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Yerevan City Hall Orders Dismantling Emergency Building’s Gas Pipeline: Resident
Yerevan City Hall delivered yet another surprise to the residents of 15 Shinararneri Street in Yerevan (a building categorized as "level 4 emergency")...Read More »
OSCE Media Freedom Representative Concerned of Police Use of Violence Against Journalists
Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media expressed concern about police obstruction of journalists’ activities while covering a...Read More »
100 Soldiers in 10 Days Treated in Goris Hospital
Military conscripts have been receiving treatment at the Goris Medical Center for around 10 days, mostly for fever (the majority having a high temperature of 39–40ºC).Read More »
More Than 170,000 Armenian Nationals May be Denied Entry into Russia for 3 Years
More than 170,000 Armenian nationals living in Russia are at risk: according to new immigration rules, their entry into the Russian Federation might be...Read More »
Agricultural Industry Will Suffer After Armenia Joins Customs Union
The price of fertilizer will increase by 8%, livestock feed will increase by 5% to 7.5%, and agricultural equipment will increase by 5%.Read More »
Parliamentary Ethics Commission On Standby: Appeals Against Ruling Party MPs Not Discussed
The Commission's last meeting was held on Sept. 24, 2013. Thereafter, multiple applications were submitted to the Commission, including those against...Read More »
Los Angeles Armenian Man Convicted of $3 Million Identity Theft Scheme
A Los Angeles resident, Andranik Aloyan, 40, has been convicted of identity theft in a scheme that authorities say bilked victims... Read More »
Gyumri Mayor Fires Predecessor’s Daughter Over a Tiff
"On Feb. 5 a city hall employee went to the school and announced that Samvel Balasanyan said after these incidents, write your resignation letter...Read More »
Medicine Will Be More Expensive in Armenia After Joining Customs Union: Paper
There will be an 8–10% increase in the price of medicine after Armenia joins the Customs Union, reports local daily Haykakan Zhamanak.Read More »
Armenian Village Mayor Withdraws Permission to Mining Company to Build Tailing Dump
Hakob Mkrtchyan, head of the Melikgyugh rural community in Aragatsotn marz (province), yesterday called a special council meeting to discuss the construction of... Read More »