April, 2014

• 30 April

  

  Education Minister Wants to Use Facebook Just As Those Protesting Against Him

  "This movement was initiated and operates solely due to Facebook's information platforms and capabilities. If they use it, why shouldn't I?"
• 30 April

  

  Issue of Returning Already Collected Mandatory Pension Payments Not Discussed Separately

  The authors of the new bill on the funded pension system are not discussing separately the matter of returning the funds mandatorily collected from...
• 30 April

  

  Family Members of Accused in Fatal Restaurant Beating to Go on Trial

  Criminal proceedings over the incident that occurred in the courtroom while the verdict in the "Harsnaqar case" was being read have been launched with...
• 30 April

  

  Ararat Regional Governor Sacked

  The regional governor of Ararat marz (province) Aramayis Grigoryan today was dismissed from his post.
• 30 April

  

  Armenian Mining Giants Paid Less Tax This Year: Newspaper

  The four "giants" in Armenia's mining industry — Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine, GeoProMining, Agarak Copper Molybdenum Combine, and Deno Gold Mining Company...
• 30 April

  

  Over Half a Million Armenia Citizens Registered for Russian Federal Migration Service

  The number of Republic of Armenia citizens that registered for migration in the territorial organs of the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Government is...
• 30 April

  

  Victory Day Marked in Yerevan with Songs and Russia, Karabakh, Ukraine, USSR Flags

  A convoy of cars and motorcycles decorated with the ribbons of St. George; the flags of Armenia, Belarus, Russia, the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic...
• 29 April

  

  Armenian Woman Beaten by Ex-Husband Retaliates by Pouring Hot Coffee on Him

  Armen Manukyan, 47, today was sentenced to a fine of 50,000 AMD (about $121 USD) for beating his ex-wife. The woman was fined the same amount for...
• 29 April

  

  Why Armenian MPs Want to Abolish Luxury Tax on Expensive Cars

  According to the MPs, the current law has led to people not purchasing and importing into Armenia vehicles that cost 25 million AMD or more because...
• 29 April

  

  Galust Sahakyan Elected as Parliamentary Speaker

  Head of the Republican Party of Armenia faction Galust Sahakyan today was elected National Assembly president with 101 voting in favor and 3 against.