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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Pace N1405 Resolution Criticized
Partnership for Open Society initiative staged a round table on Tuesday to discuss the PACE recent resolutions and reports on how Armenia is fulfilling its CE commitments. The PACE resolution N1405 adopted at the PACE...
Government Decision on Armentel Sparks Protests
Telephone stations workers intend to go on strike to express their attitude toward Armenian government’s recent decision giving ArmenTel sole control over IP telephony. Amendments to the company license gave it...
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,...