YEREVAN, APRIL 18, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of a group of young environmentalists, another bicycle race dedicated to the rescue of Teghut forest will start
YEREVAN, APRIL 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian Terminological Council adjunct to the RA State Language Inspection (the council is legal successor of the former Terminologioacl Committee
YEREVAN, APRIL 18, NOYAN TAPAN. An earthquake with 3.3 magnitude happened on April 18, at 08:13 by local time, in the territory of Armenia, 14 km
YEREVAN, APRIL 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Since the use of mobile phones in Armenia, Armenian written in Latin is more frequently used than Armenian in letters invented
YEREVAN, APRIL 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The reason that at every step you can see signs, posters and advertisement boards either in a foreign language (without Armenian
YEREVAN, APRIL 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The complaint of the representatives of Levon Gulian's legal successor will be examined at the general jurisdiction court of Yerevan's Kentron and
YEREVAN, APRIL 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Argam Aivazian is the only researcher today, thanks to huge work of whom the historical and cultural legacy of Nakhijevan has
YEREVAN, APRIL 15, NOYAN TAPAN. With the assistance of the Danish Refugee Council, the Migration Agency of the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration has worked out
YEREVAN, APRIL 15, NOYAN TAPAN. 338.3 thousand applications on granting a refuge were received in 51 countries of the world in 2007. This index has increased
YEREVAN, APRIL 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The zoning project of Yerevan's Shengavit community will be developed this year. The chief architect of Yerevan Samvel Danielian said at
YEREVAN, APRIL 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Yerevan mayor's office will implement the work on compilation of the Historical and Cultural Atlas of Yerevan this year. The chief
YEREVAN, APRIL 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Bernard Damiens, the Chairman of PostEurop (European State Post Operators Association), and Ingemar Persson, PostEurop's Secretary General, will visit Armenia on April
YEREVAN, APRIL 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Civil Appeal Court (chairman - Judge Tigran Sahakian) on April 14 rejected the complaint of Gala television company's representative
YEREVAN, APRIL 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund has finished the furnishing program of schools in the Art school of Parakar, School 10 of Abovian,
YEREVAN, APRIL 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Civil Appeal Court (chairman - Judge Tigran Sahakian) on April 14 will make public the decision on the case
YEREVAN, APRIL 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund has finished the programs of fundamental repair of the Nork Infectious and Kanaker-Zeytun hospitals of Yerevan. As
YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Zohrap Galstian, assistant of the former deputy minister of defence Manvel Grigorian, was arrested late April 8, NT correspondent was informed
YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Work done during 2007 within the framework of the charity program was taken into consideration at the RA government's April 10
YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The 18 crews, which represent Armenia, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus at the first aerostation festival "Yerevan-Colored Sky" being held in Yerevan on
YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Partial repair work is underway at Erebuni historical-acheological preserve-museum with 7 million drams (about 22 thousand USD) allocated from the RA state
YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Rima Varzhapetian, the head of the Jewish community of Armenia, has sent a letter to the deputies of Israeli Knesset calling
YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The National Library Week will be held for the seventh time on April 14-21 in Armenian libraries. The week being held
YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Civil Appeal Court will examine the complaint on the dispute between Gyumri mayor's office and Chap LLC - founder
YEREVAN, APRIL 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Robert Nazarian, the Chairman of the RA Public Services Regulatory Commission, on April 8, was awarded Fridtjof Nansen gold memorial medal
YEREVAN, APRIL 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The Yerevan subway development program envisages repairing moving staircases of the subway stations and transit vehicles this year with 1.7 billion drams
YEREVAN, APRIL 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The 2008-2012 state strategy of the Youth Policy developed by the RA Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs is directed at
YEREVAN, APRIL 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The modern stage of reforms implemented within the framework of the strategic program of creation of a senior schools system in
YEREVAN, APRIL 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The complaint of Aram Karakhanian and Hrayr Ghukasian, representatives of legal successors of citizen Levon Gulian, against the decision to quash the
YEREVAN, APRIL 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Artsakh Tigranakert's excavations continue for already the second year, but due to lack of funds it is impossible to present the
YEREVAN, APRIL 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The Food Security and Veterinary State Inspection of the RA Ministry of Agriculture carried out checkings in 50 economic entities in
