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Protesters demand closure of Russian base in Armenia

December 27, 2018March 12, 2026 Hambik Zargarian

JAM News

Dec 26 2018

JAMnews, Yerevan

Artur Xachatryan

Protesters voiced their demands in front of the Russian Embassy to Armenia – the demonstration was immediately followed by a gathering of Armenian Communists under the slogan “Forever with Russia”

Two demonstrations took place in Yerevan yesterday in front of the Russian Embassy to Armenia. The first demanded the closure of a Russian military base in the country, and the second, organized by Armenian communists, expressed their support for Russia.

On 3 December, a woman was murdered in Gyumri, the second largest city in Armenia.

Julieta Gukasyan, 57, was allegedly assaulted by a serviceman from the 102nd Russian military base in the city. After the attack, she was taken to hospital where she was able to convey who had attacked her on her way to work. However, her injuries were too severe and she passed away.

She had worked as a janitor in the Gyumri municipal housing department.

Almost immediately after news of her death, it was reported that she had been killed by a Russian serviceman. However, his name and the reason for committing the crime are still unknown.

Protesters’ demands

Protesters demanded that the Russian military base be closed down. They said they were outraged by the behavior of the Russian military, which threatens the security of Armenian citizens.

They justified their demand not only by referring to the last murder, but also to the tragedy of the Avetisyan family: in 2015, Russian serviceman Valery Permyakov killed seven members of the family, including an infant.

There are also numerous other stories about how drunken Russian soldiers have organised fights and shootouts which have resulted in dozens of civilian injuries.

Demonstrators complained that the current government of Armenia has continued the same policy towards Russia as the previous authorities.

“We are forming a new political agenda for Armenia, and this is one of the priorities of our political agenda. Yes, this is a political question. This is a matter of the lives and safety of the citizens of Armenia, because we don’t know when, where, or with whom [a] Russian soldier will meet and what atrocities they will commit,” said one of the organizers of the protest, journalist Narine Mkrtchyan.

Immediately after the first demonstration, Armenian communists came out in support of Russia under the slogan “Forever with Russia”, and stated that the 102nd Russian military base is necessary to ensure security in Armenia.

Lawyers appeal Kocharyan’s arrest ruling to Court of Cassation

December 26, 2018March 12, 2026 Hambik Zargarian

Panorama, Armenia

Dec 26 2018

The lawyers of Armenia’s second President Robert Kocharyan have appealed the arrest ruling of a Yerevan appellate court to the Court of Cassation.

On 7 December, the Court of Appeals, under presiding judge Ruben Mkhitaryan, reinstated the pre-trial arrest of the former president by upholding the ruling of the first instance court and rejecting all the complaints filed by his defense team.

The lawyers say the appeal comprised of 107 pages argues a fundamental violation of human rights and freedoms, including the presumption of innocence, fair trial, etc.

The defense team said they are going to file a motion to the court to again release the ex-president on bail.

Kocharyan was initially arrested in July on charges of ‘overthrowing the constitutional order’ during the March 1-2, 2008 post-election events.

He was freed by the Court of Appeals on 13 August on the basis of immunity from prosecution.

Both the attorney general and Kocharyan’s lawyers appealed that ruling, with the latter claiming that there were also other legal grounds for his release.

On 15 November, the Court of Cassation rejected Kocharyan’s appeal and only partly satisfied the prosecutors’ demands to send the case back to the Court of Appeals for re-examination.

Kocharyan denies the accusation as ‘politically motivated’.

Artsakh official recalls Azerbaijani poor record of treating ethnic minorities in Azerbaijan

December 26, 2018March 12, 2026 Hambik Zargarian

Panorama, Armenia

Dec 26 2018

Azerbaijani foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov has stated that Baku is ready to grant the Armenians living in Nagorno Karabakh a high-level autonomy and ensure their security. Mammadyarov has noted that in line with its international commitments, Azerbaijan has always ensured the security of its citizens including of those belonging to different ethnic groups and today is ready to do the same for the Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh. Panorama.am turned to the head of Information department at the Artsakh President’s Office Davit Babayan, asking to comment on the Azerbaijani FM’s statements.

