The Ukrainian government handed over majority stakes in five lucrative coal plants this year to private companies with close ties to President Viktor Yanukovych's son Oleksandr, according to a report in Forbes Ukraine. Though the stakes were worth about $10 million, these companies took them over at no charge
Serbian journalists and their families have been targeted in three attacks using explosive devices in less than two weeks.
Sousanna Ter-Sahakyan resides on the same street as Mrs. Aghajanyan. She frequently stops by to see how the senior is getting along. Sousanna even hired an attorney to retrieve Mrs. Aghajanyan’s documents from the state archives.
Russia has threatened to reduce fishing quotas or completely bar Japan and South Korea from fishing in Russian territorial waters, head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries Andrei Kraini announced at a press conference in Moscow on Wednesday. The announcement comes at a time when the amount of illegally caught and traded king crab is on the rise.
Raffi Hovannisian today threw his hat in the race for president of Armenia.
Bryza was quoted making the statement by Hurriyet Daily News during a roundtable discussion organized by Turkish Policy Quarterly.
Earlier today RA National Assembly President Hovik Abrahamyan hinted that there might be a referendum to make changes to the constitution parallel with the presidential election next February.
Yesterday, the Deputy Director of the National Security Service Investigative Unit, Mikayel Hambartsumyan, was interviewed on State Television, on the criminal case involving the Civilitas Foundation and its founder, Vartan Oskanian.
Why don't Armenia and USA have a mutual legal assistance contract?
The man who gave us the sensitive "Masoom", the hilariously thrilling "Mr. India", the gripping "Bandit Queen" and the grand period drama "Elizabeth" has not lost any of his creative zeal. The latest topic to catch Shekhar Kapur's fancy is the Armenian genocide, and he knows it's going to be challenging.
Forests in the strategic border region of Jiliza, Lori Marz, again fell prey to the chopping axe yesterday. 15,000 hectares of the forest is under the “protection” of the HayAntar Jiliza Forestry Division, while another 4,000 is under the administrative care of the Lalvar Forestry Division.
During a brief meeting with reporters today, Heritage Party leader Raffi Hovannisian stated that he would only stand as a candidate for the Armenian presidency once and that he’d subsequently launch a civil struggle.
According to Javadyan’s 2011 financial disclosure, he had overall revenues of just over 39 million AMD, $76,267, and 1,514 Euros.
Lieutenant General Zakir Hasanov, the Internal Troops commander of Azerbaijan, is reported as saying: “The situation in the Armenian armed forces is disastrous. In case of war the troops of this country will escape from the field of battle.”
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