Heritage Party MP's get shoved around by cops Police used force this morning to break up a demonstration in front of the Government Building in Yerevan. The protestors were former street vendors irate over the decision by Karen Karapetyan, the new Yerevan ...
In the framework of the “Civil Assembly of the Armenian Agenda” initiative, a roundtable discussion was convened today at the National Citizens’ Initiative (NCI) headquarters. The seminar, with the theme “Artsakh: from Kingdom to Republic,” was devoted ...
Naira Harutyunyan, a psychologist working at P.S. 127 in Yerevan, stated today that she estimates that 7% of Armenia’s children are subject to some type of physical violence. She categorizes the violence as either physical or psychological and claims ...
Tatoul Manaseryan, who has served as economics advisor to the President of the National Assembly, has handed in his resignation. Mr. Manaseryan, founder of the Alternative Research Center, says that he wants to devote his energies to scientific endeavours. ...
Davit Shahnazaryan, a representative of the opposition HAK coalition, stated today that when it comes to the Karabakh settlement process, developments are taking place outside the scope of the OSECE Minsk Group. Mr. Shahnazaryan took the RA Foreign Ministry ...
57% of Yerevan’s population lives in contaminated conditions Dr. Armen Saghatelyan, who heads the RA National Academy of Sciences’ Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies, stated today that mining in Armenia has been disastrous for Armenia in terms ...
At a press conference today, ARF MP Armen Roustamyan reiterated that his party always held firm to a constant policy when it comes towards foreign affairs. "As to whether the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leaves the coalition or not, is a matter for them ...
Stresses importance of Armenian-built Islamic monuments in Artsakh Samvel Karapetyan, who heads the local office of the Armenian Architecture Institute, believes it is not enough for Armenian young people to familiarize themselves with Armenia through textbooks. He ...
Georgians to renovate churches in Turkey according to bilateral agreement Recently, reports have appeared in the Georgian and Turkish press regarding a draft agreement allowing Ankara to renovate three mosques and construct a new one in Georgia. In turn, ...
At yesterday’s Third Annual "Na/Neh Journalists Competition", held in Yerevan’s Dramatic Arts Theater, Hetq reporter Adrineh Torosyan walked away with 2nd prize in the Best Online and Blog Article category. The competition included more than 100 entries ...
Manvel Yeghiazaryan, who lead the Arabo Commando Unit into battle in Artsakh, told reporters today that, when asked to comment on the anniversary commemorating the founding of the RA Army, that while he represents neither the opposition or the government, ...
Tigran Karapetyan, whose heads Armenia’s People’s Party, said today that the staff of his ALM TV station would be taking the State TV and Radio Commission to court, seeking an overturn of the recent Commission tender that voted against granting a broadcast ...
A new organization focusing on girls from the ages of 13 to 18 is being launched in Armenia with a winter camp set to take place in Tzaghkadzor from January 14-23. The new organization, Girls’ World, is the brainchild of the Young Women’s Association ...
Ethnographer Hranoush Kharatyan stated at a press conference today that present-day Armenians merely mark New Years by gorging themselves at the holiday table and that the country has forgotten how to properly celebrate the holiday. “We have a problem ...
Republican Party MP Razmik Zohrabyan labelled President Serzh Sargsyan’s speech at the recent OSCE summit in Astana as "dynamic". "The speech by Armenian President Sargsyan dynamically presented the start of the Karabakh conflict and its process. The ...
Since its official launch on October 23, the world’s longest aerial cable car, Tatev Arms” has ferried more than 7,000 passengers to the lofty heights of Tatev Monastery in Syunik. 1,500 of the passengers have been local residents and 30% foreigners. ...
Hrach Berberyan, President of Armenia’s Agrarian-Rural Union, says that rodents are destroying the country’s wheat fields and that pesticides haven’t alleviated the growing threat. "Either the pesticides aren’t getting to the areas that need them ...
According to RA Police statistics, crimes committed by minors are down in Armenia so far this year when compared to 2009. Petty theft is noted as the crime of choice by minors. More troubling is the rise in suicides and attempted suicides among minors in ...
At a press conference today in Yerevan, representatives of several environmental and civiv organizations said they were preparing to launch a class action suit in the courts to stop uranium mining in Armenia’s Syunik Marz. Ten organizations, including ...
2011 budget earmarks 454 million AMD to Diaspora Ministry Artak Davtyan, Chair of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, today stated that 140 billion AMD was earmarked in the 2011 budget for these ...
The Britpop music group VO.X officially launched its first Armenian CD, “Made in Երեւան” (Made in Yerevan), on November 14.
Gasbaryan argues that Professor James Russell has defamed Charents Davit Gasbaryan, a Charents specialist and a Doctor of Linguistics, claims that James Russell, Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies at Harvard University, has incorrectly interpreted a ...
In 2007, the composer Armen Movsisyan left Armenia. He now resides in Los Angeles. Those in the know call Armen a master song composer. Some of his most famous songs include “Get up brother”, “Soldier’s ...
Armenia allocated 213 million AMD this year for the restoration of cultural monuments throughout the country. Some of the money will also go to archeological excavations. Vardan Parsamyan, who heads the Monuments Restoration Center, said that he hoped the ...
Former RA Foreign Minister Alexander Arzoumanian labelled the recent bill proposed by the Heritage Party to have Armenian officially recognize the independence of Artsakh, as a good thing. He said it would send a much needed message to the Armenian society ...
