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Agricultural Industry Will Suffer After Armenia Joins Customs Union
The price of fertilizer will increase by 8%, livestock feed will increase by 5% to 7.5%, and agricultural equipment will increase by 5%.Read More »
Parliamentary Ethics Commission On Standby: Appeals Against Ruling Party MPs Not Discussed
The Commission's last meeting was held on Sept. 24, 2013. Thereafter, multiple applications were submitted to the Commission, including those against...Read More »
Man Accused of Stabbing Wife 21 Times Was of Sound Mind: Expert
The case of the murder of Diana Nahapetyan, 35, continued at the Court of First Instance of Ararat and Vayots Dzor Districts on Wednesday.Read More »
Armenian Opposition Activists’ Case Can Go Straight to European Court of Human Rights: Attorney
The Armenian National Congress (HAK) activists' case can be brought before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) without first going through all the domestic courts...Read More »
‘He is the Main Killer’: Mother of Deceased Lieutenant Will Not Meet with General Prosecutor
"I've only been to see him 1.5 times: the first time I went with an attorney, but that meeting did not get anywhere; the next time, he didn't even want to listen...Read More »
Electric Networks of Armenia Threatens Employees with Dismissal if Join Protest: Source
Employees of Electric Networks of Armenia LLC today joined the rising protests against pension reforms introduced on Jan. 1 of this year. Read More »
Los Angeles Armenian Man Convicted of $3 Million Identity Theft Scheme
A Los Angeles resident, Andranik Aloyan, 40, has been convicted of identity theft in a scheme that authorities say bilked victims... Read More »
Gyumri Mayor Fires Predecessor’s Daughter Over a Tiff
"On Feb. 5 a city hall employee went to the school and announced that Samvel Balasanyan said after these incidents, write your resignation letter...Read More »
Medicine Will Be More Expensive in Armenia After Joining Customs Union: Paper
There will be an 8–10% increase in the price of medicine after Armenia joins the Customs Union, reports local daily Haykakan Zhamanak.Read More »
Prosecution Ignores Case of Death of 3.5-Year-Old Child: Attorney
Complaints of the legal successor to the victim in the case of 3.5-year-old Artashes Sedrakyan have reached the Court of Appeals, but...Read More »