Comment la pandémie a affecté l'économie arménienne et les finances publiques
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 […]
Manifestations dans les plus grandes villes contre l'Azerbaïdjan
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 […]
Le président Sarkissian refuse de signer un projet de loi sur les réformes judiciaires
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 […]
Les communautés arménienne, assyrienne et grecque de Sydney défileront pour la justice le 24 avril
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 […]
Les dirigeants religieux chypriotes condamnent la fête techno dans l'Église arménienne
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,” […]
20 écoles d'Arménie rurale reçoivent des technologies, des biens de la communauté arménienne des Pays-Bas
According to the official Facebook page of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, the Dutch-Armenian community, led by Tavros Aslanyan, collaborated with local NGOs, media partners, and Armenian governmental personnel to secure property and tech devices to 20 rural schools in Armenia. Project partners include the Wesselink College in Amstelveen, […]
L'école de médecine UNLV sera nommée en l'honneur de Kirk Kerkorian
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 […]
L'Arménie éligible pour participer au prix de littérature de l'UE 2021, pour la toute première fois
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 […]
Après des rumeurs de retour des prisonniers de guerre, l'avion arrive à Erebuni vide
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 […]
