Armenian umpires to be in charge of UEFA European Under-17 Championship Elite round matchesFebruary 16, 2009 - 20:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian umpires Arman Amirkhanyan and Zaven Hovhannisyan were included into the list of nominees for UEFA Perspective Young Referees program, FFA press office reports. To that end, UEFA appointed the two Armenian umpires for the matches of UEFA European Under-17 Championship Elite round due in Greece on Mar 25 - Apr. 1. Armirkhanyan and Hovhannisyan will referee the matches between Polish, Greek, Slovenian and Swiss teams, Armirkhanyan as a head linesman and Hovhannisyan as a reserve umpire. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |