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Ukraine, Georgia to reportedly travel visa-free to EU
Dec09

Ukraine, Georgia to reportedly travel visa-free to EU

Lifting of visa requirements for Georgian and Ukrainian citizens will allow staying in the EU for three months during a six month period. …read more Source:...

“Ball of Robots” reaches Armenia
Dec09

“Ball of Robots” reaches Armenia

For the first time in this part of the world, Robots Inc. (Russia) presents the Bal Robotov (Ball of Robots) project directly initiated by Ameriabank and featuring the world’s most famous robots in Yerevan. The exhibition that opened in Yerevan on December 8 features over 20 interactive robots from various countries and the best of Armenian...

EU to lift visa requiremnets for Ukraine and Georgia
Dec09

EU to lift visa requiremnets for Ukraine and Georgia

The European Union plans to lift visa requirements for the citizens of Ukraine and Georgia, Deutsche Welle reports. The decision will enter into force in mid-2016, the German broadcaster said citing its sources in Brussels. Details Are available here …read more Source:...

Ukraine power supplies to Crimea restored, Russia says
Dec09

Ukraine power supplies to Crimea restored, Russia says

Crimea has been facing a serious shortage of electricity since last month after power lines in Ukraine were sabotaged. …read more Source:...

77% of the world’s population recognize Armenian Genocide
Dec09

77% of the world’s population recognize Armenian Genocide

By Harut SassounianPublisher, The California Courier Last month, I reported in this column the results of the Zogby Analytics survey, which found that 35% of the American public was aware of the Armenian Genocide. I thought this was a low figure, having expected that a larger percentage of Americans would be cognizant of the Armenian Genocide....

Five Billion People Worldwide Recognize the Armenian Genocide
Dec09

Five Billion People Worldwide Recognize the Armenian Genocide

Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courrier www.thecaliforniacourier.com Last month, I reported in this column the results of the Zogby Analytics survey, which found that 35% of the American public was aware of the Armenian Genocide. I thought this was a low figure, having expected that a larger percentage of Americans would be cognizant...

TIME announces shortlist for 2015 Person of the Year
Dec07

TIME announces shortlist for 2015 Person of the Year

Photo: Getty Images A shortlist of candidates chosen by TIME magazine’s editors for the 2015 Person of the Year was revealed on NBC’s TODAY show Monday morning, The eight contenders are, in alphabetical order: Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, who as leader of ISIS has inspired followers to both fight in his self-declared caliphate of Iraq and...

Andrey Pyatakhin:  Roaming-free future in EEU space possible in case of single currency settlement payments
Dec06

Andrey Pyatakhin: Roaming-free future in EEU space possible in case of single currency settlement payments

Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) is moving towards roaming-free future, though there are economic and legal complications between the EEU countries, particularly, the mutual settlements. The point is that mutual settlement for roaming services are based on US dollar rate, while national currencies of some countries have depreciated tangibly, Andrey...

Andrey Pyatakhin: It is more expedient to increase spending on customer services rather than keep unprofitable infrastructures
Dec06

Andrey Pyatakhin: It is more expedient to increase spending on customer services rather than keep unprofitable infrastructures

It is more expedient to increase spending on customer services rather than keep unprofitable infrastructures, Andrey Pyatakhin, Beeline Armenia CEO, told ArmInfo when commenting on possible sale of 50,000 cell towers by VimpelCom. “No decisions have been adopted yet, we are studying the world experience in the field. If the company can have...

Saakashvili Loses Georgian Citizenship
Dec05

Saakashvili Loses Georgian Citizenship

President Giorgi Margvelashvili signed a decree on December 4 terminating Georgian citizenship of his predecessor Mikheil Saakashvili, who is now governor of Odessa region in Ukraine. …read more Source:...