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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 »
Russia Continues to Supply Armenia, Azerbaijan with Weapons
Russia is the main supplier of arms to both states: in 2007–2011 it provided 55% of Azerbaijan’s arms imports and a whopping 96% of Armenia’s arms imports.Read More »
Nothing Wrong with Giving Gagik Beglaryan, General Manvel Grigoryan Shot at Parliament: HHK Vice Chair
The top 20 names in the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) list of parliamentary candidates will remain unchanged while the rest, 230 names, are still...Read More »
Armenian Delegation to Attend Meeting in Baku
A delegation from Armenia will be attending the 2nd plenary session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly in Baku next month. Read More »
Another Death on the Frontline
On Mar. 19, at a defense position in Armenia's Tavush marz (province), Major Artak Shahbazyan, 35, was shot in the chest and subsequently, taken to...Read More »
Armenian Press Review: The Elections
Haykakan Jamanak ("Armenian Times") reports that Football Federation of Armenia president, MP Ruben Hayrapetyan today or tomorrow will be nominated as...Read More »
Levon Ter-Petrossian’s Nephew Enters Parliamentary Race
Armenian National Congress (HAK) leader Levon Ter-Petrossian's nephew Tigran Ter-Petrossian late afternoon yesterday was nominated as a candidate in...Read More »