Police made another arrest on Monday as part of the Republica Srpska Ministry of the Interior's "Operation Spring" campaign to combat corruption. A Doboj city sanitation inspector was arrested for allegedly accepting a 200 KM (approximately $US133) bribe in return for not conducting a required inspection.
Judge Vladimir Grigoryan, who sits on the bench at the Erebouni and Noubarashen District Court, has flown under the radar of the press for some time. Thus, many readers will be surprised to hear that the judge and his wife are quite well-off financially.
Is Yerevan Really the 2012 Book Capital of the World?
The Hayartoun Cultural Center of the Armenian Apostolic Church Diocese in Georgia conducted a youth conference in Tbilisi on October 26-27 that was attended by young Armenians living in the Georgian capital and other districts of the country.
Khudyan, in his statement, laments the fact that he has not been able to pursue his legal case in Armenia’s court system and that his so-called business partners in Armenia are protected by top ranking officials in government.
Yerevan was proclaimed the 2012 International Book by UNESCO. It was the first time that Yerevan even submitted a bid for such an honor. So why did Yerevan win this appellation on the first go around?
‘Madame Flavia, Syria is finished, Aleppo is finished’. Armen Mazloumian pauses, maybe following a flashing thought. An ominous silence’s spreading all around: in Aleppo Baron Street has always been a busy road, crowded and jammed night and day, in the very heart of Aleppo, a five minute walk from the suq. Today it is a still street, totally mute but for the frequent clashes in the surroundings and for the noise of the loyalist troops...