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Azeri Soldier Commits Suicide at Karabakh Border
On Mar. 19, stationed at an Azerbaijani Armed Forces' military base in the direction of Aghdam, on the border with Karabakh...Read More »
Do Not Provide Armenian Judges with US Entry Visa, Says Human Rights Group
The Yerevan-based Helsinki Association for Human Rights has appealed to US Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern in writing, requesting that several...Read More »
Two Turkish Investigative Journalists Threatened on Twitter
Reporters Without Borders is very disturbed by a message posted on Twitter on the night of Mar. 16 about an alleged plot by the ultranationalist network Ergenekon...Read More »
Qajaran Update: Conversation between Prime Minister and Village Mayor
New details have emerged regarding a Mar. 3 conversation between Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and Kajaran mayor Rafik Atayan.Read More »
Newspaper Editor Leaves Post to Enter Parliamentary Race
Satik Seyranyan, editor of local daily 168 Zham ("168 Hours"), informed Epress.am earlier today that during the election campaign and afterwards she will be...Read More »
Serj Tankian, Atom Egoyan to Discuss Armenian Genocide
Two days before the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, two artists of Armenian descent will come together to discuss its lasting impact. Read More »
Parliament Postpones Second Reading of Emergency Rule Bill
The National Assembly of Armenia today postponed voting on a controversial bill regulating the rule of law during a state of emergency, a move parliamentary...Read More »
Prosecutor Asks for 4 Years’ Imprisonment for Former Police General Accused of Abusing Power
State prosecutor Harutyun Harutyunyan at the trial of former head of the RA Police General Department of Criminal Intelligence Hovhannes Tamamyan at...Read More »
All But One of Iranians Injured in Yerevan Night Club Blast Discharged from Hospital
Of the 10 people injured in a fire at a Yerevan night club, 8 have been discharged from hospital. The two still in hospital are one citizen of Iran and one citizen of Armenia...Read More »
Zemfira’s Baku Concert Cancelled
Well-known Russian rock artist of Bashkir descent Zemfira, who was to have a concert in Baku on Mar. 23, won't be performing before her Azeri fans due to...Read More »