Photo Story: On the Artsakh Frontline
After a tenth round draw with VeselinTobalov, Levon Aronian remains in second place at the FIDE 2014 World Candidates Tournament in Khanty-Mansiysk.
In order to neutralize the threat of nuclear terrorism a nuclear and radiological forensics laboratory was established in Armenia with the US assistance in January 2013.
During the Soviet years, Armenia used to breed foxes and minks. As the demand for mink fur in particular has grown in recent years, one company has decided to restore this industry in Armenia, helping to foster the local economy and create dozens of jobs.
This is what Armenia’s National Assembly looked like today as it debated a bill making changes to the RA Law on Taxes that would increase tax rates.
Armenia’s Minister of Finance Davit Sargsyan today said that he isn’t worried about a government ‘no confidence’ bill that will be shortly introduced in parliament by the four non-coalition parties.
Vahan Badasyan, a member of the Artsakh Parliament and a battalion commander in Karabagh war, has declared that armed units from Armenia should be sent to Kesab to defend local Armenians and that he is ready to command them.
When asked by this reporter what steps were being taken to investigate reoccurring accidents at the Zangezour Copper-Molybdenum Plant in Kajaran, Minister of the Environment Aram Harutyunyan responded that the ministry follows up on all types of mishaps and prosecutes those responsible.
Environmental activists holding signs with inscriptions such as "Hands Off Armenia" and "You Mine, We Die" today disrupted an international conference under the rubric “Responsible Mining in Armenia: Opportunities and Challenges” held in the Armenia Marriott Hotel in Yerevan.
Opponents to unbridled and unsupervised mining in Armenia today staged an “Irresponsible Mining in Armenia Alter-Conference” outside Yerevan’s Marriott Hotel while a government backed conference on mining was taking place inside.
The Armenian Bar Association sent the following letter dated March 24, 2014 to U.S. President Barack Obama regarding the plight of Armenians in Syria. Dear President Obama,
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