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Armenian President Against Idea of Arming Residents of Border Villages
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan is opposed to the idea of arming residents of rural settlements close to the border with Azerbaijan. Read More »
Armenian Government’s “Latest Perversion”: Opposition MP on Selling Nairit to Cover Vorotan HPP Debts
"There are two main violations in the Vorotan issue. The transaction for sale is contrary to the laws of Armenia, since such a strategic object cannot be sold...Read More »
Situation with Azerbaijani Hostages at an Impasse: Human Rights Activist
The situation with the citizens of Azerbaijan arrested as saboteurs in the territory of Armenia and Karabakh is at an impasse...Read More »
Debts to Vorotan Hydro Cascade Paid with Stake in Nairit-2
Some of Haygazard's debts to the Vorotan Hydro Cascade (which was recently sold to the US company ContourGlobal) will be paid by transferring a 53.27% share in...Read More »
Construction on New Komitas Museum-Institute to be Completed by This Year
The Government of Armenia in its meeting today adopted a decision to create a museum-institute dedicated to Komitas.Read More »
3 Inmates on Hunger Strike at Nubarashen Penitentiary
To date, three people are on on hunger strike at the Nubarashen Penitentiary, one of whom is serving a life sentence, while the other two are accused.Read More »
Why Number of Protests Reduced? On the Role of the Prime Minister: Armenian Times
The most significant result of the first 100 days of RA Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan's term in office is that protest demonstrations and...Read More »
Azerbaijani Men Arrested in Karabakh Charged with Murder and Espionage
The General Prosecutor's Office of the unrecognized Republic of Nagorno Karabakh has put forth several charges against Dilham Askerov and Shahbaz Guliyev...Read More »
Men Accused of Group Assault Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
Judge Nelly Baghdasaryan sentenced defendants Gor Barnausov and Armen Zarafyan accused of group assault to 5 years in prison.Read More »
Political Activist on Trial Says He Warned Police They Will Beat Provocateurs
Police officers Khachik Avetisyan and Evrik Lonsk, named as victims in the case of political activist Shant Harutyunyan and his friends, said in court...Read More »