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Clashes in Central Yerevan: Dozens Detained
At around 5 pm local time in Yerevan today, a planned march with activists wearing Guy Fawkes masks ended a few minutes after it begun...Read More »
Armenia Increasingly Might be Viewed as Problem for its Neighbors: Analyst
"After Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's Sept. 3 announcement that Armenia would join the Russian-led Customs Union, there have been elements of occupation in Armenia...Read More »
19-Year-Old Accused of Burglary was Carried to Court by Police
Police officers carried Kyaram Amoyan, 19, a defendant in the "gang case," to the Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork Marash Administrative Districts.Read More »
Transportation Fare in Yerevan Expected to Increase on Jan. 1: Newspaper
Yerevan City Hall intends to raise the public transportation fee to 150 Armenian dram from Jan. 1, 2014.Read More »
Abusive Police Officer Dismissed from Work
Arabkir Police Division Deputy Chief Arayik Petrosyan (pictured, center) was dismissed from his position on Friday...Read More »
Prices in Armenia Continued to Grow in October
In Oct. 2013, as compared to Sept. 2013, there was a growth of 0.3% in Armenia's consumer market...
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Opposition MP: ‘Pointless Funds’ Being Used to Open Armenian Embassies Abroad
Among these "pointless" expenses, he named the appointment of an ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Vatican City.Read More »
Why is Armenia’s Foreign Minister Avoiding Coming to Parliament?
Why doesn’t RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian come to the National Assembly? asked Armenian National Congress (HAK) MP Nikol Pashinyan...Read More »
Armenian Bus Driver Sues Employer, Wins Case in Two Courts
Former driver of the number 89 marshrutka (minibus) Hayk Gasparyan, 66, went to court to protest inhumane working conditions and won the case in two judicial instances...Read More »
Armenian Prime Minister’s Two Charter Flights Cost Taxpayers $130,000
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan has begun to take charter flights, which is quite costly for the budget, reports local daily Zhoghovurd.Read More »