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Collaborating with Vartan Oskanian is Possible, Says Heritage Party Leader
Heritage Party leader Raffi Hovannisian considers collaboration with Armenia's former foreign affairs minister Vartan Oskanian possible for "achieving...Read More »
Armenian Diaspora Promises to Help Local Activists in Saving Teghut Forest
The group fighting to save Teghut forest in Armenia's north has launched an awareness campaign outside of the country, said group members.... Read More »
Dashnaktsutyun will Strive to be First Among Opposition Parties: Hovhannisyan
Dashnaktsutyun (the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, or ARF-D) looks at real politics with open eyes and understands very well that it might not...Read More »
Raffi Hovannisian Advises Armenian President to Meet with Opposition
In exactly four weeks, on Mar. 1–2, the Heritage Party will convene a congress where it will be decided whether to participate in the upcoming elections... Read More »
Major Armenian Internet Provider Acquired by Russian Company for $22.5 Million
Russian telecommunications provider Rostelecom has acquired 75% minus 1 share of Armenian telecommunications operator GNC-Alfa for $22.5 million USD.Read More »
Opposition Journalist Gets 2 Month Detention, Currently in Solitary Cell
Journalist Hayk Gevorgyan, responsible for publishing local opposition daily Haykakan Jamanak ("Armenian Times"), is currently being moved from... Read More »
Life-Size Noah’s Ark to be Built in a Country Where People Still Live in Makeshift Houses: Opinion
The Public Council's culture commission Thursday began to discuss a project to build a life-size Noah's Ark with a surface area in Yerevan's Victory Park. Read More »
Inaccurate Portrayal by City Hall, Say Yerevan Residents Opposed to Building Construction in their Yard
Yerevan's chief architect, Narek Sargsyan, instructed by Yerevan mayor Taron Margaryan, on Feb. 1 met with the representatives of residents of 106/1 Nalbandyan St...Read More »
Tigran Araqelyan Brought to Court But Not Allowed to Enter Courtroom
In court on Thursday, opposition activist Tigran Araqelyan's attorney made a motion to remove the sanction on his client and allow his presence in...Read More »
Levon Aronian Refuses to Participate in World Chess Championship if Held in Baku
Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian wrote a letter today to FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the FIDE board, saying he won't participate in... Read More »