“Those statements from Azerbaijani leadership are unacceptable and once again show that official Baku is in no way ready to change its stance. There was a time when Azerbaijani Republic was formed based on federative unions of two subjects – Armenians and Muslims.it was at a time when no nation called Azerbaijanis even existed. It was officially emerged in 1936. The two Armenian formations – the Nakhijevan Autonomous Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast – had different statuses. We all saw the fate of the Nakhijevan Autonomous Republic, when the Armenian population disappeared,” Babayan pointed.

The Artsakh official reminded of the poor record of Azerbaijani treatment of ethnic minorities, the Red Kurdistan among them which was eliminated off the face of the earth amid the unfulfilled promises by Azerbaijan to grant an autonomy.

“Azerbaijanis slaughtered Armenians in Artsakh, Baku and Sumgait which were stripped of their Armenian population and later had to fight a large-scale war imposed on them. Today, we are an independent state and have passed through the April war. What is the logic for an independent country to refuse its status, security guarantees and follow the Azerbaijani whims? Following this logic, we can expect them to appoint Ramil Safarov (ax-murderer of an Armenian army lieutenant) as a governor in Karabakh. This is impossible,” Babayan added.

Poroshenko called on Baku to combine efforts "to restore the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and Ukraine"

December 23, 2018March 12, 2026 Hambik Zargarian

Arminfo, Armenia

Dec 22 2018

Naira Badalian

ArmInfo.President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is convinced that the unification of Baku and Kiev efforts in the framework of multilateral initiatives will affect “the restoration of the territorial integrity of both Azerbaijan and Ukraine,” Interfax-Azerbaijan reports.

“I believe that the two countries’ joint efforts in the framework of multilateral initiatives and projects will affect the restoration of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and Ukraine, “Poroshenko’s congratulatory message to Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev said on the occasion of his birthday.

The Ukrainian president noted that “as a result of the far-sighted policy pursued by Aliyev, defending his national interests, Azerbaijan” has become a regional leader on a global scale and occupied an important place on the international arena. “” I would like to note that Azerbaijan remains a reliable strategic partner for Ukraine. I am sure that the cooperation between Azerbaijan and Ukraine will be characterized by high dynamics in the future “, the President of Ukraine noted.

All questions of Alexander Lukashenko were answered on the spot. Pashinyan

December 20, 2018March 12, 2026 Hambik Zargarian

20.12.2018

Armenia:

All questions of the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, were answered on the spot. Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan announced this in Dilijan, particularly referring to Lukashenko’s statement that he does not have the courage to criticize Vladimir Putin, who is the biggest arms seller to Azerbaijan.

Pashinyan reminded that his spokesperson clarified that this issue was regularly raised in the contacts with the Russian President and said that specific and exhaustive answers were given to all the questions raised by Lukashenko on the spot.

“I honestly had the impression that Mr. Lukashenko was satisfied with those answers, and, in my opinion, everyone present had that impression. I can’t say what happened later,” said the Acting Prime Minister of Armenia.

Of the more than 425 million drams of damage caused to the state, 335 million drams were restored to the budget. SRC

December 19, 2018March 12, 2026 Hambik Zargarian

18.12.2018

Armenia:

As a result of the supervisory work of the RA State Revenue Committee, another case of non-payment of particularly large taxes was revealed. This was reported by the information and public relations department of the RA SRC.

It was found that “Yeranav” and “Khach 9” SP companies engaged in the construction of apartment buildings in the Davtashen administrative district of Yerevan in 2015-2018. in the sales contracts concluded regarding the apartments sold during the period, lower amounts were included than the real values, as a result of which the real volumes of sales turnover of the companies were not reflected in the calculations-reports submitted to the tax authority, causing the state a particularly large loss of more than 350 million AMD.

In connection with the fact, a criminal case was initiated in the investigative department of the SRC under the features of Article 205, Part 2 of the RA Criminal Code. As a result of multi-scale investigative and judicial activities carried out by the investigators of the SRC investigative department, the real values of the apartments sold by the companies were thoroughly revealed. With the combination of sufficient evidence, charges were brought against the managers of “Eranav” and “Khach 9” SP companies, and during the preliminary investigation, they were arrested on the basis of illegal influence on the witnesses in the case, falsification of materials important for the criminal case.

The company managers accepted the fact of tax evasion, voluntarily submitted adjusted calculations-reports to the tax authority, resulting in an additional tax liability of more than 425 million drams, of which 335 million drams have already been recovered from the state budget. In the presence of sufficient guarantees to restore part of the damage caused to the state and to restore the additional tax liabilities caused, the detention of selected preventive measures against the company’s managers was changed, and the restrictions applied to bank accounts were removed.

