Yerevan's Former Mayor Karen Karapetyan
Yerevan’s mayor Karen Karapetyan resigned last week offering an explanation to his fans (and he did have a lot of fans in fact) on Facebook, which basically read like – he got a better job offer in Moscow. Continue reading
Tagged Armenia, Facebook, Karen Karapetyan, Moscow, Robert Kocharyan, Serzh Sargsyan, Sistema, Yerevan
Yerevan’s mayor Karen Karapetyan has ordered removal of small kiosks from Armenian capital’s central streets, despite the fact, that many of the kiosks are run by small businessmen, who are fully legally licensed to operate, have corresponding permissions for the space they occupy and often are struggling to repay newly acquired loans. Continue reading
Tagged Armenia, Armenian, business, Economy, Government, Investment, Karen Karapetyan, small business, Yerevan
Artur Poghosyan in what he claims to be "U.S. Astranaut uniform"
A young crook, claiming to be a great scientist and a member of a NASA space mission, has embarrassed the hell out of high-ranking Armenian officials, using a couple of badly fabricated documents and taking advantage of the atmosphere of total ignorance in the Armenian government. Continue reading
