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PR Advisers Urge Serzh Sargsyan to Get Rid of Armenia’s Police Chief
A few influential members of RA President Serzh Sargsyan's entourage have urged him to consider the expediency of making RA Police Chief Vova Gasparyan redundant.Read More »
Why Does Armenia’s Military Prosecutor Continue to Remain in Intensive Care?
Armenia’s Military Prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan, who was taken to Nairi Medical Center on the evening of Feb. 3, continues to receive treatment in ICU.Read More »
Orinats Yerkir Dismisses MP for ‘Improper Behavior’: MP Says Party has Turned Republican
"You know what my 'improper behavior' is? Just that I voted abstained, and for two bills with which I didn't agree, I voted against. That's my improper...Read More »
Opposition Activist Protests in Court, Holds Sign Implying Court is Doing President’s Bidding
At today's trial of Armenian National Congress (HAK) activist Tigran Araqelyan, another HAK activist, Areg Gevorgyan, held up a... Read More »
Two Women Commit Suicide in Yerevan
Two women, both pensioners, killed themselves in Yerevan's Shengavit administrative district todayRead More »
2.8-Magnitude Earthquake Struck Armenia Near Yerevan
A 2.8-magnitude earthquake struck Armenia at 3:19 pm local time today, the Crisis State Management Academy of the RA Ministry of Emergency Situations...Read More »
Last Witness Examined in Traffic Police Embezzlement Trial
The last witness was examined in court today in the high-profile trial of former RA Traffic Police Chief Margar Ohanyan, who is accused of embezzling...Read More »
‘What Does It Mean, Don’t Bother to Vote?’ Asks Opposition Party Leader
"What does it mean, don't bother or there's no point in voting, it's the same, they'll be rigged anyway?" asked People's Party of Armenia leader Stepan Demirchyan.Read More »
‘If Need Be, I’ll Go Back to Davos and Say It Again: Bağış on Denying Armenian Genocide
"I hear they're trying to confirm whether or not I said those words," Bağış said. "Let them waste no time. I said it, and I repeat it today. I will repeat it again when...Read More »
Arrested Journalist Prepared to Take Case to European Court
Journalist, veteran Haykakan Jamanak ("Armenian Times") correspondent Hayk Gevorgyan, speaking about the hit-and-run charges against him...Read More »