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Armenian Patriarchate Files Suit in Turkey for Property Return
The Armenian Patriarchate has filed a landmark suit in Ankara for the return of the historical Sansaryan School in the eastern province of Erzurum that was...Read More »
Heritage Party and Free Democrats Alliance ‘Has Long Been Ripe’: Party Leader
"The Free Democrats was founded by experienced people; therefore, the responsibility is greater. I want your party to give lessons on people who have become...Read More »
Jermuk’s Snowman Festival Hopes to Say Goodbye to Snow (VIDEO)
On Mar. 11, the municipality and youth from the Jermuk Development Center organized a snowman festival in the central Armenian resort town of Jermuk.Read More »
Vartan Oskanian’s Presence at Free Democrats’ Congress Doesn’t Relieve Him of Mar. 1 Responsibility
All political parties except for those in the ruling coalition have been sent invitations to the Free Democrats' second congress, the party's vice chair Anush Sedrakyan...Read More »
Norway Gives $1.2 Million to Armenia Reforestation Project
The Armenia Tree Project’s 18-year effort in tree planting, environmental education, and sustainable development was rewarded this week with a...Read More »
Karabakh Peace Process Stalled Because of Azerbaijan: Nalbandian
Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian said during several meetings with the Minsk Group co-chairs there has been much preparatory work... Read More »
Helicopter Crash Kills 12 Turkish Soldiers in Afghanistan
A NATO helicopter crashed into a house on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday, killing 12 Turkish soldiers on board, Turkish military has said.Read More »
Yerevan Police Chief Refutes Occupy Mashtots Park Activists’ Claims
Yerevan Police Chief Nerses Nazaryan considers pitching tents in Mashtots Park and environmental activists' sit-in in tents after 10 pm to be "unacceptable"...Read More »
Armenian Police Call Roundtable to Discuss Mashtots Park Incident
The Armenian police has called a roundtable meeting on Mar. 17 at 4:30 pm to explain its position on the events of Mar. 14 at Mashtots Park in central Yerevan. Read More »
Gerard Cafesjian Sued by Former Employee for Back Pay
John Joseph Waters Jr., the longtime director of the Cafesjian Family Foundation, says in a federal lawsuit that Gerard Cafesjian stiffed him out of more than $5 million in salary.Read More »