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Armenia’s Finance Minister Confident Book Prices will Drop
At the weekly government meeting today, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan addressed the increase in the cost of books (due to a 20% VAT), which...Read More »
On Mar. 1, 2008, Taliban Rebels Killed 3 People by Roadside Bomb
On Mar. 1, 2008, three people including a woman were killed when a roadside bomb blew up their vehicle in eastern Afghanistan, in the third attack in...Read More »
Public Transport Routes from Several Cities to Capital Not in Service, Say Opposition Representatives
Armenian National Congress representative have informed Epress.am that ahead of the opposition bloc's 6 pm rally today, the regular schedules of ...Read More »
Armenian, Azerbaijani Entrepreneurs Do Business Together in Georgia: Former Consul
Georgia today is an open country: there are great investments coming into Georgia from Azerbaijan and interest by Armenian businessmen has increased.Read More »
On Mar. 1, 2008, Israeli Troops Killed 54 Palestinians
On Mar. 1, 2008, Israeli troops turned heavy firepower on rocket squads bombarding southern Israel, killing 54 Palestinians in the deadliest day in... Read More »
Parents of Killed Soldiers Rush to Morgue to Supervise Autopsy
Parents of military draftees killed during a time of peace who protest every Thursday outside the Armenian government building didn't wait for...Read More »
Bomb Injures 10 Police near Turkey Ruling Party HQ
A remote control bomb injured 10 police officers on Thursday as their vehicle passed close to the Istanbul headquarters of Turkey's ruling AK Party.Read More »
On Mar. 1, 2008, Hurricane Emma Claimed the Lives of 9 People
On Mar. 1, 2008, at least nine people lost their lives in Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic as Hurricane Emma struck central Europe.Read More »
Emergency Rule Law Passes in Armenian Parliament
Armenia's National Assembly earlier today voted on a bill regulating the rule of law during a state of emergency. The results? Out of the 88 lawmakers present...Read More »
Man Who Murdered his Wife on 13th Day of Hunger Strike
Yanis Sarkisov, sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of his wife, Zaruhi Petrosyan, has been on a hunger strike since Feb. 17.Read More »