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The first instance court of Gyumri has begun the trial of member of the “United Javakhk” democratic alliance Vahagn Chakhalyan. V. Chakhalyan is charged with illegally crossing the state border. The trial will continue on Monday.

On November 21 mayor of Plessis-Robinson city of France, head of Arabkir community of Yerevan Hovhannes Shahinyan, deputy-mayor on technical service of Plessis-Robinson Benua Blo and deputy-mayor on inter-community issues of Plessis-Robinson, Corinne Duguer participated in the ceremony of granting two garbage and snow removal trucks to Arabkir community of Yerevan. It took place in …

The last two discussions at the “Pressing” club attached to the “168 Hours” newspaper edition were dedicated to a highly significant issue in Armenia today-PR in Armenia. After the publication of the discussions, “168 Hours” received a number of phone calls. Readers were interested in what PR really was. PR means public relations. PR and …

Yesterday the “draft law on alienating properties for state needs” was adopted by second reading in the parliament (70 votes for, 2 votes against). According to ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan, this law should be totally amended and improved. The representatives of “National Unity”, “Rule of Law” and “Justice” parties did not take part in the voting …

One of the most carnival schools of Brazil will represent Armenia during the 2007 Brazilian carnival organized by the initiative of the Armenian General Consulate of San Paolo. One of the five cars brought out to the parade will be 17 meters in length and 12 meters high and will symbolize Armenia as the “cradle …

The “Linsie” Fund and the American “ProjectCURE” company were the biggest donators of the Telethon aimed towards the implementation of the “Rebirth of Artsakh” project (each paid 2 million dollars). The fund’s money is going to be aimed towards the construction of schools in Nagorno Karabagh, while the company’s contribution will help pay for medical …

“168 Hours” has touched upon the activities of the “Linsie” fund several times, in particular the construction of the Komitas and Tigran Mets streets. As our readers know, the two streets have each been destructed for two-three months now and still haven’t been asphalted. During the destruction of the streets, it was informed that the …

Anecdote: A man gives 1000 drams to a beggar on the street every day on his way to work. After a while, he starts giving him 500 drams. One day, he passes by the beggar quickly in order to not give money. The beggar asks him: “What happened? You used to give me a lot …

The premiere of the CD and book entitled “Real Stories”, published in light of the “Southern Caucasus audiodiaries” project, took place in Stepanakert on November 24 with funding provided by the British “Sources of Reconciliation” NGO. According to the project coordinator in Karabagh Karine Ohanyan, audiodiaries have been recorded since 2004 in Karabagh and currently …

The first steps are being taken: there is a plan and the main goal is to make the transition from analogous (currently used) broadcasts to digital broadcasts. According to the deputy minister, Armenia will need 50-60 million dollars for the implementation of that project and a part of the money will be provided by the …