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Mother of Killed Soldier Again Receives Court Summons Too Late
Lena Sarukhanyan, mother of Torgom Sarukhanyan, 22, who died of gunshot wounds in a Khojaly, Nagorno-Karabakh military unit on Feb. 12...Read More »
Estonia Teachers Strike Biggest Since WWII
Teachers in Estonia have staged what commentators are calling the biggest strike in the country since World War Two. They are calling for a 20 percent pay rise...Read More »
Hillary Clinton Continues to Characterize Armenian Genocide as Conflict Instead of Crime: ANCA
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton refrained from again mischaracterizing the Armenian Genocide as a “matter for historical debate,” but stopped far short of...Read More »
The Forgotten Faces of Armenian Women in History
Abgar [whose real name was Anahit Aghabek (Aghabekyan)] was born in 1859 in Burma of Armenian parents from Persia (Iran) and grew up in India.Read More »
MP Candidate’s Foundation Offers Women Free Hair Dry on March 8: Hraparak
The Artak Sargsyan Charitable Foundation belonging to the owner of the same name of major supermarket chain SAS reached an agreement with...Read More »
No Need to Focus on Women Since All Human Rights are Violated in Armenia: Female MP
"Human rights, of course, are not protected, but women are more vulnerable in our society. But those women who leave their kitchens and...Read More »
Armenia’s Public Broadcaster Explains Why It Withdrew from Eurovision
Armenia's Public TV Company expresses regret that it is unable to send a delegation to the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to participate in...Read More »
Goddess Anahit Statue to be Temporarily Displayed in Armenia, But Education Minister Unsatisfied
Fragments of the statue of Armenian Goddess Anahit stored in the British Museum will be temporarily on exhibit in Armenia...Read More »
Paruyr Hayrikyan’s Union for Self-Determination Pulls Out of Parliamentary Electoral Race
"We decided not to participate in the elections, but a portion of AIM members suggested appealing to citizens to get their support... Read More »
Dorians’ Fans Protest Armenian Broadcaster’s Decision to Withdraw from Eurovision
Armenian Public Television's decision to withdraw from the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest has stirred a wave of discontent among...Read More »