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Heritage Party Candidate Doesn’t Impede But Helps Electoral Race, Says Levon Zurabyan
"Armenian National Congress candidates have assumed a unilateral obligation to campaign against only ruling administration candidates."Read More »
No Filters Placed So Far in Alaverdi Copper Smelting Plant
Alaverdi copper smelter, belonging to Vallex Group, has been operating years without any filters, thereby emitting into the atmosphere sulfuric anhydride, heavy metals and...Read More »
Russia Defends Anti-Gay-Propaganda Law in Strasbourg
Controversial laws banning “homosexual propaganda” in several Russian regions comply with the country’s international obligations, the Foreign Affairs Ministry's...Read More »
Eggs Without Date Stamps Found on Armenian Supermarket Shelves
The RA Ministry of Agriculture's State Food Security Service has discovered batches of eggs on supermarket shelves that have not been date labeled.Read More »
BRICS Leaders Gather for Summit Amid Protests
Leaders of the fast-growing BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) have gathered to discuss how to combine their powers better.Read More »
Champions League: Real Madrid and Chelsea Take Giant Strides
Real Madrid and Chelsea took giant strides towards the Champions League semifinals on Tuesday as they both recorded away wins in their quarterfinal first leg matches.Read More »
Family of Turkish-Armenian Soldier Murdered on Apr. 24 Offended by Nationalist Leader’s Remarks
The family of a non-Muslim Armenian private who was killed by a fellow soldier while he was serving in the Turkish military was deeply offended by...Read More »
Republican, Heritage Parties Welcome US Ambassador’s Remarks. BHK MP Saw Nothing New
"I don't think that US Ambassador John Heffern said anything new — he simply issued a call to display political will in order to hold free and fair elections...Read More »
Pioneering Feminist Poet Adrienne Rich Dies at 82
Poet and essayist Adrienne Rich, a feminist literary figure celebrated as much for deeply personal reflections on her own life as for sometimes-biting social commentary...Read More »
Vienna-Yerevan Passenger Detained at Zvartnots Airport
At 6 pm on Mar. 27, after a Vienna-Yerevan flight landed in Armenia, employees of the Zvartnots International Airport (located just outside Yerevan)...Read More »