Former RA Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan said today that it wasn’t morally correct to call the 2011 budget as "socially" based; i.e. that it took the social needs of the people into consideration. He pointed out that while the minimum wage would increase ...
According to a RA government decree of August 15, 2010, the Erebuni History Museum was transferred to the authority of the Yerevan Municipality. It had been under the purview of the RA Ministry of Culture. Museum Director Gagik Gyurjyan regards the move ...
Youth group representatives affiliated with the BHK (Prosperous Armenian Party), the ARF and the OYK (Rule of Law Party) stated at a joint press conference today that there were occasions when they cooperated with their counterparts aligned with the political ...
Vladimir Movsisyan, Chairman of the Lake Sevan Commission appointed by President Sargsyan, told reporters today that the management of water resources in Armenia is very poor, especially regarding Lake Sevan. The mapping of Lake Sevan has dragged on for ...
Tamara Vardanyan, a research specialist at the Noravank Scientific-Educational Fund, today called a press conference in Yerevan and directed the following three queries at top government officials in Armenia. She directed the following question to RA Prime ...
Samvel Karapetyan, an Armenian architectural expert based in Yerevan, argued today that Armenians should be thankful that Turkish nationalists are planning to recite prayers at the ruined cathedral ...
German publishers send wrong book in haste There was a book reception today for Vahram Sogomonyan’s "Solutions for Mountainous Karabakh/Artsakh, published in Germany. The work, which includes articles by nine leading German specialists, never made it ...
This summer, the Sardarabad Movement organized a camping event in the liberated territories of Artsakh and had a chance to see up close the situation of their colleagues and the political situation in general. He stated that the organization isn’t able ...
Sardarabad Movement leader Jirayr Sefilyan declared at a press conference today in Yerevan that he had no positive expectations from the upcoming HAK public rally on September 17. Furthermore, Sefilyan stressed that he was disappointed with the opposition ...
“What’s the sense of a Diaspora Ministry if it doesn’t help?” Mark, an Armenian from France, and Nadezhda, an Armenian living in Dagestan, found true love through an internet chat site. Their love eventually brought the two to Armenia. After ...
Father Shmavon Ghevondyan, pastor of the St. Hovhannes Armenian Apostolic Church in Yerevan’s Kond neighbourhood, called for the allotment of same-sized cemetery plots for all and said that the Church was opposed to gravestones depicting images of the deceased. ...
According to Minister of Agriculture Gerasim Alaverdyan climatic conditions have lead to the international price rise in wheat, but the official says Armenia is not facing a shortage of wheat reserves. The Minister has recently met with eight Armenian importers ...
Today, a press conference was scheduled to take place in Yerevan where MP Lernik Aleksanyan and Hrach Berberyan, President of the RoA Agrarian Union, were to discuss the rise in the price of agricultural prices, notably the potato. (In eastern Armenian, the ...
At a press briefing today, Armenian MP Lernik Aleksanyan stated that he had no idea about the land holdings of National Assembly President Hovik Abrahamyan in Ararat Marz. Aleksanyan was queried about the sharp increase in the potato price in Armenian markets. "How ...
This year marks the 2,150th anniversary of Tigran the Great and celebrations to mark the occasion started back on May 12 at Yerevan State University where a three-day conference was held. I later continued in Berlin, Aleppo, Leipzig, Hamburg, Paris and Marseille. Artak ...
Paravon Mirzoyan, Director of the Armenian National Picture Gallery, refuted charges that his private house in Garni was built with stones culled from the nearby natural wonder called the "Stone Symphony". "Such allegations are made by careless and ...
“At first it was hard. I couldn’t find my bearings. I would often comment that these people say they are Armenian but use many Turkish words. It’s a vocabulary that you won’t find in any Armenian ...
Aleksandr Tamanyan, grandson of the famous architect and city planner of the same name that drafted the urban plan of Yerevan early last century, said today that important city landmarks should not be razed, even if it is to build new churches. Apparently ...
Father Ktridj – “It is easy to complain but the people must demand change as well” “I was born and raised as an American. But I felt like an Armenian because I attended Armenian school and went to services at the Armenian Apostolic Church. We spoke ...
A medical doctor and a "hekim" (folk practioner) squared off today in front of reporters regarding the diagnosis and treatment of various spinal ailments. The two approached the topic from widely different perspectives. Doctor Karapet Moumjyan, who heads ...
People more interested in dairy production than art; blames commercialized mass media Singer-songwriter Vahan Artzruni may have ruffled some feathers today by saying that there is no public demand in Armenia for art and that people are more interested ...
Gourmet Chocolate Maker is Out to Break Certain Traditions “Gourmet-Dourmeh” is the name of a chocolate produced in Armenia by Tiran Baghdadyan, a diaspora Armenian who has relocated to Armenia with his family. The term “gourmet” means a tasty morsel, ...
Splashing of water a pagan throwback to Goddess Astghik Referred to as Baydzaragerbootiun, the Feast of the Transfiguration is one of the five principal feasts of the Armenian Church, so named because of Christ's luminous appearance. In Armenia it is ...
RoA Human Rights Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan, in a conversation with Hetq regarding the controversial amendments to the "Language Law", said, "Naturally, I do not oppose the reopening of foreign language schools." "We must stop being a nation that builds ...