Author: Kanayan Tamar
Chess: Sinquefield Cup: Aronian defeats So and improves his positions
Levon Aronian succeeded in the 6th round of the tournament. Playing white pieces, the Armenian grandmaster gained advantage over Wesley So from U.S.
Having won 3,5 points, Aronian improved his positions. Currently he shares 2-4 places, falling behind the leader of the tournament Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) only half a step.
Aronian will compete with Hikaru Nakamura (USA) today.
Head of the company: The number of Zangi subscribers exceeds 1.5 million and continues to grow
ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia August 4, 2017 Friday Head of the company: The number of Zangi subscribers exceeds 1.5 million and continues to grow Yerevan August 4 Naira Badalyan. At this stage, 1.5 million users installed the Zangi application and their number continues to grow. The director of the company Vahram Martirosyan said to the Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan. August 4, Prime Minister visited the office of the leading IT company - Zangi, got acquainted with the company's activities, as well as with development programs. Vahram Martirosyan informed the head of the government that through the proposed communication system of the new generation of Zangi, users can use free voice and video calls (live video calls with a resolution of 720p), exchange messages, files and other information. The application, created by Armenian IT specialists, allows to establish a connection at a low speed Internet connection. In addition, Antiblocking technology, developed on the basis of artificial intelligence, provides users with communication in countries with restrictions on messengers. Since 2016, as Martirosyan noted, the company has moved to a new stage of development. In particular, it has acquired 20+ Business-To-Business (B2B) partners from 12 countries of the world. Today the company participates in the creation of infrastructures on a national scale. In 2017 the company took part in the exhibition Mobile World Congress. Now it is preparing to participate in the largest telecommunications exhibitions in the world in London - Capacity Europe and Dubai - GITEX. Prime Minister Karapetyan noted the importance of developing the IT sphere. He stressed that the consistent development of the sphere will be at the center of the attention of the government of the republic. According to him, the executive body is ready to discuss proposals and programs aimed at the growth of the IT sphere with a view to their implementation. The application Zangi (Armenian analogue Skype, Viber, WhatsApp) was launched in 2012, but work on it was conducted since 2009. Today, Zangi allows you to make calls, send and receive messages, make video calls from all smartphones and tablets running on iOS and Android operating systems. Earlier, Karen Karapetyan repeatedly stressed the importance of the consistent development of technological education in our country, stressing that the sphere of IT can become the driving force of economic progress. According to the estimates of the Ministry of Economic Development and Investments, the IT sector of the economy in the end of 2016 provided about 6% of Armenia's GDP. At the same time, as the Executive Director of the Union of IT Enterprises (UITE) of Armenia Karen Vardanyan stated in an interview with ArmInfo correspondent, the IT sphere of the Republic can annually provide 45-50% growth. He noted that in recent years, on average, the IT sector of Armenia provides 20-25% of annual growth, with a turnover of $ 500 million.
Book: Armenian Genocide Memoir ‘From Horror to Hope’ Named Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist
PHILADELPHIA—From Horror to Hope, a collection of stories of Armenian Genocide survivors, was named a finalist by the 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Award in the memoir category (overcoming adversity/tragedy/challenges). It contains some 66 stories, and it showcases an overview of brief historical facts about, achievements of, and anecdotes about Philadelphia Armenians.
From Horror to Hope, a collection of stories of Armenian Genocide survivors, was named a finalist by the 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Award in the memoir category.
“It was important to write the stories for our children as we were told by our parents since we are the bridge generation,” said Margo Parnagian-Silk, whose idea was the impetus for this book. “The focus was not only to memorialize the accounts of the genocide survivors but also pay tribute to our immigrants who built a community and contributed to society.”
The book evolved on the heels of the 2015 Philadelphia event titled “We Not Only Survived, We Thrive” commemorating the centennial of the Armenian Genocide.
In true Philadelphia Armenian style—a spirit of unity—this project was successful because of the participation of representatives from the five area churches.
Another goal, to distribute this book outside the Armenian community, was also met; over 100 books were donated to educational institutions and organizations that research or teach genocide.
The award ceremony was held on May 31, at the Harvard Club, in New York. Receiving the award on behalf of the book committee were Carole Long Karabashian and Silk.
