December, 2011

• 16 December

  

  Robert Kocharian Met with Serzh Sargsyan to Discuss Upcoming Elections: Joghovurd

  Former president of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharian met with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan at his home recently...
• 16 December

  

  Environmentalists, Residents to Protest Government Decision to Re-appropriate Lands for Mining

  Activists will be gathering outside the Government of Armenia building at 3 pm today in defense of residents of the southern Armenian...
• 16 December

  

  Officer Knocks Out Soldier’s Eye at Karabakh Military Post: Haykakan Jamanak

  Conscript Narek Avetisyan, 18, yesterday evening underwent surgery in a Yerevan clinic to have his right eye removed following an...
• 16 December

  

  European Court to Review Case of 4 Armenia Diplomats Dismissed After Mar. 1, 2008

  "It was time for the European Court to examine our application. There hasn't been a precedent in which this many diplomats appeal...
• 15 December

  

  Armavia Airline and Local Paper Settle Dispute over Epress.am Article

  "We will publish this [retraction] now for a third time and this will change absolutely nothing in the lives of the editorial staff, the..
• 15 December

  

  Lustration Legislation Not Current Issue, Armenia Government Concludes

  The draft Law on Lustration aims to declassify individuals who worked for the Committee for State Security, intelligence services and...
• 15 December

  

  Russian Military Post in Armenia Cut, Russia Preparing to Invade Iran: Analysis

  More than a year ago, Russia began to take steps to minimize losses from a possible military action against Tehran, and now...
• 15 December

  

  Silva Hambardzumyan Pleased with Syunik Marzpet’s Apology, But Says Fight will Continue

  Entrepreneur Silva Hambardzumyan is pleased that Syunik marzpet (regional governor) Surik Khachatryan has publicly apologized...
• 15 December

  

  Witness in Slain Soldier Case: Military Term is Up But Soldier Still Not Discharged

  The deadline to release from the military Arman Mnatsakanyan, a witness in the case of rifle platoon commander Artak Nazaryan...
• 15 December

  

  ‘They Want to Seize My Properties,’ Insists Diaspora Armenian Entrepreneur Charged with Tax Evasion

  Recall, on Dec. 9, Nareg Haroutunian was arrested on tax evasion charges. Within the course of a day, he was indicted, tried and...