YEREVAN, MARCH 31, NOYAN TAPAN. From April Yerevan Mayor's Office announces "Clean Yerevan" quarter, which will last until late June. As Vano Vardanian, Yerevan Deputy Mayor,
YEREVAN, MARCH 28, NOYAN TAPAN. More than 100 out of 300 illegal migrants living in Switzerland have returned to Armenia within the framework of the Reintegration
YEREVAN, MARCH 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The International Day of Theater which is marked in the whole world on March 27, is also marked in Armenia in
YEREVAN, MARCH 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The number of applications filed by Armenian citizens to countries, which traditionally receive the largest number of applications for asylum - particularly,
YEREVAN, MARCH 28, NOYAN TAPAN. At 2 am on March 27, two masked men entered the sentry-post of the RA football federation's administrative building. Making threats
YEREVAN, MARCH 28, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia passes to summer time on March 30. NT correspondent was informed by the press service of the RA ministry of
YEREVAN, MARCH 27, NOYAN TAPAN. "Arev" software for blind persons and those with impaired vision will be installed soon at the National Library of Armenia. This
YEREVAN, MARCH 27, NOYAN TAPAN. It is already the 4th year a state program under the title Apartment Provision of People Who Repressed from Azerbaijan is
YEREVAN, MARCH 26, NOYAN TAPAN. By the March 26 decision of the presidium of the RA National Academy of Sciences, for large-scale investments in the spheres
YEREVAN, MARCH 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Since the day of its establishment - August 20, 2007, the total amount of donations to the Science Development Fund of
YEREVAN, MARCH 24, NOYAN TAPAN. In the framework of Strengthening National TB control programme in Armenia, the Health Department of Armenian Red Cross Society (ARCS) has
YEREVAN, MARCH 24, NOYAN TAPAN. In 2007-2008 schoolyear the number of Yerevan school leavers will make 11 454. As Onik Vatian, the Head of the Education
YEREVAN, MARCH 24, NOYAN TAPAN. By information at 1 p.m. March 24, a total of 22 mln 200 thousand drams was collected during the fund-rasing TV
YEREVAN, MARCH 22, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the latest information on contribution-raising in favor of independent Gala TV channel (Gymri), 13 mln 500 thousand drams was
YEREVAN, MARCH 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Starting April, the Armenian variant of the traveler magazine the National Geographic Traveler, which is published in U.S., will be publised in
YEREVAN, MARCH 21, NOYAN TAPAN. March 24 is the international day of struggle against tuberculosis. This year its slogan is "I Stop Tuberculosis." About 2.5 mln
YEREVAN, MARCH 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Starting 1961, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has been marking March 23 as the World Day of Meteorology. Armenia is also
YEREVAN, MARCH 21, NOYAN TAPAN. 4 trolleybuses out of 6, which were damaged during the events that happened in Yerevan on March 1, have already been
YEREVAN, MARCH 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA National Assembly on March 20 ratified the Council of Europe Convention on the Fight agaisnt Human Trafficking signed in
YEREVSN, MARCH 21, NOYAN TAPAN. At the Macrh 20 sitting, the Armenian government approved the draft decision on additions and amendments to the governmental decision of
YEREVAN, MARCH 19, NOYAN TAPAN. On March 19, the RA National Assembly in the first reading discussed the bill authored by the deputies of the Orinats
YEREVAN, MARCH 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Hayastan All-Armenian Fund's RA President's annual competition financed by the Robert Boghosian and Sons Foundation (France) will take place on May
YEREVAN, MARCH 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Within the framework of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund's program under the title Ororots, National Care of New-born Babies, packages with necessary
YEREVAN, MARCH 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The average number of economically active population in Armenia made 1m 149.9 thousand people this January. 1m 76.2 thousand out of
YEREVAN, MARCH 18, NOYAN TAPAN. As of March 17, 12 people, who suffered during the March 1 events in Yerevan, receive medical treatment in all medical
YEREVAN, MARCH 18, NOYAN TAPAN. In connection of the reconstruction of the network of the water supply of Komitas avenue, the water supply of Shirvanzade, Shahsuvarian,
YEREVAN, MARCH 17, NOYAN TAPAN. 29 cases of illegal tree felling were registered in Yerevan in 2007, in connection with which reports were drawn up and
YEREVAN, MARCH 17, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of the RA Ministry of Culture, the National Theatrical Creative Union is holding 2007-X theatrical week on March
YEREVAN, MARCH 17, NOYAN TAPAN. In connection with weather changes exacerbation of different kinds of diseases are observed in autumn, in particular, among people suffering from cardiovascular
YEREVAN, MARCH 14, NOYAN TAPAN. An agreement was signed on March 14 between Sakura charitable organization and the Japanese government in Armenia (residence - Moscow). The
YEREVAN, MARCH 12, NOYAN TAPAN. 624 pupils of the community of Dalarik, Armavir region, have moved to a completely repaired and furnished school lately. The school
YEREVAN, MARCH 12, NOYAN TAPAN. By the blessing of Patriarch Karekin II and the Catholicos of All Armenians the Publishing Department of the Mother See of
YEREVAN, MARCH 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Every year the last but one Sunday of Lent is marked as Palm Sunday by the Armenian people: this year the
