While the RA Ministry of Agriculture puts the May 25 hailstorm damage suffered by the fields of the Lori Agarak and Ledjan communities at 40%, local residents estimate that the figure is closer to 70-80%.
Offbeatours, a UAE based tour company introducing one-of-a-kind destinations that are quite beyond the traveller's usual wish-list, has added tours to Armenia to its offerings, this according to a new brief in AMEinfo.com.
The Hayastan All Armenian Fund has completed the first stage in the rebuilding of the water distribution system in the Karin Tag village of Artsakh district of Shushi.
Hagop Baronian, widely regarded as the greatest Armenian satirist of all time, was born in Edirne and died in Constantinople. An influential Armenian writer, educator and social figure, Baronian was known for his scathing critique of leading figures in Constantinople Armenian political and social circles.
Diaspora Student Council President Samvel Mkoyan told reporters today that according to preliminary survey results some 40% of Syrian-Armenian students face housing related problems.
Two large buses are parked outside the Alaverdi Court House. There were around 100 young people milling about. Suitcases and parcels at their feet.
Residents of Kotayk's Nournous village point to the private house being built by Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan as a "must see" local attraction. This fact was noted to us by a villager who lives opposite the sprawling house as we passed by.