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Two Films by Armenian Director to be Screened at First Kish Film Festival in Iran
At least 33 territories have been invited to submit the best films from the last 5 years, including Harutyun Khachatryan's Border and...Read More »
Armenia’s State Commission Attempts to Find Out Why the Increase in Banana, Coffee Prices
Armenia's State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition will begin inspections into the banana and coffee markets in...Read More »
Armenia to Continue to Participate in Afghanistan Peacekeeping Mission
Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian reaffirmed Armenia’s commitment to continue its contribution to the...Read More »
Opening of Stepanakert Airport Doesn’t Mean Change in Status-Quo, Say Minsk Group Co-Chairs
"The Co-Chairs expressed their concern that the planned opening of an airport in Nagorno-Karabakh could lead to further increased tensions." Read More »
Be Silent Today: Stop Anti-LGBT Bullying and Harassment in Schools
The National Day of Silence is a day of action in which students and youth take some form of a vow of silence to call attention to the...Read More »
Companies Serving Yerevan’s Public Transportation System Issued Strict Reprimand
Head of the Transportation Department at Yerevan City Hall Henrik Navasardyan met with the directors of the transportation companies on...Read More »
Media Prohibited from Filming, Photographing Pashinyan Hearing Today
Imprisoned journalist, chief editor of local daily Haykakan Jamanak ("Armenian Times") Nikol Pashinyan's suit against Kosh penitentiary took place today in... Read More »
Armenian Government Allocates Almost Half a Million Dollars to Teaching Chess
The Armenian government today redistributed the 2011 state budget and decided that the Ministry of Education and Science should allocate...Read More »
Not Armenians’ Biggest Fan: Kobe Bryant Fined $100,000 for Gay Slur (VIDEO)
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has been slapped with a $100,000 fine for using a gay slur, directed toward referee Bennie Adams, after...Read More »
Human Rights Activist and Opposition MP Skeptical of Ombudsman’s Proposed Bill
The Human Rights Defender in Armenia is part of the RA authorities and whatever action he takes cannot signify anything good, said chair of the Helsinki...Read More »