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         <title><![CDATA[Iran War Hasn&#039;t Yet Impacted Armenia&#039;s Trade Flows; Transport Costs Have Increased]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Eleven percent of Armenia’s total imports worth US$13 billion in 2025 and six percent of its total exports ($8.4 billion) passed through the country’s southern Meghri checkpoint bordering Iran.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Seda Hergnyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180793</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:17:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Team Holding: Second Phase of USD-Denominated Bonds Completed]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Team Holding, with the support of the investment company Freedom Broker Armenia, has completed the placement of its USD-denominated bonds with an annual coupon yield of 8.75%.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:50:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pashinyan, Estonian FM Discuss Expanding Cooperation]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Tsahkna said that Estonia is ready to continue its assistance in advancing the Pashinyan administration’s reform agenda, as well as to promote Armenia-EU cooperation.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180790</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:45:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Car Crash Kills Six in Armenia&#039;s Shirak Province]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Six people, including two children, were killed and several others injured in a road accident today in Armenia’s northwestern Shirak Province.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180788</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:16:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[New Round of Dialogue Between Armenian and Azerbaijani Civil Societies]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[From April 10 to 12, 2026, within the framework of the “Peace Bridge” initiative, the next round of dialogue will take place in Azerbaijan with the participation of representatives from the expert, public, and media sectors of the two countries.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180783</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:35:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Catholicos Aram I, MP’s Discuss Situation in Lebanon]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[MP Hagop Pakradounian, who represents the Armenian Bloc in Lebanon’s parliament, underscored the importance of strengthening the common ground among communities and political parties through continued dialogue.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180762</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:28:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Etchmiadzin Condemns Ruling Party&#039;s Election Platform to Oust Catholicos]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Mother See of the Armenian Apostolic Church has strongly condemned what it describes as  “unacceptable provisions” in the ruling Civil Contract’s 2026-2031 policy agenda for Armenia if it wins the June parliamentary election.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180759</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:18:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Kocharyan Tops Armenia Alliance&#039;s List for June Election]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Armenia Alliance consists of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) and ArAj (Forward) party, with the campaign slogan ‘Together we can’.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Simon Hovhannisyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180746</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:06:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia: Former Labor Minister, PM Advisor, Arrested]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Anti-Corruption Committee Press Secretary Marina Ohanjanyan told Hetq that the arrests are part of an ongoing criminal investigation, the specifics of which cannot be provided right now.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Grisha Balasanyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180731</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:06:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Work Continues to Bring Gaza Children to Armenia for Medical Care]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Zhirayr Ananyan, Armenia’s Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations, announced the news on January 29, 2026 at the UN Security Council Open Debate on “Situation in the Middle East”, while outlining Armenia’s ap]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Milena Gevorgyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180723</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:30:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Eight Months On: Still No Transfer of Palestinian Cultural Artifacts to Armenia]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Given Israel’s continuing military actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, Palestine’s cultural heritage remains at risk.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Milena Gevorgyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180713</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:51:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia’s Export Markets: Russia Up, EU Down]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The main export market for Armenia remains Russia.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Seda Hergnyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/179748</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:45:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Unibank to Participate in Leasing Expo 2026 With Special Offer]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[From April 10–12, 2026, Unibank will participate in Armenia’s largest international exhibition for leasing and financial solutions, offering visitors favorable conditions.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180698</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:18:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenian National Congress to Participate in June Election On Its Own]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Armenian National Congress (HAK), connected to former president Levon Ter-Petrosyan, has announced that discussions about forming an alliance with Samvel Karapetyan’s Strong Armenia party for the June 2026 parliamentary elections were unsuccessfu]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180692</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:35:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Official Data Rebuff: Millions in Bonuses to Armenia&#039;s Provincial Governors and Staffers]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Over the past five years, employees of Armenia’s eight provincial administrations have been paid bonuses exceeding AMD 4.3 billion (US11.4 million at today’s exchange rate).]