When it comes to legislation preventing the illegal trade in wildlife, Armenia is dragging its feet.
Chris Niedenthal documented the birth of Independent Labour Union „Solidarity”, the martial law and the fall of communism. We kindly inform that the exhibition will be open till 18th May (The Artists’ Union of Armenia (18 Abovyan str. Yerevan).
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with a delegation from the ARF in Washington D.C. for an hour long discussion that focused on a number of domestic and foreign policy issues, in particular the plight of Syrian-Armenians.
On May 6th, 2015 in the Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA, the designated National Postal Operator of the Republic of Armenia HayPost CJSC cancelled a stamp on the theme of “The centennial of the Armenian Genocide: Henry Morgenthau” and a stamped souvenir sheet on the theme of “The centennial of the Armenian Genocide: American Committee for Relief in the Near East”.
Demonstrators gathered near the US Embassy in Yerevan to voice their concerns regarding the ongoing persecution and massacre of the Yazidi community in Iraq. Protestors say that after a group of Yazidis escaped Islamic State (IS) captivity, IS fighters singled out some 500-600 Yezidi captives and threatened to kill them as punishment for those who fled.
In order to prevent the spread of the H5N1 virus (bird flu) from Turkey, Armenia’s Ministry of Agriculture today issued a directive forbidding the importation of live poultry and poultry products from that country
Dr. Frieda Jordan, president of the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR), Dr. Sevak Avagyan, executive director of the organization, and Armine Hyusyan, supervisor of the ABMDR Lab in Yerevan, participated in the 29th European Immunogenetics and Histocompatibility Conference.
On April 25, 2015, a massive 7.8 earthquake rocked the fragile nation of Nepal, leaving much of historic Kathmandu in rubble and shattered hundreds of thousands of lives.
Despite the fall in prices, molybdenum remains an important component of Armenia’s economy. In 2014 Makour Yerkat paid 2.271 billion AMD ($4.7 million) in taxes, and Armenian Molybdenum Production paid 906 million AMD ($1.9 million).
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