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Pashinyan-Aliyev Meeting: Positive, but Inconclusive
Pashinyan and Aliyev during their first official talks with OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs in Vienna, Austria, March 29, 2019 VIENNA, Austria—Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani...
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Culture Ministry’s Ousting of Legendary Maestro Sparks Outrage in Yerevan
Artists of the Armenian national opera theater protest outside the main government building in Yerevan on April 1, 2019 (Photo: Photolure) YEREVAN—Theater actors and directors staged a protest in...
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Anna Hakobyan Visits Boston Area, ARF Archives
Last week, Anna Hakobyan, a prominent Armenian journalist and the wife of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, took a two-day visit to the Boston area as part of a larger US tour. While visiting,...
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Court Orders Removal of Amulsar Mine Protesters
Refinery building, May 2018 (Photo: Lydian International) YEREVAN— The Administrative Court of the Republic of Armenia passed a ruling last week declaring the blockade of the Amulsar mining site by...
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Yerevan Remembers
Click to view slideshow. YEREVAN—A constant stream of people crossed the Hrazdan bridge and passed the Hamalir into the Genocide memorial park perched atop Armenia’s capital. As the walking paths...
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Armenians Celebrate Their First Citizen’s Day
Click to view slideshow. YEREVAN—Police cordoned off streets across the city’s downtown on the morning of Saturday, April 27 in preparation for a day-long block party. The celebration was meant to...
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Thousands Turn Out for Wine, EDM in Yerevan
Click to view slideshow. YEREVAN—The Armenian capital played host to two festivals of a very different nature last weekend. On Saryan Street, visitors in the tens of thousands attended the third annual...
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Yerevan Opens New Downtown Park
YEREVAN—The Armenian capital city has just expanded its green spaces. The park, which connects City Hall with Republic Square, reopened on Friday after almost a two-year reconstruction project and...
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Kocharyan Trial Suspended in the Wake of Pashinyan-Court Standoff
Robert Kocharyan pictured in court, May 2019 (Photo: ARMENPRESS) YEREVAN—An Armenian court confirmed on Tuesday that it was suspending the trial of former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and...
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ARF Delegation Meets with President Sarkissian
YEREVAN—Armenia’s President Armen Sarkissian met with a delegation representing the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF), headed by the party’s Bureau chairperson Hagop Der Khatchadourian and ARF...
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Judicial reform underway following controversial Kocharyan ruling
YEREVAN—The Armenian National Assembly held its first hearing on transitional justice on Friday. Lawmakers debated the mechanisms of a planned major judicial reform program designed to create a truly...
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UWC Dilijan College Presents Graduating Class of 2019 Ahead of Fifth Anniversary
UWC Dilijan College Class of 2019 (Photo: Raffi Elliott) DILIJAN—On Saturday afternoon, more than 100 students hailing from 61 countries graduated from Dilijan College—forming the fourth cohort to...
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Health Minister: Smoking Ban and Universal Coverage Coming Soon
Health Minister Arsen Torosyan interviewed by the Armenian Weekly (Photo: Health Ministry of the Republic of Armenia) YEREVAN—In an interview with the Armenian Weekly, Armenian Health Minister Arsen...
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Arajamugh Village Opens New Athletic Facility
A wide-angle view of the sports facility (Photo: Artsakhpress.am) ARTSAKH– Villagers, officials and diasporan sponsors joined together last week to mark another stage in developing the border village...
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ARF Bureau Representative Hagop Der Khatchadourian visits Aleppo
ARF Bureau Representative Hagop Der Khatchadourian speaking during the celebration for the 101st anniversary of the First Republic of Armenia ALEPPO, Syria—ARF Bureau Representative Hagop Der...
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Movses Abelian Named UN Under-Secretary-General
Photo: United Nations United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Movses Abelian of Armenia (as well as a national of Georgia), as the next Under-Secretary-General for General...
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Glendale Mayor Takes Over Armenia’s Diaspora Affairs
PM Nikol Pashinyan receives Armenia’s newly-appointed High Commissioner of Diaspora Affairs Zareh Sinanyan, June 14, 2019 Zareh Sinanyan looks exhausted. “Sorry, I just got out of a day-long meeting...
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AYF Protesting Armenian Government’s Plan to Install a Flat Tax
Scenes from Wednesday’s sit-in outside the National Assembly (Photo: @ahazangir) The National Assembly of Armenia (NA) met Wednesday to discuss the proposed changes to the country’s tax system. Members...
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Solar Farms to Boost Renewable Energy and Jobs in Armenia
Click to view slideshow. YEGHEGNADZOR—Construction has begun on the first micro solar farm in Armenia’s Vayots Dzor province. Perched atop a hill overlooking the village of Gladzor, the projected solar...
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National Assembly Approves New Tax Code, AYF Protests
Photo: Ahazank Facebook page YEREVAN—Parliament has approved a controversial tax code overhaul package which would introduce a flat personal income tax rate, cut corporate taxes and provide...
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