All reliable sources say that around 600 families fled to Latakia from Kessab, but there are no killed or injured.
A Hetq source close to the work of the awards committee, who wishes to remain anonymous, told us that Orange Armenia Marketing Director Aram Mkrtchyan approached the jury members and instructed them to overlook Yenokyan’s book in their deliberations. This incident is supposed to have taken place after the online votes had been tallied.
Interview: Movses Hakobyan
The bulk of the Cypriot investment was targeted at the metal ore extraction sector. It is no secret that large investments in the Armenian mining sector are occurring at the Teghout copper-molybdenum mine operated by Teghout CJSC, a subsidiary of the Vallex Group.
Kharabakh Karpet
Once again, the 'genocide phobia' is making the rounds, without understanding that this approach, especially regarding Kesab, will be of no benefit to Armenians who have sought refuge in Latakia, which is practically blockaded on all sides.
The Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia last week did not intervene in the currency market.
Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia Karen Andreasyan this morning sent an urgent message to several international agencies to draw their attention to and urge them to launch an investigation into the events that occurred in the Armenian-populated town of Kessab in northwestern Syria over a week ago.
The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund is putting the finishing touches on a new school it has recently built in Chapar, a village in Artsakh’s Martakert Region. The project was made possible by the financial support of Varuzhan Grigoryan, Armenian businessman, owner of Petak commercial center.
Armenian MPs Levon Martirosyan, Edmon Maroukyan, Tevan Poghosyan, Arman Sahakyan and Samvel Farmanyan traveled to the Syrian town of Latakia on March 27 and 28 on a fact finding mission to gauge the needs of Armenians who fled there from Kesab.