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Grisha Balasanyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180686</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia: Parliament Committee Rejects Bill to Raise Military Conscription Age]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Armenian parliament’s Standing Committee on Defense and Security has rejected proposed amendments regarding military service, noting that some of the proposals are unconstitutional.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180687</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:05:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pashinyan’s Ruling Party Says It Pursues Policy to Remove Catholicos]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The party issued a statement on April 3, outlining its 2026-2031 policy agenda for Armenia if reelected.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180679</link>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:24:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Blessing of the Easter Holiday with the Aroma of Armenian Wine]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Holy Easter holiday is a day dedicated to life, hope, and Christian victory. The Christian world celebrates it with great pomp, opening a new page of life with it and welcoming it with special traditions and symbolic rituals.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180662</link>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia Mulls Social Media Ban for Children Under Sixteen]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenia’s education authorities announced on Friday that a potential ban on social media access for children under sixteen is under review.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:33:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Unibank Joins Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Unibank has joined the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), reinforcing its commitment to integrating climate considerations into its financial activities and improving transparency around emissions.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180654</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:52:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia’s Military Service Payment Exemption Scheme: Potential Repatriates Voice Concerns]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[What Movsesyan and other potential repatriates face is the issue of military service and a new law requiring those who haven’t served in the military to pay upwards of AMD 15 million (US$40,000) to get service exemptions.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Anya Sarkisova)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180615</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:17:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lebanese-Armenian MP Says Community is Working to Maintain Normal Life Despite Israel’s Invasion]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Ten minutes before our telephone conversation on March 31 with Hagop Pakradouni, a member of the Lebanese parliament and head of the ARF Bureau for Middle East Affairs, Israel struck the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Marine Martirosyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180632</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:33:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Putin&#039;s Veiled Threat to Pashinyan; Election Campaign in Armenia Musn&#039;t Harm Relations]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Many will take this as a veiled threat from Putin that anti-Moscow sentiment in the run-up to the election must not get out of hand. Allegations abound in Armenia that Moscow wants to see the emergence of a pro-Russian leader in Armenia and funding p]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180628</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:22:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pashinyan Congratulates Armenia’s Assyrians on New Year Holiday]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Pashinyan thanked the country’s estimated 3,000 Assyrians for working for the development of Armenia and wished them success and well-being in the coming year.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180621</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:58:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia&#039;s Radioactive Legacy: The Invisible Danger]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Radioactive materials can heal, but they can also kill. Even after they are no longer in use and become waste, they continue to emit radiation. They neither disappear nor can be destroyed; they are simply stored and passed down as a legacy to future]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180620</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:53:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pashinyan Attends Unveiling of Plaque Honoring Conductor Hovhannes Chekijian]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan attended the ceremonial opening of a plaque at the National Academic Choir of Armenia honoring conductor Hovhannes Chekijian.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180588</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:23:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pashinyan, New EUMA Head Meet in Yerevan]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Mission is tasked with observing and reporting on the situation on the ground on the Armenian side of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, contributing also to human security in these areas. The current mandate of EUMA runs until February 2027.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180604</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:58:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pashinyan to Moscow for Putin Meeting]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan travelled to Moscow today and is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180602</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:13:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenian HRD, U.N. Official Meet in Geneva]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenian Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan and Maarit Kohonen Sheriff, Director of the Global Operations Division at the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, met in Geneva on March 30 and discussed the challenges in the field of]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180596</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:50:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Google Blocked 6,000 Pro-Azerbaijani Government YouTube Channels in 2025]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Although the number of blocked channels decreased by 2.3 times compared to 2024, Google’s Threat Analysis Group continues to focus on content criticizing Armenia and praising the Azerbaijani government.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Nare Petrosyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180593</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:50:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[FINTECH360 International Conference to Bring Together 500 Participants in Yerevan]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The event will focus on key developments in fintech, exploring new opportunities and innovative approaches within the financial industry. ]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180585</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:45:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fudging the Numbers? Armenian Economy Minister Boasts Export Boom of Local Products]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan recently announced a significant increase in the export of goods of Armenian origin, but a study of the data shows a different picture.