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10:41 10/10/2013Zhoghovurd: Sasun Mikayelyan forms new opposition forceA new opposition force will be formed in Armenia soon. Commander of Sasun detachment, former MP Sasun Mikayelyan told Zhoghovurd that the new opposition force will soon begin to act publicly. When...
10:12 10/10/2013Zhoghovurd: Putin to arrive in Armenia on Oct 16According to a preliminary agreement, Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in Armenia on October 16, Zhoghovurd daily says.
12:18 09/10/2013Zhoghovurd: Court of Cassation chairman not to return from leaveChairman of Armenia’s Court of Cassation Arman Mkrtumyan went on a short leave yesterday, and in all probability will not return, Zhoghovurd reports.
11:48 09/10/2013Hraparak: Yerevan Prosecutor says he did not want to be Prosecutor GeneralArmenia’s prosecutors are in anticipation of resignation proposals, with rumors circulating that “if Gevorg Kostanyan has an opportunity, he will change 80% of the Prosecutor’s Office employees,”...
11:24 09/10/2013Hraparak: ARFD Yerevan committee to meet in OctoberARF Dashnaktsutyun’s Yerevan committee plans to hold a meeting by the end of October to discuss changes in the managing staff, Hraparak daily says.
10:55 09/10/2013Zhoghovurd: Nairit to be sold to RussiaArmenian Energy Minister Armen Movsisyan announced in parliament yesterday that negotiations are underway with Russia’s Rosneft over the sale of Nairit plant.
10:26 09/10/2013Haykakan Zhamanak: Harsnakar case convicts to be granted amnesty?The trial on Harsnakar case saw an unexpected turn yesterday. The defendants who have brutally beaten military doctors gave additional evidence on the basis of which they can be granted amnesty....
12:58 08/10/2013Hraparak: Ishkhan Zakaryan to remain head of Armenian Control ChamberThe term in office of chairman of Armenia’s Control Chamber (CC) Ishkhan Zakaryan expires on November 5.
12:12 08/10/2013Haykakan Zhamanak: SCPEC studies increase in cigarette pricesA working group established by the order of the head of the State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC) has confirmed the information on an increase of tobacco product prices...
11:27 08/10/2013Zhamanak: U.S. Embassy to review expenses due to govt. shutdownThe U.S. Embassy in Armenia is likely to review some expenses and events due to the government shutdown. “The Embassy continues to work stemming from the necessity of protecting the interests of the...
11:01 08/10/2013Irates de facto: PAP’s political wing falls into apathyThe so-called “political wing” of Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) has fallen into apathy, Irates de facto reports.
10:26 08/10/2013Hraparak: Prosperous Armenia slowly turning towards authoritiesYsterday Prosperous Armenia Party leader Gagik Tsarukyan attended the National Security Council meeting chaired by President Serzh Sargsyan, Hraparak daily says, adding that he did not attend the NSC...
11:20 05/10/2013168 Hours: Arzumanyan calls Postanjyan’s behavior ‘unacceptable’Member of Armenian Parliament, former Armenian Foreign Minister Alexander Arzumanyan has commented on the behavior of Heritage MP Zaruhi Postanjyan at PACE in an interview with 168 Hours.
11:03 05/10/2013Haykakan Zhamanak: Europe looking for new ways of cooperation with ArmeniaNo document is being prepared between Armenia and the EU for the Vilnius summit, Peter Stano, a spokesman for European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle, has...
10:20 05/10/2013Haykakan Zhamanak: No one released yet under amnestyThe Armenian Justice Ministry has not yet received the decision on the declaration of amnesty, a spokesman for the Justice Ministry's Penitentiary Department, Gor Ghlechyan, has told Haykakan...
12:22 04/10/2013Haykakan Zhamanak: President’s salary to be raised to AMD 900,000Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly Standing Committee on Social Affairs Hakob Hakobyan has told Haykakan Zhamanak’s correspondent that salaries are expected to increase on July 1, 2014.
11:16 04/10/2013Hraparak: Who will be released under amnesty?The Armenian parliament passed yesterday the proposal of President Serzh Sargsyan to declare amnesty on the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of Armenia’s independence.
10:58 04/10/2013Haykakan Zhamanak: Amnesty to run until December 25Yesterday, by a vote of 102 for, 0 against and 0 abstained, the Armenian National Assembly passed the decision on the declaration of amnesty on the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of Armenia’s...
10:34 04/10/2013Hraparak: Armenian Prime Minister’s U.S. visit postponedArmenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s visit to U.S., scheduled for October 9, has been postponed at the request of U.S., Hraparak says.
11:43 03/10/2013Chorrord Inknishkhanutyun: Economy Minister deeply depressedIt is hard to find Armenian Economy Minister Vahram Avanesyan in his office. The Minister is said to be showing up for work from time to time. Rumors say he is in poor health and that is why he is...