Satirist Vardan Petrosyan equates the relations today between the government and the people with those that arise between a prostitute and a prospective client or "john".
68 families who had paid for apartments are now left in the cold and do not know where to turn. Some buyers were even foolhardy enough to pay 100% of the purchase price.
According to our latest studies, 40-45% of the country's populace sees its future outside of Armenia.
The building seen in the accompanying photo was being constructed by a company called "SAMOSH Ltd". The firm belongs to Samvel Hovannisyan, an in-law of former Yerevan Mayor Yervand Zakharyan.
Once again American-Armenian businessman Vahakn Hovnanian has publicly complained about recent amendments to the RA Labor Code that would, if passed into law, restrict the official work week to five days and 40 hours.
"Fear has devoured many souls in my homeland" German film director Fatih Akin,of Turkish origin, has arrived in Yerevan for the Golden Apricot 7th International Film Festival. His film "Soul Kitchen" has been premiered here. The film, a biting comedy, ...
Yesterday, the 7th annual international Golden Apricot Film Festival kicked off in a sweltering Yerevan with welcoming remarks by Atom Egoyan, the noted Canadian film maker and this year’s festival director.
This year’s Golden Apricot Film Festival will kick off with the showing of the film "Mayrik" by Henri Verneuil on the occasion of the director’s 90th birthday. The festival will run from July 11-18. Director Atom Egoyan will be in Yerevan as well during ...
Serj Tankian, lead singer and songwriter of System of a Down fame, will hold a concert in Yerevan on August 12. Tankian will be accompanied by six members of his group and will be backed by Armenia’s State Philharmonic Orchestra. The concert has been organized ...
On the eve of the summer tourist season in Armenia, two experts from the industry went before the press and expressed their views about the state of the tourism sector in the country. Bother stated that Armenia still has a long way to go to bring the overall ...
In a reference to the conviction of Levon Avagyan, a former teacher at Nubarashen school N 11 for children with special needs, Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan said that he was happy that justice had been served. Journalists said that the ...
Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan provided a few clarifications today to the lively debate around the issue of opening schools in Armenia with a foreign language as the medium of instruction as he presented a modified version of this draft law. The ...
During a press conference today, Garnik Asatryan, Head of the Chair of Iranian Studies, said that Iran and Turkey were waging a "super power" struggle in the Caucasus and that both nationas had a right to strive for such a position. "Turkey, naturally wants ...
Shoghaken Ensemble soloist Hasmik Harutyunyan was born in Yerevan into a family of emigrants from Moush in Western Armenia.
Speaking on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Heritage Party MP Larisa Alaverdyan, a former Human Rights Ombudsman in Armenia, stated that today’s commemoration ushered in a new era for all humanity and ...
At a press conference today, All Armenia Fund Director Ara Vardanyan disclosed the names of some famous Armenian politicians who did, or did not contribute, to this year’s Telethon. Mr. Vardanyan noted that former RoA President Robert Kocharyan, as in years ...
On yesterday’s Yerevan to Istanbul flight, scheduled to take-off at 10:45 am, there was an unexpected and somewhat confusing delay. A “Hetq” reporter on the plane stated that all the passengers were ordered to embark and pass through security a second ...
Today, at 7 pm, the third concert in a series dedicated to the 140th anniversary of Komitas Vardapet will take place at the Arno Babajanyan Concewrt Hall. The Yerevan Chamber Choir will take the stage under the direction of Harutyun Topikyan. Works by Komitas, ...
Yesterday, the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, under the baton Music Director and Chief Conductor Pavel Kogan, performed the first of two concerts, part of the Aram Khachaturian International Competition, at the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall in Yerevan. ...
Today, Avag Harutyunyan, President of the Armenian Association of Vintners, spoke to reporters about the effects of the global economic crisis on winemaking in Armenia. He noted that wine production had risen 10% and cognac production had dropped 50% in the ...
Yesterday, "Hetq" covered the story about how some concerned citizens stopped a store owner from chopping down the last remaining tree next to his shop. We had gotten in touch with Karen Papoyan, who heads the Environmental Inspectorate at the Ministry ...
Theater and Kino Institute Professor Aleksandre Kocharyan, while expressing his displeasure at the state of the theater in Armenia at a news conference today, took particular aim at RoA Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan and declared, "I’ve never seen ...
A store owner in the second district of Davitashen once again attempted to cut down a tree at the corner of his store, as witnessed by the accompanying photo.
The ReAnimani international animation festival will premier in Yerevan from October 3-6. Festival president, Vrezh Kasouny noted at a press conference today the important assistance offered by various embassies in Yerevan and said that Susan Breitenstein, ...
The 7th annual “Hye Fest” international theatrical festival will kick off in Yerevan on October 1. Thirty-three theatrical troupes from 22 countries will travel to Armenia to take part in the festival that will include more than fifty performances. ...
Well-known Armenian humorist and social commentator Vardan Petrosyan yesterday expressed his view on Armenian-Turkish relations and stated that he was against the opening of the border under any conditions, whether linked to preconditions or not. We will ...
