Constitutional Court Decision Does Not Exempt Employees From Making Mandatory Pension Contributions
The Jan. 24, 2014 ruling of Armenia's Constitutional Court to suspend certain articles of the Law on Accumulated Pensions does not exempt those to...
Monitoring Study Found Few Instances of Hate Speech in 9 Armenian Media Outlets
Findings from a study conducted between April and December 2013, monitoring 9 news outlets in Armenia for hate speech, revealed not so many expressions of hate overall.
Sochi Olympics, Politics, and Armenia
Sochi Olympics, Politics, and Armenia (VIDEO)
The Sochi Winter Olympics, which open today, are more so discussed in a political context. The millions of dollars stolen and the presidents of powerful ...
Ruling Party's Actions Obliged Opposition Parties to Join Forces
The proposal by the four non-ruling parties to establish an ad-hoc commission to investigate the gas contracts signed with Russia was within the competence of...
Iranian Gas More Profitable for Armenia, But Imports from Russia Increased: Paper
Last year, 4,082 cubic meters of gas was imported to Armenia from Iran; in 2012, this figure was higher — 4,912 cubic meters of gas.
Gazprom Armenia Refuses to Help Greenhouse Farmers
As a result of the increase in the gas price, greenhouse farmers have accumulated enormous debts, which they are unable to pay...
Opponents of Mandatory Pension Continue Protests in Streets of Yerevan
Police Use Force to Push Mandatory Pension Opponents Away from State Building (PHOTOS)
Members of an initiative against the new pension reforms and hundreds of supporters today once again protested in the streets of Yerevan...
Opposition MP on Sale of Vorotan Hydro Plant and Lessons in Speaking Armenian
Armenian government resorted to a play on words to sell the Vorotan hydro plants without debate in parliament: the hydroelectric power plants were...
7000 People Without a Job Because of Drop in Number of Students in School: Principal
According to a government decision, 7,000 jobs have been cut in the field of general education since Jan. 1, a principal of one of the schools in Ararat marz (province) who...
Armenian Civil Servants Can Get an Apartment for $731 Per Square Meter
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan at a cabinet meeting today announced a new program for providing civil servants with apartments.