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Armenian Businessmen are Damaging Arax River’s Surrounding Environment
A few days ago, after a visit to the Arax valley in Armenia's Ararat marz (province), chair of the commission on issues related to... Read More »
Yerevan City Hall’s Decisions No Longer Worthy of Comment, Says HAK
"The Armenian National Congress no longer considers it serious to comment on the decisions approved by city hall," said...Read More »
One Survivor in Georgian Plane Crash in Congo
Thirty-two people have been killed and one person survived when a United Nations plane crashed in the capital of the Democratic Republic of...Read More »
Armenian Nuclear Power Plant Temporarily Ceases Activity
At 1:45 pm on Apr. 3, the Unit 2 reactor of the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant (MNPP) temporarily shut down, reports the RA Ministry of...Read More »
Ogün Samast Accuses Turkish Media in Dink Murder Case
Ogün Samast, the hitman in the murder of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink, said yesterday that he is not guilty, but that...Read More »
3 Intellectuals Stage Sit-in in Yerevan’s Liberty Square Today
Three intellectuals began a sit-in at 5 pm today in Yerevan's Liberty Square, showing their support for the demands put forth by...Read More »
Bareghamyan Recommended for Early Release
Aram Bareghamyan was sentenced to six years in prison for allegedly assaulting a police officer during the March 2008 unrest in Yerevan.Read More »
Obama Kicks Off 2012 Re-Election Campaign
US President Barack Obama launched his 2012 re-election campaign on Monday, framing his final stint as a candidate as an effort to...Read More »
Armenian Stars Asked to Donate their Apartments to the Homeless
Following the Apr. 3 Tashir 2011 Music Awards in Moscow, a couple of local Facebook users have created an event page calling on...Read More »
Parliamentary Hearings on Gas and Politics
Armenia's parliament today held hearings initiated by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation to discuss the price of gas.Read More »