The Armenian National Congress (HAK) has released the names of the five individuals who will comprise its delegation scheduled to meet with the government.
Yerevan Mayor Karen Karapetyan, elected to the position a few months ago, has stated that the no new construction in the city will be permitted at the expense of the capital's dwindling green spaces.
The trial of Yanis Sarkisov, implicated in the death of Zarouhie Petrosyan, will continue on June 3 at the Masis Administrative Court.
A Turkish court earlier today convicted six of eight suspects of “dereliction of duty” in preventing the January 2007 murder of Agos Editor Hrant Dink.
About 500 IT specialists, engineers, developers, bloggers, online journalists and social media activists will gather on June 4-5 to participate at «BarCamp Yerevan 2011» unofficial conference. At the Paramaz Avedisian building of the American University of Armenia, the participants will discuss the development of technologies and social media in the region and world.
On June 1, The French Association of Armenian Lawyers and Jurists (AFAJA) issued a statement expressing its concern regarding the situation of Mr. Tigran Postanjyan, arrested for alleged acts of bribery to the tune of 100,000 Armenian drams (200 €) and imprisoned since February 23, 2011 at the Nubarashen Penitentiary in Yerevan.
A plan by Israel's parliamentary speaker to move the country closer to recognizing the 1915 killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide worries foreign ministry officials because it threatens to worsen ties with Turkey.
Rector Ressel argues that the decision to cancel was a result of a protest presented by a Turkish organization in the German city and by his own desire to remain neutral on the matter.
Most of the parents have literally "washed their hands" of the children and it is now up to the center, with government financing, to care for them as best as they can.
Under the cover of darkness, a statue dedicated to General Andranik, erected at the site just days before, was scandalously dismantled. This ignoble act of dishonour took place on the eve of the 93rd anniversary of the foundation of the First Armenian Republic.
I’m thankful that I haven’t witnessed as many deaths close by. But in most visits of condolence, I came across a similar scene.
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