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News Criminal Case for Attempting to Vote Instead of Another Person at 09/17 Pilling Station Sent to Court

13:11 | May 18, 2013
The prosecutor implementing prosecutorial supervision confirmed the bill of indictment on the criminal case initiated against E. Yepremyan for attempting to vote instead of another person in the precinct N 09/17.

Articles Four Years and Four Deaths Later: Why the Cover-Up Regarding the Nairit Plant Explosion?

18:40 | May 17, 2013
Hrant Karapetyan’s son Artour was 39 when he dies in the blast. The father is now 81 and lives alone with only a photo album of Artour to keep him company. Every time he leafs through the album, tears stream down his face.

News Hailstorm Hit Farmers: "We want the government to freeze our loan payments"

13:37 | May 17, 2013
Representatives of 47 rural communities whose plantings were wiped out in a recent hailstorm scoffed at government assistance proposals, labelling them as insufficient and ill-targeted.

News Transparency International: Government's Pledges to Battle Corruption are Ridiculous

11:20 | May 17, 2013
The Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center issued a statement ridiculing the Armenian government’s lofty pledges that it is committed to systematic reform and stamping out official corruption.

News “Just One Tree” To Make Yerevan Greener

16:48 | May 16, 2013
The initiative is open to all. It is unique because every company, regardless of size or financial standing can fully contribute. The “Just One Tree” principle asks each participating company to plant one tree for each employee, so both small and large ICT companies can help in the reforestation of Yerevan. A large company like Synopsys might plant hundreds of trees, and a small startup might plant only a few trees. Both are contributing fully.

News Government Pledges to Subsidize Gas Rate Hikes by 30%

16:38 | May 16, 2013
Most likely taking into growing popular fears that the price of natural gas imported from Russia will drastically rise, Armenia’s PM Tigran Sargsyan announced at a cabinet meeting today that the government would subsidize any price hike by 30%.

News Greens Union Prez: "Akhtala could become a dead zone in five years if Metals Prince continues in this manner" (video)

13:41 | May 16, 2013
Yesterday, Armenia’s Greens Union President Hakob Sanasaryan led a group of environmentalists on a visit to the town of Akhtala to inspect the Shamlough open pit mine operated by Metals Prince Ltd.

News Demonstrators Converge on Government Building to Protest Likely Gas Hike

12:45 | May 16, 2013
A large crowd gathered outside the Government Building in Yerevan to protest a possible 64% rise in the price of natural gas.

News One Soldier Dead, Another Wounded, in Weapon Discharge Incident

10:45 | May 16, 2013
The RA Defense Ministry reports that a soldier was killed and one wounded yesterday after another soldier discharged his weapon.

News Turkish High Court: Dink Murder Was “Organized” Crime

16:18 | May 15, 2013
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals today overruled previous decisions absolving suspects in the Hrant Dink murder case of any connection to armed criminal organizations, according to Hürriyet Daily News.

News Safety Specialist Can't Cite Oldest Amusement Ride Operating in Armenia

15:20 | May 15, 2013
Lousineh Hovhannisyan, who works for the National Center for Technical Safety attached to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, told reporters today that none of the 126 amusement rides now operating in Armenia have failed their inspections.

News Message on The International Day of Families

14:35 | May 15, 2013
Families hold societies together, and intergenerational relationships extend this legacy over time. This year’s International Day of Families is an occasion to celebrate connections among all members of the constellation that makes up a family. It is also an opportunity to reflect on how they are affected by social and economic trends – and what we can do to strengthen families in response.

News Catholicos Garegin II Hosts Delegation from Armenia's Compulsory Enforcement Service

14:02 | May 15, 2013
Today, Catholicos Garegin II hosted a reception in Etchmiadzin for employees of the RA Compulsory Enforcement Service of Judicial Acts to mark the agency’s 15th anniversary.

Opinion White House Files Politically-Motivated, Anti-Armenian Brief to US Supreme Court

10:20 | May 15, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Obama Administration last October if it should review a Federal Appeals Court decision that had struck down a California law (Section 354.4) extending the statute of limitations on Armenian Genocide-era life insurance claims.

News "Reading Olympiad" Winner Gets Two Tickets to Rome

10:14 | May 15, 2013
Maria Navasardyan, a school pupil in Armenia, was declared the winner of a “Reading Olympiad” and awarded two tickets to Rome for her efforts.

News Italian Trial Looks At Mafia-State Pact

22:53 | May 14, 2013
A much anticipated trial in Italy is set to begin in Palermo on May 27 where prosecutors will charge that high level Italian government officials made a pact with Sicilian Mafia bosses.

News Son of Drug Boss Naser Kelmendi Sentenced To Four Years for Attempted Murder

22:49 | May 14, 2013
Elvis Kelmendi, son of alleged drug kingpin Naser Kelmendi, was sentenced to four years in prison for the attempted murder of Elvis Hodzic in 2010, Klix.ba reported. The prosecution has appealed the sentence, claiming that the court showed too much leniency due to Elvis Kelmendi’s confession, and that the crime deserved a harsher sentence.

News Moscow's Arbitration Court Again Postpones "Interstate Bank v Nairit" Case

22:35 | May 14, 2013
As in the first session, the defendant Rhinoville never showed up at the proceeding. The company argues that the court has no jurisdiction to review the matter involving loans to Armenia’s Nairit Rubber Plant.

News Diasporan Monitors Remain Positive Despite Widespread Election Irregularities

16:02 | May 14, 2013
As reports of irregularitiesduring the Yerevan Municipal election continue to make headlines in the media, members of a joint local-Diaspora monitoring team, which exceeded 100 people, are neverthelessoptimistic about the level of engagement and partnership between local organizations and Diaspora resources.

News Departing Swiss Ambassador: $8 Million to Promote Farming in Syunik

15:07 | May 14, 2013
Ambassador Obolensky noted that Switzerland will be investing $8 million to promote farming operations in Syunik Province. This compares to last year’s investment of $4 million.

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