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Armenia Government Approves Amendments to 2012 State Budget
The Government of Armenia in its meeting today approved its amendments to the 2012 state budget presented to the National Assembly on...Read More »
Death of Azerbaijani Journalist a Blow to Press Freedom: Freedom House
The fatal stabbing of Azerbaijani journalist Rafig Taghi (Rafiq Tağı, pictured below) is a blow to press freedom and the latest in a series of...Read More »
Karabakh Conflict is the Entire Caucasus’ Pain: Saakashvili
"Currently, the most painful issue for us is the conflict that exists between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This is not only the...Read More »
OSCE Minsk Group Issues Usual Statement to Respect Ceasefire Agreement
On Nov. 29, the co-chairs crossed the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan by foot, and met on each side with local officials to...Read More »
Canada Failing to Forge Ties with Emerging Power Turkey: Opinion
The “stumbling block” is a Canadian government declaration that the mass killings of Armenians near the end of the Ottoman Empire...Read More »
MP Who Insulted Armen Martirosyan in Parliament Explains Why He Called Him an ‘Ass’
Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) MP Arakel Movsisyan, who during Heritage Party MP Armen Martirosyan's speech in...Read More »
Belgian National Released from Yerevan Prison (VIDEO)
Belgian national, Yerevan resident Luc Wadewale, after signing a waiver not to leave the city, was released from Mashtots Police Department.Read More »
Alexander Mantashov Bust Unveiled in Georgia During Armenia President’s Visit
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, in Georgia on official visit, today visited the St. Etchmiadzin Armenian Church in Tbilisi and...Read More »
Passions Flare in Armenia’s National Assembly: MPs Hurl Insults (VIDEO)
"There were a few bills that were controversial and we abstained. As for the bills on environmental and technical regulations, we...Read More »
Punishment Against Jehovah’s Witness Attorney Considers Insufficient; Priest, ‘Wonderful Example’
"For what he did, six months is not enough; this example has to have an impact on the others, to make them understand that...Read More »