Will Armenia be prohibited from deploying foreign troops in its territory? The speech of the Russian ambassador

December 19, 2018March 12, 2026 Hambik Zargarian

18.12.2018

Armenia:

There is still no final agreement on the exclusion of the deployment of military personnel of other states on the territory of Armenia. Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopirkin said this at a meeting with journalists today.

This is how he interpreted Sergey Lavrov’s statement the day before, in which the latter referred to the biological laboratories located in the territory of Armenia. Lavrov said that Moscow and Yerevan are finishing the preparation of the document that will guarantee the absence of foreign servicemen in Armenia.

The ambassador denied the news that it is about imposing a new ban against Armenia. “Who, whom, what can forbid, in Armenian-Russian relations we are talking about two sovereign, equal states,” he said.

“As far as I know, there is a dialogue between the Armenian and Russian sides about biological laboratories. This question worries us. The dialogue with the Armenian side is quite constructive, there is mutual understanding. There can be no talk of any ban,” said Sergey Kopirkin, noting that Russia has certain concerns about the activities of American biolaboratories in Armenia.

Commenting on the situation a few days ago, RA Foreign Ministry spokesperson Anna Naghdalyan noted that cooperation in the field of sanitary control is part of the Armenian-Russian bilateral agenda.

“Armenia fulfills all its international obligations aimed at the peaceful use of scientific research in the field of microbiology,” said RA MFA spokesperson Anna Naghdalyan, commenting on the Russian MFA chief. Sergey Lavrovthe statement.

Earlier, the Acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan also addressed the issue, stating that the Armenian side is ready to allow Russian experts to enter these laboratories and get to know the situation on the spot.

Sports: How the Guardian ranked the 100 best male footballers in the world 2018

December 18, 2018March 12, 2026 Hambik Zargarian

The Guardian, UK
Dec 17 2018

How the Guardian ranked the 100 best male footballers in the world 2018

Mario Kempes, Zico and Nuno Gomes were part of a 225-strong voting panel as we compiled our list of the best male footballers on the planet

Stephen McMillan and Marcus Christenson

Mon 17 Dec 2018 17.02 GMT Last modified on Mon 17 Dec 2018 17.21 GMT

From left to right: Zico, Nuno Gomes and Mario Kempes Photograph: The Guardian

For our seventh male top 100 list we have assembled a voting panel of 225 judges from 69 countries, led by legendary players such as Zico, Mario Kempes and Nuno Gomes.

They are backed up by a global selection of coaches, broadcasters, reporters, correspondents and editors, as well as other former players such as Javier Zanetti, Tugay Kerimoglu and Eyal Berkovic.

The 34 current and former professionals have won a combined total of 1,909 international caps.

Our 225 judges are drawn from around the world as follows: Africa 19, Asia 20, Europe 140, North and Central America 11, South America 35.

The countdown begins on Tuesday 18 December with Nos 100-71. On Wednesday we will reveal Nos 70-41, on Thursday Nos 40-11 before the top 10 on Friday completes this year’s list.

The Top 100 rules are explained beneath the list of judges. The judges are listed in alphabetical order by category.

