June, 2011

• 15 June

  

  Can Rock and Roll by Way of Eurovision Bring Democracy to Azerbaijan?

  Not only did the Eurovision victory leave this country dizzy with pride, but it also makes Baku host of the 43-nation event in May, opening it...
• 15 June

  

  MP Suggests Armenian President Leave his Post and Work in Higher Education Sector

  Heritage Party MP Zaruhi Postanjyan recently directed questions to high-ranking government officials who also chair prominent Armenian...
• 15 June

  

  National Library of Armenia Wants its Director Back

  There was a protest demonstration in the yard of the National Library of Armenia in support of its director, David Sargsyan, today.
• 15 June

  

  I Didn’t Back Serzh Sargsyan. As a Result, I Served 3 Years, 3 Months in Prison: Former MP

  Recently released from prison former MP and commander of the Sasun brigade during the Nagorno-Karabakh War Sasun Mikaelyan...
• 15 June

  

  Better We Settle Domestic Political Situation So that We Avoid War: Mikaelyan

  According to the war veteran, Armenia's authorities are quite weak, in order to settle an issue on that level. "We're now standing before...
• 15 June

  

  PHOTOS: Longest Total Lunar Eclipse in 10 Years Tonight

  Totality, the event where the Earth's shadow completely covers the moon, will last for about an hour and 41 minutes.
• 15 June

  

  4,300 People Want Jirair Sefilian to Get Armenian Citizenship, According to Youth Petition

  Local group Unity of Hayazn Youth had set up a table in the park across from the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory today...
• 15 June

  

  Amnesty Applied to Police Officers Charged with Vahan Khalafyan’s Death

  The appeals court Wednesday ruled to throw out the appeals in the case of Vahan Khalafyan who died under suspicious circumstances on...
• 15 June

  

  Armenian State Engineering University Rector to be Hired in September

  RA Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan issued a decree stating that at 12 pm on Sept. 3, 2011, an open call for...
• 15 June

  

  Hail Damages Fruit Orchards in Vayots Dzor

  As a result of hail that fell on Jun. 14 from 6 to 6:15 pm, fruit orchards and other cultivated lands in the village of Agarakadzor in...