Armenia’s birth rate fell last year despite a sizable increase in the number of marriages, according to the latest demographic data released by the National Statistical Service (NSS) on Wednesday.
Armenia has gone a long way in building a defense industry that can now repair and maintain its practically entire military arsenal, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian said on Wednesday.
Yerevan Mayor Taron Markarian said through a spokeswoman on Friday that he will not lift his predecessor’s controversial ban on street trade that affected thousands of people earning a modest living.
The Armenian government approved on Thursday major increases in modest pensions and other social benefits paid to hundreds of thousands of people.
The Armenian government will try to address serious concerns expressed by villagers in the southeastern Syunik province about the planned launch of open-pit mining operations near their communities, Environment Minister Aram Harutiunian said on Tuesday.
An Armenian-American businessman has accused authorities in Armenia of harassing him and his family after being unexpectedly set free pending investigation into alleged tax evasion by one of his Yerevan-based firms.
A leading international watchdog on Thursday reported no progress in Armenia’s curbing its government corruption, ranking it among the 70 or so most corrupt countries of the world covered by its annual surveys.
International mediators brokering a solution to the Karabakh conflict took part in a ceasefire monitoring on the Armenian-Azerbaijani “line of contact” near the disputed region as part of their latest tour of the region on Tuesday.
The top religious leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia have called for a withdrawal of snipers from Karabakh frontlines as a means to stop bloodshed amid more reported casualties in the conflict zone.
The editors of some of Armenia’s leading newspapers downplayed on Wednesday the significance of a Constitutional Court decision meant to limit a wave of libel lawsuits filed against local media.
Armenia’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday instructed lower courts to be more cautious in handling libel lawsuits filed against media and generally avoid imposing hefty fines on them.
Britain’s outgoing ambassador in Yerevan welcomed on Monday Armenian leaders’ pledges to ensure that next year’s parliamentary elections meet democratic standards.
An OSCE representative has expressed concern over the growing number of libel suits filed against Armenia’s news outlets, calling upon the authorities to further reform the legislation to adequately protect the media in civil defamation cases.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) has scoffed at the comments made by its junior coalition partner’s representative who suggested that a clean vote in 2012 would give the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) a majority in parliament.
The Armenian authorities appear to be committed to holding elections widely recognized as free and fair, a senior representative of the Washington-based International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) said on Thursday.
Opposition politicians and environmental activists joined on Wednesday about two hundred residents of the central Armenian town of Hrazdan in protesting against the opening of an iron mine which they believe would have grave ecological consequences.
The editors of eight leading Armenian newspapers added on Wednesday their voice to calls for the Constitutional Court to repeal controversial legislation that has led to a sharp increase in libel suits filed against media outlets.
Vartan Minasian, the head coach of Armenia’s national soccer team, has expressed delight at a nationwide jubilation sparked by its surprisingly strong performance in the qualifying campaign for the 2012 European Football Championship.
Armenian insurance companies have reported a nearly 22 percent payout of premium funds to cover the costs of damages incurred by some 14,000 car owners in road accidents since the introduction of mandatory car insurance at the beginning of this year.
A controversial millionaire businessman staunchly supporting President Serzh Sarkisian claimed on Friday that opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian repeatedly tried to co-opt him ahead of Armenia’s 2008 presidential election.
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