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Ararat Court Annuls ‘Fraudulent’ Loan Agreements
Recall, nearly all the residents of Khachik collectively owe about 130 million drams (about $270 270) in loans to various credit organizations. Spouses Alvard Iskandaryan and...Read More »
Young Etchmiadzin Man Electrocuted at Work; Family Afraid to Reveal Employer
Murad Ghazaryan, a sexton at the St. Gayane Church in Etchmiadzin, used to work as a handyman in one of the city’s greenhouses. On June 30, 2017, according to the...Read More »
Nalband: Armenia In One Village
Nalband no longer exists; there is no one left in the largest village of Spitak. You won’t be able to count ten houses with lights on if you walk down the street in the evening...Read More »
Yerevan Woman Unable to Buy Medications Even With Doctor’s Prescription
When contacted by Epress.am for comment, Health Ministry spokesperson Anahit Haytayan said she had been informed about the woman’s Facebook post: “I’ve had no...Read More »
Armenian Health Ministry’s Decision on Prescription Drugs Illegal: Press
According to the paper, the government has yet to adopt a corresponding decision, while the Health Ministry has already begun obliging doctors and pharmacies not to issue or sell...Read More »
Armenian Environmentalists Warn Against ‘German Double Standards’
The German Cronimet Holding GmbH has been exploiting a mine in the Armenian town of Kajaran and a tailing dam in the Artsvanik village since 2004. Meanwhile, its subsidiary...Read More »
Locals Talk About Consequences of Teghut Mine Exploitation
- They have given the conscripts bank cards to make it easier for us to transfer them money for socks and clothes… Military service was not so terrible in the past...Read More »
Gazprom Armenia’s Leak Detectors Faulty, Activist Claims
Epress.am and Gaspari conducted a small survey among Yerevan residents to find out whether the company does in fact carry out the routine check-ups. The majority ...Read More »
Yerevan Pharmacists Concerned Over Health Ministry Decision to Extend List of Prescription Only Medications
She added that chronic patients have worked out what medications best suit their needs and always buy the same drugs, without having to go to a doctor every single time and...Read More »
Armen Sarkissian’s Eligibility for Serving as Armenia’s President Doubtful
In fact, according to documents in the British Companies House registry on the Eurasia House International company, of which Sarkissian is listed as a director, his nationality...Read More »