2026, 24 May, Sunday

France Freezes Salaries of President, Ministers

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said today that the salaries of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his ministers would be frozen as part of a...

Armenian National Congress Prepared for Regular Elections, Says Zurabyan

Levon Zurabyan, coordinator of the Armenian National Congress' (HAK) day-to-day affairs, said that the opposition bloc is prepared for...

US Ambassador to Armenia Meets with Free Democrats Party

US Ambassador to Armenia Meets with Free Democrats Party

Newly appointed US ambassador to Armenia John Heffern paid a visit to the Free Democrats party office where he met with party leaders.

Karen Karapetyan Wasn't Democratic: Opinions on Former Yerevan Mayor, Expectations of Next Mayor

Karen Karapetyan Wasn't Democratic: Opinions on Former Yerevan Mayor, Expectations of Next Mayor

Former Yerevan mayor Karen Karapetyan approved a few decisions during his term which were widely protested by certain segments of society...

Dink's Murderer Recalled At Istanbul Demonstration Against Ruling in Rape Case

Dink's Murderer Recalled At Istanbul Demonstration Against Ruling in Rape Case

Demonstrators gathered in Istanbul's Taksim Square on Sunday were demanding a just ruling in the case of N.Ç., a 13-year-old girl who was...

Hrazdan Residents Plan Protest Against Iron Mine Exploitation

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...

'We're Not Going to Leave Our Country': Armenian Artists in Collaboration with German Institute

'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...

Why are Armenian Clergy in Israel Spat on by Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Old City?

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...

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...

Future Armenian Doctor Stella Kirakosyan Crowned 'Miss Eurasia' in Russia

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...

Manuscripts of Armenian Genocide Books Confiscated from Arrested Turkish Publisher

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...

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...