Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian, who as chairperson of the Central Bank of Armenia from 1998 to 2008 was nonpartisan, has joined the Republican Party of Armenia. Tigran Tadevosyan / Photolure.
Nov 21, 2009: Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian has joined the Republican Party of Armenia, the party spokesperson announced. The party holds the presidency of Armenia and a majority in the National Assembly. more...
Nov 20, 2009: Armenia's State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition will conduct a special study to prevent the possible rise in market prices of petrol, diesel fuel, drugs, natural oil, butter, eggs, and sugar for the upcoming holidays, Armenpress reported. Each year, residents complain that prices for these basic goods are artificially raised during the holiday season. The goods are imported by large companies. more...
Some students in Yerevan have taken to wearing masks to protect themselves from the flu. Vahram Baghdasaryan / Photolure.
Nov 20, 2009: The number of people infected with the H1N1 virus (swine flu) has reached 15 in Armenia. Roche pharmaceuticals said prices of Tamiflu will not rise. more...
In a photo from ArmProdExpo, earlier this month, the "Buy Armenian" campaign poster shows a map of Armenia and the former NKAO.
Nov 20, 2009: The Armenian government, the Yerevan Brandy Company, and the Millennium Challenge Account - Armenia (MCA) Foundation have teamed up to start a "Buy Armenian" campaign across the country. The campaign material included a map that has caused controversy. more...
Nov 20, 2009: World Bank surveys show that the poverty rate in Armenia increased from 25.6 percent in 2008 (second quarter) to 28.4 percent in 2009 (second quarter). In real numbers, this means that in Armenia, the numbers of poor has increased by 90,000 people. more...
Nov 20, 2009: According to Transparency International's latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) of 180 nations, Armenia was in the 120th position, along with Bolivia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Vietnam. more...
Monument to the victims of October 27, a work by Ervand Kochar. Hayk Badalian / Photolure
Oct 31, 2009: On October 27 a monument was erected in the courtyard of Armenia's National Assembly to honor the victims of the assassinations of ten years earlier. more...
Model of the Dalma Garden Mall. Tigran Tadevosian / Photolure
Oct 31, 2009: The scale model of one of the largest retail and entertainment centers in Armenia, the Dalma Garden Mall, was presented this week in Yerevan. The three-story shopping center is to open in 2010. more...
Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Sergey Kapinos. Tigran Tadevosian / Photolure
Oct 31, 2009: An OSCE-supported workshop to promote cooperation between police and the media was held on October 26 in Armenia's northern Lori province. more...
Oct 31, 2009: A U.N. report presented in Yerevan on October 27 suggested that human development improved in Armenia in 2008 thanks to an increase in per capita gross domestic product; however emigration has continued apace. more...
Armenia’s soccer team is jubilant after beating Belgium. Vahram Baghdasarian / Photolure
Sep 13, 2009: In a World Cup qualifier match, Armenia's national soccer team beat Belgium 2-1. It was Armenia's first victory since beating Poland 1-0 in a Euro 2008 qualifier in June, 2007. more...
TechSquad, which is representing Armenia at the 2009 Imagine Cup: Lina Hovanessian, l., Hovhanness Zardaryan, Narbeh Mirzaei, and Sahar Mojtahedi.
Jun 27, 2009: The American University of Armenia's team, TechSquad, will represent Armenia at the 2009 Imagine Cup, which will take place July 3–7 in Cairo. more...
Jun 27, 2009: At a conference on economic cooperation with Karabakh, Armenia's prime minister expressed regret that more than 90 percent of Armenia's population has never visited NKR. more...
An Armenian
Bible held at the
Matenadaran in
Yerevan, with the
date 1566. Photolure
Jun 27, 2009: A state committee to coordinate the celebrations of the 500th anniversary of Armenian printing in 2011 has been set up. Chairing the committee is none other than Armenia's President Serge Sargsian. more...
Jun 27, 2009: Almost 100 youth will be taking part in the first-ever Come Home (Ari Tun) program of Armenia's Diaspora Ministry. The participants of the program will be staying with host families in Yerevan and neighboring regions. more...
Jun 27, 2009: Four Armenian schoolchildren will be taking part in the international biology Olympiad in Japan for the first time ever. The Olympiad will take place mid-July. more...
Nienke Oomes, the IMF resident representative in Armenia. Haik Badalyan / Photolure
Jun 27, 2009: The Armenian Judo Youth Team will be participating in the European Judo Championships which are being held in the town of Koper in Slovenia, June 26–28. more...
Jun 27, 2009: The U.S.-Armenia Open Skies agreement entered into force on June 16, 2009, following an exchange of diplomatic notes between the two countries. Open Skies will expand and liberalize bilateral civil aviation relations between the United States and Armenia. more...
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