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IDeA Foundation Announces $250,000 Contribution, Fundraising Effort for Syrian-Armenians

[:en]On Oct. 15, The IDeA Foundation announced a $250,000 contribution and the launch of a new fundraising effort for Syrian-Armenians impacted by the civil war there. IDeA (Initiatives for Development of Armenia) Charitable Foundation was ...

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Armenia Selects ‘Earthquake’ for Oscars Foreign-Language Category

(Hollywood Reporter)—A dramatized recreation of one of the Soviet Union’s most devastating natural disasters — the Spitak earthquake in northern Armenia in December 1988 — has been chosen as Armenia’s submission for best foreign-language ...

Ruling Party Downplays Local Election Setbacks

The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) has insisted that it is satisfied with its performance in September 18 local elections despite being defeated in around three dozen communities across the country. Its spokesman Eduard Sharmazanov ...

Opposition Party Skeptical About New PM’s Reform Drive

By Ruzanna Stepanian (RFE/RL)- The opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) voiced skepticism about Prime Minister Karen Karapetian’s pledges to create a level playing field for all businesses, saying that the ruling Republican Party (HHK) ...

Armenia Showcases New Missiles in Independence Day Parade

(RFE/RL) — Armenia demonstrated on Wednesday Iskander tactical missiles and other advanced weapons acquired from Russia recently as it marked the 25th anniversary of its independence with a military parade held in Yerevan. Hundreds of Armenian ...

Fresh Russian Arms Supplies To Armenia ‘In Progress’

(RFE/RL)- Russia has begun supplying Armenia with new weapons in line with multimillion-dollar defense contracts signed by the two allied states, the Russian ambassador in Yerevan, Ivan Volynkin, said recently. The Armenian government is to pay for ...

Karapetian Orders Action Against Government ‘Theft’

(RFE/RL)- Prime Minister Karen Karapetian ordered the Armenian government to root out what he called the embezzlement of budgetary funds set aside for government officials’ travel expenses. Karapetian alleged and decried the illegal practice ...

Armenian Tax Service Told To Target ‘Privileged’ Firms

(RFE/RL)- Prime Minister Karen Karapetian ordered Armenian tax authorities to tackle possible tax evasion among large and lucrative companies which he said are widely seen as being in a “privileged” position. Holding his first cabinet meeting ...

Armenian Government Signals New Economic Policy

(RFE/RL)- “Armenia needs a new ‘model of development’ in order to successfully address its socioeconomic problems,” Deputy Prime Minister Vache Gabrielian said recently. Gabrielian commented on the newly appointed Prime Minister Karen ...