Protesting Parents Not Allowed Near Presidential Residence Due to Czech President's Visit
The parents, after protesting the officers' actions to no avail, moved across the street from the presidential residence and stood there for nearly an hour, holding the portraits of their dead sons...
Yerevan Man Using Temporary Insanity to Get Away With Wife's Murder, Lawyer Says
The accused, for his part, told the court that he had not intentionally murdered his former wife but that an irresistible impulse had led him to stab Darbazyan to death. According to Arakelyan, Darbazyan was...
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...
Azeri Woman Crosses Into Armenia, ICRC Says
Zohra Valiyeva, a resident of the Azerbaijani village of Yankhli, crossed into Armenia from Azerbaijan on Tuesday, Armenian authorities informed the Yerevan delegation of the International Committee...
Villagers Agree to Unblock Road After Government Officials Promise to Discuss Issue
The protesters, for their part, replied that they would agree to the project, provided that the water from the reservoir was used only by their community; they again claimed that the Geghardalich water could barely meet the requirements...
Winery Pays Part of Armenian Farmers' Debt, Promises to Cover Rest by Month-End
He added, however, that vinegrowers have learned not to trust Vinar's promises; “They've been saying the same thing for six months now, so we try not to be very hopeful and wait for the end of the week...
NKR Oppositionist's Wife Blames President for Violent Attack on Husband
Meanwhile, Khanumyan's wife, Diana Manukyan, blamed Karabakh political authorities, and namely president Bako Sahakyan, for the attack on her husband, “with the intent to hinder his political activity...
Criminologist Alleges Perjury by Forensic Experts in Case of Soldier's Death, Calls for Their Investigation
The criminologist added that forensic expert Hambardzumyan later said in court that he had not examined Manucharyan's trousers, which, according to Martirosyan, “is also a criminally punishable lie.,,
Opposition Lawmaker Attacked in Stepanakert
Hayk Khanumyan, the leader of opposition National Rebirth faction in Nagorno-Karabakh’s parliament, was attacked and kidnapped this morning on his way to an interview with Civilnet.am reporter Derenik Malkhasyan...
Yerevan Court Orders Pre-Trial Detention for Senior Defense Ministry Officials
“According to preliminary investigation, the aforementioned persons have acquired through abuse of their official position various kinds of goods at above-market prices; in some cases, these purchases were unnecessary...
Armenian Soldier Arrested Over Suspected Murder of Serviceman
According to the official statement, Harutyunyan sustained a fatal gunshot wound at the combat position of a NKR military unit as a result of Khachatryan having violated the rules for safe firearm handling...