YEREVAM, MARCH 11, NOYAN TAPAN. For the purpose of developing cinema-journalism in Armenia and regional countries, the "Golden Apricot" international film festival and the "Armenian Association
YEREVAN, MARCH 11, NOYAN TAPAN. 170m drams (nearly 548 thousand USD) has been allocated from the 2008 state budget for performing free heart operations for
YEREVAN, MARCH 11, NOYAN TAPAN. As of March 11, 18 people, who suffered during the March 1 events in Yerevan, are treated in all medical institutions
YEREVAN, MARCH 10, NOYAN TAPAN. As of March 1, there are 7 665 homeless families in the Lori and Shirak regions. 4 666 out of them
YEREVAN, MARCH 7, NOYAN TAPAN. As of March 6 the functioning of the public transport of the capital had settled down. As Kamo Areyan, the first
YEREVAN, MARCH 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The construction of a new annex, which started in the territory of the garden near the American University of Armenia, will
YEREVAN, MARCH 7, NOYAN TAPAN. On the occasion of the International Theater Day, March 27, a new performance made on the basis of one of William
YEREVAN, MARCH 5, NOYAN TAPAN. A pilot program of introduction of early childhood development and pre-school education standards is being implemented in the regions of Ararat and
YEREVAN, MARCH 3, NOYAN TAPAN. As of March 3, 15:00, 40 people, who suffered during the March 1 events, are in Yerevan's medical centers, 17
YEREVAN, MARCH 3, NOYAN TAPAN. Precipitations are expected in the coming night in Armenia, then no precipitations are forecast. According to the information provided to a
YEREVAN, MARCH 3, NOYAN TAPAN. In 2008 the municipality of Yerevan will sign an agreement of mutual cooperation with the city of Delhi. As David Gevorgian,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. In late 2007 the number of the RA population made 3m 229.9 thousand people growing by 7 thousand against the beginning
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 25, NOYAN TAPAN. There is much to be done in the trade and service sector of Yerevan, especially in terms of regulating the street
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 25, NOYAN TAPAN. By the order of the RA Minister of Education and Science, the staffs of the organizing committee and subject commissions of
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 25, NOYAN TAPAN. 1bn 630m drams (nearly 5.2m USD) has been allocated by the 2008 state budget by the Apartment Purchase Certificate program for
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The deciphering of the flight recorders of the Belavia airline's CRG-100 plane, which met with an accident at Yerevan's Zvartnots Airport
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. It is necessary to create institutions of compulsory medical insurance and insurance of transport means with the aim of efficient protection of
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. For the purpose of ensuring the implementation of the expenditure program Apartment Provision Through Provision of Apartment Purchase Certificates envisaged by the
STEPANAKERT, FEBRUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Equipment and instruments of 464 779 dollars has been purchased for Stepanakert polyclinic. As it was mentioned in the report provided to
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 21, NOYAN TAPAN. On January 1, the judicial-legal system of Armenia entered a new stage of development. New specialized courts began to operate
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 20, NOYAN TAPAN. On February 20 as well as on other days the underground of Yerevan operates with its everyday working regime. As Noyan
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The black boxex of the airplane, which crashed in the Zvartnots airport on February 14, are currently being studied in the
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia has all the possibilities to become an international health center and that is one of the goals of the RA
YEREVAN, FERUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. 3,520 persons were convicted in Armenia in 2007. The number of convicted persons fell by 7.5% or 285 people as compared
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. In 2007, the RA Cassation Court examined 446 cassation appeals (22.5%). A decision to reject the appeal was made in 67
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. On February 16, at about 17:00, a fire broke out on the roof of K. Abovian secondary school N 2 in
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. During 2007 the RA Justice Council gave 42 conclusions, made 37 decisions, 10 out of which for submitting judges to disciplinary
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The first issue of "Hraparak" independent daily will be published on February 16. Its editor-in-chief Armine Ohanian told NT correspondent that Armenia's
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Residents of Byuzand, Koghbatsi, Nork Gardens Streets, North Avenue and Dalma Gardens (Yerevan) staged a protest in front of the RA
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Conditions have not been created as yet in Armenia for a complete provision of the participation of disabled people in the
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. On February 14 Ara Abrahamian, the Chairman of the World Armenian Congress, was decorated with Marshal Baghramian order for the assistance periodically
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. A list of questions has been developed within the frameworks of "The stable development of the young and the 2008 presidential
