Armenian Defense Ministry Officials Arrested for Abusing Their Power: Press
In an interview with Aravot.am, Sona Truzyan, an adviser to the chairman of the Armenian Investigative Committee, confirmed the arrests. “I can officially confirm that three persons were arrested last night ...
19-Year-Old NKR Defense Army Soldier Dead Unexpectedly, Officials Say
Suren A Mosiyan, a 19-year-old conscript of the Nagorno-Karabakh defense army, died suddenly at around 10 pm on Sunday at a combat position of a southeastern military unit, according to a short statement...
Armenian Villagers Block Highway to Protest Rough Road Conditions
“It's been like this for several years now. This is a road of strategic importance, and it's in a rough condition. Ambulances refuse to come here, saying that they will remain stuck with the patient on the road...
Witness Testifies to Seeing Accused Murderers Kill Armenian Cadet
The witness then provided a detailed description of the events of the night of Barseghyan's death; “I was awakened by the noise and saw [the accused] standing at Haykaz's bed. At first, I thought they wanted to fight because...
Armenia Keeps Generously Handing Out Academic Degrees: Press
In 1994, a total of 103 people in Armenia received doctorates and candidate degrees. Over the following years, this number grew rapidly: in 1995, 152 people became doctors and candidates of sciences; in 1996 ...
New Armenian Electoral Code Passed in Third Reading
Hrant Bagratyan, another lawmaker from ANC, stressed that the government did not take into account a number of crucial issues put forward by ANC. “You'll later regret offending the opposition,” he added...
Armenia's Resident Population Dropped by 12.3 Thousand in Past Year: Press
The latest figures are based on the 2011 census data, plus live births, minus deaths and de-registration from permanent residence over the past five years. And although this number does not reflect the actual situation...
57 Million Dram Facing of Investigative Committee Building Destroyed by High Winds: Press
“Although this building did not need a facing - it was already lined with pink tuff – authorities spent 57,6 million drams last September to revet the Committee building with a special layer. And yesterday's intense...
Businesses to Pay Less for Gas than Population: Press
Only 30 percent of total natural gas consumption in Armenia falls on the population; however, they pay from 22 to 23 drams more per one cubic meter of gas than large enterprises, Zhoghovurd newspaper reports...
Armenian Lawmakers Force Their Assistants to Donate Money to Soldiers' Families: Press
The form has been going around in the National Assembly for a long while now, and the forced volunteerism has angered the staff. An assistant to one of the MPs - who wished to remain anonymous...
Eight Armenian Convicts Pardoned Under the Guise of Service in Karabakh
Sargsyan's decision, Baghdasaryan added, was more of a political gesture than a legal one; “Everyone is now going to appeal to the President for exemption from criminal liability. In my opinion,..
Farmers Block School Entrance in Armenian Village Over Unfulfilled Promises of Local Winery
Everyone has gathered in the village – the police, the authorities – and everyone has promised that the issue would be resolved. But we pledge that we'll block the school entrance on the Last Bell...