Armenian Traffic Police have been required to wear special surveillance cameras since June 2016. The cameras were introduced as part of the Government’s anti-corruption efforts [More info about cameras in this video]….
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BarCamp Vanadzor 2016 at VTC
Vanadzor has an amazing Vanadzor Technology Center – VTC and on Sunday there was a Barcamp Vanadzor 2016 event to prove it!
"Armenia, My Love" To Premiere Tonight
Diana Angelson’s ‘Armenia, My Love’ film-tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide will premiere today at 7:30 PM at the Laemmle Playhouse 7 movie theatre in Pasadena, as well as Laemmle NoHo 7…
Fragile Truce Holds in Karabakh
This video screenshot of a smiling Armenian soldier somewhere in the southern part of the line of contact between Armenian and Azerbaijani militaries has made my day. It marks the end of the…
Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Suspends Priest Accused of Sexually Abusing A Teenager
An Armenian priest has been suspended over allegations that he and two other clergymen abused a seminary student at Sts. Tarkmanchatz Armenian School some 20 years ago, RFE/RL’s Armenian service reports.
Number of Female Drivers Keeps Growing in Armenia
Women behind the wheel are no longer an exotic sight in Yerevan. I frequently find my car sandwiched between two female drivers on the street. And those are the rare moments, when I…
Dream Job
“What do you do all day?” I asked. “Sit around, smoke and drink coffee,” the traffic controller on one of Yerevan’s minibus routes chuckled back to me.
Depressing utility bills hit the nation. UPDATED
There’s sadness and troubled faces in Armenia’s banks, post-offices and around electronic payment terminals.
Areni Wine Festival – a Tradition in Fermenting
The Wine festival in Areni village of Vayots Dzor region in Armenia was held for the 4th consecutive time on Saturday, October 6th. The annual event, which is partly sponsored by the…