Armenian National Congress Rally in Pictures
The Armenian National Congress held a pre-election rally in Liberty Square earlier this evening, during which various opposition leaders spoke of the May 6 parliamentary election and the need to be steadfast in avoiding electoral fraud. HAK leader Levon-Ter-Petrossian (pictured,...
French Singer Met Distant Relatives in Armenia, Promises to Return to Perform
French singer of Armenian and Corsican origin Patrick Fiori (born Patrick Jean-François Chouchayan), speaking to journalists in Yerevan today, said he won’t have a huge concert in Armenia this time but he will return to the country in the near future and organize a solo concert or...
European Investment Bank to Assist in Modernizing Armenia Border Checkpoints
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan convened a meeting today to discuss modernizing the border checkpoints at the Armenian towns of Bagratashen, Bavra and Gogavan along the Georgian border. RA Deputy Minister of Finance Vardan Aramyan reported progress in implementing the program. He...
Putin Thanks Armenia PM Tigran Sargsyan
Russian Prime Minister, President-Elect Vladimir Putin (pictured, left) sent a thank you message to his Armenian counterpart, Tigran Sargsyan (pictured, right), today. The message reads as follows: “Dear Tigran Sureni, “I sincerely thank you for your kind congratulations on my...
Man Protesting Outside State Broadcaster Detained by Police Now Released (updated)
Yervand Karapetyan, who was detained by police outside the Armenian Public TV building earlier this afternoon, was later taken by an ambulance and accompanied by two officers to a psychiatric clinic to determine whether he has a mental illness or not. This news was conveyed to Epress.am...
Istanbul Explosion in Cafe Kills Two
Two people staying at a café were killed while another was injured in a fire following an explosion in Istanbul’s Esenler district today, the Hurriyet Daily News reports. The explosion occurred at a café located on the basement floor of a building in Esenler’s Orhan Gazi...
Turkish Parliament Sees Fresh Fistfight Among Deputies
Fighting broke out in the Turkish Parliament yet again yesterday as discussions during a proposed education reform degenerated first into a verbal commotion before escalating into a physical conflict among deputies, the Hurriyet Daily News reports. An argument started between Mehmet...
Opposition Candidate Checking Questionable Voter Lists
Election candidate in the no. 11 electoral district, Armenian National Congress representative Arshak Banuchyan’s campaign headquarter staff have discovered several dozens of questionable addresses on voter lists, where there are 20–30 voter registrations from a single...
Patrick Fiori Wants to Bring Notre-Dame de Paris to Yerevan
French singer of Armenian and Corsican origin Patrick Fiori (born Patrick Jean-François Chouchayan) in a meeting with Yerevan mayor Taron Margaryan today expressed a wish to hold free-of-charge concerts in Yerevan, as well as present the musical Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of...
Headstone of Hitler’s Parents’ Grave to be Removed
The mayor of an Austrian village where Adolf Hitler’s parents are buried says the tombstone marking the grave will be removed, AP reports. Leonding Mayor Walter Brunner says the decision was made by a relative of the family who says she does not want the grave to continue serving as...
Economist Outlines Impact and Cost of Elections in Armenia
About $70 million USD is spent during elections in Armenia, according to approximate calculations by economist Samvel Avagyan, who included the expenses of all candidates and political parties, as well as the allocations from the state budget in his calculations. Speaking to journalists...
Armenian National Congress Candidate Didn’t Hide Meeting with Ruling Party Candidate
Nominated in the no. 12 electoral district for the upcoming parliamentary election, Tigran Ter-Petrossian (pictured), backed by the Armenian National Congress (HAK) and the nephew of HAK leader Levon Ter-Petrossian, in conversation with Epress.am, confirmed that he met with Mher...
Voters Given Opportunity to Choose Among Opposition Candidates: Bakhshyan
Heritage Party MP Anahit Bakhshyan, nominated in the no. 12 constituency, considers the other five candidates nominated in the same district her competition. Apart from Bakhshyan, nominated in this district are Tigran Ter-Petrossian (Armenian National Congress, or HAK), Lyova Khachatryan...
Police Warn Occupy Mashtots Park Activists to ‘Refrain from Committing Illegal Acts’
Armenian police in a statement issued Thursday warned the activists who for one-and-a-half months have been protesting shop construction in a downtown Yerevan park that the actions they have planned for Mar. 31 are not protected by the freedom of assembly. Recall, environmental and civic...
USAID to Assist Armenia’s Human Rights Defender to Be More Accessible to Public
USAID/Armenia Mission Director Jatinder Cheema and the Human Rights Defender of Armenia Karen Andreasyan signed a Memorandum of Understanding at a ceremony held on Mar. 29. US Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern and representatives from Counterpart International and the American Bar...