5 Percent Reduction in Armenian Electricity Rates Offers No Benefits for Consumers, Economists Believe
The economist stressed the Armenia's people had had nothing to do with ENA's 250 million dollar debt and they therefore should not have had to be forced to make up for it. The tariff, he added...
A Little Firework Never Hurt Anybody: Gyumri to Organize AMD 1 Million Worth of Fireworks for Pope’s Visit
Gyumri mayor Samvel Balasanyan, however, insisted on the necessity of the fireworks, saying: “We too want to show that we have a beautiful city.” He added that the fireworks could actually cost 500-600 thousand drams,,,
Community Unification Project to Rob People of Right to Self-Government, Oppositionist Believes
Manukyan added that the project also violated Armenia's Constitution; “The Constitution clearly states that communities can be unified or separated to serve the public interests and the Parliament is therefore ...
NKR People Taken to Border to 'Protect PM's Wheat Fields:' Press
Artak Beglaryan, a spokesperson for NKR Prime Minister Ara Harutyunyan, denied these rumours in conversation with Hraparak. “The story about people protecting the PM's fields is nothing but slander...
Candlelight Vigil in Yerevan Honors Orlando Massacre Victims, Calls for Fight Against Homophobia
Union of Informed Citizens NGO coordinator Daniel Ioannisyan, who had also come to express his solidarity with the victims, stressed that Armenians’ reaction to the attack underlined the exsiting homophobia in the country...
Armenian Colonel Allegedly Framed Up By Defense Minister's Security Chief: Press
However, Khachatryan ignored the 'advice' and is currently behind bars as a result. Meanwhile, Seyran Ohanyan and his security chief remain in their positions and companies continue to sell goods to the ministry at their desired prices,” Zhoghovurd writes...
Azerbaijani Civilian Repatriated by Armenia
Zohra Valiyeva, an Azerbaijani civilian who had crossed into Armenia from Azerbaijan on Tuesday, was repatriated today under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), according to a...
Father of Killed Cadet Alleges Threats from Defense Lawyer
The father of the killed military cadet then complained to judge Davit Harutyunyan about the lawyer's behaviour, who, according to Barseghyan, did not believe him, saying; “He's a professional, he wouldn't have...
Two Arrested Over NKR Oppositionist's Kidnapping
39-year-old Mikayel Sahakyan and 48-year-old Sergey Avanesyan, both volunteers of the Nagorno-Karabakh home guard, turned themselves in to police Thursday, officials said...
Armenian Electricity Rates Expected to Decrease by 3-4 Drams: Press
We know that electricity tariffs will decrease […] but will not drop below 45 drams per kWh. Currently, a kWh of electricity costs 48.8 drams, so the tariff will decrease by at most 3 drams. ..
Two Armenian Servicemen Die in Floods After Heavy Rain
The official statement does not elaborate on the exact location of the incident, however, sources have told Epress.am that the young men were serving in a southern military unit of the Nagorno-Karabakh defense army...
Lawmaker Proposes to Double Financial Support for Armenia's Defense Industry
The parliamentarian announced that “April events” have shown that Armenia's defense industry needed more budget allocations. In 2015, she added, these funds stood at AMD 207 billion (about US$432 million), and in 2016...