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The launching of the collection of documents "Nagorno Karabakh in International Laws and World Politics" by Yuri Barseghov, a renowned specialist
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. For the purpose of clarifying the reasons of the aircraft accident, which took place in the Zvartnots airport on February 14,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. At 4:30 on February 14 the CGR-100 airplane of the Belavia company during the Yerevan - Minsk flight from the Zvartnots
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The water supply of the Nork-Marash community, 1-21 blocks of houses of the Nor Nork Second district, the adjacent territory of
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. Mrs Andrea Viktorin, the German Ambassador to Armenia and Vernel Viol, the Director of the Goethe Institute (residence in Tbilisi), gave
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. 325 foster candidates, including 155 forigners, were registered at the RA ministry of labor and social issues in 2007. NT correspondent
YEREVAN, MARCH 13, NOYAN TAPAN. At the March 13 sitting, the RA government approved the 2008-2015 strategic program of preschool education reforms and the reforms pilot
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the results of the expert survey conducted in the second half of 2008 January among nearly 100 Armenian parties,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The German local body of the Hayastan All Armenian fund and the Association of Armenian Entrepreneurs of Germany will jointly implement
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. Fire broke out in one of the departments of Grand Candy Plant in Yerevan on February 12 and was put out
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The Asylum Seeker Department of the Migration Agency of the RA Ministry of Territorial Governance received 289 applications from foreign citizens in
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. Police examine the RA presidential candidate Aram Harutyunian's statement about threats made against him: if these threats are real and form
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. In 2007, the stock of the National Library of Armenia (NLA) was replenished with more than 52 thousand items of literature,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. An earthquake with 2.8 magnitude took place 18 km north-west of the town of Spitak on February 13 at 10:17.
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The factual collection of compulsory social insurance payments made 88.1bn drams (nearly 288m USD) in 2008, including bank payments 85.1bn drams, payments
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Some media provide one-sided information today in Armenia. Saying this at the February 11 press conference, Hakob Avetikian, the editor-in-chief of the
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The launching of the collection of documents under the title "Nagorno Karabakh in International Laws and World Politics" will take place
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The February 7 sitting of the Criminal Appeal Court to examine the case of murder of Sedrak Zatikian (son of the
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The Tamanian annex of the National Library of Armenia will be repaired with the funds of the 2008 RA state budget.
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The February 7 conference initiatied by the Stability public movement was dedicated to the problems of assistance to the Armenian statehood
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. On February 5, at 16:42 by local time, an earthquake with the magnitude of 3.5 happened in the Nakhichevan-Iran border zone,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. One of the convicts, who went on hunger-strike in the imprisonment place, Hayk Torosian, stopped the hunger-strike on February 5. Noyan
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. 510 thousand tourists visited Armenia in 2007, which exceeds the index of 2006 by 33.8%. As Mekhak Apresian, the Head of
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. A negative migration saldo, which made 2.9 thousand people, was recorded in Armenia in 2007. It should be mentioned that
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. New roads will be built this year for the purpose of improving the traffic network of Yerevan. In particular, according to
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The municipality of Yerevan envisages to build underground car parking stations in the capital in 2008-2011. According to the information provided by
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Arrest as a measure of restraint was chosen with respect to 4 persons: Zhora and Mkrtich Sapeyan, Tigran Baghdasarian and Hayk
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. 4 prisoners, who were sentenced to life imprisonment for military crimes in 2003-2005, went on a hunger strike on January 29,
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. "29 years ago, on February 1, Imam Khomeini, with the support of the Iranian people, was able to implement the most
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. This year it is envisaged to bring 150 medium-capacity "Bogdan" buses and 20 trolleybuses to Yerevan. As Noyan Tapan correspondent was
YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The "one window" system of acceptance and examination of citizens' applications and the ELPAS document circulation automated system introduced in Yerevan Mayor's
YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The 2008 program of widening green zones has been already worked out within the framework of the Chief Plan of Yerevan.
YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. According to Armenia's Constitution, religious institutions are separate from the state, and therefore, the state does not interefere in the issues of
YEREVAN, JANUARY 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The number of water-cannons on the balance sheet of the police troops is sufficient to prevent mass riots. The head of
YEREVAN, JANUARY 28, NOYAN TAPAN. Only 2% of polling stations in Armenia are accessible to disabled persons with problems of the locomotor system, including those moving
YEREVAN, JANUARY 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA ministry of environmental protection together with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is implementing a project on creation of specailly protected
YEREVAN, JANUARY 25, NOYAN TAPAN. 378 applications for provision of loans on concessionary terms to repressed persons and their first-generation heirs for house construction are currently regsitered
YEREVAN, JANUARY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. An agreement of cooperation will be signed on January 25 between Yerevan V. Brusov State Linguistic University and Tallinn University. Exchange of
YEREVAN, JANUARY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Karp Khachvankian, an incomparable comedian, honoured actor of the Armenian stage, would turn 85 on January 23. The great master of
YEREVAN, JANUARY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. A working group exercising control over reports on electoral violations during the February 19 presidential elections (including reports spread by media) has
YEREVAN, JANUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. "Health Days" will be held at polyclinics of Yerevan from January 25 to February 2 on the initiative of the Union
YEREVAN, JANUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Consultations are now being held at regional and Yerevan's community bodies of the RA prosecutor's office with the participation of the
YEREVAN, JANUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The Job Skills vocational education program being implemented in Armenia within the framework of cooperation between the British Council and the RA
YEREVAN, JANUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Accusation was brought to Armen Ohanian, the Head of the 9th Department of the Investigation Unit of the State Tax Service
YEREVAN, JANUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The repairs of Yerevan's St. Gregory the Illuminator and St. Mother of God medical centers being implemented with the World Bank
YEREVAN, JANUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. By the RA government's decision, jubilees of a number of prominent Armenian artists, politicians, scientists will be marked at the state
YEREVAN, JANUARY 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The Yerevan zoo does not meet the requirements for a 21st century zoo, and its conditions do not allow to keep
YEREVAN, JANUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The Special Investigation Service on January 16 arrested Armen Ohanian, the head of 9th unit of the Operative Investigation Department of
YEREVAN, JANUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The library of the National Institute of Education of the RA Ministry of Education and Science will be included in the
YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of "Shoushi Rebirth" Foundation, Yerevan-Moscow-Shoushi-Bethlehem television bridge will take place on January 18, which will be broadcast live by
LONDON, JANUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The opening ceremony of the exhibition "Armenia through the eyes of photographers" took place at one of the halls of the
YEREVAN, JANUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. On the occasion of Holiday of Surb Sargis, the intercessor for young people and love, on January 21, the Ararat patriarchal
YEREVAN, JANUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The Ecological Alliance of NGOs and a number of other NGOs dealing with issues of environmental protection in Armenia have sent
YEREVAN, JANUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. 3.9m runs were implemented by mini-buses in 2007 in Yerevan, during which 101.4m passengers were served and 39.8 thousand runs were
YEREVAN, JANUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the revised variant of the Poverty Reduction Strategic Program, it is envisaged to reduce poverty in Armenia by 20.5%
YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. With the assistance of the Armenian president Robert Kocharian, the magazine "Armyanka" and Valery Kocharian Charitable Fund will hold the charitable action
YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The law office Geragos & Geragos (Los Angeles) has donated 10 thousand dollars to the Millennium Armenian Children's Vaccination Fund. This
YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. Short weight giving, which has now become a serious factor of price formation, is one of the most widespread violations in
YEREVAN, JANUARY 10, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The "Hayastan" All-Armenian Fund is continuing repairs of Surb Echmiatsin Church in Tbilisi and the school of arts
YEREVAN, JANUARY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The artistic director of A. Spendiarian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet Gegham Grigorian resigned from his post according to
YEREVAN, JANUARY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The number of alarm calls made to Yerevan municipality's center for management of emergencies on pre-holiday and holiday days has declined
YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. By the 2008 state budget, 109 bln 680 mln drams has been allocated to the RA ministry of education and science,
YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The rights of employees of the private sector are not protected properly in Armenia, whereas the rights of employees of state
YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The car fleet of "Shtap Ognutyun" ("Emergency") CJSC will be replenished with new cars in 2008. NT correspondent was informed by
YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. 41 million drams (about 136.5 thousand USD) will be allocated in 2008 for measures to prevent the negative impact in areas
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. In Janury-November 2007, monetary incomes of the Armenian population made 1 trillion 772 billion 595.2 million drams (about 4 bln 985.7
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. Spring floods of 2007 have caused a serious damage to the Armenian agriculture. The RA minister of agriculture Davit Lokian stated
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. On December 28, first RA lady Bella Kocharian visited Yerevan Nork Old People's Home. 230 old people live in the institution
