“Coconut oil is another food additive. But it was the SCEP who fined those companies. Now the Food Safety Agency is looking into the matter,” Minister Karapetyan said.
Police are patrolling the streets of Arshalouys in the run-up to the February 12 election for village mayor. The cops are out to prevent fist fights amongst supporters of the two rival candidates.
Minutes ago, Rule of Law Party MP Gagik Baghdasaryan submitted a request to National Assembly President Samvel Nikoyan allowing him to resign.
Zohrabyan rose and said that Parliament Speaker Samvel Nikoyan had arbitrarily refused to acknowledge her yesterday as well when she tried to speak.
If government officials and MP’s, that’s to say the ones who are responsible for enacting anti-trust legislation and other measures, are also involved in business, then there’s a very entrenched problem here.
Lilit and her family are now the proud owners of a $13,000 home, thanks to contributions from caring Armenians near and far.
Voskevaz village Mayor Hayk Hovhannisyan, a member of the Rule of Law Party, will most likely challenge Republican Party incumbent Khachik Manukyan as representative of the 15th electoral district.
Chairman of the Writers Union of Armenia ,Levon Ananyan, told reporters today that Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan has pledged to purchase the Hovhannes Tumanyan house in Tbilisi from its current owner Archil Lezhava.
A group of journalists have launched a signature petition to protest yesterday’s directive by National Assembly President Samvel Nikoyan to dismiss Gohar Poghosyan as head of the body’s public affairs department.
The press spokesman for Prosperous Armenia Party President Gagik Tsarukyan has denied reports that the wealthy businessman has purchased the house once owned by Hovhannes Tumanyan in Tbilisi.
11 year-old Mariam Sahakyan rarely attends school. The young girl suffers from cystic fibrosis. The family just can't afford to buy the medications she needs.
The young boy was diagnosed with acute laryngotracheitis * and was transferred to the Surb Astvatzamayr in Yerevan the next day. Four days later, Artashes died in hospital.
The primate would have celebrated his birthday on April 11had he not died as the result of a visitor’s cruel prank. The guy feed Jimbo some sex-enhancing drug and he expired the next day.
Even MP Samvel Aleksanyan, owner of the Yerevan City chain of supermarkets, sees nothing wrong with going after the “compassion” vote by lamenting the fact that he has to feed five hungry children at home.
Minster Harutyunyan “conveniently” granted the planning contract to Hanardnakhagitz, and the actual work contract to Nairishin - two companies in which has a majority stake.
Naturally, suspicions will arise as to how effective or probing the committee will actually be, given that it is comprised of handpicked government functionaries.
Food and other comestibles were distributed by the regional offices of the Rule of Law party (Orinats Yerkir) in the period leading up to New Years.
11 Armenian MP’s were born under the sign. Astrologers predict a difficult year awaits them, but a successful one. In short, a year of challenges and victories. Let’s look at a few of our “dragon” MP’s.
The photo shows the sorry state of the school annex, built in the 1980s. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, it remains unfinished; basically a shell.
We spotted two notices affixed to the wall of the municipality stating that those who hadn’t paid their land, water and property taxes wouldn’t get documents or other transactions approved.
RA Chief of Police Ashot Aharonyan today denied press reports that he had issued a directive prohibiting police employees from having their own Facebook and other social network pages.
The Armavir Regional Court yesterday ordered the release of Norik Mirzakhanyan, an official with the Etchmiadzin Municipality arrested on December 12 for drug possession.
“The passageway isn’t the property of the railway. It belongs to the municipality. I’ve requested that they take care of the property, but to no avail,” says Avoyan.
Atayan says he’s been pressured by the party to sign off on a contract that would allocate Kajaran municipal lands to the Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine.
Gharibjanyan has told Hetq that he doesn’t pay attention to newspapers that are “rags” and that he and Nikoyan are continuing to work together.
The ARF argued that the government has failed to implement its social welfare programs and stem the growing exodus from Armenia, among other shortcomings.
Samvel Balasanyan, who was presiding over the parliamentary session for the no-show Nikoyan, declared that the bill would be put to a vote tomorrow as well – a clear violation of the law.
Manoush Yeghishyan has been kneading dough and baking lavash for residents of the Janfida village in Armavir Marz for twenty one years.
Nikoyan stated that given the important work carried out by the press in terms of the public interest, no such limitations should be place on their visit to the parliament.
The ruling Republican Party has nominated Samvel Nikoyan for the head post and Edvard Sharmazanov as his deputy.
During our visit today Lilit had no coughing spells. She was enjoying herself so much that there wasn’t time to think about her medical ailment.
Early this morning gun shots were heard near the home of Prosperous Armenia Party MP Roustam Gasparyan.
Nikoghosyan urged MP’s to keep their voices down several times during the session but the legislators kept up the commotion, exiting and entering the hall at will.
At first, parents and even some teachers thought Lilit suffered from tuberculosis. Recently, physicians have diagnosed something more alarming – cystic fibrosis (mucoviscidosis).
The most ornate private homes of the oligarchs belong to Prosperous Armenia Party president and MP, Gagik Tsarukyan.
Edward Sharmazanov told Hetq that there are more than 900 communities in Armenia and that 70% have Republican Party mayors.
Minutes ago, Hovik Abrahamyan declared that he was resigning from the position of National Assembly President but that he would continue to serve as an MP.
In October’s survey, 38.2% of respondents said their living standards had gotten worse during the past year, a slight drop from the 40.1% of the previous year’s poll.
MP Spartak Melikyan has launched a civil suit against Court of Cassation President Arman Mkrtumyan and Davit Avetisyan, President of the Cassation Court’s Criminal Chamber.
RA National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan has tendered his resignation according to the dictates of the Republican Party of Armenia.
“The ruling administration wants to consolidate things in order to be able to overcome the pre-election challenges,” Karapetyan stated.
Former Deputy Defense Minister Vova Gasbaryan gets nod for Police Chief
Heritage Party MP Anahit Bakhshyan says that girls must remain virgins before getting married.
Hetq has obtained a list of such property that belongs to the Church but that are not registered as “possessing any historical-cultural value”.
A festive mood was in full swing on the grounds of the Armenian National Assembly today in Yerevan.
The press in Armenia has been consistently reporting that the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), a junior coalition member, will be pulling out.
Dialysis patient Aram Manukyan says he's only gotten the drug Rekarmon once in the past six months.
The Sevan Police Department is investigating a local school principal suspected of selling bags of flour allocated by the United Nations World Food Programme.
The paper ran a piece today claiming that Poghosyan pocketed a $3,000 bribe in return for a teaching job.
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