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Yerevan Mayor to be Elected on Nov. 15
The Council of Aldermen (or Council of Elders) at an emergency meeting in Yerevan City Hall today decided to elect the Armenian capital's ...Read More »
Grand Mufti of the Caucasus Not Yet Confirmed Visit to Armenia
Haji Allahshükür Hummat Pashazade Sheikh ul-Islam and Grand Mufti of the Caucasus has repeatedly stated his intention to participate in...Read More »
Pressure Mounting on Court over Rape Scandal in Turkey
A 13-year-old girl, identified only as N.Ç., was cajoled her into sexual intercourse with 26 individuals in exchange for money. The men included...Read More »
Top Presidential Aide Mikael Minasyan Resigns, Given New Role
Mikael Minasyan, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s influential son-in-law and reputedly closest confidante, said he will take a leading role in...Read More »
Serzh Sargsyan to Head HHK Proportional List: MP
Head of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) parliamentary faction Galust Sahakyan has said that the party plans to run in the 2012...Read More »
Turkish Fighter Jet Crashes, 2 Pilots Killed
Turkey's state-run television says a fighter jet has crashed during a training flight, killing its two pilots. The TRT television said the F-4 fighter jet...Read More »
‘If There were Omissions, We Took Necessary Action’: Armenia Defense Minister
Soldiers recruited by the army undergo a three-tier medical examination, which is held, in the first place, in their permanent place of deployment, in... Read More »
Metro Expected to Connect Zvartnots to Yerevan and Regions
The Government of Armenia today approved a plan to build transport infrastructure and an international logistics center near Zvartnots International...Read More »
Next Sargsyan-Aliyev Meeting Held Upon Hillary Clinton, Ahmet Davutolgu’s Initiative: Al Jazeera
"The war between Armenians and Azeris is not just a local conflict, well taken advantage of from a political standpoint, but also a matter controlled and...Read More »
Repatriation Project Aims to Get 3,500 Diasporan Armenians to Move to ‘Homeland’
The project, largely an online media campaign started by those who have already made the move, is being framed in Peace Corps-like terms and...Read More »