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Seda Hergnyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180577</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:41:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Civil Contract Party Backs Pashinyan for Prime Minister in June Election]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party today elected Nikol Pashinyan as its candidate in the June parliamentary election for the post of the country’s prime minister.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Simon Hovhannisyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180579</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:18:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Palm Sunday Celebrated in Etchmiadzin]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Armenian Apostolic Holy Church, on March 29, celebrated the feast of Palm Sunday, which, with the blessing of Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, has been declared the day of the blessing of children.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:37:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenian, Iranian Foreign Ministers Discuss Mid-East Conflict]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The two, according to Mirzoyan’s office, also touched upon issues of a humanitarian nature, as well as multilateral agenda matters.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180573</link>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:24:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia&#039;s Defense Minister Receives Legion of Honor Award]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The award was presented by French Prime Minister Sébastien Le Corneille in recognition of Papikyan’s contributions to Armenia-France relations.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:30:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[UN Experts Call on Armenia to Pursue Genuine Gender Equality Beyond Legal Changes]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Improved conditions for women are largely tied to recent legal reforms that address gender-based violence, establish gender-responsive public policies, and welcome women-led grassroots initiatives.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan (Ararat Mirzoyan, Jeyhun Bayramov) today, by telephone today discussed issues of cooperation on regional and multilateral platforms.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[The minister’s office reports that representatives of leading French defense companies participated in the meeting that focused on the expansion of military-technical cooperation between Armenia and France.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Anti-Corruption Committee Press Secretary Marina Ohanjanyan, in response to a Hetq inquiry, confirmed that ten people were arrested within the framework of the criminal investigation.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Control of ArmenFilm Transferred to Culture Ministry in Bid to Restart Domestic Cinematography]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The studio company, founded in 1923 as a production unit of the Soviet State Cinema Organization, is named in honor of  film director, actor, and screenwriter Hamo Beknazarian.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[USD$60 Million: Ameriabank Joins Financing of Firebird’s AI Data Center Construction in Armenia]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Ameriabank has provided USD 60 million in financing for the construction of an AI data center by Firebird AI, marking the launch of the financing process for a project of key importance to Armenia’s economy.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Ministry spokesperson Narek Sargsyan confirmed that ministry officials, in conjunction with the Investigative Committee, are conducting searches at some twenty addresses in Yerevan.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Reconstruction of Gyumri&#039;s Historic Market Delayed Until 2027, Says TUMO]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the Soviet era, the central open-air market in Gyumri (Leninakan) was mainly intended for the sale of agricultural products ranging from meat and dairy products to canned goods and whole-bean coffee.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Yeranuhi Soghoyan)</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[Armenia’s parliament today gave final approval to a government-sponsored bill banning the sale or possession of polyethylene bags and sacks, as well as single-use containers and tableware made of plastic or styrofoam, in the country as of January 1,]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Seda Hergnyan)</author>
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         <title><![CDATA[Displaced Artsakh Family Told to Pay for Child&#039;s Heathcare]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The child had been coughing and running a fever for several days. The doctor on duty ordered a CT scan and prescribed several medications. He said that the examination would cost 80,000 drams, since Mr. Hayrapetyan, a native of Artsakh, and his famil]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Anya Sarkisova)</author>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:04:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Antelias Pilgrimage Day at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Catholicos Aram I presided over the solemn ceremonies, leading both the procession and the Blessing of the Water.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[NGOs in Armenia Condemn Pashinyan&#039;s Verbal Abuse of Displaced Artsakh Woman]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Furthermore, in the video it can be heard that the woman expressed her wish not to continue the conversation and asked not to be filmed together with her child; however, both the conversation and the filming continued.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:14:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ameriabank Named the Best Bank in Armenia for 2026 by Global Finance Magazine ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Paid content Ameriabank was named the Best Bank in Armenia by Global Finance magazine in its 33rd annual awards for the World’s Best Banks.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/180494</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Company Owned by Goris Mayor’s Relative Wins $833,573 Municipal Tender]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[According to the contract announcement, Best Road LLC is tasked with overhauling several streets in the city of Goris. The company was established by Hayk Baghdasaryan  on June 13, 2019, and he remains the sole owner.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Aren Nazaryan)</author>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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