Law on Military Service Amended for Oligarchs' Children: Former Education Minister
Amendments to the RA Law on Military Service allowing Armenian citizens studying abroad to defer their military service on a bail of 8.5 million AMD cannot...
Armenia Leader in South Caucasus in 2014 World Press Freedom Index
"Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan all enjoy a significant degree of pluralism and relatively little state censorship," reads the report.
Yerevan Metro Employees Join Rising Protests Against Pension Reform
The controversial law, which entered into force on Jan. 1, 2014, stipulates that about 5–10% of the monthly wages of workers born after 1974 will be deducted for pension contributions...
Armenian Village Mayor Withdraws Permission to Mining Company to Build Tailing Dump
Hakob Mkrtchyan, head of the Melikgyugh rural community in Aragatsotn marz (province), yesterday called a special council meeting to discuss the construction of...
Opposition Parties to Launch No-Confidence Motion Against Prime Minister
The four parliamentary parties not part of the ruling coalition today will decide on launching a motion of no confidence against Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan...
Former Armenian Political Prisoners to Spend Night Outside City Hall in Memory of March 1 Victims
Nikol Pashinyan and Sasun Mikaelyan, board members of an initiative called Civil Contract and former political prisoners, will spend the night of Mar. 1–2 outside...
What Armenia's Delegation Found Unacceptable in EU's Proposed Statement
The MP said that for the first time in EU-Armenia relations, it was not possible to make a joint statement. According to Vardanyan, the EU's and Armenia's...
Gazprom Armenia Deceives Consumers, Offers Low-Quality Gas: Opinion
Gazprom Armenia is able to reduce the caloric value of natural gas using 3 "miracle devices" each valued at $350,000; moreover, by mixing...
Armenian President's Brother's Foundation Awarded 5 Million to Organize Music Festival
The Gyumri Municipal Council today voted to allocate 5 million AMD (about $12,164 USD) from the municipal budget to the Renaissance International Contest-Festival.
Former Head of Armenia's Public TV Now Advisor to Foreign Minister
Former Chair of the Council of the Armenian Public Television and Radio Company Alexan Harutyunyan has been appointed as advisor to Armenia's Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Europe Does Not See Armenia as an Independent State: MP
"Armenia is perceived not as a sovereign state but as a Russian outpost. This is an important nuance. One of the main trump cards of our...
MEPs Concerned With Armenian Police Treatment of Activists: Paper
At a meeting with Armenian MPs, Members of the European Parliament expressed concern regarding the administrative proceedings brought against...