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The Russian federal services for veterinary and vegetable control have prohibited the import of meat products from Armenia, as well is the import of such products from third countries through the territory of Armenia. This information was announced yesterday by a representative of the Russian agriculture control department. “This decision was made basing on our …

According to our information the rector of the Yerevan State Medical University, Gohar Kyalyan has an intention to privatize the laboratory building of the university. This huge 7-storey building is located right next to the university from the side of Heratsi street. This is where the scientific center and several university departments are located. According …

American Armenian painter and collector Markos Grigoryan, aged 90, who was attacked by criminals 20 days ago, died at hospital yesterday. He has presented a number of worthy pieces of arts to different museums in Armenia and this time he brought a unique collection for the Museum of Middle East. To note, at the beginning …

Today is the 17th anniversary of the Independence Declaration of RA. In fact the ground of the independence of Armenia was set with that very declaration. The declaration itself set all the principles, which Armenia follows till now or which got enacted in the Constitution later. However, surprisingly the government hasn’t held any event to …

In September the government of Armenia is planning drastic changes in the TV companies of the country. But strangely enough the government decided to keep this information top secret. The reason why they decided to make changes in the television sector I think is not surprising for any one at all. The thing is that …

“They don’t even smoke “Marlboro” here. There was a time when this was the advertisement slogan for the “Marlboro” cigarette was placed on the planes for international flights. The already classic, laconic texts saying everything in one sentence are replaced by long-worded, meaningless, and repulsive texts that come from the lips of a beautiful lady. …

“This is no country to live in; if there is a way, we will live somewhere else.” These are words that can be frequently heard in Armenia from Armenian citizens disappointed in the capriciousness, illegalities, unemployment, or the devaluation of the dollar. Some citizens find the way – they go to Russia. The more successful …

The “Clean Arabkir” sanitary cleaning company of the Arabkir district already has nearly 40 garbage disposal, snow-cleaning, and water-spraying trucks, but that is not enough to provide full service to the district. Hovhannes Shahinyan, head of the Arabkir district, recently returned from Scotland, where he had met with the administration of the world-famous “Green Machine” …

Yesterday the body of Robert Simonyan, aged 12, who disappeared in Gyumri on May 20, was found. The child’s body was found in a house 50 meters from their home, where no one had lived during the recent several years. The neighbors saw that the window of the house was broken. It is worth mentioning …

While talking about the opportunities granted by the constitutional amendments in the numerous speeches dedicated to Constitution Day, Armenian government activists placed emphasis on the fact that those amendments give the opportunity to develop the relationship between Armenia and the Diaspora. However, that opportunity is put to practice as much as the Constitution, for example, …