Two members of Darko Saric’s drug trafficking group have pled guilty as part of a plea bargain with Serbian prosecutors, Blic news reported Thursday. Serbian nationals Mirko Miodragovic and his son Aleksandar admitted to smuggling cocaine for Saric in Brazil.
The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) within the framework of its youth school program today convened the second session of a thematic workshop series, entitled “Peculiarities of Transitional Societies,” with a presentation by ACNIS analyst Saro Saroyan.
Petrosyan states that she’s employed as a soloist with the State Philharmonic Orchestra but lists not even 1 AMD in salary.
The order by Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan to remove Suren Zolyan, Rector of Yerevan State Brusov Linguistic Union, from his position emphasizes once again the fact that the higher education system in Armenia is in intolerable condition. The order also reflects the desire of the Executive to establish direct control on academic institutions and shows the Ministry’s condescending attitude towards the faculty and students...
A workshop by the OSCE Office in Yerevan on the rights of national minorities as envisaged in international and national legislation and measures to raise awareness of the issue among politicians, the media and the general public was held today in Yerevan.
Armenia’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed the deaths of three soldiers in Tavoush Marz earlier today due to gunfire wounds.
The RA Court of Cassation threw out the appeal of the newspaper Zhamank which sought to overturn a lower court verdict of September 9, 2011
As to income, Serzh Sargsyan reported his annual wage as president – 3,896,800 AMD (2,045,089 after taxes). He also reported 8.740 million in bond interest.
Regarding the recent incident in the Armenian village of Dovegh, along the Azerbaijani border in Tavoush Marz, the APA website reports that Azeri forces opened fire after revealing that Armenians were digging along the frontline in order to advance their positions.
According to the Haynews.am website, three Armenian soldiers have been killed in Tavoush Marz along the border with Azerbaijan.
The event will take place in “Zatik” orphanage (Yerevan, Zakaria Sargavaki 4 Street 145b) on the 28th of April. This event will host children from Zatik, Gyumri orphanages and SOS Kotayk village.
On 24 April 2012, the day of commemoration of the 97th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, a Member of the Georgian Parliament, Mr. Jondi Baghaturia while making a statement in the Parliament, touched upon the most painful question for the Georgian citizens of Armenian origin – the subject of the Armenian Genocide.
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