Cómo afectó la pandemia a la economía y las finanzas públicas armenias

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Beginning in 2020, COVID-19 reached Armenia and on March 15 the government declared a state of emergency to prevent the further spread of the virus. Many economic restrictions were enforced. Schools, universities and almost all public institutions and many businesses launched a distance working mode. The government enacted financial support programs to ease the negative […]

Protestas en las principales ciudades contra Azerbaiyán

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From Place De La Republique in Paris to the California State Capitol in Sacramento, to Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles and Berlin’s Hubertusalle, Armenians on Thursday, April 15 will protest against Azerbaijan not releasing the Armenian prisoners of war (POW). Join the globe-girdling demonstrations in the four world cities in addition to protests in New […]

El presidente Sarkissian se niega a promulgar el proyecto de ley de reformas judiciales

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President Armen Sarkissian refused to sign two bills into law citing “explicit contradictions with the constitution”. His press office reported on Monday that Sarkissian will apply to the Constitutional Court to determine the bill’s constitutionality. To note, the legislation envisaged to increase the number of the judges in the First instance, in the General Jurisdiction […]

Las comunidades armenia, asiria y griega de Sidney marcharán por la justicia el 24 de abril

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The 2021 March for Justice, to take place in Sydney’s CBD on Saturday 24th April, will be co-sponsored by the peak advocacy groups representing the Armenian-Australian, Assyrian-Australian and Greek-Australian communities, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia. The Joint Justice Initiative, which is represented by the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU), the Assyrian National […]

Líderes religiosos chipriotas condenan la fiesta tecno de la iglesia Armenia

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Earlier on the 7th of April, the Religious Leaders of Cyprus released a joint statement condemning the techno party which took place at the Armenian Sourp Magar Monastery, found in Halefka in the Pentadaktylos mountain range in Cyprus. “Disrespecting places of worship and cemeteries creates pain, nurtures mistrust, and becomes an obstacle to peaceful coexistence,” […]

La Escuela de Medicina de la UNLV llevará el nombre de Kirk Kerkorian

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The Las Vegas Sun announced earlier this week that the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine will be named after Armenian-American mega-businessman, philanthropist, and founder of three of the most popular hotels in Las Vegas. The building will be the first estate to be named after him. This comes as a gesture of […]

Armenia Eligible to Partake in 2021 EU Prize for Literature, For the First Time Ever

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For the first time in the Prize’s history, Armenia is now officially eligible to partake in the 2021 EU Prize for Literature (EUPL). A national jury from Armenia will elect the talented candidates who will represent the country for the prize. The jury from Armenia consists of Armen Ohanyan (Armen of Armenia) as chairperson, Arevik […]

After rumors of POWs return, plane arrives at Erebuni empty

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After numerous sources reporting rumors of POW return, and after families gathering up at the Erebuni Military Airport, the airplane landed carrying no returning POWs from Azerbaijan. The plane did, however, carry Rustam Muradov, the Russian Lieutenant-General who’s the commander of the Russian peacekeepers in Artsakh, who said no POW return was scheduled, called it […]