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Armenian Prisoner Who Swallowed Nails is Asking for Medical Treatment
Serving his sentence in Artik Penitentiary, Ghazaryan attempted to harm himself by swallowing nails and is now refusing medical care and x-ray tests...Read More »
Prosecution Demands 22 Years’ Imprisonment for Ex-Gyumri Mayor’s Nephew
Recall, Ghukasyan is accused of participating in a shooting on Shirakatsi Street in Gyumri on April 23 that resulted in two men — Harutyun Khachatryan and Artyom Karapetyan...Read More »
Treaty of Armenia’s Accession to Eurasian Union Might be Signed in October
The treaty of Armenia's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) might be signed in October this year.Read More »
Russia Ready to Discuss Karabakh’s Future in Context of Azerbaijan Joining Eurasian Economic Union
"Our experience of 200 years of relations with Russia has shown that at some point, in order to solve its geopolitical issues, it begins to treat us as one would a...Read More »
Commission’s Decision on Electricity Price Hike was Justified: Armenian Energy Minister
Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Yervand Zakharyan (pictured) also is not happy about the increase in the electricity tariff. Read More »
10 Years Later, Court to Reconsider Case of Forced Expropriation in Downtown Yerevan
According to a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decision, the case of Emma Tunyan and her family's forced expropriation of their property in central Yerevan...Read More »
Yerevan-Moscow Flights Just Became More Expensive
Airfare tickets became more expensive about 15–20 days ago.Read More »
Mortality Rate in Armenia, Karabakh Armed Forces Increased by 30% This Year: Report
In the first half of 2014, as a result of 22 incidents, 23 soldiers died in the armed forces of the Republic of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh...Read More »
Electricity in Armenia Becomes 10% More Expensive
The Public Services Regulatory Commission earlier today decided to raise the electricity tariff from the current 38 AMD per kWh to 42 AMD per kWhRead More »
Police Dispersed Electricity Price Hike Protestors Who Tried Blocking the Street
Demonstrators protesting the electricity price hike outside the Public Services Regulatory Commission tried to block Martiros Saryan Street in central Yerevan at around noon today.Read More »