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Business Tycoon Gagik Tsarukyan Charged with Bribery, Corruption

June 17, 2020 at 2:24 pm Raffi Elliott 14

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 […]

Opinion

National Assembly Brawl Exposes the Embarrassing

May 13, 2020 at 6:25 pm Haig Kayserian 0

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 […]

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Scuffles Erupt in National Assembly Over Criminal Code Overhaul

January 21, 2020 at 8:07 pm Raffi Elliott 1

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 […]

Notes from the Pink City

Alen Simonyan’s Social Media Spat Brings Up Questions About Decorum

July 24, 2019 at 8:40 pm Raffi Elliott 2

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. […]

Community News

NA Speaker Ararat Mirzoyan Visits Boston Area, ARF Archives

July 24, 2019 at 5:45 pm Leeza Arakelian and Masha Keryan 0

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 […]

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Armenian government approves healthcare for minors, minimum wage hike

July 2, 2019 at 7:22 pm Raffi Elliott 3

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 […]

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National Assembly Approves New Tax Code, AYF Protests

June 26, 2019 at 10:19 pm Raffi Elliott 5

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 […]

Garen Mouths Off

Dropping Down Into Disappointment?

March 12, 2019 at 8:30 pm Garen Yegparian 1

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 […]

Open Letters

Open Letter: We Are Against the Flat Tax Proposal

January 22, 2019 at 8:08 pm Guest Contributor 3

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 […]

Notes from the Pink City

Democracy In An Opposition-Less Parliament

January 22, 2019 at 5:11 pm Raffi Elliott 3

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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