Vahe Hakobyan is a young self-taught Yerevan artist. While he was admitted to the Fine Arts Academy, Vahe had to leave because he couldn’t pay the tuition.
Yesterday, in Paris, Armenia’s National Mortgage Compnay signed a 10 million Euro loan agreement with Agence Française de Développement (French Agency for Development - AFD).
Today, on International Migrants Day, Hetq reporter Yeranuhi Soghoyan was awarded second prize in the “Best Article” category at the Suitcase 2013 journalism competition.
Turkey is a secular state. So claim its government and nearly all mainstream Western media. They are mistaken.
Former Russian public official Lev Lvov has been fined $US 29 million for attempted bribe taking, reports the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI). This is the largest fine in Russian history, the agency says.
Workers on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad have gone on strike in Akhalkalak, Georgia, claiming they haven’t received wages for the past two years.
Turkey, Iran, and China accounted for more than half of all journalists imprisoned around the world in 2013, the Committee to Protect Journalists has found. In its annual census, CPJ identified 211 journalists jailed for their work, the second worst year on record after 2012, when 232 journalists were behind bars.
Armenia’s Chemical-Technical Scientific Research Institute has seen hard times ever since the break-up of the Soviet Union.
Deputy Director of Armenia’s National Education Institute Anahit Bakhshyan today voiced concerns regarding the state of inclusive instruction in the country, especially in regards to children with special needs.