The expected hike in the natural gas tariff continues to be a painful topic among political and social strata, deeply concerned not only by the prospect of chain-effect inflation to follow, but also a new wave of emigration. Many believe that by raising the gas price Russia is punishing Armenia for ...
Read More →A number of state institutions of higher education in Armenia will start the new academic year with raised tuition fees, which would not apply to their current students who will continue their education for the same annual fee they have been paying so far. Freshmen, however, would have to pay more ...
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News of a hike in tariffs for natural gas in Armenia have created concern among consumers, who understand that a raise in the blue fuel implies chain inflation in almost all spheres – electric power, transport, and staples.
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Small hydropower plants built and yet to-be-built on rivers of Armenia have raised a discontent among the local population of Armenian provinces. Villagers warn that hydropower plants (HPPs) exhaust irrigation water, challenging farming and harming the ecosystems.
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After its Yerevan premier, French-Armenian actor, director and producer Serge Avedikian’s re-staged “Anush” opera has become “this spring’s most outstanding and much talked-about cultural event”, just as the authors had promised.
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The five fellow soldiers of army Lieutenant Artak Nazaryan who died of gunfire wound while on duty in Tavush province three years ago, in 2010, have been found guilty by the local court after years of controversial trial.
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Opposition forces that participated in the May 5 elections to Yerevan’s Council of Elders have described yesterday’s vote as fraudulent accusing its big winner, the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), of staging violations and committing fraud to get the kind of result.
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Charges of vote-buying have surfaced in the Yerevan municipal election, consistent with claims made in previous national votes.
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Problems with stamp ink designed as an additional safeguard against repeated ballot appear to continue during the elections to Yerevan’s Council of Elders as well.
Read More →Representatives of six political parties and one bloc of parties are completing their election campaigns ahead of the upcoming municipal vote in Yerevan. A ‘day of silence’ is imposed on campaigners on Saturday to give voters some time to ‘digest’ the pledges and statements they have been he...
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