Ex-Presidents Stripped Of Gyumri Titles
Gyumri’s municipal council voted on Monday to strip former Presidents Serzh Sarkisian and Robert Kocharian of the titles of honorary citizens of Armenia’s second largest city.
The Gyumri municipality bestowed the title on Kocharian in 2002 when he was president of the country. It cited his contribution to the reconstruction of the city ...
Newlywed tourist couple get visas to spend honeymoon in Artsakh
ARMENPRESS – A newlywed couple has visited the foreign ministry of Artsakh in Stepanakert for en entry visa. The bride was wearing a wedding dress when she and her husband applied for the visa, and were granted it, Artsakh’s foreign ministry said on Twitter.
The Artsakh foreign ministry said this is the first time it has issued a visa ...
EU Said To Help New Armenian Government
(Azatytyun)- The European Union stands ready to help Armenia’s new government implement sweeping reforms promised by it, a senior member of the European Parliament said after visiting Yerevan on Monday.
David McAllister, the chairman of the EU legislature’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, headed a multi-partisan delegation of EU lawmakers ...
Armenian PM Vows No Letup In Anti-Corruption Drive
(Azatutyun)- Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian pledged to continue combatting corruption in Armenia in “the most resolute” way on Monday following the arrest of a retired army general accused of illegal arms possession and embezzlement.
Pashinian suggested that Manvel Grigorian is facing grave criminal charges as a result of “the most large-...
A Rohingya Muslim Lawyer Honoured with Humanitarian Prize in Armenia
Aurora Humanitarian Initiative founders Afeyan, Vardanyan and Grigorian with Aurora Laureate Kyaw Hla Aung during a press conference at Ararat Valley, Armenia, June 9, 2018.
Vicken Cheterian
The announcement that Kyaw Hla Aung, a lawyer from Myanmar, won the $1.1 million “Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity” came as a surprise. Surprise, ...
Մահացած է Իգոր Մուրադեանը
Յունիս 17ին, Երեւանի մէջ, երկարատեւ հիւանդութենէ ետք մահացած է Ղարաբաղեան շարժման հիմնադիրներէն, քաղաքագէտ Իգոր Մուրադեանը:
Ան կը բուժուէր Միացեալ Նահանգներու հիւնդանոցներէն մէկուն մէջ, ...
Danny Tarkanian wins Nevada GOP congressional primary
(Associated Press) – Republican Danny Tarkanian, son of legendary UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, and Democrat Susie Lee, a Las Vegas philanthropist, have captured their parties’ nominations in southern Nevada’s 3rd District, where incumbent Democratic Rep. Jacky Rosen advanced to face GOP Sen. Dean Heller in what promises to be one ...
