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Turkish Parliament Sees Fresh Fistfight Among Deputies
Fighting broke out in the Turkish Parliament yet again yesterday as discussions during a proposed education reform degenerated first into a verbal commotion ...Read More »
Opposition Candidate Checking Questionable Voter Lists
Election candidate in the no. 11 electoral district, Armenian National Congress representative Arshak Banuchyan's campaign headquarter staff have...Read More »
Patrick Fiori Wants to Bring Notre-Dame de Paris to Yerevan
French singer of Armenian and Corsican origin Patrick Fiori (born Patrick Jean-François Chouchayan) in a meeting with Yerevan mayor Taron Margaryan today...Read More »
Headstone of Hitler’s Parents’ Grave to be Removed
The mayor of an Austrian village where Adolf Hitler's parents are buried says the tombstone marking the grave will be removed.Read More »
Economist Outlines Impact and Cost of Elections in Armenia
About $70 million USD is spent during elections in Armenia, according to approximate calculations by economist Samvel Avagyan, who included the...Read More »
Armenian National Congress Candidate Didn’t Hide Meeting with Ruling Party Candidate
Nominated in the no. 12 electoral district for the upcoming parliamentary election, Tigran Ter-Petrossian (pictured), backed by the Armenian National Congress (HAK)...Read More »
Voters Given Opportunity to Choose Among Opposition Candidates: Bakhshyan
Heritage Party MP Anahit Bakhshyan, nominated in the no. 12 constituency, considers the other five candidates nominated in the same district her competition. Read More »
Police Warn Occupy Mashtots Park Activists to ‘Refrain from Committing Illegal Acts’
Armenian police in a statement issued Thursday warned the activists who for one-and-a-half months have been protesting shop construction in a downtown...Read More »
USAID to Assist Armenia’s Human Rights Defender to Be More Accessible to Public
As part of a new agreement signed between the USAID Armenia office and the Human Rights Defender's Office, the latter will improve access and services for...Read More »
Following Defeat of Genocide Bill in France, French Armenians Pin Hopes on Sarkozy’s Opponent
"As for why Sarkozy didn't sign [the bill], I don't want to comment — he simply didn't. We already have this practice with Sarkozy, that he didn't fulfill his promise...Read More »