Reading the plaque commemorating prominent blacksmiths in the Artsakh village of Metz Taghlar, I ask why the name of the village is written in the form “Taghlar” and not “Tagher”?
Taron-Avia got the go-ahead on May 10 during a council meeting held by Armenia’s Ministry of the Economy reviewing the tenders it had received by companies vying for the chance to conduct regular air service. The certificate was issued on May 16.
Relatives of Robert Nazaryan, president of Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) own a number of businesses in the Czech Republic.
Aviacompany Armenia has been granted permission to fly to 17 international destinations from Yerevan’s Zvartnots Airport.
Albert Yeritsyan, a famous businessman in Armenia mostly known for the ‘Father and Son Yeritsyans Supermarket’ in Yerevan, opened a business in the Czech Republic ten years ago. That business is now run by the family of Robert Yeritsyan, son of Albert.
While this is not the first time that aviation companies registered in Armenia have been caught up in tangled international stories of intrigue, the government of Armenia seems to turn a blind eye to it all. Such an approach can lead to unforeseen consequences given the strong possibility that one day Armenia may face U.N. sanctions due to the exploits of Armenian aviators.
The 2016 Candidates include six of the World’s top-ten rated grandmasters, representing six countries.
According to “Swiss Leaks” findings, there were 10 clients associated with Armenia (4 had an Armenian passport/nationality) who opened 21 client accounts between 1989 and 2006 that were linked to 23 bank accounts.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker has said that passengers on the new direct service to and from Yerevan will benefit from easier access to the rest of the world via Qatar Airways’ global network.
In the meantime the new company, with Georgian financial backing, must first receive an Armenian AOC.
If current trends continue, the Armenian aviation market will be at the mercy of foreign companies, mostly Russian. They can, at any time based on their interests, suspend commercial and non- commercial flights. More importantly, they can also dictate flight fares.
We should note that Baghdasarov has strong ties with Georgian Airways dating back to when Armavia was operating.
Armenia’s men’s team came from behind to take second place at the European Team Chess Championship in Reykjavik.
Armenia’s national football team has dropped 39 spots in the latest round of FIFA rankings from 91st place to 127th.
Many air cargo companies, registered in Armenia, have conducted business in the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa since Armenia gained its independence.
Laboratory testing designed to reveal how a large number of surgery patients at the Kajaran Medical Center in Syunik contracted hepatitis C late last year has been completed, this according to Armenia’s Ministry of Health.
Awadisian’s reputation as a criminal swindler got a major boost in February 2014 when he was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on an outstanding warrant in Alabama for bank fraud.
It appears that Armenia’s State Committee for Economic Competitiveness Protection (SCECP) will not pursue the case to fine City Petrol Group (CPS) 100 million drams (US$212,000) on charges that the company had abused its position as a market leader.
Armavia, regarded as Armenia’s flying colors, could have continue to operate. However artificial its dominancy over the ruins of Armenian Airlines may appear, the liberalization of the aviation sector – with all its negative consequences - was equally natural. In the history of Armenian aviation, the ten years between 2003 and 2013 will perhaps go down as the Armavia decade, rich with the extreme ups and downs particular to the aviation...
Of note are the periodic contradictory statements of Baghdasarov and Armavia.
“I’m the only pigeon fancier left in the village,” Sargis boasted.
We walk down the dusty road in the village of Yeraskh towards the new house of Sergey Stepanyan.
In the Group 1 qualifiers for Euro-16, Armenia faces Portugal, now ranked 6th in the world. Armenia’s other opponents include Albania (22nd), Denmark (25th) and Serbia (66th).
Despite Baghdasarov’s estimate, in actuality Armavia flew over 800,000 passengers in 2010 (see the infograph above for number of passengers from 2003 to 2010). The discrepancy is incomprehensible —either Baghdasarov was needlessly disappointed or the company’s figure was inflated.
The Latin American team is followed, in descending order, by Germany, Belgium, Colombia, Holland, Brazil, Portugal, Romania, England and Wales.
