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Wings of Tatev to Operate at Special Tariffs on Oct. 19 and 20
October 16 marks the third anniversary of the launch of the Wings of Tatev aerial tramway. In its lifetime, the tramway has transported approximately 200,000 tourists.Read More »
Mine Explodes, Killing 25-Year-Old Army Officer and Injuring 3 Others
Chief of the field engineer company, captain Gevorg Mnatsakanyan was fatally injured when a mine exploded at around 8:30 pm on Oct. 16 near a military post at Armenia’s northeastern border.Read More »
Amnesty International Report and Abuses in the Armenian Army
"Such a book shouldn't have been written. Imagine if a 14-year-old reads this book. How is he going to later serve in the army? Described in this book are incidents that can't happen in the army...Read More »
Opposition Activist’s Tires Slashed: Worried Next Time It’ll Be Him
The Arabkir Police Division is conducting an investigation into an incident in which the tires of a Ford Transit belonging to the Pre-Parliament civil initiative as well as those of a vehicle...Read More »
‘I Won’t Pay and I Won’t Register’: Attorneys Protest New State Tax
A dozen attorneys in Armenia have begun a campaign protesting a new mandated registration fee, some of whom since yesterday have already...Read More »
Engineering University Lecturers’ Salaries Will Remain the Same in 2013-2014: Minister
Lecturers at the State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA, or Polytechnic) will continue to receive the same salary during the 2013-2014 academic year as they did in the previous year...Read More »
Egg Manufacturers in Armenia Face Serious Problems
Armenian manufacturers have cut back production of eggs, citing the increase in the tariffs for gas and electricity, reports local daily Zhoghovurd.Read More »
4 Men Accused of Setting Fire to Haystacks in an Armenian Village were Granted Amnesty
The Armavir District Court of First Instance today found the four men accused of disorderly conduct and intentionally damaging another's property.Read More »
Detainees in ‘Gang Case’ Say They are Being Tortured in Prison
"I wrote an appeal, that they kept me for 10 days in [the pretrial detention facility], which is already a violation of human rights; they said, they don't...Read More »
Armenian Publicist’s Letter to Vladimir Putin on Karabakh
Armenian publicist Zori Balayan, in his lengthy letter, cited the late Soviet and Russian politician Anatoly Sobchak, who said it's wrong to call it the "Karabakh problem," as it's more so "Russia's problem.Read More »