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. For their successful performance in the Eurovision 2007 song contest Inecobank awarded 100 thousand drams (nearly 327 dollars) to each of
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The estacade of Baghramian-Kasian-Kievian streets' crossroad and the tunnel built in the Baghramian-Orbeli crossroad were put into operation on December 28. RA
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. At the December 27 sitting the RA government made a decision On Determining the Amounts of 2008 State Benefits. As
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the results of the survey conducted by the Hayeli club among residents of various RA regions, Gagik Tsarukian,
STEPANAKERT, DECEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The construction of the 30-kilometer water pipeline of Martakert implemented within the framework of Hayastan All Armenian Fund's Artsakh Revival program has
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. In 2007, the 2007-2011 mamangement plans of "Sevan" and "Dilijan" national parks were approved, their boundaries were reviewed and territorial-functional zoning was
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. In 2007 the Armenia Tree Project non-profit organization has exceeded its commitment within the frameworks of the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The Yerevan Press Club and the TIM research center call to the authorities of Armenia for not looking for the reason
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the December 26 decision of presidium of the RA National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the Gitutiun (Science) publishing-industrial state-owned CJSC
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The level of Lake Sevan made 1,898.79 meters as of December 24, 2007, which is higher by 0.56 meters as compared
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. In 2008 the experts of UNESCO will arrive in Armenia for already the third time in order to explore the Noravank
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. By the decision of the Armenian government, a united body on management of the sphere of science - the Science Management
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA state budget's revenues at the expense of environmental protection and nature use payments have considerably increased in 2007 as
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The educational reforms being implemented in Armenia will become complete in the complex program on the Development of Education until 2015
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia will have a new judicial system established by the new Judicial Code from January, 2008. Hovhannes Manukian, the Chairman of
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. On December 21, at about 9:15 p.m. a man entered the currency exchange point at 29 Tumanian Street in Yerevan. He
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Special comprehensive educational institutions (extended-day classes at schools and boarding schools) function in Armenia with the aim of organizing education of children
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of Surb Khach Church in Yerevan's Ajapniak community took place under the aegis of
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The electronic documenets circulation system will be introduced at all the organizations under the jurisdiction of the RA ministry of labor and
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. 79 Bogdan Ukrainian buses have been brought to Yerevan this year and another 50 will be brought by the end of
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA government has allocated 3bn drams for restoring Yerevan's elevator network and organizing their safe operation. Yerevan Mayor Yervand Zakharian said
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. The judicial enquiry on the case of lawsuit of the Armenian National Movement (ANM) Party against the Shant TV company, presided
PARIS, DECEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. Edvard Nalbandian, the RA Ambassador to France, awarded world-famous pianist Yevgeni Kisin Fridtjof Nansen gold memorial medal on December 19 in
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. HayPost has recently signed a Collective Agreement with the Trade Union of the company, which tends to protect the interests of
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. 908 cases of fire were registered in Armenia during the 11 months of 2007. 20 people died, 42 received injuries in
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia's 12-year-old children will also receive free dental service henceforth. Such a decision was made at the RA government's December 20
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The use of information technologies for environmental protection is at a low level in Armenia, so software solutions of participants of
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The exhibition of documents opened in the National Archives of Armenia on December 20 was dedicated to the 100th death
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Zaruhi Postanjian, an MP of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, turned to the Human Rights Defender of the
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. At the conclusion of the December 19 rally in Gyumri's Theatre Square, which was organized by the headquarters on protection of
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. On the order of the mayor of Yerevan, the underground and the city overground passenger transport of the capital will run
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. "Free People of Yerevan are with You" - this and other placards were carried by participants of the December 19 rally
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. 983 lawsuits were filed against Armenia, including 597 lawsuits in 2007 - in the period of April 26, 1992 (when Armenia
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The cameraman of "Gala" television company Grigor Shaghoyan on December 18 received a registered letter dated "November 30", in which the
YEREVAN,DECEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. As of December 18, 10 400 people have applied to the U.S. Embassy in Armenia for receiving U.S. non-immigrant visa. This index
ETCHMIADZIN, DECEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. With the blessing of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, the Publishing Department of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin has
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Since January 1, 2008 the application fee for a U.S. non-immigrant visa will increase by 31 dollars and will make