Players

Márcio Amoroso Former Brazil international with 19 caps
Patrik Andersson Former Sweden international who won 96 caps and played at the 1994 and 2002 World Cups
Roman Berezovsky Former Armenia international who won 94 caps between 1996 and 2016
Eyal Berkovic Former Israel international with 78 caps
Rune Bratseth Former Norway international with 60 caps who captained his country at the 1994 World Cup
Júlio César Former Brazil international who won 87 caps and played at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups
Gilles De Bilde Former Belgium international with 25 caps
Erik Edman Former Sweden international with 57 caps who played at the 2006 World Cup
Jan Åge Fjørtoft Former Norway international with 71 caps who played at the 1994 World Cup
Quinton Fortune Former South Africa international with 46 caps
Stelios Giannakopoulos Former Greece international with 77 caps who was part of the team that won Euro 2004
Nuno Gomes Former Portugal international with 79 caps who played at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups
Senol Günes Former Turkey international who led the country to third at the 2002 World Cup as a manager
Nihat Kahveci Former Turkey international with 79 caps who was part of the team that finished third in 2002
Mario Kempes Former Argentina international who played at three World Cups, winning the tournament in 1978
Tugay Kerimoglu Former Turkey international with 94 caps who was part of the team that finished third in 2002
Sergey Kiryakov Former Russian international who won 38 caps for USSR, CIS and Russia and played at the 1992 and 1996 European Championships
Emily Lima Former Portugal international with 12 caps. Now Santos Women coach
Lubomir Moravcik Former Czechoslovakia international with 80 caps for Czechoslovakia and Slovakia who played at the 1990 World Cup
Youri Mulder Former Netherlands international with nine caps
Szilard Nemeth Former Slovakia international with 58 caps
Armen Petikyan Former Armenia international with five caps
Lutz Pfannenstiel Former goalkeeper and the first player to have played professionally in all six Fifa confederations
Mart Poom Former Estonia international with 120 caps
Brent Sancho Former Trinidad and Tobago international with 43 caps who played at the 2006 World Cup and is a former Minister of Sports of Trinidad and Tobago
Mark Schwarzer Former Australia international with 109 caps who played at the 2006 and 2010 World Cups
Aleksey Smertin Former Russia international with 55 caps who played at the 2002 World Cup
Kazuyuki Toda Former Japan international who played for Tottenham Hotspur during the 2002-03 season
Julio César Uribe Former Peru international with 39 caps
Stanislav Varga Former Slovakia international with 54 caps
Frédéric Waseige Won the Belgian Cup and League Cup with FC Liège and is now a TV pundit
Jonny Williams Crystal Palace midfielder with 17 caps for Wales
Javier Zanetti Former Argentina international who played at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups
Zico Former Brazil international with 71 caps who played at the 1978, 1982 and 1986 World Cups

Steve Darby Laos General Manager, Asian football consultant
Mattar M’boge Assistant manager of Gambia
Alisher Nikimbaev Technical expert, competitions and players affairs, Qatar Football Association

