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However, some were surprised to see Kyalyan as rector, while others were not so surprised at the results. The results were not surprising even for her competitor Marine Safaryan, head of the physio-pulmonology department of the medical university. “Maybe it should have been this way”, she said after counting the votes and immediately left. Although …

According to our sources, on February 28, 12 fifth grade children from “Almanakh” educational center took part in the Armenian-Iranian school exhibition. All the children were given Iranian painting materials to paint before the exhibition. In a matter of 15-20 minutes, they were all empoisoned and taken to the hospital. Nine children have been treated …

Recently, people are of the opinion that the president of Armenia is worried about his image based on how his bodyguards treat him. Rumor has it that the bodyguards are doing this because they are not satisfied with their salaries. Well, we can understand this if we consider the fact that whereas the bodyguard’s minimum …

3538 types of medicines are registered and are sold in Armenia. According to the decision of RA Government the registration of reproduced medicines costs 900.000 AMD, registration of each medicine prescription is 450.000 AMD and each medicine portion is 250.000 AMD. The same process costs incomparably lower in the neighboring Georgia – equivalent to $400. …

Recently RA President Robert Kocharyan had a granddaughter and named her in honor of his wife Bella Kocharyan.

According to medicine importing companies the sale of unregistered medicines in the Armenian market is stipulated by the high fees of medicine registration. Since the producing organizations are the one to pay for the registration and expertise of medicines they also decide where to export their products. In this regard the Armenian market is not …

Three days ago marked the 18th anniversary of the Karabagh movement. All I can say is that that movement really meant a lot to me. I was 23 at the time and was filled with enthusiasm. It was a movement paving the path towards peace. Then came independence, after which some victorious battles, and then …

A dispute over a door has opened a window into the finances of a Yerevan judge, revealing a mass of wealth far greater than his moderate salary provided by the Ministry of Justice. The judge, whose salary is about $642 a month, owns six cars (including those given to his sons) worth about $61,000, a …

A couple of days ago, Army Commander of Karabagh Seyran Ohanyan ordered to fire Army Commander of the N subdivision of Martakert Felix Baghdasaryan.. Lieutenant Samvel Yaghubyan will temporarily be assigned as army commander. According to our sources, the former commander was fired as a result of an emergency situation. On February 3 of this …

A conscript in the Armenian Army has come forward with charges that he was raped by fellow soldiers, including an officer, while serving at a post in the Nagorno Karabakh border village of Talish. Last week Narek Karapetyan (whose name has been changed by ArmeniaNow due to the nature of the charges), of Vanadzor, was …