Today, Armenia’s Human Rights Ombudsman Armen Haroutyunyan expressed his opinion regarding the report issued by the parliamentary March 1 Ad-Hoc Committee. "First, my grievances. From start to finish it attempts to absolve the prosecution. There is not ...
Today, a concert conducted by world famous French-Armenianmusical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist Michel Legrand will take place in Yerevan. Also performing will be Mr. Legrand’s wife, harpist Katrina Michelle and daughter Kristina Legrand, a ...
At a press conference held today Heritage Party MP Stepan Safaryan stated that after reading the Armenian press he clearly noted that when it came to their attitude regarding his party the interests of both the regime and the opposition converged. MP Safaryan ...
Vardan Hakobyan's film "Platon" has been well-received by audiences at this year's "Golden Apricot" film festival. The film's main hero with the same name is played by Pavel Volya. He is from Moscow's elite and feels as comfortable as a fish in water in ...
During a cocktail reception yesterday, reporters had a chance to meet with film directors and cinema people participating in the ongoing Golden Apricot Film Festival in Yerevan. Due to large numbers of reporters, participants preferred to give joint interviews ...
Yesterday, the "Golden Apricot" Film Festival in Yerevan opened with Laurent Tuel’s film "Le Premier Cercle", starring the famous French actor Jean Reno. Jean Reno plays Milo Malakian the ruthless godfather of an Armenian crime family in southern France. While ...
Tomorrow, July 7, Ruben Hakhverdyan will give a concert entitled "After 50". The popular Armenian singer/song writer said that the name has nothing to do with his 59th birthday. At a press conference held today, Mr. Hakhverdyan said that he will be performing ...
Vardan Petrosyan will present his new theatrical creation to the public this summer. The new work entitled "Tsmah bantarkyalner" (Lifers - the name given to prisoners sentenced to life in prison) will hit the stage at the Hagop Baronian Theater on July 17, ...
The Writers Union of Armenia will convene tomorrow to elect its next president. The main candidates for the post are current president Levon Ananyan and former president Razmik Tavoyan.A group of young artists called a press conference earlier today and debated ...
The "ReAnimania" animation festival is scheduled to take place in Yerevan from October 3-6. Festival Director Vrezh Kasouny stated at a press conference today that the primary aim of the event is to spur the development of the animation arts in Armenia. Animation ...
This year's Golden Apricot Film Festival will open with Laurent Tuel's film "Le Premier Cercle", starring the famous French actor Jean Reno. Jean Reno plays Milo Malakian the ruthless godfather of an Armenian crime family in southern France.
The accompanying picture shows just a few of the top Armenian government official that participated in yesterday's march in downtown Yerevan to mark World Environment Day. That's to say that the presence of President Serzh Sargsyan, Prime Minister Tigran ...
Sixty-eight former residents of Buzant Street were prohibited from voting in today's municipal elections in Yerevan. The government in the name of public domain had seized their property. The evicted residents now either live with relatives or have rented ...
At 4:00 pm Heritage Party member Stepan Sarafyan held a press conference to announce the latest list of election violations registered by the opposition party's proxies and electoral committee members. Reports from election districts 9/13 and 9/14 indicate ...
Artzvik Minasyan, who heads the ARF ballot in today's municipal elections has told Hetq by phone that he wasn't received any reports of major voting violations. "There have been irregularities but I don't think they will have an outcome on the overall vote ...
A Hetq correspondent reports that around 1:20 pm, a Prosperous Armenian Party proxy witnessed and recorded members of the Republican Party attempted to carry out an election fraud technique called the "carousel" at the Shengavit 12/15 polling district. The ...
In a phone conversation with Hetq, President of Armenia's "People's Party, stated that he was dissatisfied with today's election picture. "Our team of photographers has witnessed numerous violations. There were crowds outside the polling stations at School ...
Today, May 9, is Shushi Liberation Day. There were more crowds than usual at the "Yerablur" memorial for fallen soldiers. Black-clad women could be seen sitting at various grave sites. For Mrs. Pirouz it's just another Saturday. She comes here every Saturday ...
During the May 4 broadcast of the "Herankar" program on Shant TV, anchor Nver Mnatsakanyan asked his guest Gagik Tzarukyan, who heads the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) if reports to the effect that the PAP's activities weren't going so well were accurate. Mr. ...
Grigor Minasyan studies at the Exeter University in Great Britain. He is a first-year student in the Department of International Relations. He managed to enter such quite high-ranking university thanks to his two years of study at the Thailand Regent School ...
Ten year-old Vladimir received many congratulations in school on November 26th. He was proud of his father who had just become an Olympiad champion for the second time. On the evening of November 26th Vladimir along with his brothers, 4 year-old Edward and one and a half year-old Sergei, and mother went to the airport to greet their champion father.
In 1989, at the age of six, Gabriel would follow the chess games played by his grandfather Sargis and his friend. He’d watch how the old wooden chess pieces would move around the board and bring victory to one and defeat to the other.
We Armenians love meat. It is enough to pay a visit to one of Yerevan's markets to be convinced of this. Yerevanians call this market “GUM market.”