Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree according to which major-general Vardan Balayan was released from the position of deputy commander of the Artsakh Republic Defense Army and
VivaCell-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) are continuing the responsible partnership for addressing the important problems in remote regions. Within the framework
The Institute of Turkish Studies (ITS), a non-profit organization, was founded in 1983 with $3 million donated by the Government of Turkey in Washington, D.C. ITS issued a press
16th Golden Apricot Yerevan IFF kicks off in Yerevan This summer Armenia's cultural life will be marked by an expected and prominent event. Golden Apricot 16th International Film Festival is
VivaCell-MTS informs that from now on prepaid and postpaid subscribers to “Viva” tariff plan can add 3GB Internet to the main package of the tariff plan by sending *888*1#
In May of the current year the two airports of the Republic of Armenia served 243 016 people in total, thus exceeding the indicator of the same month of
We are very pleased to extend an invitation to you to attend the AECP-CHLA 17th International Conference on ophthalmology, neonatology and endocrinology to be held on July 22-23, 2019,
Ucom suggests that the subscribers of its Universal and Universal Plus postpaid tariff plans enhance warmth of communication to their close ones by receiving up to 45 GB of
All members of the European Council had agreed to comply with judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). However, Azerbaijan has violated that commitment ever since 2014,
Through the years, with its partner organizations, Orran has solved an important issue, namely devising an avenue wherein a responsible approach to vulnerable layers of the society that is,
VivaCell-MTS presents “Corporate 2300”, a new package for corporate subscribers, that includes Internet, airtime to VivaCell-MTS, RA other, 374 97 and 374 47 fixed networks; to Russia, US and
Within the frames of Days of Armenian Culture, the first gastronomical experiment GOURMET FEST took place at Assunta Madre Restaurant on May 28 and became a step towards the
On May 29, Chairman of the “Free Homeland” party Arayik Harutyunyan received the parliamentary delegation of the "Alternative for Germany" (AfD) party, which included members of the Bundestag, Stephen
The Armenian Assembly non-governmental organization, with the participation and support of the Embassy of Armenia in Russia, as well as the Russian and New Nakhichevan Diocese of Armenian Apostolic
While Pres. Trump is visiting Japan this week, it is the appropriate time to comment about his nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize by Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Yerevan--Today Armenian President Armen Sarkissian hosted Heritage Party chairman Andranik Grigoryan, vice chairwoman Narine Dilbaryan and board member Gagik Margaryan. During the meeting the parties discussed issues relating to the
On 24-28 June, 2019, a series of events featured under the “Armenia Engineering Week” headline will be held in Yerevan and Vanadzor by the initiative of the Government of
An event announcing the issuance of the first tranche of bonds by Ucom, the first non-financial company to issue bonds in 2019, took place a few days ago. The
VivaCell-MTS continues contributing to the professional development of students. Starting from 2015 Armenia’s leading telecommunication operator has been implementing “VivaStart” educational program aimed at the development of necessary skills
Ucom comes up with an attractive offer for its mobile subscribers travelling in more than 50 countries, who can now benefit from affordable internet bundles in roaming. Those Ucom
In recent years and months, Arab countries have been liberating themselves from the nefarious political influence of the Turkish government and are beginning to take an honest position on
On May 18-19, 2019, the “Innovative ideas for tourism development in Armenia” hackathon was held at the Vanadzor Technology Center (VTC) for the second time. The hackathon was organized by
At the press conference called today, the Co-founder and Director General at Ucom Hayk Yesayan announced the issuance of AMD and USD bonds. The volume of bond issuance is
May 16, 2019 – As the world awaits the announcement of the 2019 Aurora Prize Laureate, nominations open for the 2020 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity. This global annual
Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree on the 2019 summer draft and demobilization to be held in July. CENTRAL INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OF THE OFFICE OF THE ARTSAKH REPUBLIC
Last week, I reported on Azerbaijan’s violations of religious freedom as documented in the most recent Annual Report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). My
The program of developing a network of eco-villages in Armenia continues. With the efforts of the partnering organizations VivaCell-MTS and Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets
Last week, I reported on Azerbaijan’s violations of religious freedom as documented in the most recent Annual Report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). My
The Armenian State Symphony Orchestra has started collaborating with Only Stage international music agency. From now on, the agency will present the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra worldwide. The growing international
In Armenian market of herbal teas, Mountain Tea has distinguished itself as a lifestyle brand with its quality and interesting range of organic herbal teas, and gained the love
Owing to cloud infrastructure service, small, medium and large companies get access to various types of cloud infrastructure including servers, data storage systems, as well as software for the
Interview with Ara Sargsyan, Head of Financial institutions division at Assets, liabilities and capital management center Does attraction of large sums from international financial institutions indicate the trustworthiness of Ameriabank,
Ucom remains loyal to its principle of prioritizing the local producers and provision of the local technical solutions, by replacing the old SVG TV-portal with a new and modern
Pres. Donald Trump issued last week his third April 24 statement “on Armenian Remembrance Day.” And for three years in a row he did not muster the courage to
On May 4 the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra Sergey Smbatyan is set to conduct the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra in Valletta, the capital
We are delighted and proud to announce a new partnership between SPRING PR agency and IPRA, the International Public Relations Association. This year the Gala dinner and awards ceremony
On 28 April President Bako Sahakyan was present at a solemn opening ceremony of the first republican open championship of Artsakh kickboxing held in capital Stepanakert. CENTRAL INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OF THE
VivaCell-MTS introduces “Apps Club” service: more than 700 premium applications and games. Customers can subscribe and download many interesting applications for education and entertainment, which are available for VivaCell-MTS subscribers
On April 26, 2019 the results of the «Art of Shadows» photography challenge were summed up in an event hosted by Ucom and «Creative Armenia» cultural foundation. The winner
“Armath” is participating in the "Bett Middle East Leadership Summit & Expo" international conference-exhibition on education taking place on April 22-23 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. “Armath” is presenting
Ucom launches new «uTV Extra» tariff plan of its IPTV service. At the monthly fee of 4900 drams only, the subscribers of «uTV Extra» will enjoy watching quality TV-content
“International Youth Studies” project’s last and evaluating meeting was held in Brussels The biggest youth organization in Armenia - the Federation of Youth Clubs of Armenia (FYCA) is implementing “International
Last week, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made his first appearance at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg, France. Pashinyan gave an impressive speech to
by Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan gevorkya@stjohns.edu In academic economic discourse, diasporas have largely been considered potential conduits for economic development in their self-identified ancestral homelands. This has been particularly true for Armenia.
VivaCell-MTS has launched cloud Private Branch Exchange (PBX) solution for big companies, as well as small and medium enterprises. Access to cloud PBX is being provided through Data and Internet
Last week, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made his first appearance at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg, France. Pashinyan gave an impressive speech to
From now on Ucom, the official partner of Apple, offers its subscribers the opportunity to upgrade those iPhone smartphones, which were purchased from Ucom during the recent 6 to
Ucom has reshuffled and doubled the internet volume provided with «uPrepaid» service. From now on the new and existing subscribers of u1000, u1500, u2000 and u3000 Prepaid tariff plans
On April 12, 2019 Lydian International disseminated an announcement stating that “the Administrative Court of the Republic of Armenia ruled in favour of Lydianand instructed the Armenian Police to remove trespassers and their
Haber Turk TV recently interviewed one of the thousands of Turkish gravediggers who try to recover Armenian treasures leftover from the genocide era of a century ago. It is not