Prosecutor Asks for 4 Years’ Imprisonment for Former Police General Accused of Abusing Power
State prosecutor Harutyun Harutyunyan at the trial of former head of the RA Police General Department of Criminal Intelligence Hovhannes Tamamyan at a Yerevan district court today motioned to imprison Tamamyan for 4 years followed by a two-year period during which he would be prohibited...
All But One of Iranians Injured in Yerevan Night Club Blast Discharged from Hospital
Of the 10 people injured in a fire at a Yerevan night club, 8 have been discharged from hospital. The two still in hospital are one citizen of Iran and one citizen of Armenia, Vahe Mirakyan, who had helped the others escape from the fire. Note, the remaining 8 were also citizens of the...
Zemfira’s Baku Concert Cancelled
Well-known Russian rock artist of Bashkir descent Zemfira, who was to have a concert in Baku on Mar. 23, won’t be performing before her Azeri fans due to “the failure of the organizer to fulfill contractual obligations,” according to the singer’s official...
Russia Continues to Supply Armenia, Azerbaijan with Weapons
The volume of Azerbaijan’s imports of major conventional weapons increased by 164% between 2002–2006 and 2007–2011, making it the 38th largest recipient of weapons, according to new data on international arms transfers published on Mar. 19 by Stockholm International Peace Research...
Nothing Wrong with Giving Gagik Beglaryan, General Manvel Grigoryan Shot at Parliament: HHK Vice Chair
The top 20 names in the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) list of parliamentary candidates will remain unchanged while the rest, 230 names, are still up for debate, said vice chair Razmik Zohrabyan, speaking to reporters in the capital today and adding that candidates from various...
Armenian Delegation to Attend Meeting in Baku
A delegation from Armenia will be attending the 2nd plenary session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly in Baku next month. The plenary session is set for Apr. 3–4; however, the delegation will be in the Azerbaijani capital from Apr. 1–4 to attend Euronest committee meetings ahead...
Another Death on the Frontline
On Mar. 19, at a defense position in Armenia’s Tavush marz (province), Major Artak Shahbazyan, 35, was shot in the chest and subsequently, taken to hospital in the city of Noyemberyan, where he died. Armenia’s Defense Ministry reports that the shot was fired from AzerbaijanR
Armenian Press Review: The Elections
Haykakan Jamanak (“Armenian Times”) reports that MP Samvel Aleksanyan informed its reporter that Football Federation of Armenia president, MP Ruben Hayrapetyan today or tomorrow will be nominated as a candidate in no. 1 electoral district for the upcoming parliamentary...
Levon Ter-Petrossian’s Nephew Enters Parliamentary Race
Armenian National Congress (HAK) leader Levon Ter-Petrossian’s nephew Tigran Ter-Petrossian (pictured) late afternoon yesterday was nominated as a candidate in the no. 12 electoral district for the upcoming parliamentary election. The son of Levon Ter-Petrossian’s brother,...
‘Turkish Influence’ on Armenian Parliament: Genocide Bill Rejected
The National Assembly of Armenia on Monday rejected a bill condemning the genocide of Pontic Greeks, Assyrians and other nations of the Ottoman Empire. Only 17 lawmakers voted in favor of the bill, while members of the ruling coalition faction abstained from voting. Stepan (Styopa)...
HHK Parliamentary Candidate Margarit Yesayan No Longer Aravot Reporter
Recent Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) member Margarit Yesayan (pictured), 26th on the HHK’s list of candidates contesting a parliamentary seat on a party-list basis, is no longer a reporter with local daily Aravot, the newspaper’s chief editor, Aram Abrahamyan, informed...
Heritage Party Secretary Explains Why She’s Leaving the Party
Heritage Party secretary Karine Hakobyan at a press conference in Yerevan today officially announced her plans to leave the party, pointing out that she joined the party to do great work with other party members, however, things have turned out otherwise. “The issue isn’t...
Policeman Who Posed with Hrant Dink’s Killer Promoted
A police officer that was photographed posing with Hrant Dink murderer Ogün Samast behind a Turkish flag immediately after the assassination has been promoted, the Hurriyet Daily News reported, citing another daily Radikal today. Yakup Kurtaran, who was a fourth-class police officer in...
More Russian Capital in Georgia than in Azerbaijan. In Armenia, All is Clear
Direct foreign investment into Azerbaijan’s economy is more than $3 billion; in Armenia, $1 billion; and in Georgia, $981 million (keeping in mind, however, that the data for Georgia has not been fully confirmed), according to analyst Tamar Nergadze, who reported the figures for...
Refugee from Azerbaijan Killed Herself in Yerevan (PHOTOS)
The apartment of Lilia M. is sealed. Through the keyhole one can see a chair by the window, on the balcony converted into a room, which the 59-year-old woman from Azerbaijan used to climb onto the windowsill and jump from the 9th floor of a residential building in Erebuni administrative...