On May 3, 2006 at 2:13 am local time near Adler Airport, Armavia’s Airbus A320-211 (EK- 32009), flight 967 en route to Sochi from Yerevan, crashed into the Black Sea.
Later on, many experts and company employees would draw comparisons between Siberia and the Baghdasarov eras, in favor of the former, pointing out poor management during the tenure of the Armenian oligarch that came to the fore in different ways and something that wasn’t even refuted at the top echelons of Armavia (while naturally pointing to the “faults” of others in the company’s failures).
There are three schools operating in Shoushi today (a senior, primary and high school), two kindergartens, a music school, and one teachers’ college. With financial assistance from a benefactor, there are plans to build another kindergarten for 100 children.
All this goes to show that in 2003 Armenian passenger aviation was controlled by these prominent oligarchs and, of course, Russian Siberia Airlines.
On April 30, a company called Taron-Avia operated a flight from Yerevan’s Zvartnots Airport to Amman, the capital of Jordan.
Armenia’s men’s team is on its way to win the Bronze medal at the 2015 World Team Chess Championship underway at the Armenian resort town of Tzaghkadzor.
Playing at home, Albania defeated Armenia and Portugal beat Serbia 2 -1 in yesterday’s EURO 2016 Group I qualifiers.
Armenia’s General Civil Aviation Department reports that the Iraqi Airways flight, linking Baghdad and Yerevan with a quick stopover in Erbil, will operate every Thursday and Sunday commencing March 5.
In September 2002, Armavia’s ownership was reshuffling. Liparit Poghosyan and Slavik Koshtoyan sold their shares to Natalya Filyova, from Novosibirsk, Russia, who is one of Russia’s wealthiest women today.
Armenia’s football team has risen five spots, to 74th place, in the latest FIFA rankings of 209 national squads.
But, if Mika Limited remains in the 8th round of creditors to be paid, it is difficult to see how Armavia’s assets will be sufficient to pay the money owed it. 152 creditors are ahead of Mika Ltd. in the waiting line.
The authorities are trying to create a closed-mouth society in which they can continue to enrich them and rule through unparalleled corruption
When taking into consideration Turkey’s tendency to build large reservoirs along the Arax River and the lower elevation of Azerbaijan, towards where Armenia’s rivers are flowing, reservoir construction is not only solving Armenia’s internal problems. Armenia’s fresh waters, against the backdrop of decreasing water resources, can become a strategic playing card in regional relations, with Armenia caught in between unfriendly neighbors.
According to the latest FIFA rankings of national football teams released today Armenia came in 79th, a drop of two spots, with an overall score of 436.
Since the Soviet era Armenia has implemented reservoirs as the most advantageous method for properly utilizing Lake Sevan and other bodies of water. That volume currently amounts to around 1.4 billion cubic meters.
Military analyst Davit Sofiyan believes that a panic stricken Azerbaijani military position fired upon an Armenian Mi-24 helicopter yesterday out of confusion.
Of the five individuals charged with supplying the Artskah Defense Army with buffalo meat instead of beef in 2012, only one was convicted in a September 18 verdict by the Syunik Provincial Court.
Earlier this month, Hetq published an article entitled “Artsakh Border Community School in Need: New Ping- Pong Tables Aren’t the Answer”highlighting the problems facing students and teachers at the Aknaberd School in Artsakh’snortherMartakert District.
Arsen Julfalakyan has been crowned world champion in the 75kg Greco-Roman category after beating Neven Zugaj earlier this evening at the 2014 World Wrestling Championship in Tashkent.
The star of the Armenian team at the 2014 World Wrestling Championship taking place in Tashkent has to be Arsen Julfalakyan in the 75kg Greco-Roman classification.
Today, more Armenian wrestlers got tossed out of the 2014 Wrestling World Championship taking place in Tashkent.
14 wrestlers from Armenia are representing the country at the 2014 Wrestling World Championship that kicked off yesterday in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.
Today, across Armenia and Artsakh, pupils are returning to school after the summer vacation.
The Armenian women's team came in fifth place at the 2014 Chess Olympiad, which is their best result in 26 Olympiads.
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