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‘To Reinstate the Law’: Friends of Blind Armenian Youth Show their Support
Today, the friends of 23-year-old Artak Beglaryan dropped his letter in the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs box for letters and appeals.Read More »
Armenia’s GDP Growth Second to Last Among CIS
According to Interstate Statistical Committee of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Armenia's GDP increased by 2.6% in 2010.Read More »
Will Republican Party Youth Launch Kocharian Petition to Take to Hague Court?
Former Yerevan mayor, Republic party council member Suren Abrahamyan, in an interview with local daily Aravot ("Morning"), spoke...Read More »
Iranian Opposition Leader Mehdi Karroubi Under House Arrest
Karroubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi, another opposition leader, had called for a rally on Monday to support the popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia.Read More »
Armenian Oligarch’s Factory Subject to Tax Inspections: Jamanak
Two days ago, local daily Jamanak ("Times") reported on the existence of a bread factory by MP Samvel Aleksanyan, which has a...Read More »
Armenia’s Prosecutor General Supports Trafficking, Pornography: HAK Statement
"This scandalous discovery by WikiLeaks proves that Armenia, on an official level, represented by the Prosecutor General's office, is...Read More »
Yerevan’s Brusov University Prohibits Wearing Shorts and Revealing Dress
One of the rules in the Code of Ethics notes that offering gifts to university administrative staff is prohibited.Read More »
February is the Cruelest Month in Armenia and Azerbaijan: de Waal
Each year there are now Khojali vigils, demonstrations, concerts and Facebook petitions. Azerbaijani television broadcasts the hideous footage of the dead... Read More »
Who Asked for Military Aid from Israel – Baku or Yerevan? Iran Could Recognize Karabakh
Iran is a very flexible state: if it needs to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh's independence, it will — without thinking of Baku, said...Read More »
Less Risk of Revolution in Armenia than in Azerbaijan: Stratfor
According to Stratfor, the unrest in Egypt is unlikely to be repeated in Armenia or other post-Soviet countries.Read More »