Armenia

20:53 • 09.02.12

Armenian women night street cleaners (video)

“We begin at 2:30am and finish at 6:30am. We are paid more for night work, about AMD 80,000 a month”…

 

20:33 • 09.02.12

Grigoryan triangle and local elections in Armenian village

Zarvand Grigoryan, the incumbent head of the village community, and the former head of the community Grigor Grigoryan are going to struggle for the post…

 

19:59 • 09.02.12

Armenian journalist gets proposals to run for parliament

Satik Seyranyan, Editor-in-Chief of the 168 zham newspaper, received a proposal from the Free Democrats party to…

 

19:49 • 09.02.12

No one believes promises of fair elections in Armenia – opposition rep

Any free and fair elections are out of the question if people are dismissed for meeting with…

 

18:50 • 09.02.12

Double volume of high-speed internet for Orange customers and their close ones

Now our new and existing customers can watch more movies and photos in the internet, download music and of course…

 

18:27 • 09.02.12

Armenian president meets with Russian delegation

The sides also touched on regional problems and latest developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process…

 

18:01 • 09.02.12

Armenian premier on civil society

All Armenia-related international problems are constantly in the government’s limelight…

 

17:21 • 09.02.12

Armenia’s first president must shoulder burden of decision, reap laurels – Aram Sargsyan

A final decision is to be agreed on with the ANC leader, and I am sure that hardly any problems will arise…

 

17:20 • 09.02.12

New book recounts Armenians’ role in Ottoman Empire

“It is important to translate the book and then think of disseminating it. It is very important to explain to the world why we attach so much significance ...

 

16:13 • 09.02.12

Armenian banks lobbying for their interests – opposition rep

Bill is Republican Party of Armenia’s (RPA) attempt to strip the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) of resources…

 

15:58 • 09.02.12

Boyer: If genocide bill rejected, we’d start everything over

“We have been debating the issue for more than 10 years, and I was surprised when it was appealed at the Constitutional Council. I think, for instance, that foreign nationals’ right to vote ...

 

15:10 • 09.02.12

Armenia’s ruling party has no right to majority – opposition rep

Armenia’s current authorities will lose their political positions…

 

14:42 • 09.02.12

Armenian, Russian security council secretaries sum up bilateral agreements

Agreements envisage development of Armenian-Russian military and technical cooperation…

 

13:47 • 09.02.12

Being elected not an ultimate goal - ruling party rep

“I don’t think the gender or the professional orientation matter. We must have a national assembly which is predominantly composed of professionals capable of implementing their own parties’ ...

 

13:27 • 09.02.12

Traditional wushu championship in Armenia

The athletes aged 18 and up that will win the championship will leave for Talin, Estonia, to participate in…

 

13:00 • 09.02.12

Executive against 100% proportional voting system?

“Transition requires time. Different world countries have different procedures of voting, but that does not much affect ...

 

12:47 • 09.02.12

Yerkrapah union not to support Armenia’s political forces

Yerkrapah union’s congress will raise issues of patriotic education of the young generation…

 

11:15 • 09.02.12

Snowfalls and fogs expected across Armenia

The eastern regions will see snowfalls and foggy weather on February 11 ...

 

10:28 • 09.02.12

Police, Chamber of Advocates sign memorandum

“Our society does not tolerate any deficit in justice ... But when an interrogator and a lawyer are honest-minded people serving the law, we gain a reputation and self-respect ...

 

09:19 • 09.02.12

Hayatsk: Police chief held extended session in late January

One of the invitees, who preferred to remain anonymous, told the paper that Gasparyan called his colleagues devils at the meeting and said that he, unlike them all, had cleared himself ...

 

00:00 • 09.02.12

PM: Creating jobs most effective way to fight migration

The lack of employment is the most substantiated cause behind migration from Armenia ...

 

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