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Pipe-Casing of Yerevan Building Under Construction Falls, Locals Call Police
For several months, Yerevan residents have been protesting construction of a multi-purpose high-rise building at 10–12 Sayat Nova Avenue.Read More »
Armenian Minister Warns OSCE Ambassador of ‘Serious Consequences’ for Azerbaijan
After the deaths of two Armenian soldiers from shots fired yesterday from Nakhichevan on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border...Read More »
Where is the $954 Million Allocated for Construction of North-South Highway?
The $954 million allocated for construction of the 500-km North-South Road Corridor is spent and the work has stopped — only a 25 km stretch was built.Read More »
Ukraine Explains Why It Returned Its Ambassador to Armenia
Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided to return its Ambassador Ivan Kukhta (pictured) to Armenia after Armenia congratulated Petro Poroshenko's victory...Read More »
‘If You Had Done Something, I Wouldn’t Have Gone to Court’: Father of Deceased 2-Year-Old to Doctors
In the opinion of Arabkir Joint Medical Center doctors Lilit Vardanyan and Zarine Ayvzyan, accused in the death of 2-year-old Lia Misakyan, they are accused only...Read More »
Yerevan’s Anastas Mikoyan St. Changed to ‘Enver Pasha’
Social activist Vilen Gabrielyan today "renamed" Anastas Mikoyan St. in Yerevan to "Enver Pasha" by spray-painting over the original street name in...Read More »
Justice Ministry Explains Why Requests of Prisoners Asking for Parole are Denied
Artur Baghdasaryan, Karen Paytyan, and Armen Kirakosyan, prisoners in Artik Penitentiary who have declared a hunger strike, have been isolated and are under the supervision of doctors.Read More »
Damage from Small Hydropower Plants in Armenia: 16 Rivers in Crisis, 3 are Catastrophic
A new analysis of the socio-environmental impact of 25 small hydropower plants on 47 rivers in Armenia shows that the projects don't comply with the laws of the country...Read More »
Electricity in Armenia Again to Increase in Price
"...for the financial stability of electricity companies and to ensure the safe and reliable supply of electricity to consumers, additional funds of around...Read More »
Demonstrators in Armenia Deliver Letter of Thanks to Swiss President
"He replied that since Switzerland is one of the countries that supports victims of persecution, they are monitoring the cases of Shant Harutyunyan and the others...Read More »