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Armenia Gives Employees Day Off on Mar. 9 to Mark International Women’s Day
The Armenian government at its regular Thursday meeting today decided this year to recognize Mar. 9 (a Friday) as a statutory holiday celebrating...Read More »
Army Won’t Come Out Against Civilians. State of Emergency Law to be Amended
The Armenian government today approved amendments to legislation regulating the rule of law during a state of emergency and...Read More »
Armenian Engineer Advises How to Protect Earth from Parade of Planets
Earth might go out of orbit during the parade of planets expected in Dec. 21, 2012, in which the planets of our Solar System will line up, and by...Read More »
29 Arrested in Mexico Prison Killings of 44
The director of a Mexican prison and 28 guards have been arrested on suspicion of helping a mass breakout and massacre by drug gang members at...Read More »
Three US Lawmakers and Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert Sent Threatening Letters
Several US lawmakers received threatening letters containing a harmless white powder, but the sender warned more missives including a... Read More »
Chess is Not Boxing. Baku Hoped Aronian Would Come
Azerbaijan had hoped that Armenian GM Levon Aronian would agree to participate in the 2012 Candidates Tournament in Baku, said Chess Federation of...Read More »
Temperatures in Armenia to Go Up by 11 Degrees
Temperatures in Armenia between Feb. 25 and 27 are expected to increase by 9 to 11 degrees.Read More »
Tigran Karapetyan to Join Republican Party of Armenia: Local Paper Surmises
People's Party leader Tigran Karapetyan is preparing to join the Republican Party of Armenia so that he will acquire parliamentary mandates...Read More »
Opposition Youth Activists’ Trial Continues: Police Deputy Commander Takes the Stand
Police Patrol Service of Armenia deputy regiment commander and witness Artur Ter-Poghosyan was examined in a Yerevan district court on...Read More »
Let’s Renew Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan Civil Society Relations Active in the 90s: Armenian MP
"In 1992–1995, there was active cooperation among civil society representatives in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. After 2002, this relationship...Read More »