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Armenian Justice Minister Lied About Vorotan Hydro Cascade Purchase: Newspaper
RA Minister of Justice Hrayr Tovmasyan, to put it mildly, lied on Feb. 5 when in parliament he said that the Vorotan Hydro Cascade sold only part... Read More »
Opposition MP Urges Protesting Nairit Employees to Participate in All Actions Against Government
Dozens of Nairit Plant employees on Tuesday protested outside Armenia's National Assembly while inside parliament there was a discussion on...Read More »
Republic of Armenia’s First Government Recalled in Discussion on Nairit Plant
During a discussion to create a parliamentary commission to look into the matter of Nairit Plant, ruling Republican Party of Armenia MP Artashes Geghamyan...Read More »
‘Kocharian’s Stolen Property Will Cover Armenia’s Foreign Debt’: Opposition Prepares for March 1 Rally
A group of Karabakh War veterans urge those concerned about the fate of Armenia to gather at Saryan park at1 pm on Mar. 1 and then join the rally at Liberty Square. Read More »
Opposition Parties’ Initiative Failed Because of Armenian MP’s Statements: Paper
"The four non-ruling parliamentary parties' initiative to apply to the Ethics Committee of Senior Officials [AM] against Justice Minister Hrayr Tovmasyan, in fact, failed...Read More »
Armenian Opposition Activists Detained by Police for 2 Hours Then Released
The opposition activists were posting flyers in Yerevan's Arabkir district to notify the public of an upcoming rally when police officers approached...Read More »
After Shaming Armenian Oligarch, Vendor Banned from Selling Herbs Outside His Supermarket
The manager of Yerevan City supermarket in Yerevan's Shengavit district prohibited Flora Torosyan from selling her herbs outside the supermarket after she urged...Read More »
Yerevan Taxi Drivers Have Nowhere to Park, Protest Fines
The Automobile Drivers Defense League is preparing to appeal several acts of infringement caught on high-speed CCTV cameras that concern incorrect taxi parking....Read More »
Azerbaijani Chess Player: ‘Levon Aronian Deserves to Be Strongest in the World’
Azerbaijani Grandmaster Shakhriyar Mamedyarov ahead of the 2014 Candidates Tournament said that Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian...Read More »
Significant Pension Reforms Needed in Emerging Europe and Central Asia: World Bank
The profound effects of aging populations and a shrinking labor force on overstretched state pension schemes in emerging Europe and Central Asian countries demand significant reforms...Read More »