November, 2013

• 5 November

  

  Clashes in Central Yerevan: Dozens Detained

  At around 5 pm local time in Yerevan today, a planned march with activists wearing Guy Fawkes masks ended a few minutes after it begun...
• 5 November

  

  Armenia Increasingly Might be Viewed as Problem for its Neighbors: Analyst

  "After Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's Sept. 3 announcement that Armenia would join the Russian-led Customs Union, there have been elements of occupation in Armenia...
• 5 November

  

  19-Year-Old Accused of Burglary was Carried to Court by Police

  Police officers carried Kyaram Amoyan, 19, a defendant in the "gang case," to the Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork Marash Administrative Districts.
• 5 November

  

  Transportation Fare in Yerevan Expected to Increase on Jan. 1: Newspaper

  Yerevan City Hall intends to raise the public transportation fee to 150 Armenian dram from Jan. 1, 2014.
• 2 November

  

  Abusive Police Officer Dismissed from Work

  Arabkir Police Division Deputy Chief Arayik Petrosyan (pictured, center) was dismissed from his position on Friday...
• 2 November

  

  Prices in Armenia Continued to Grow in October

  In Oct. 2013, as compared to Sept. 2013, there was a growth of 0.3% in Armenia's consumer market...

October, 2013

• 31 October

  

  Opposition MP: ‘Pointless Funds’ Being Used to Open Armenian Embassies Abroad

  Among these "pointless" expenses, he named the appointment of an ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Vatican City.
• 31 October

  

  Why is Armenia’s Foreign Minister Avoiding Coming to Parliament?

  Why doesn’t RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian come to the National Assembly? asked Armenian National Congress (HAK) MP Nikol Pashinyan...
• 31 October

  

  Armenian Bus Driver Sues Employer, Wins Case in Two Courts

  Former driver of the number 89 marshrutka (minibus) Hayk Gasparyan, 66, went to court to protest inhumane working conditions and won the case in two judicial instances...
• 31 October

  

  Armenian Prime Minister’s Two Charter Flights Cost Taxpayers $130,000

  RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan has begun to take charter flights, which is quite costly for the budget, reports local daily Zhoghovurd.