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Only Ruling Party MPs Asking Government Questions. Opposition Continues Boycott
The Armenian government is in contempt of the National Assembly, by bringing forth dozens of laws without [putting them up for] public debate, head of...Read More »
Does Parliamentary Speaker Need Over a Dozen Aides and Assistants? Newspaper
Sahakyan has 7 advisors, 6 assistants, and 4 aides, whose salaries are paid from the state budget but, as the newspaper reports, who do nothing...Read More »
Why Number of Istanbul-Yerevan Flights Reduced: Newspaper
The frequency of flights from Istanbul to Yerevan has decreased, owner of Tower airline company, prominent Armenian businessman based in Turkey Tigran Altun...Read More »
Government’s Arguments for Electricity Price Hike are Unfounded: Expert
"Consumers don't buy the electricity produced by Yerevan TPP; everyone should know this [...] A citizen of Armenia shouldn't have to pay for this...Read More »
“There Can be No Cooperation with Sargsyan’s Regime”: Opposition MP Levon Zurabyan
"What cooperation are we talking about? Has there ever been cooperation? There can be no cooperation with this regime. And [those] 12 points are demands to...Read More »
Initiative Says No to Paid Parking Because City is Considered Public Property
The four main demands of the civic initiative "Get Out of Our Pocket" are to eliminate the newly introduced paid public parking spaces, to lower by five times the..Read More »
Armenia Leader in CIS in Mobile Internet Penetration: Study
Armenia was ranked first among the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in mobile internet penetration.Read More »
2 of 3 Government Bills Put to Vote in Parliament Today Failed
Though no headway was made during the faction leaders' meeting with parliamentary speaker Galust Sahakyan during the 20-minute recess demanded by... Read More »
HAK Raises Political Prisoners Issue at Meeting with PACE Delegates Though Not Sure If Political Prisoners in Armenia
The Armenian National Congress (HAK) raised 5 issues in its meeting with Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) co-rapporteurs for monitoring Armenia...Read More »
Armenia’s Special Investigation Service, General Prosecutor Don’t Want to Uncover Real Cause of Soldier’s Death: Statement
Representatives of the RA Special Investigation Service (SIS) and the RA Prosecutor General's Office did not appear in the RA Criminal Court of Appeal on...Read More »