Новости за 11.12.2018

Time magazine on Tuesday named journalists, including a slain Saudi Arabian writer and a pair of Reuters journalists imprisoned by Myanmar’s government, as its "Person of the Year," in a cover story headlined "The Guardians and the War on Truth",

Up to a 250,000 Syrian refugees could return to their devastated homeland in 2019, while many others face problems with documentation and property that the Damascus government must help resolve, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

Johannes Hahn‏, EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, congratulated Armenia’s acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on victory in the December 9 snap parliamentary elections.

The official delegation of Armenia led by the President Armen Sarkissian will take part in the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili.

On 11 December Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan visited the construction site of the conciliar Church of the Intercession in capital Stepanakert and got acquainted with work carried out there

During the visit Mrs. Hakobyan will meet with the members of the Armenian-Swiss parliamentary friendship group, as well as a number of philanthropists.

Senior government sources told The Australian newspaper that Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s cabinet approved the policy change at a national security meeting Tuesday night following extensive discussions on the matter.

Macron announced earlier on Monday wage rises for the poorest workers and tax cuts for pensioners in further concessions meant to defuse weeks of often violent protests that have challenged his authority.

The original song and official video for "Bohemian Rhapsody," taken from the group’s 1975 album "A Night at the Opera," surpassed 1.6 billion streams globally across all major streaming services.

Interviewer Hugh Hewitt asked Pompeo if he considered China the "greatest threat" to the west. "I don’t think there’s any doubt about that," Pompeo said.

The Georgian President wished success to Nikol Pashinyan in the reform implementation in Armenia, and hoped that the friendly relations between Armenia and Georgia will further deepen.

The United States concurs with the OSCE’s preliminary conclusions that the elections process enjoyed broad public trust and respected fundamental freedoms. We encourage the authorities to address OSCE and Venice Commission recommendations for future elections.

The early parliamentary elections were important in terms of enhancing public trust towards the electoral process in Armenia. We expect all stakeholders to continue concerted efforts towards further democratisation and modernisation of the country.