‘People’

  • Armenia’s ex-presidents not to attend events dedicated to independence anniversary
    YEREVAN.- Armenia’s first and second presidents refused to participate in the solemn events dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence. Arman Musinyan, spokesperson for first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan, did not inform of the reasons. In his turn Viktor Soghomonyan, head of ex-President’s office, said Robert Kocharyan would not attend the events...
    September 17, 2011 16:03
  • Cavusoglu makes show out of Karabakh sub-committee – Armenian delegate
    YEREVAN.- Head of PACE Mevlut Cavusoglu staged a “performance” while discussing the issues related to sub-committee on Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia’s delegate at PACE Naira Zohrabyan toldArmenian News-NEWS.am. “The scenario was as follows: some European parliamentarians are seriously concerned over problem of frozen conflicts in the region and demand that PACE should...
    September 9, 2011 18:26
  • Armenian tycoon said why president keeps PM Sargsyan in government – WikiLeaks
    Armenian petrol tycoon Mikhail Baghdasarov told US Ambassador to Armenia, Marie Yovanovitch, why President Serzh Sargsyan keeps now Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan is his administration. According to a new US diplomatic cable leaked by the whistleblower website WikiLeaks, Baghdasarov said at a meeting with Yovanovitch in 2010 that Tigran Sargsyan has the relevant “skills...
    September 3, 2011 21:24
  • Chief of Armenia’s road police to spend two months in jail
    YEREVAN.- Armenia’s court ruled a two-month arrest against chief of Armenia’s road police Margar Ohanyan. Ohanyan was detained on August 30 under instruction of investigator of Special Investigation Service Tigran Tamamyan who is known to have close ties with Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan. Tamamyan is to deal with the most complicated cases. The investigator...
    September 2, 2011 18:39
  • Chief of Armenia’s police arrested
    YEREVAN. – Chief of Armenia’s road police Margar Ohanyan was arrested on Tuesday suspected of abuse of power and misappropriation. Colonel Stepan Karakhanyan, Ohanyan’s close friend, was arrested the other day as well. Karakhanyan appropriated petrol intended for work of police in Armenia’s regions. Earlier, colonel’s arrest provoked rumors about future arrest...
    August 30, 2011 18:00
  • Armenian tourist drowns in Spain’s coast
    YEREVAN. – An Armenian tourist, 28-year-old Arman Serobyan, got drowned on Wednesday in the Mediterranean Sea near one of Barcelona beaches. Reliable sources informedArmenian News-NEWS.am that Serobyan’s body will be brought to Armenia. No other details are available.
    August 27, 2011 1:15
  • Marriage with Armenian employee not to hinder career of Britain’s Ambassador
    YEREVAN. – The rumors that Ambassador of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Charles Lonsdale’s diplomatic mission will not be prolonged because of marriage with Armenian employee do not correspond to reality. “The mission of the Ambassador lasts for three or four years. He prolonged his stay for a year in 2010. Thus information is incorrect,” head of Press and...
    August 24, 2011 16:28
  • Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries get married
    Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and basketball beau Kris Humphries got married at a private 11 acre estate in Montecito, California on Saturday, the International Business Time reported. Kardashian wore a Vera Wang gown, reportedly inspired by the dress that Pippa Middleton wore at the wedding of Catherine (Kate Middleton), the Duchess of Cambridge. The groom Humphries...
    August 21, 2011 19:32
  • Mark Petrosyan was awarded with the Premier’s commemorative medal
    By Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s decision, “Classical Channel” artistic group director Mark Petrosyan was awarded with the Premier’s commemorative medal on 80th birth anniversary and for significant contribution to Armenian TV.
    August 20, 2011 18:32
  • The Interview of the First Deputy Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan to Mediamax News Agency
    – On July 18-21, the delegation headed by you took part in Armenian-U.S. defense consultations in Washington D.C., during which the sides agreed to expand the spheres of cooperation. Tell us about these spheres, please. – During the recent consultations we mainly focused on Armenian defense reforms and development of Armenian Armed Forces, aiming to clarify...
    August 9, 2011 20:45
  • Prime Minister Wrapping Up Visit to Rostov-on-Don
    Earlier today, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan-led government delegation attended a ceremony of holy mass served at the newly built Armenian Sourb Haroutune church of Rostov-on-Don, functional since May, 2011. Then Tigran Sargsyan called at Armenia’s Consulate General in Rostov-on-Don, the activities of which were presented by Consul General of the Republic of Armenia...
    July 9, 2011 19:57
  • Ambassador-at-large of NKR President passed away
    STEPANAKERT.- Ambassador-at-large of Nagorno-Karabakh President Karen Baburyan passed away on Friday morning. He had a heart attack on his way from Yerevan to Stepanakert, spokesperson for NKR President David Babayan told  NEWS.am. He was taken to the hospital but doctors were not able to help him.  
    July 8, 2011 20:27
  • Requirements for bearing arms in Armenia
    YEREVAN. – Over 25 thousand of citizens bear arms in Armenia,  Armenian police press service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. Sixteen commercial organizations are currently licensed and engaged in import and sale of weapons. Most of the weapons are shipped from Russia, Georgia, Ukraine and Europe.  There are more than a dozen gun shops in Yerevan. For instance,...
    June 30, 2011 15:01
  • Bloomberg photo journalist Diana Markosyan deported from Baku
    Photo journalist Diana Markosyan working for Bloomberg news agency was deported from Baku on Tuesday evening. “I am extremely surprised. We have been negotiating with the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry for three weeks asking permission for my arrival. Responsible official of your Foreign Ministry asked for 10 days to settle the matter,” she told Azerbaijani Turan agency. Officials...
    June 29, 2011 20:51
  • Aircarft of Armenian Air Force makes emergency landing in Russia
    The transport aircraft of Armenian Air Force IL-76 made ​​an emergency landing at Marinovka airport in Volgograd oblast of Russia on Tuesday. No information on victims is available. “The plane of the Armenian Air Forces took off from airfield in Marinovka at 3:10 p.m. Moscow time. No landing gear was removed after takeoff. The crew decided to return to...
    June 29, 2011 14:51
  • 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report
    Washington, D.C. – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the release of the 11th annual “Trafficking in Persons Report” at the Department of State on Monday, June 27, 2011 at 2:30 PM (EST). The 184-country report is the most comprehensive worldwide review of government efforts to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons, a modern form...
    June 28, 2011 17:37
  • Armenian MP’s nephew caught in airport
    YEREVAN. – Armenian police Monday instituted criminal case on 112 article of Armenian Criminal Code. Earlier, St Grigor Lusavorich medical center informed police that Norayr Ghalechyan, 40, resident of Avan district of Yerevan was hospitalized at 00.30 on Sunday, photojournalist Gagik Shamshyan told NEWS.am. Police found out that Boris Asatryan, 27, nephew of Armenian...
    June 28, 2011 16:17