s voices and took them out, unfortunately not being able to
find a deaf-mute kid, who died in fire.

The affected family will never forget Captain Avetisyan’s heroism.

Captain Tigran Avetisyan is awarded the national Medal of Courage.

BARROSO WINS SECOND TERM AS EU COMMISSION CHIEF

PanARMENIAN.Net
16.09.2009 23:23 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The European parliament on Wednesday gave Jose
Manuel Barroso a second five year term as president of the powerful
European Commission after months of wrangling over the EU’s top job.

The conservative former Portuguese premier won 382 votes to 219
against, from among the 718 lawmakers who took part in the vote in
Strasbourg. There were 117 abstentions.

The comfortable majority means Barroso’s term cannot be challenged
even if the new Lisbon treaty of EU reforms comes into effect next
year as expected.

As president of the EU’s executive arm, Barroso is in charge of the
Brussels bureaucracy that draws up legislation that impacts on the
lives of about half a billion Europeans.

The president has significant leverage to influence legislative
priorities of the commission which next year will have a budget of
138 billion euros (200 billion dollars).

Barroso thanked lawmakers who backed him, after weeks in which parties
had grilled him over his future plans and criticised his past handling
of major challenges, such as the financial and economic crises.

"As president of the commission, my party is going to be Europe,"
he said.