Ed Aarons Deputy news editor, the Guardian
Ahmed Adala Journalist at Radio IFM Tunisie and Coaching Foot in Tunisia
Aanu Adeoye Journalist working for CNN Africa bureau in Lagos, Nigeria
Omar Al Raisi Founder of Dantani, Inc. and Editor-in-Chief of The Sports Journal in the UAE
Tobias Altschäffl Chief footballer reporter at Sport-Bild in Germany
Nick Ames Football writer, the Guardian
David Amoyal Writer for the Athletic and host of the Calcioland podcast
Juan Arango TV commentator/Contributor Aficion Central (Ecuador), Sportsmax (Caribbean) and Al-Jazeera
Philippe Auclair Senior writer, France Football
Gregg Bakowski Football writer, the Guardian
Paolo Bandini Italian football correspondent, the Guardian
Marcelo Barreto Sports journalist and Presenter at Sportv in Brazil
John Bennett Broadcaster, BBC World Service & BBC 5 Live
Mina Finstad Berg Pundit and football expert at TV 2 in Norway
William Bi Football writer based in China
Christoph Biermann Football writer for 11Freunde in Germany
Andreas Böni Head of football at Blick in Switzerland
Anne-Laure Bonnet Journalist and presenter beIN Sports
Mareike Boysen Reporter at Ballesterer magazine in Austria
Andy Brassell European football writer/broadcaster
Costas Bratsos Football writer at Sport24.gr in Greece
Rodrigo Bueno Football journalist and FOX commentator in Brazil
Gevorg Burnuchyan Editor-in-chief of football365.am in Armenia
Mariana Cabral Football writer for Expresso and Sporting U-19 women’s team coach
Pedro Canelo Journalist at El Comercio in Peru
Lédio Carmona Football journalist and SporTV commentator in Brazil
Antonio Casale Host of En La Jugada at RCN Radio and presents a TV show on Winsports in Colombia
Khachik Chakhoyan Uefa Media representer in Armenia
Martin Charquero Uruguayan football journalist on Tenfield, Teledoce and Radio Sport890
Ivaylo Chilev Football journalist and Champions League broadcast producer at bTV Media Group in Bulgaria
Marcus Christenson Football editor, the Guardian
Solace Chukwu Football Writer for the Africa Desk of goal.com
Paulo Vinicius Coelho Football writer and Fox commentator in Brazil
Junior Coimbra CEO of Jogo das Estrelas, Host of Rap77 Podcast and Ambassador of the Adventure of Humanity Project in Brazil
James Corbett Sports writer and principal of deCoubertin Books
Joe Crann Soccer Laduma journalist in South Africa. Part-time TV and Radio analyst
James Dart Sports editor, theguardian.com
Kirill Dementyev Channel One commentator in Russia
Salif Diallo Journalist at Agence de Presse Sénégelaise
Paul Doyle Football writer, the Guardian
John Duerden Asian Football Correspondent for the Guardian
Vincent Duluc Senior reporter at L’Equipe
Magnús Már Einarsson Editor of fotbolti.net in Iceland
Claudia Ekai Kwese Sports Correspondent in Kenya
Mohamed Amine Elamri Sports journalist at Le Matin in Morocco
Kasper Elissaar Editor-in-chief at Soccernet in Estonia
Muhannad El Shennawy Online journalist at Sky News Arabia in the UAE
Rodrigo Errasti Sports editor in chief of the Agencia Colpisa-Vocento in Spain
Alejandro Etcheverry Journalist working for Espn Deportes Radio in Egypt
Amr Fahmy Journalist working for beIN Sports in Egypt
Christian Falk Head of football at Sport-Bild in Germany
Eric Faria Football journalist at TV Globo in Brazil
Mohammed Fayad Editor of www.ahdaaf.me, based in Australia
Dominic Fifield Football writer, the Guardian
Ben Fisher Football writer, the Guardian
Solomon Fowowe Football journalist at the Guardian in Nigeria
Johanna Frändén European football correspondent for Swedish paper Aftonbladet
Jesús Garrido Spanish football journalist
Jonas Giaever Norwegian football journalist
Barry Glendenning Football writer and Guardian Football Weekly regular
Mélisande Gomez Football reporter at L’Equipe
Cristian Grosso Sports editor of La Nación in Argentina
Andreas Hagenauer Football journalist at Der Standard
Thomas Lund Hansen Football writer at Jyllands-Posten in Denmark
Pavel Hartman Czech football writer at Sport daily
Gudmundur Hilmarsson Sport journalist at Morgunbladid and mbl.is in Iceland
Johannes Hofer Presenter at Sky Sport Austria
Andy Hunter Football writer, the Guardian
David Hytner Football writer, the Guardian
Sasa Ibrulj Bosnian football writer
Wael Jabir Editor Ahdaaf.me, Dubai
Jamie Jackson Football writer, the Guardian
Behnam Jafarzadeh Deputy editor at Varzesh3.com, Iran
Paulius Jakelis Lithuania’s most well-known TV football commentator
Stuart James Football writer, the Guardian
Ott Järvela Football journalist and chairman of Estonian Sports Press Association
Nicholas John Snr Asst Vice President, Sports Production , Astro Sports, Malaysia
Kristján Jónsson Sport journalist for Morgunblaðið/mbl.is in Iceland
Boris Jovanovic Editor in Chief Sportske.net
Eduard Kalantaryan Head of Armenia TV sport
Ugur Karakullukcu A Spor pundit and Sabah journalist in Turkey
Celestine Karoney Kenyan sports journalist
Hideki Kasuya Japanese football journalist, commentator and broadcaster
Ali Khaled Editor of FourFourTwo Arabia
Shinya Kizaki Japanese football journalist, broadcaster and commentator
Pavle Knezevic Reporter at Sportske.net
Freddhy Koula Football writer at TDA/Canal+Afrique
Charbel Krayem Presenter at the Golden Ball football show, commentator on MTV Lebanon and head of sport Al Akhbar newspaper
Ermal Kuka Sports journalist at vipsport.al in Albania
Cecilia Lagos Sports journalist. Columnist at Medios Regionales El Mercurio and cecilialagos.com
Steven Lavon Sports journalist and editor-in-chief of africatopsports.com in Lomé, Togo
Amy Lawrence Football writer, the Guardian
Sergio Levinsky Journalist working for Infobae and Jornada in Argentina as well as Kicker in Germany
Gianluca Lia Sports journalist at Times of Malta
Pablo Londinsky Uruguayan football journalist at Tenfield
Sid Lowe Spanish football correspondent for the Guardian
Olof Lundh Swedish football writer for Fotbollskanalen and Dagens Industri, pundit for TV4 and C More and author
Ben Lyttleton Football author and consultant
Ben Mabley Japan-based television commentator for J Sports, SkyPerfecTV, and DAZN
Jaime F. Macias Football analyst at BeIN Sports USA
Paul MacInnes Sports writer, the Guardian
Hatem Maher Senior Sports Editor at Ahram Online in Egypt
Carlos Eduardo Mansur Football writer for O Globo in Brazil
Luca Marchetti Chief Editor of Sky Sport Italia
Milos Markovic Football writer, Sportske.net
Gergely Marosi Freelance sports journalist and football writer in Hungary
Everaldo Marques Football journalist and ESPN broadcaster in Brazil
Tom Marshall Football writer based in Mexico
Ana Thaís Matos Brazilian journalist and SporTV commentator
Martin Mazur Argentinian football journalist for El Gráfico, FourFourTwo and La Gazzetta dello Sport
Ugur Meleke Football columnist at Hürriyet Daily. Also a pundit for CNN Turk and Radyospor
Renata Mendonça Journalist and UOL columnist in Brazil
Maher Mezahi Freelance journalist covering North African football
Janusz Michallik Former US international and ESPN football analyst
Nick Miller Football writer, the Guardian
Luo Ming Sports Editor, Titan Sports, China
Adriana Monsalve Broadcaster and journalist for Univision Deportes in Venezuela
Tomasz Mortimer Hungarian football writer
Elena Mpountou Football writer at sdna.gr
Hassanin Mubarak Football writer
Hirofumi Nakano Journalist and radio show host in Japan
Sachin Nakrani Football writer, the Guardian
Christian Nourry Editor-in-chief, Get French Football News
Vladimir Novak Freelance journalist and producer based in Belgrade, Serbia working for various international media such as World Soccer and World Soccer Digest
Hernan O’Donnell Journalist working for Universo Deportivo who has previously written for El Gráfico and La Nación
Antonis Oikonomidis Greek freelance football writer
Oluwashina Okeleji Reporter for BBC Sport, World Soccer and Al Jazeera online
Collins Okinyo African football journalist and managing editor of soka25east.com
Rafael Oliveira Football journalist and ESPN commentator in Brazil
Ichiro Ozawa Japanese football journalist, commentator, and broadcaster
Fernando Palomo ESPN commentator and the voice of FIFA 17 in Latin America
Juan Carlos Pasman Argentinian journalist who presents his own shows on DirecTV Sports and Radio La Red
Mauro Cezar Pereira Football journalist and ESPN commentator in Brazil
Artur Petrosyan Russian football journalist and uefa.com reporter
Thiago Rabelo Brazilian football journalist at Sagres 730 and Guardian contributor
Andrey Raychtock Sports reporter at Rede Globo in Brazil
Melissa Reddy Senior football correspondent at FootballJOE
Aysha Ridzuan Social Media Manager SEA at Dugout Limited, Singapore
Roberto Rivera Sports commentator and producer with his own company, Gol Dreams Films. Also presenter of a show on WAO (radio) and Gol Magazine (TV) in Panama
Jorge Luiz Rodrigues Football journalist and SporTV Head of production in Brazil
José Armando Rodríguez Editor-in-chief, Deporte Total USA
Fabrizio Romano Sky Sport Italy journalist and Guardian contributor
Barney Ronay Senior sports writer, the Guardian
Gonzalo Ronchi Journalist at Radio Sport890
Emanuel Rosu Romanian football writer at Sport.ro
Stephan Roth Reporter at Swiss daily Blick
Guillermo Rubio “Gumi” Freelance sports journalist working for, among others, FOX Sports Argentina and Onda Cero in Spain

