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Armenian Actor Vardan Petrosyan Rushed to Hospital
Actor Vardan Petrosyan, who was arrested on Nov. 9, today was taken to Qancor Cardiovascular Medical Centre, where he is being examined...Read More »
Armenian Political Activist Punished for Fight Against Russian Imperialism: Demonstrators
A group of people held a demonstration today between 12 and 2 pm outside the National Security Service (NSS) building in Yerevan... Read More »
Shant Harutyunyan to Undergo Psychiatric Assessment: Former Attorney
Head of the nationalist Tseghakron political party Shant Harutyunyan, who was arrested on Nov. 5, has refused the services of a public defender...Read More »
PHOTOS: Demonstrators Urge Ruling Party to Attend Special Meeting on Pensions
About 200 people protesting the introduction of mandatory cumulative pension contributions today gathered outside the National Assembly...Read More »
Ruling Coalition Backs Out of Meeting on Pension Contributions
The ruling coalition — the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) and Rule of Law (OEK) — will not take part in a special meeting at...Read More »
Public Defender’s Office To Be Given As Much Funding ‘As Is Necessary’
According to Armenia's 2014 draft budget,funds allocated to the Public Defender's Office will be cut. Read More »
Nikol Pashinyan on the Sole ‘Optimistic’ Point in Armenia’s 2014 Budget
"This is simply a desperate budget, Mr. Prime Minister. Now a question might arise: is there not a single point in that 1,200-page budget...Read More »
Ukraine ‘Saved’ Armenia’s Face: Armenian MP on Customs Union and 2014 Budget
During discussion of the 2014 state budget in Armenia's National Assembly today, MP Alexander Arzoumanian opined that it is a "hypothetical budget"...Read More »
40 New Homeowners Stormed a Yerevan Bank to Present their Demands
About 40 people who purchased apartments in newly built buildings in the Yerevan district of Davtashen at around 12 pm today went to the Artsakhbank...Read More »
Putin Urged Armenian President to Customs Union with KGB Dossier: Ukrainian MP
"Russian President Vladimir Putin during the last negotiations sat around the table, smiled, pulled out a dossier from the KGB archives from under the table...Read More »