Society

– Mr. Cantor, you know about British engineer Bruce Tasker’s allegations against the World Bank (WB), which concern violations in the water supply system development project of Yerevan. You have applied to different international organizations with a suggestion to investigate those claims. How does the Embassy of Great Britain relate to such allegations? – There …

According to our information the Hygiene Department of Medical University after Heratsi of Yerevan has examined several sorts of butter imported to Armenia. It turns out that those are deodorized and refined grease sorts (margarine). These sorts are sold at the price and name of butter. The Medical University refuted the rumors that they have …

The Reporters without Borders human rights organization, the headquarters of which is located in Paris, released its annual report on freedom of speech. The report reads that Armenia’s position in the ranking has slightly been improved compared to past years. “Mostly status quo remains in the region. There is slight improvement in Georgia and Armenia,” …

Mariam Sudukhian is a volunteer and likes hiking, spending time in mountains and taking photos. It is due to Mariam’s efforts that the recent problems with “the symphony of stones” of Garni have appeared in the focus of the attention of media. “I took a foreigner there to show the canyon of Garni and saw …

“USA Today”, an American daily will be published in Armenia too. According to radio “Liberty”, the owner of the paper has decided to issue a weekly consisting of the publications covered during the week. The weekly will be called “USA Today Abroad”. It is supposed that the first outlet of this paper will be published …

In the near future a skateboard area will be opened in Nor-Nork community of Yerevan, which occupies 1200 cm area. The head of the construction and reconstruction department of the city administration office of Yerevan, Frunze Basentsyan has said that about 145 million Armenian dram has been provided from the budget for that purpose (approximately …

Yesterday representatives of numerous NGOs held a protest action near the government building with the following posters: “Do not silence the symphony of Garni!”, “We urge you to punish the criminals!” shouted the demonstrators,” ”National wealth is being pillaged”. “We demand that the ones, who have stolen these rocks from Garni gorge, retrieve those and …

“PR is an art to convince others of something, which you don’t believe yourself.” Abba Eban A few people had heard the word PR about 10 years ago. The meaning of the word could figure out only a few dozens of people. Today they use the word PR very often regardless of its relevance. Indeed …

During the past few days quite a big part of the symphony of the rocks of Garni was destroyed. Last year this destruction process seemed to be prevented, however this year it once again appeared in the center of the attention of the barbarians. Once again the six-angle rocks created by the nature started to …

On October 7, at 23:30 there were shootings at “Eastern Cuisine” cafe on Komitas street. The police department of Arabkir community has received a statement from hospital that two persons had been taken to hospital with gunshot wounds – Jndi A., a Yezid, born in 1964, and his wife’s brother Jamal A., born in 1974. …