March, 2012

• 16 March

  

  Heritage Party and Free Democrats Alliance ‘Has Long Been Ripe’: Party Leader

  "The Free Democrats was founded by experienced people; therefore, the responsibility is greater. I want your party to give lessons on people who have become...
• 16 March

  

  Jermuk’s Snowman Festival Hopes to Say Goodbye to Snow (VIDEO)

  On Mar. 11, the municipality and youth from the Jermuk Development Center organized a snowman festival in the central Armenian resort town of Jermuk.
• 16 March

  

  Vartan Oskanian’s Presence at Free Democrats’ Congress Doesn’t Relieve Him of Mar. 1 Responsibility

  All political parties except for those in the ruling coalition have been sent invitations to the Free Democrats' second congress, the party's vice chair Anush Sedrakyan...
• 16 March

  

  Norway Gives $1.2 Million to Armenia Reforestation Project

  The Armenia Tree Project’s 18-year effort in tree planting, environmental education, and sustainable development was rewarded this week with a...
• 16 March

  

  Karabakh Peace Process Stalled Because of Azerbaijan: Nalbandian

  Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian said during several meetings with the Minsk Group co-chairs there has been much preparatory work...
• 16 March

  

  Helicopter Crash Kills 12 Turkish Soldiers in Afghanistan

  A NATO helicopter crashed into a house on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday, killing 12 Turkish soldiers on board, Turkish military has said.
• 16 March

  

  Yerevan Police Chief Refutes Occupy Mashtots Park Activists’ Claims

  Yerevan Police Chief Nerses Nazaryan considers pitching tents in Mashtots Park and environmental activists' sit-in in tents after 10 pm to be "unacceptable"...
• 16 March

  

  Armenian Police Call Roundtable to Discuss Mashtots Park Incident

  The Armenian police has called a roundtable meeting on Mar. 17 at 4:30 pm to explain its position on the events of Mar. 14 at Mashtots Park in central Yerevan.
• 16 March

  

  Gerard Cafesjian Sued by Former Employee for Back Pay

  John Joseph Waters Jr., the longtime director of the Cafesjian Family Foundation, says in a federal lawsuit that Gerard Cafesjian stiffed him out of more than $5 million in salary.
• 16 March

  

  Obese Police Officers in Britain to Face Pay Cuts

  Police officers in Britain who repeatedly fail a basic fitness test could lose part of their salary and, in worst cases, be sacked for not being fit enough to do the job.