An OCCRP reporter in Russia and a Pakistani journalist who both exposed high-level corruption in their countries were awarded the Knight International Journalism Award for 2013, the International Center for Journalists announced Tuesday.
On June 14, the fifth international Pharmaceutical Competitiveness Conference will take place in Yerevan at the State Medical University after Heratsi.
“Perhaps the Armenian-American community and Armenia might have better rethought such an accusation against one of Israel’s closest and staunchest allies and a society that is regularly praised for its inclusiveness and tolerance.”
Davi Sargsyan quickly retorted that such allegations were falsehoods and that the prime minister had applied to the General Prosecutor’s Office, requesting that it investigate how his name appeared on the Cyprus registry document of a certain company.
Taron Margaryan was ushered in as the next mayor of Yerevan at a special swearing in ceremony today at the Yerevan Municipal Building.
The $550 million project, of which a mere $20 million has been invested to date, is planned to house 600 students at a school the government claims would be operated to international standards.
On June 10, fruit trees and other crops in several communities in the southern Armenian province of Syunik sustained hail damage.
An explosive device found yesterday on Artsakh Avenue in Yerevan was removed and later disarmed by an bomb disposal unit.
UCLA alumna Zaruhy Sara Chitjian has donated $2 million to the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology to establish the first permanent research program in Armenian archaeology and ethnography at a major American university.