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Armenians Paid 40% More for Electricity in 2014 Than Last Year: Paper
In January 2014, Armenia's population consumed 359 million killowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity, which exceeds the figure for last year only by 10%...Read More »
Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant Employees Protest Outside Ombudsman’s Office
A few dozen Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant employees on Tuesday demonstrated outside the Armenian Ombudsman's office, asking... Read More »
Yerevan Court Rejects Activist’s Appeal, Refuses to Persecute Guilty Party
The Court of First Instance of Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun Administrative Districts of Yerevan on Tuesday rejected activist Karo Yeghnukyan's complaint...Read More »
Former Presidential Candidate Still Hopes to Come to Power Through Democratic Means
"This is not the task of one person, but the nation's task," he said, adding that the goal of his struggle is to come to power through democratic means. Read More »
After Armenia Enters Customs Union, Customs Duties on Some Goods May Remain Same: Minister
It is still too early to talk about a rise in prices in the Armenian market as a result of joining the Customs Union, as everything will be clear after the...Read More »
Man Accused of Supplying Karabakh Army with Buffalo Meat Paid $180 Thousand in Damages
Former director of Kapan's abattoir, Albert Ohanjanyan, accused of supplying the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army with buffalo meat instead of beef...Read More »
Armenian and Turkish Women for Peace: Art Contest Calls for Submissions
Society Without Violence NGO invites women over the age of 18 — photographers, journalists, painters, artists, human rights defenders, and activists — to take part in a contest...Read More »
Village Mayoral Elections in Armenia: Only One Candidate in 7 Rural Communities
On Mar. 9, residents of 40 rural communities in Armenia will vote for a new village mayor. In 7 of these communities, there remains only one candidate...Read More »
Karabakh Conflict Resolution Not Beneficial for Russia: Opinion
It is Russia that has the greatest interest in the situation of no war, no peace in the Karabakh conflict and Armenia-Turkey relations not being settled...Read More »
Residents Collect Signatures Against Third Tailing Dump in their Village
Residents of Melikgyugh rural community in Aragatsotn marz (province) collected signatures against the construction of the third tailing dump in their village.Read More »