During a press conference held today, Hovsep Khourshoudyan, Heritage Party spokesperson commented on the recent decision of the party not to unite with the Armenian National Congress (HAK) and run on a joint ticket in the upcoming May Yerevan mayoral elections. "The ...
Heritage Party spokesperson Hovsep Khourshoudyan stated at a press conference held today that the party had debated and decided to join the Armenian National Congress (HAK) in the upcoming May Yerevan municipal elections as early as February 21st. "This is ...
Two days before New Years, Hrant, a United States citizen of Armenian descent, slipped and fell on an icy Yerevan street.
Responding to the anti-corruption campaign launched by the "Miasin" youth movement that saw photos of alleged bribe-taking teachers and faculty members pasted on buildings in the vicinity of the university, Aram Simonyan, Rector of the Yerevan State University, ...
The "Miasin" youth movement has launched an anti-corruption drive in several of Yerevan's colleges and universities that features the photographs of bribe-taking teachers being pasted. On the walls of buildings located next to Yerevan State University there ...
In the second portion of his 2008 Report, Armenia’s Human Rights Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan, focused on the state of freedom of speech and the continuing problem of attacks perpetrated against journalists. "More than 90 incidents were registered when ...
On Mach 5, in the morning American- Armenian George-Gevork Asatrian was at the office of Hayastan All Armenian Fund helping the organization to carry 10 donated computers to the car to take them to the school of Echmiadzin’s Apaga village. George-Gevork ...
ARF member and National Assembly Deputy, Ara Nranyan, today stated his amazement regarding Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan's invitation to Turkey to assist in the construction of a new atomic power plant in Armenia. Mr. Nranyan stated that the ARF neither ...
At a press conference held today Ara Nranyan, a National Assembly Deputy affiliated with the Armenian Revolutionary Party, announced that the party would be fielding its own list of candidates for the upcoming May Yerevan municipal elections. "The list ...
Painter Samvel Vanoyan is participating in a street event today on Northern Avenue organized by the "Art-laboratory" organization related to March 1st. "We plan to distribute 500 books to passersby on the street. The books will present, in comic book form, ...
When asked why representatives from Russia and Iran were present at the VI International Economic Forum “Bridge 2009” that kicked off in Tzaghkadzor on February 20 Arsen Ghazaryan, Executive Director of the “Apaven Company” and President of Armenia’s ...
Maxim Hakobyan, Director of the Zangezour Copper-Molybdenum Processing Plant, reported that the government of Armenia intends to loan the company $10 million in order to expand operations and open up new jobs for area residents. The company signed a contract ...
Today, at the "Ourbat Club", Vladimir Karapetyan, who heads the foreign affairs section of the opposition-led Armenian National Congress (HAK), presented evidence alleging that personnel and equipment of the Armenian military were sent to confront demonstrators ...
“I Dream” is the name of a short film by the young director Hrach Zakaryan. The idea for the film was conceived when the director was serving in the Defense Ministry’s Department of Information. “I was working at the T.V. program “Armed Forces” ...
A bill proposed by the ARF faction in the National Assembly to designate "Navasart" as Armenia's holiday of "national identity" has passed its first parliamentary hearing. 87 MP's voted in favor of passage, 3 abstained, and there were no votes against the ...
At a press conference held today, Manvel Sargsyan, an expert with the Armenian Center for National and International Studies, noted that Armenia has become a very important country for Russia, Euroe and NATO after the events in the South Caucasus this past ...
At a press conference held today, Vardan Bostanjyan, Vice President of the RoA National Assembly's Standing Committee on Economic Affairs and a Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) Deputy, refuted rumors that party would pass a no vote of confidence regarding the ...
The petition drive launched by the Heritage Party, calling for an extraordinary session of the RoA National Assembly designed to nullify the detention procedures of deputies passed during the term of Tigran Torosyan, failed to garner the required number of ...
On February 12, the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) of Armenia will convene its 4th congress. The news was reported by Prosperous Armenia Deputy Naira Zurabyan during a parliamentary press briefing held today. Aram Safaryan, Secretary of the PAP faction in ...
Today, at the start of a government working session, Gagik Shamshyan, a photo-reporter with the "Chorrord Ishkhanutun" newspaper attempted to snap a photo of Agricultuarl Minister Aramayis Grigoryan and Sports Minister Armen Grigoryan as they entered the Government ...
Today, at a press conference at the "Hayeli Club", Armen Roustamyan, a member of the ARF Supreme Council, denied rumors that former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan seeks the post of prime minister with the support of the ARF. "Robert Kocharyan is a free ...
Today at a "Defacto Club" press conference political analyst Igor Mouradyan commented that, "In the near future France will no longer be a Minsk Group Co-chair. It will give up that post to the European Union. The analyst didn't give any specifics regarding ...
Today, at the "Ourbat Club", Heritage Party Deputy Zaruhi Postanjyan stated, "It's condemnable when a young man is attacked on the street and knifed". This was her response when asked why the Heritage Party had not condemned the assault on Hayk Babajanyan, ...
Today, at a press conference held at the "Hayatsk Club", Levon Zurabyan, coordinator for the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK), stated that, "No one has more brillantly served to preserve the current Armenian regime than Davit Harutyunyan." Mr. Zurabyan ...
Today, at the Ourbat Club, Giro Manoyan, who heads the political affairs and 'Hay Dat' office of the ARF Bureau, commented that independent of all else the PACE evaluation of Armenia is a subjective matter given that it is based on political consideration. ...
Today, at the Defacto Club, Armen Martirosyan, who heads the Heritage Party bloc in the ROA National Assembly, stated that if Armenia's position is weakened within the Council of Europe it can have a domino effect regarding Armenia's reputation in other international ...
Today, at the Defacto Club, Galust Sahakyan, President of the Republican Party faction in the National Assembly, responded to reporters' question regarding the remarks made by Rafik Petrosyan claiming that Armenia's problems in the EU, including the possible ...
Tigran Petrosyan junior, a champion of the recent 38th International Chess Olympiad in Dresden, is no relation to world chess champion Tigran Petrosyan. This, despite the fact that the victory and excellent gamesmanship of the latter was a deciding factor when it came time for Levon Petrosyan to name his future son. “Being a chess aficionado, my father always dreamt of having a son. Since our last name was Petrosyan he named me Tigran and...
The most important talent that Levon learnt from his first coach was to think fast. However, as Levon points out, “Here and there I lose when I think too fast, it can be a hindrance.
Mr. Kananyan has never belonged to any organization but news circulating regarding an impending settlement of the Karabakh question based on the ‘Madrid Principles’ and the concomitant silence of political officials has compelled him to found the ...
Valya recounts, “Everywhere I’d go people would turn around and say - there goes that Russian. I felt a bit uncomfortable at first but I understood that I was still an outsider in that society. I would bake my pastries and knock on my neighbors’ ...