Armenia’s parliament debated on Tuesday a proposed aviation tax break which the government says would attract foreign low-cost airlines to the country.
Lawyers for Hrayr Tovmasian accused Armenia’s political leadership on Tuesday of putting “illegal pressure” on the embattled chairman of the Constitutional Court after a law-enforcement agency recommended criminal charges against him.
Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinian criticized on Monday the head of Armenia’s Cadaster Committee who has resigned in protest against government policies on urban development.
The Armenian government decided on Thursday to open an embassy in Israel, saying that it wants to improve Armenia’s uneasy relationship with the Jewish state.
Mikael Minasian, former President Serzh Sarkisian’s son-in-law and reputed confidant, is a suspect in an ongoing criminal investigation into a 2010 privatization deal which Armenian prosecutors say cost the state millions of dollars in losses.
The pro-government majority in the National Assembly is planning wide-ranging amendments to Armenia’s electoral legislation that could have important implications for the next general elections.
Lawyers for former Finance Minister Gagik Khachatrian on Wednesday appealed against a law-enforcement agency’s decision to arrest him on suspicion of corruption.
Gagik Khachatrian, a controversial former finance minister, was arrested on Tuesday as part of a corruption investigation conducted by Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS).
Three officials sitting on the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) challenged on Tuesday the legitimacy of another member of the state body overseeing Armenia’s courts who was sworn in last week.
Representatives of the opposition minority in Armenia’s parliament defended on Monday the legitimacy of the Constitutional Court challenged by its newest judge and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s My Step alliance.
The National Assembly has approved wide-ranging tax cuts which Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s government says will stimulate economic growth in Armenia.
A man in Yerevan reportedly claimed to have been beaten up on Sunday by Arsen Julfalakyan, a prominent Armenian wrestler and pro-government parliamentarian, and his equally famous father.
Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) on Thursday brought corruption charges against a senior government official and political ally of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian who actively participated in last year’s “velvet revolution.”
Armenia sent on Monday an aid convoy to neighboring Iran to help victims of devastating flash floods that have swept through hundreds of Iranian towns and villages, killing at least 70 people.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Monday publicly demanded the resignation of the rectors of state-run universities who he said are linked to Armenia’s former leadership.
The Armenian government is awaiting the results of an independent international environmental audit for its decision on the future of an effectively halted mining project amid a warning from the United States-based company about a possible litigation, a lawmaker said on Monday.
The Armenian government on Thursday made the final decision to reduce the number of its ministries from 17 to 12 and lay off some of their employees.
The supervisory board of Yerevan State University (YSU) on Thursday narrowly failed to sack its long-serving rector, Aram Simonian, who is under growing pressure by the Armenian government to resign.
The elder son of Robert Kocharian, a former Armenian president arrested in December, has been charged with tax evasion and money laundering, it emerged on Monday.
Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan on Tuesday defended the Armenian government’s decision to send army medics and sappers to Syria and said Yerevan could also consider deploying combat troops there.
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