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Armenia Ranks Poorly in Gender Equality
Iceland, Finland, and Norway are at the top of the list of 136 countries, where gender equality has been considered in the areas of political participation...Read More »
‘Button-Pressing’ MPs’ Salaries Shouldn’t Increase: Postanjyan
Zaruhi Postanjyan, head of the Heritage Party parliamentary faction, considers the bill to increase the salaries of high-ranking officials (the president, the prime minister, ministers and MPs) to be discriminatory.Read More »
Armenian MP Develops his Business in Georgia in Violation of the Law: Paper
Georgian TV station Monitor yesterday broadcast an investigation into Armenian MP Vardan Ayvazyan’s forays into pisciculture carried out with violations of the law...Read More »
VIDEO: ‘Know Your Enemy’: Putin’s Image Outside the Armenian Parliament
A local art activist group called Hakaharvats ("Counter Blow") at 5 pm today stuck a poster with Russian President Vladimir Putin's image on it and...Read More »
Armenian President’s Salary to Increase for Occupying Yerevan? Asks Opposition MP
According to the Armenian National Congress MP, adopting such a decision on the backdrop of high poverty rates in the country is nothing other than cynicism.Read More »
After Shelling from Azerbaijan, Northeastern Road in Armenia Closed
The Vazashen-Paravakar segment of the road between Berd and Ijevan in northeastern Armenia has been closed to vehicular traffic since Oct. 22...Read More »
Armenian Minister’s Son Could’ve Been Sentenced to Death in Iran: Newspaper
Iranian border guards arrested RA Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Yuri Vardanyan’s son at the Armenia-Iran border on suspicion of drug trafficking...Read More »
Amnesty Granted to Brothers Accused of Bombing Gay-Friendly Bar DIY
The last court session in the case of the bombing of DIY, a bar in central Yerevan, took place in the Court of Appeal today.Read More »
21-Year-Old Defendant Flees Yerevan Courtroom
Defendant Serob Mkhitaryan, 21, accused of large-scale theft and breaking and entering, today fled from the Court of First Instance of Erebuni and Nubarashen Communities...Read More »
Pashinyan: Are Armenian President and Prime Minister Worthy of Salary Increase?
Are high-ranking state officials in Armenia worthy of a wage increase? Armenian National Congress MP Nikol Pashinyan asked this question to Minister-Chief of Staff of the RA Government Vache Gabrielyan...Read More »