YEREVAN—Gagik Tsarukyan, Armenia’s wealthiest businessman and leader of the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party, has been formally charged with corruption and bribery. According to his lawyer, Emin Khachatryan, late on Tuesday night, the National Security Service […]
Punches being thrown in politics is not a new thing, and it isn’t even exclusive to one part of the world. I recently read that Robert Hughes missed Tony Abbott’s head with an attempted king […]
Editor’s Note: The National Assembly approved the final reading of this law on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. YEREVAN—A shouting match broke out during a session of the National Assembly on Tuesday following a particularly charged […]
Armenia’s Deputy Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan probably didn’t expect that an Instagram post would trigger such a ruckus. The photo in question centers on an unidentified blonde woman posing under a sign that reads, NOBU. […]
WATERTOWN, Mass.—Armenia’s National Assembly Speaker Ararat Mirzoyan just wrapped up his three day visit to the Greater Boston area this week. His time spent with the Armenian community in Watertown and Boston was part of […]
YEREVAN—The Armenian government has approved a proposal to provide free universal health coverage to all Armenians under 18 years of age. The government has allocated 12 billion drams ($25 million) from the state budget to […]
YEREVAN—Parliament has approved a controversial tax code overhaul package which would introduce a flat personal income tax rate, cut corporate taxes and provide preferential tax rates for startups and small businesses. MPs voted on the […]
About two weeks ago, Mkhitar Hayrapetian was in the Los Angeles area and spoke at a public session held at the Armenian society of Los Angeles. He is currently chair of the Standing Committee on […]
In November 2018, Armenia’s acting government released a draft law, “On Amendments to the Tax Law of the Republic of Armenia,” which will reportedly be considered by the new National Assembly in January-February 2019. One […]
While Armenia’s post-Velvet Parliamentary convocation completes its first full week in session, one question still remains unanswered: Who is the opposition? Of the three political factions represented in the National Assembly, “My Step” alliance alone […]
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