Football fans took to the streets of Yerevan today demanding the resignation of Rouben Hayrapetyan, President of the Football Federation of Armenia. In October, the fans, calling themselves the “First Armenian Front” had demanded that Armenia’s national team hire a professional and competent manager and that international match ticket prices be dropped. Armenia’s world ranking has dropped drastically of late.
Negotiations with Armenia assumed a renewed urgency after Etihad Airways recently announced that it would be halting flights to Armenia.
There are at least ten schools in Armenia’s Armavir Province that are in need of immediate renovation, according to the regional government.
The award winning stage and screen actress Varduhi Varderesyan has died in Yerevan at the age of 87.
Gayaneh Margaryan, a former director of the Byureghavan Boarding School, has been arrested and charged with using torture against children under her care and for financial misconduct during her term in office.
Fifty inmates serving life sentences at Armenia’s Noubarashen Correctional Facility have resumed their hunger strike after not hearing a response to their demands from the ministry of justice.
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