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Armenia has acquired A-319 airbus aircraft to use for official purposes instead of the old Tu-134 aircraft, which was made in 1977. The aircraft will be used for the needs of the president, as well as for official visits of high rank officials and delegations to foreign countries. The A-319 aircraft has been purchased in …

There are new interesting developments in the case of the first water development project worth of $32 million, which was supported by World Bank. The former head of the World Bank (WB) Armenian office, Roger Robinson is accused in those violations. Last week the head of the international projects department of GAP (Government Accountability Project), …

The 10th annual telethon has received donations and promises of donations amounting at 15 million and 275 thousand USD. This consecutive telethon had more participants than the previous ones. In parallel with huge donations there were many small and medium donations too. The participation level of ordinary citizens was high in Armenia and Russia. The …

It is more than one month that the stations of “Gosh Gas” don’t have gas. The other gas stations that have gas are selling it at higher prices, which are expensive by 70-80%. One month ago the price of one kilo gas offered by gas stations was 330-350 dram, but now it has increased up …

During the past several weeks of autumn the vectors, which have been formed in Yerevan, offer a few interesting approaches. 1. positive voting of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs about the Armenian Genocide committed during the Ottoman rule, 2. recent events of Turkey started from the murder of Hrant Dink and finished with …

The most important information broadcasted by the national TV company last week was about the auction of car “GOLD” plate numbers. The air of the TV company, which is financed by us, the taxpayers, was busy with broadcasting that nonsense event. You could hear the sound of the hammer, people were increasing the offers, in …

Yesterday the drivers of “Autobus” CJSC Charbakh and Jrvezh branches organized a strike. According to the drivers, the reason is that their directors have told them that “Autobus” JSC will be privatized and they will have to stop driving buses for some time. We asked the drivers who were going to privatize the company, but …

The tax officers have not been able to find anything wrong with the accounting records of Gala TV during the past several days. Instead the TV Company was deprived of its main advertisement orders. Of 26-27 companies working with us only 3 are left at the moment, and we expect them to quit working with …

Advisor of the Friends of the Earth organization, Adriana Natsualas has sent a letter to the people worldwide, who are concerned with ecological issues. In the letter she has also adverted to the exploitation of Copper-Molybdenum mining area of Teghut. The international expert has thoroughly described the organization ACP, which has received a license to …

As we have numerously informed, the Embassy of Great Britain in Armenia has applied to the Institutional Integrity Department of the World Bank and the Serious Fraud Office of London in connection with the statements concerning violations in the first project of water supply system development of Yerevan. The Ambassador of Great Britain to Armenia, …