Electricity Prices to Rise in Armenia; No Changes Expected in Gas Rates: Press

Unlike the change in electricity tariff, Haykakan Zhamanak notes, the decrease in gas price will not directly affect the consumers; it will only ensure that the rate for natural gas supplied to Armenian consumers does not go further up...

Man Accused of Fatally Stabbing Wife 21 Times to Undergo Third Psychological Evaluation

Grin responded by saying that time perception is a subjective sense, and it is possible that the actions mentioned by the witness were not performed immediately after the incident...

Armenia Second Most Religious Country In the World: Gallup

We see that the total number of people who consider themselves to be religious is actually relatively high. Furthermore, with the trend of an increasingly religious youth globally, we can assume that the number of people...

Violence Against Women Remains a Serious Issue In Armenia: PACE President

Citing the NSS and UNFPA’s survey, the report noted that 8.9% of Armenian women have been subjected to at least one form of physical violence by their partners, mostly in the home...

PACE President Begins Official Visit to Armenia; Refuses to Take Questions from Reporters

"Criminal Possession of Weapons": Charges Pressed Against Sixth Arrested Oppositionist

The Armenian law enforcement found a grenade on the roof of Hakobyan's house on the day of the arrest, authorities said. Other members of “Founding Parliament” have alleged that the grenade could have...

Paralyzed Ex-Soldier Needs Funding For Treatment Abroad

Yesayan has recently undergone magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine; a computed tomography (CT) scan of the head is scheduled for May. The MRI procedures showed a positive development; now he is awaiting the...

Armenian Soldier Received Fatal Injuries Playing Football: Official

The soldier was injured during a game of football in the military unit; Arakelyan hung with his hands from the goalpost, which, subsequently, fell on his head, authorities said...

Defense Ministry Not Obliged to Finance Soldiers' Treatment Abroad: Spokesperson

- I have all the data on diseases and their causes. Several dozen serious injuries are registered each year, which are primarily caused by adversary attacks. However, [the soldiers] don't just receive musculoskeletal...

Government to Buy Tablets for Armenian Schools at a Price Higher Than the Market Value: Press

During the first round of the program 650 grade 1 pupils in Vayots Dzor province of Armenia will each be provided an ArmTab tablet; training courses will be held for teachers; wireless internet devices will be installed in 45 schools...

Armenian Soldier Killed In an Accident In NKR: Official

19-year-old soldier Artur Arakelyan was killed in an accident in a military unit deployed in the eastern direction of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army, the NKR Ministry of Defense said in an official statement issued on Friday, April 10...

Charges Pressed Against Members of Opposition Movement

A statement issued by the RA Investigative Committee on Thursday said that searches have been conducted at the homes of the six members of the opposition movement, as well as the headquarters of “Founding Parliament” in Yerevan, Lori, and Gyumri.