Armenia’s Corrupt Elite Hampers Economic Development: Report
A report published today by an international think tank finds that the negative impact of corruption on Armenia’s economy is “substantial” and major companies are involved in that process.
VIDEO: Armenian Activists Interrupt Conference on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance
A group of peaceful activists staged a protest in Yerevan today during a “High Level Conference on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance in Europe” organized by the Council of Europe.
Conscript ‘Inflicts Himself with Fatal Gunshot Wound’: Defense Ministry
Military conscript Ruben Davtyan at around 1:30 pm on Oct. 18 “inflicted himself with a fatal gunshot wound” from the weapon he was carrying, reports the RA Ministry of Defense.
Another Car Belonging to Opposition Activist Vandalized
Member of the Pre-Parliament civic initiative and the pressure group “Let’s liberate the monument from the oligarch” Karo Yeghnukyan’s second vehicle was vandalized on the night of Oct. 17.
Armenian National Accused of Podolsk Bus Crash Health Improved, Moved to Butyrka Prison
Armenian national Hrachya Harutyunyan, the driver accused of causing a fatal bus accident near the Russian village of Podolsk earlier this year, has been moved to another detention facility.
How an Armenian Oligarch Pays Taxes
Alex Grig, one of the companies owned by oligarch, Republican Party of Armenia MP Samvel Aleksanyan, has leased another company also belonging to Aleksanyan, Lusastgh Sugar.
'Justice to Tigran Araqelyan' Art Seen on Northern Avenue (VIDEO)
After a six-month break, the art group "Counter Blow" made a come back with a poster stuck on a wall on Northern Ave. in central Yerevan...
Ethnic Azeri Man Released After Being Held for 2 Months in Armenia
Armenia has released Allahverdi Pelengov, an ethnic Azeri and a citizen of the Republic of Georgia, who was held for two months by the RA National Security Service.
Wings of Tatev to Operate at Special Tariffs on Oct. 19 and 20
October 16 marks the third anniversary of the launch of the Wings of Tatev aerial tramway. In its lifetime, the tramway has transported approximately 200,000 tourists.
Armenian Government Violates Procedure for Implementing ECHR Rulings
Since 2010, oversight procedures in the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers, which supervises the execution of European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judgments, have changed...
OSCE Monitoring of Karabakh Frontline Stopped Because of Shooting
“A planned monitoring of the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan to be conducted by the OSCE Mission in the Hadrut direction, scheduled for October 17, was stopped...
Mine Explodes, Killing 25-Year-Old Army Officer and Injuring 3 Others
Chief of the field engineer company, captain Gevorg Mnatsakanyan was fatally injured when a mine exploded at around 8:30 pm on Oct. 16 near a military post at Armenia’s northeastern border.