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Newspaper Editor’s Car Blown Up
A car belonging to the editor of Armenia’s best-selling daily newspaper critical of the government was destroyed late Monday in an explosion which he said was as an assassination attempt engineered by a wealthy...
Government Discloses Deal With New Mobile Operator
A Lebanese firm that was selected as Armenia’s second mobile phone operator without a competitive bidding earlier this month will pay only $7 million for the lucrative license, it emerged on Thursday. Details of the...
Health Condition of Children at Special Schools Is Alarming
Children with special needs placed at special/boarding schools in Yerevan face myriad health and development problems, according to the Assessment of Health Condition of Children with Special Education Needs conducted...
Journalists and Policemen Gathered At a Round Table
On November 17 “Femida” NGO held a round table, in which representatives of Armenian media and the police took part. The event was organized under “Role of Press in Establishing Rule of Law in Republic of Armenia”...
Armenian Apostolic Church Opposed Sects Registration
Armenian Apostolic Church leader Garegin II came up with a statement Wednesday voicing disapproval over Jehovah Witnesses sect recent registration. Armenian Apostolic Church recognizes freedom of worship, the statement...
Round-Table on the Problems of Former Prisoners of War
On November 13, in Stepanakert, the Karabakh non-governmental organization "Center of Civil Initiatives" (CCI) held a 'round-table' called "The Problem of the Adaptation, Social Rehabilitation and Reintegration of...
Telecom Deal Not Yet Sealed By ArmenTel Owner
The Greek owner of Armenia’s ArmenTel telecommunications monopoly has still not formally approved a controversial compromise agreement to resolve its long-running dispute with the Armenian government, thrusting its...
Council Of Europe Envoy Urges Faster Reform In Armenia
A high-ranking representative of the Council of Europe urged the Armenian authorities on Monday to redouble their efforts to honor political commitments that earned Armenia membership in the respected human rights...
IP Services Vs Government Decision
Besides one-day-long strike, companies rendering Internet phone services, held a protest action near Parliament building. Hundreds of employees of about 200 managing establishments doing IP service have today assembled...
Presentation of Guide "Basis of Human Development" Takes Place in Yerevan
Presentation of guide "Basis of Human Development" took place in Yerevan. The guide was developed by UNDP and Yerevan State University. According to the dean of YSU Economic Faculty Haik Sargsian, it is a unique guide,...