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Hrazdan Residents Plan Protest Against Iron Mine Exploitation
A demonstration protesting the exploitation of the Hrazdan iron mine will take place at 1 pm on Nov. 9 in the Armenian city's Constitution Square...Read More »
‘We’re Not Going to Leave Our Country’: Armenian Artists in Collaboration with German Institute
"I don't know if we can build up the civil society in our country with such a seminar," she reflected after the three-day event. "But we've been working for...Read More »
Why are Armenian Clergy in Israel Spat on by Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Old City?
Clergymen in the Armenian Church in Jerusalem say they are victims of harassment, from senior cardinals to priesthood students...Read More »
Armenia President to Welcome Georgia Foreign Minister to Armenia
Georgian foreign minister Grigol Vashadze will arrive in Armenia on a working visit Monday. "During the visit, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will...Read More »
Future Armenian Doctor Stella Kirakosyan Crowned ‘Miss Eurasia’ in Russia
Stella Kirakosyan was named winner of the Miss Eurasia beauty contest which took place in Russia. Participants from former Soviet Union states...Read More »
Vanadzor Residents Protest Construction of New Cafe in Central Square
Across from his hotel in Vanadzor's central square, the owner of Gugark Hotel has begun building a new cafe. According to architects, however...Read More »
Manuscripts of Armenian Genocide Books Confiscated from Arrested Turkish Publisher
Publisher and Director of Belge Publishing House Ragip Zarakolu, a member of Turkish PEN and chair of Turkey's Freedom to Publish...Read More »
Positive Changes in Health of Mentally Ill Soldier. Investigation Ongoing
Positive changes can be seen in Hovhannes Vardanyan, the soldier who became mentally ill after serving over a year of his two-year military service in... Read More »
Temperatures Expected to Drop in Armenia. Snow Expected Soon in Certain Regions
On Nov. 7, snow is expected in the Armenian provinces of Lori, Tavush, and Syunik and in the unrecognized Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh...Read More »
VIDEO: Armenian Choir Performs Armenian Litany on Turkish TV
Istanbul's 40-person polyphonic Surp Lusavorich ("St. Illuminator") Armenian Choir led by conductor Hagop Mamigonyan participated in a...Read More »