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Armenia’s State Electricity Company in Debt, But Officials’ Salaries to be Increased
"[Armenian President] Serzh Sargsyan's [monthly] salary will increase by 203% — from 436 thousand to 1.223 million dram...Read More »
Armenian Ambassador to Germany Vahan Hovhannesyan’s Health Sharply Deteriorated
Armenian Ambassador to Germany, former MP with the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashanktsutyun) faction Vahan Hovhannesyan's health has sharply declined.Read More »
20-Year-Old Soldier Killed in Karabakh
On June 11, at one of the military units stationed in the northern direction (Gyulistan) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army, under not yet known circumstances...Read More »
Armenia Will Answer to Ceasefire Violation If Found Guilty: Defense Minister
Armenia is ready to answer to the violation of ceasefire, if it's proven to be guilty, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia (RA) Seyran Ohanyan said in...Read More »
MP Sees Corruption Risks in Providing Benefits to IT Companies
The Armenian government plans to provide a number of benefits to the IT sector; in particular, a 0% corporate tax rate and a 0% income tax rate — regardless of...Read More »
Ukraine’s Ambassador to Armenia on Ukraine Joining the EU
"The newly elected president said there is no alternative path to development for Ukraine. Many [Ukrainian] citizens voted for Ukraine's territorial integrity...Read More »
Top 10 Scandals of Former PM Tigran Sargsyan’s Government, According to Nikol Pashinyan
Former prime minister Tigran Sargsyan's government was the "most scandalous" in the history of the third Republic of Armenia, said MP Nikol Pashinyan today.Read More »
Yerevan Mayor Advisor’s Son Arrested
Samvel Qotanjyan, 24, son of Arayik Qotanjyan, advisor to the Yerevan mayor, at around 11:10 pm on June 10 turned himself in to police. Read More »
European Human Rights Court to Examine Corruption of Land Ownership Auctions in Armenia
Babken Tamrazyan, who took his case to the ECtHR, for 25 years cultivated and developed a piece of state land. According to the attorney, however, the plot of land...Read More »
Owners of Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Plant Want to Fire Director: Zhoghovurd
According to the newspaper, the owners want to dismiss Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine Director Maxim Hakobyan and replace him with another, more reliable person.
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