On May 29, Hetq published an investigative piece linking Kjoyan with Wlispera Holding Ltd., a Cyprus registered company involved in the redistribution of millions of dollars of bank loans.
The local branch of the London-based Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) will be fined $1 million by Argentina’s financial crimes unit, InSightCrime reported Wednesday.
When Zakaryan began to list the inflated prices paid for construction materials for the building of new courthouses, Justice Minister Hrayr Tovmasyan got up and left the session, giving the impression that such revelations were of no concern to him.
The largest rock climbing festival in Armenia to date kicked-off on May 23 in Noravank, an area known for its challenging jagged cliffs and precipices.
Vahagn Chakhalyan, an Armenian activist from Akhalkalak, had taken Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili to court for making unsubstantiated charges against him for which he was never prosecuted.
The Sourp Kevork (St. George) Armenian Apostolic Church (Mardin,Turkey) has been selected as one of the seven most threatened landmarks in Europe by Europa Nostra, a leading European heritage organization.