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Around 120 Finance Ministry Employees Dismissed: Hraparak
About 120 employees of the RA Ministry of Finance have been let go, being replaced with employees from the tax services department...Read More »
After Kiselyov’s Remark, Armenian Education Minister Recalls Fight Against Foreign-Language Schools
"Remember the law on foreign-language schools, which was adopted at the price of a huge struggle. Everyone was talking about 'the hand of the White House,' ...Read More »
Republicans Want to Allow Alcohol Advertising in Interest of Businessmen: MP
The bill to permit alcohol and cigarette advertising in the media is simply lobbying by some in the business community, which some MPs are at the forefront of...Read More »
Young Man Opens Fire, Threatens to Release a Grenade Outside Courthouse (VIDEO)
The young man climbed onto one of the cars outside the courthouse and opened fire in the direction of the police. Then he removed a grenade from his pocket and...Read More »
Arrest Made in Case of Soldier Killed in Karabakh
In connection with the June 11 death of soldier Derenik Aram Manukyan, the Armenian Ministry of Defense Investigation Service launched a criminal case under charges of...Read More »
Taxi Controversial Russian Journalist Dmitry Kiselyov Took in Yerevan was a Hummer?
"When we left the National Assembly building, near the stairs we saw a Hummer that was waiting for someone. Since there was no one in the National Assembly at 7 pm apart from...Read More »
Armenia’s State Electricity Company in Debt, But Officials’ Salaries to be Increased
"[Armenian President] Serzh Sargsyan's [monthly] salary will increase by 203% — from 436 thousand to 1.223 million dram...Read More »
Armenian Ambassador to Germany Vahan Hovhannesyan’s Health Sharply Deteriorated
Armenian Ambassador to Germany, former MP with the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashanktsutyun) faction Vahan Hovhannesyan's health has sharply declined.Read More »
20-Year-Old Soldier Killed in Karabakh
On June 11, at one of the military units stationed in the northern direction (Gyulistan) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army, under not yet known circumstances...Read More »
Armenia Will Answer to Ceasefire Violation If Found Guilty: Defense Minister
Armenia is ready to answer to the violation of ceasefire, if it's proven to be guilty, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia (RA) Seyran Ohanyan said in...Read More »