Jeff Rueter Football writer for The Athletic
Max Rushden Presenter of the Guardian Football Weekly and The Warm-up Show on Talksport
Arlind Sadiku Sports journalist and commentator at Digitalb/Supersport Kosova
Marwan Saeed Operations manager of KingFut.com
José Luis Sánchez Journalist for La Sexta TV in Spain
Emre Sarigul Editor and founder of turkishfootball.com
Santiago Segurola Football writer for El País/AS
Hyungwook Seo MBC Football pundit, Footballist Editor
Cagdas Sevinc Journalist at Futbol Arena in Turkey
Metodi Shumanov Bulgarian football writer
Vidir Sigurdsson Sports editor of Morgunbladid and mbl.is and author of the Icelandic Football Yearbook
Mojmir Stasko Football writer for Dennik Sport in Slovakia
Jacob Steinberg Football writer, the Guardian
Vladimir Stognienko Russian football expert and VGTRK commentator
Julia Stuart TV presenter at SuperSport in South Africa
Saku-Pekka Sundelin Football journalist at Ilta-Sanomat
Aet Süvari Estonian football reporter
Agris Suveizda Reporter for Sportacentrs.com in Latvia
Sindri Sverrisson Sports journalist at Morgunbladid and mbl.is in Iceland
Nuno Travassos Portuguese football writer at Maisfutebol
Duc Truong Tran Chief football reporter, Ving.vn, Saigon, Vietnam
Mihalis Tsohos Gazzetta.gr director, commentator on Cosmote TV and host of a radio show on sport-fm.gr
Vaios Tsoutsikas Director at sport-fm.gr with his own daily show on the radio station
Darren Tulett Presenter at beIN Sports in France
Will Unwin Football writer, the Guardian
Patrick Urbini Football writer for France Football
Andres Vaher Football writer for Postimees in Estonia
Lari Vesander Journalist at Urheilulehti in Finland
Bart Vlietstra Dutch football journalist working for de Volkskrant and SANTOS magazine
Lukas Vrablik Slovakian freelance football writer
Ville Väänänen Finnish football reporter at Ilta-Sanomat
Ola Wenström TV presenter at Viasat in Sweden
Greg Wilcox Sports Editor Arab News
Tomasz Wlodarczyk Chief football writer, Przeglad Sportowy
Carl Worswick Football writer based in Colombia
Michael Yokhin European football writer
Ahmad Yousef Egyptian football journalist and editor at KingFut.com in London
Víctor Zaferson Football scout & consultant, Diario de un Scout magazine in Peru
Federico Zanon Italian football journalist working for Sky Sport and Eurosport
Tim Zinoviev Chief Editor of Football.by in Belarus
Volodymyr Zverov Ukrainian TV presenter with his own football show