Other members of the team were Karen Aznavourian Cannuscio, Meredith Hanamirian, Lisa Manookian, Suzanne Sherenian, and Paul Vartan Sookiasian. Artur Petrosyan, director of creative ministries for the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, consulted.
Meeting a nine-month deadline, committee members closely collaborated, volunteered their time, and unselfishly offered up their professional skills with enthusiasm.
“Over 2,000 books were submitted this year, so it was truly an honor for the book to be named a finalist,” Karabashian commented. The nonprofit Next Generation Indie Book Award, celebrating its 10th year, was started by publishing industry professionals to offer new writers networking opportunities.
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Books: Family’s collection of nearly 600 books is donated to UCI’s Armenian Studies Program
Community member Elma Hovanessian has donated nearly 600 books to UCI in honor of her late husband, Seboo Hovanessian, and to support the campus’s Armenian Studies Program. The Armenian-language and Armenian-related English collection spans a range of topics – from art and architecture to history, literature, theater, music and philosophy – and will be housed in Langson Library. “We are deeply grateful to Elma for donating her family’s personal collection, allowing us to make it available to UCI and the public, providing a trusted resource to our scholars of history, Armenia, Iran and more,” said history professor Houri Berberian, Meghrouni Family Presidential Chair in Armenian Studies and director of the Armenian Studies Program.
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Armenian state agencies send 13 requests for removal information from Google over a year
Over a year Armenian state agencies have sent 13 requests for removal of information from Google product or service, says Google Transparency Report.
All requests are related to copyright and YouTube videos.
Overall, 18 requests have been sent by Armenia since 2009. The latest requests referred to copyright, but in July 2013 the reason for a request was government criticism.
As of July Russia is an absolute leader on the number of requests. The Russian state agencies have sent 13,209 requests to remove content over a year.
Azeri prosecutor seeks 6.5 years in prison for Lapshin
The state prosecutor of Baku Court of Grave Crimes has demanded a 6.5-year prison term for Russian-Israeli blogger Alexander Lapshin, who is in Baku custody, the Russian service of BBC reports.
According to the source, the prosecutor stated that Lapshin has violated the Azerbaijani laws on state border and passports.
Lapshin’s attorney filed a motion to the court to be grated time for preparing his speech. The next hearing is scheduled on July 19.
The trail of the case began on June 30. During the first hearing, Alexander Lapshin said he had visited Nagorno-Karabakh as a tourist and pleaded himself not guilty.
To remind, the blogger was extradited from Belarus to Azerbaijan in February, where he was wanted after visiting the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) and criticizing the Azerbaijani leadership.
Azerbaijani prosecutors launched a criminal case into "repeated public anti-state calls" and "illegal crossing of Azerbaijan’s state border," punishable with a prison term of five to eight years.
The extradition and persecution against Lapshin was widely slammed by international community as a gross violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of speech and movement.
Defense Ministry: Azerbaijani forces make more than 500 ceasefire breaches within one week
Within 9-15 July, the Azerbaijani forces violated the ceasefire across the Line of Contact between Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh/NKR) and Azerbaijan more than 500 times from weapons of different calibers, meantime applying 82mm mortars and rocket-propelled automatic grenade launchers at various directions of the Contact Line.
As the Press Service of the NKR Defense Ministry told Panorama.am, Karabakh frontline units continue controlling the operative-tactical situation in the frontline and confidently fulfilling their military tasks.
BAKU: Azerbaijan: No damage from poorly made Armenian UAV
Baku, Azerbaijan, June 22
Trend:
Armenian Armed Forces once again used an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) against the units of Azerbaijani Armed Forces on the frontline between the two countries’ troops, the country’s Defense Ministry said in a message June 22.
Due to its poor quality, the UCAV used by the Armenian Armed Forces didn’t cause any damage to the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, according to the message.
Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry warned that adequate retaliatory actions will be devastating for the enemy.
The ministry earlier reported that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces destroyed a UCAV belonging to Armenia’s Armed Forces June 21 evening.
The UCAV attempted to carry out reconnaissance flights over the Azerbaijani army positions and was destroyed in the direction of Azerbaijan’s Terter District.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.