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Trial of Former Police General Accused of Abusing his Position Postponed
The trial of former head of the RA Police General Department of Criminal Intelligence Hovhannes Tamamyan that was to take...Read More »
Tense Situation Continues: Activists Continue Sit-In in Park, While Construction Workers Attempt to Resume Work
The numbers of those protesting kiosks construction in the Mashtots Ave. park (between Aram and Buzand streets) in Yerevan today blossomed to...Read More »
Armenia’s Defense Minister Promises to ‘See What He Can Do’ in Case of Killed Solder Moved to Idjevan
The defense minister continued speaking with several parents of killed soldiers, while the Epress.am correspondent noticed an angry dispute...Read More »
Prosperous Armenia Party Accepts Oskanian’s Membership Application
The Prosperous Armenia party (BHK) has accepted former foreign minister of Armenia Vartan Oskanian's application for party membership.Read More »
90–100 Cases of Childhood Cancer Annually in Armenia
As in the rest of the world so too in Armenia — the number of cancer cases is growing year by year. There is also an increase in in the rate of childhood cancer...Read More »
Armenia, Azerbaijan Presidents ‘Friendly’ But Karabakh Conflict Won’t be Resolved Soon: Tweet
Igor Popov, the Russian co-chair of the Minsk Group, which is the OSCE group tasked with mediating the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, told the...Read More »
Hrant Dink Lawyers File Charges Against 24 Turkey Public Servants
Lawyers for murdered Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink have requested that the Istanbul Deputy Chief Prosecutor’s Office file a criminal case...Read More »
Police Give Activists Protesting Kiosk Construction in Park Half Hour to Pack Up
An altercation took place earlier today between police and activists who for the sixth day have been protesting the construction of kiosks in the... Read More »
We Won’t Go to Baku as Martyrs, But ‘Risk is Always a Pleasure’: Armenian Rock Band Dorians on Eurovision Entry
"Today the Azerbaijan factor is more about risk and responsibility, and perhaps that's what attracted us. We have our message through our song...Read More »
Charles Dickens’ Bicentenary to be Marked in Yerevan
The British Council in Armenia, joining celebrations marking Charles Dickens' 200th birthday as part of Dickens 2012, on Feb. 17 at 5 pm is...Read More »