• Our judges were sent a longlist of more than 500 footballers drawn from leagues on every continent and asked one simple question: who have been the best male players in the world in 2018?

• We asked our judges to choose 40 names each, and rank their selection in order from 1-40, No1 being their choice of the best male player in the world this year.

• The No 1 choice of each judge was awarded 40pts, No 2 given 39pts, down to 1pt for their No 40 choice. All the votes were added together to give a raw score.

• To minimise the influence of outliers in the list, the highest score awarded to a player was then deducted to give a final score.

• A player needed to receive votes from at least five judges to qualify for the list.

• If players are level on points in the scoring, the number of individual votes cast is used as a tie-breaker.

• The individual voting breakdown will be published when the full list has been revealed.

• We are very grateful to our judges for taking part, and none have been paid for participating in this project.

• To allow our judges the freedom to express their opinions without fear or favour, individual voting records will be anonymised in the full breakdown of scores.

• Voters are identified only by their category and a number chosen at random. The judges’ numbers bear no relation whatsoever to the alphabetical list of judges’ names presented above.

Kocharyan’s defense statement presented in court

December 5, 2018March 12, 2026 Hambik Zargarian

| 15:44 | December 3 2018

Prosperous Armenia Party presents priorities

December 3, 2018March 12, 2026 Hambik Zargarian

Prosperous Armenia Party presents priorities

12:52, 26 November, 2018

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 26, ARMENPRESS. The Prosperous Armenia Party has presented its program during a press conference today, the official launch of the campaigning period.

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Michael Melkumyan (Tsarukyan faction – includes Prosperous Armenia) told a news conference today that two main principles exist in the basis of their program. “First, we are going to be coherent toward all our previous programs. Second, the post-revolution period, when a new situation has been created in the republic, requires adequate response,” he said.

Speaking about the economic development issues and their priorities, he said: “We know how to bring the country out of this difficult social-economic situation”.

He said that the political revolution must be followed by an economic revolution. “A growth of 3-4% shouldn’t be talked about, we must have a double digit economic growth. 2-3 billion dollars must enter Armenia yearly,” he said.

“We must ensure a drastic change of branch structure in the economy. Meaning, the traditional industrial branches will remain where they are, but we must be able to change the technological structure,” Melkumyan said, adding that an economic breakthrough won’t happen unless the economy isn’t brought to a new technological level.

He said their party also plans to raise pensions and salaries if elected.

Speaking about businesses, he said that SMEs having up to 30 million drams in annual turnover should be exempt from taxes. According to Melkumyan, their program also includes lowering the gas and electricity tariffs.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan