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Armenia to protect 'basturma' and 'matsun'as national brands
... “Armenian matsun” (a fermented milk product, a type of yogurt) and a number of other products, Armenian Deputy Economy Minister Narek Hovakimyan said at a meeting of the parliamentary committee on European integration on Monday. In February 2022, a scandal erupted in the Armenian media over Georgia’s ban on the export of Armenian matsun to Russia through Georgia, since that country had registered “matsoni” as its geographical indication. Armenian producers were forced to send matsun to Russia ...
03/24/2025No source for political scandal - Mirzoyan on withdrawal of Russian border guards from Armenian-Iranian border check point
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan told a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow today that there are no reasons for a political scandal regarding the withdrawal of Russian border guards from the Armenian-Iranian border check point. YEREVAN, January 21. /ARКА/. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan told a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov ...
01/21/2025Charges against ex-Armenian Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan changed - lawyer
... the competitor). They allegedly rigged the procurement in order to award Synergy International's Armenian subsidiary a $1 million contract. Kerobyan's arrest followed the detention of his deputy and six other officials linked to the same corruption scandal. Deputy Minister Ani Ispiryan was fired and detained on 31 January. Law enforcement agencies then searched the homes of more than 15 people, eventually arresting six more ministry officials. -0-
06/10/2024Gevorg Papoyan appointed Minister of Economy of Armenia
... of Economy. YEREVAN, March 5. /ARKA/. Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan has signed a decree today to appoint Gevorg Papoyan as new Minister of Economy. Papoyan is replacing Vahan Kerobyan, who resigned on February 14, 2024 amid a corruption scandal involving several officials of the ministry. Papoyan was elected as a member of the Armenian Parliament in the June 2021 snap elections. In August he was elected Chairman of the Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Issues of the ...
03/05/2024Vahan Kerobyan resigns as Armenia's Minister of Economy
... change of power was very high." He added that during his time as head of the Economy Ministry, he wanted to resign more than once due to many disagreements. Earlier this year several employees of the ministry appeared to be involved in a corruption scandal. -0-
02/14/2024Top 7 movies every potential investor should watch
... downside, millions can be made 6. Gold Year: 2016 Country: USA Director: Stephen Gaghan Starring Matthew McConaughey, Edgar Ramirez, Bryce Dallas Howard, Corey Stoll, Toby Kebbell. The film is loosely based on the true story of the 1993 Bre-X mining scandal, when a massive gold deposit was supposedly discovered in the jungles of Indonesia. The main character Kenny Wells helps to run a prospecting company, called Washoe. He manages to attract large bank financing from Wall Street and conduct an IPO....
12/19/2023About 60% of Armenia's residents believe that parliament speaker Alen Simonyan should resign - poll
Some 60% of respondents polled by the Armenian office of GALLUP International Association believe that Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan should resign after a scandal he caused by spitting at an opposition activist who called him “traitor. YEREVAN, May 17. /ARKA/. Some 60% of respondents polled by the Armenian office of GALLUP International Association believe that Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan ...
05/17/2023Yerevan deputy mayor comments on scandal with damage to historical buildings in center of Yerevan
Yerevan Deputy Mayor Tigran Avinyan dispelled today the concerns of the city residents about the damage allegedly caused to downtown government buildings, which are being decorated for the New Year festivities. YEREVAN, December 2. /ARKA/. Yerevan Deputy Mayor Tigran Avinyan dispelled today the concerns of the city residents about the damage allegedly caused to downtown government buildings, which are being decorated for the New Year festivities. Avinyan's comment comes after footage of nail-damaged...
12/02/2022Sergey Chichoyan to serve as acting chairman of Armenia's Supreme Judicial Council
...," Shaboyan said on her Facebook page. Chichoyan will replace Gagik Jahangiryan, who resigned last Friday citing health problems. The Supreme Judicial Council is a state body that oversees Armenia’s courts. Jahangiryan’s resignation came after a scandal that involved also his predecessor Ruben Vartazaryan. On June 20, Ruben Vardazaryan, the former Chairman of the SJC, published an audio recording of his conversation with Jahangiryan, which he secretly recorded in February, 2021. In the recording ...
07/04/2022Acting head of Armenia’s Supreme Judicial Council Gagik Jahangiryan resigns
... resigned today due to health problems, Lilit Shaboyan, press secretary of the Supreme Judicial Council, announced in a Facebook post. The Supreme Judicial Council is a state body that oversees Armenia’s courts. Jahangiryan’s resignation comes after a scandal that involved also his predecessor Ruben Vartazaryan. On June 20, Ruben Vardazaryan, the former Chairman of the SJC, published an audio recording of his conversation with Jahangiryan, which he secretly recorded in February, 2021. In the recording ...
07/01/2022Scandal around ex-president of Armenia is gaining momentum: publication about Sarkisian's citizenship of St. Kitts and Nevis sent to NSS
The Office of Armenia’s Prosecutor General said it has forwarded a publication by the Hetq investigative outlet claiming that President Armen Sarkisian, who announced his resignation on January 23, was a citizen of another country before he became president in 2018, to the National Security Service (NSS). YEREVAN, January 25. /ARKA/. The Office of Armenia’s Prosecutor General said it has forwarded a publication by the Hetq investigative outlet claiming that President Armen Sarkisian, who announced...
01/25/2022Pro-government daily accuses Yerevan mayor of having ties with opposition
Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan, elected in 2018 on the ticket of My Step bloc with the direct support of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has got into a scandal, local mass media outlets write. YEREVAN, December 13. /ARKA/. Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan, elected in 2018 on the ticket of My Step bloc with the direct support of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has got into a scandal, local mass media outlets ...
12/13/2021Armenia's Food Safety Inspection Body intervenes to put out new scandal involving Heineken beer and Azerbaijan
Armenia's Food Safety Inspection Body had to intervene today to put out a new scandal that was flaring up in the Armenian social media segment, triggered by photos of Heineken beer with the Azerbaijani flag and the inscription 'Azerbaijan' with users claiming the beer could be bought in Armenian stores and ordered in restaurants....
06/15/2021Several top executives of Armenian Public TV resign
... resigned. The Public Television and Radio Company said Armen Sargsyan, Public Television Deputy Director will be Acting Executive Director and a Deputy Executive Director Ruben Shahinyan will be acting head of Information Service. The resignations follow a scandal that marred Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's live address to his country fellows last Friday evening by Armenian Public Television. The next day social media began circulating a footage showing Pashinyan's preparations for the address in which ...
04/21/2020Provincial governor in Armenia resigns as scandal over his assistant breaks out
Vayots Dzor Governor Trdat Sargsyan submitted Tuesday his resignation after his assistant, Harutyun Grigoryan was charged with beating a colonel. "Taking into account the painful incident that occurred in recent days, I finds it necessary to provide some explanation," the governor wrote on his Facebook page. In his Facebook post, Sargsyan says that at the moment of the incident he was at home. YEREVAN, September 24. /ARKA/. Vayots Dzor Governor Trdat Sargsyan submitted Tuesday his...
09/24/2019Political analyst says Pashinyan’s bloc very likely to win council of elders election
... the Yerevan Council of Elders, the director of the Caucasus Institute Alexander Iskandaryan said to a news conference today. The elections are scheduled for September 23. The former mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan resigned on July 9 amid a corruption scandal. Iskandaryan said ‘My Step" bloc has no special reasons to doubt its victory, which is also shown by the findings of a set of polls. "The (post-revolution) euphoria has not ended yet and there is reason to believe that the bloc’s ...
09/18/2018Pashinyan to campaign for My Step bloc in Yerevan Council of Elders elections
... stations on September 23 and vote for My Step bloc led by his Civil Contract party in the elections to the Council of Elders (legislative body). Former Yerevan mayor Taron Margaryan from the Republican Party of Armenia resigned on July 9 amid a corruption scandal. After this, the Council of Elders was dissolved by the government decision. In a live Facebook stream Pashinyan said My Step bloc comprises those forces, which spearheaded the 'velvet" revolution «All citizens who want to express support ...
09/03/2018Republican Party of Armenia not to nominates candidates for Yerevan Council of Elders election
... challenges than local elections." Sharmazanov said the party is still discussing what political party to support in the forthcoming election. The post of the mayor became vacant after former mayor Taron Margaryan resigned on July 9 amid a corruption scandal. On August 16, the Armenian government terminated the powers of the Council of Elders. Elections to the Council of Elders are held by party lists. The deadline for parties’ nomination is August 29. The deadline for registration is September ...
08/28/2018Raffi Hovhanessian to run for post of Yerevan mayor
... by his Heritage party as a candidate for the post of mayor of Yerevan in the snap election to the Council of Elders, slated for September 23. The post of the mayor became vacant after former mayor Taron Margaryan resigned on July 9 amid a corruption scandal. The second number in the Heritage’s list is the acting chairman of the party and former MP Armen Martirosyan, who will lead the electoral campaign, the third is a human rights activist Hovsep Khurshudyan. On August 16, the Armenian government ...
08/21/2018Pashinyan specifies his stance on scandal over Catholicos and voices dissatisfaction at police conduct
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, answering Sunday the questions people put to him in Facebook, spoke also about imbroglio over Catholicos Garegin II, the Armenian Apostolic Church leader. YEREVAN, July 16. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, answering Sunday the questions people put to him in Facebook, spoke also about imbroglio over Catholicos Garegin II, the Armenian Apostolic Church leader. On Saturday in Vayots Dzor province, “New Armenia – New Catholicos” movement...
07/16/2018Karen Karapetyan involved in corruption scandal
Karen Karapetyan, who was recently appointed as head of the Armenian State Revenue Committee’s division in charge of investigations, became the key figure of a scandal, Zhamanak (Time) reports. YEREVAN, July 10. /ARKA/. Karen Karapetyan, who was recently appointed as head of the Armenian State Revenue Committee’s division in charge of investigations, became the key figure of a scandal, Zhamanak (Time) ...
07/10/2018Armenian National Assembly passes amendments to judicial code after yesterday’s scandal
... YEREVAN, December 21. /ARKA/. The Armenian National Assembly passed Thursday amendments to the judicial code at the second and final reading. As many as 64 MPs voted for the bill. Yesterday, the first-reading vote in the Armenian National Assembly turned scandalous – the opposition retired the session hall, a Novoisti-Armenia correspondent reports. The Armenian lawmakers voted on the amendments to the judicial code that were discussed one day earlier. YELQ opposition faction and Tsarukyan bloc, are ...
12/21/2017Former CNN employee received $2.6 million through ‘Azerbaijani laundromat’
Additional revelations over Azerbaijan’s corruption scheme that have come about in the last couple of days have exposed a former CNN employee’s role in the scandal, asbarez.com reported. YEREVAN, September 19. /ARKA/. Additional revelations over Azerbaijan’s corruption scheme that have come about in the last couple of days have exposed a former CNN employee’s role in the scandal, asbarez.com reported....
09/19/2017Illegal importers and customs bribe takers to be prosecuted over Azerbaijani apple scandal
A criminal investigation has been launched into tax evasion connected with illegal import of Azerbaijani apples into Armenia. YEREVAN, May 5. /ARKA/. A criminal investigation has been launched into tax evasion connected with illegal import of Azerbaijani apples into Armenia. Armenia’s state food safety agency was scrutinized the marker throughout three days to confirm the alarming information that Azerbaijani apples have emerged in Armenia. . “It has become known in the course of the investigation...
05/05/2017Armenian premier orders scrutiny for social affairs ministry
... ministry’s activity, Zhoghovurd (People) reported on Thursday. Artem Asatryan, a member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, has been working as labor and social affairs minister since 2012. Over five years of his staying in office, corruption scandals have periodically broken in the ministry – the persons involved in the scandals directly have been arrested and indirect participants have resigned, while the minister remains in office. The authors of the publication say everyone surrounding ...
01/26/2017State Revenue Committee insists: no banana import monopoly in Armenia
... import monopoly in Armenia had not been broken up over a period of the current government’s activity. According to media reports, Catherine Group, owned by Mihran Poghosyan, Armenia’s former chief bailiff, whose name is connected with Panama offshore scandal, has been the sole importer of bananas for years. The committee says that 48 companies imported bananas in 2016 and that if Pashinyan has evidence, it is ready to cooperate with the lawmaker in scrutinizing the matter. The committee officials ...
01/24/2017Echmiadzin mayor remains in office despite election criminal scandal
YEREVAN, September 19. /ARKA/. The Armenian Central Election Commission has pronounced Karen Grigoryan, Echmiadzin mayor, the winner in the mayoral election. According to the preliminary report the commission has posted on its website, Grigoryan has been reelected by 10,587 votes cast for him. His key rival, Arthur Tumanyan, has scored 3,651 votes and the third candidate, Arthur Khachatryan only 504. Election campaigns have been very tense. According to media reports, a car of Karen Grigoryan...
09/19/2016In Armenia Pope Francis prays for “an ardent desire for unity” among Christians
... pontiff said they “surely rejoice to see our affection and our tangible longing for full communion.” Francis prayed the Holy Spirit to “make all believers one heart and soul; may he come to re-establish us in unity” and, “may the cause of our scandal be dissolved” by God’s love, “above all the lack of unity among Christ’s disciples.” Calling for peace in the Armenian Church and “complete” communion, Pope Francis prayed for “an ardent desire for unity” among Christians. But ...
06/26/2016Mining companies licensing process should be transparent- Davit Harutyunyan
The process of licensing of mining companies should be as transparent as possible, Davit Harutyunyan, the chief of government staff, told reporters today, in response to their request to comment on a corruption scandal in this sector. YEREVAN, June 8. /ARKA/. The process of licensing of mining companies should be as transparent as possible, Davit Harutyunyan, the chief of government staff, told reporters today, in response to their request to comment on ...
06/08/2016Head of Armenian chief civil aviation department to be sacked
... will be announced in the coming days. Movsisyan is likely to be replaced by deputy economy minister Sergey Avetisyan, who oversees the aviation sector," the newspaper says. Earlier this newspaper wrote that Movsisyan was involved in a corruption scandal by creating obstacles for German Lufthansa to obtain license for operating flights to Armenia. The newspaper claims that in return for license Armenian civil aviation officials demanded a bribe and this reached Baghramyan 26 (residence of the ...
06/07/2016Armenian state revenue committee sees no reason to trouble chief bailiff unless tax evasion fact proven
Armenia’s State Revenue Committee is not planning to conduct additional inspections in connection of involvement of Mihran Poghosyan, the country’s chief bailiff, in offshore scandals. YEREVAN, May 12. /ARKA/. Armenia’s State Revenue Committee is not planning to conduct additional inspections in connection of involvement of Mihran Poghosyan, the country’s chief bailiff, in offshore scandals. Vakhtang Mirumyan, the ...
05/12/2016Armenian officials involved in Panama offshore scandal to be punished: vice speaker
... unknown. At the same time, these three companies are indirectly linked to Luxembourg, Panama and the United Kingdom. Mihran Poghosyan, chief bailiff of Armenia, who ran Armenia’s agency for compulsory execution of court decisions before the offshore scandal and resigned immediately after the scandal broke out. According to Hetq.am, Armenian media resource engaged in journalistic investigations, Poghosyan is shareholder of three companies registered in Panama - Sigtem Real Estates Incorporated, Hopkinten ...
05/11/2016Evidence of Armenian officials' involvement in Panama offshore dealings under consideration now
... Committee Aram Harutyunyan are in the list. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) pointed out also companies belonging to Mihran Poghosyan, who ran Armenia’s agency for compulsory execution of court decisions before the scandal and resigned immediately after the scandal broke. According to Hetq.am, Armenian media resource engaged in journalistic investigations, Poghosyan is shareholder of three companies registered in Panama - Sigtem Real Estates Incorporated, Hopkinten ...
05/10/2016Gross embezzlement scandal rocks Israel’s diamond exchange
A well-known Israeli diamond dealer is said to have embezzled jewels worth tens of millions of dollars, and police suspect that some of his family members may also be involved, The Times of Israel reported on Wednesday. YEREVAN, April 21. /ARKA/. A well-known Israeli diamond dealer is said to have embezzled jewels worth tens of millions of dollars, and police suspect that some of his family members may also be involved, The Times of Israel reported on Wednesday. Hanan Abramovich was arrested...
04/21/2016US intelligence agencies have direct access to social networks user data, cyber security expert says
... a substantial number of respondents in Europe and the US believe that the world's major social networks and IT companies unlawfully provide user data to the US National Security Agency. In response to the question "You may have heard about the scandal following the alleged transfer of user data by major corporations and social networks to the National Security Agency. Which statement reflects your opinion more accurately when it comes to the protection of user data online," almost half ...
06/02/2015Armenian PM's visit to Georgia reconfirms traditionally friendly relations between two nations, expert says
... discussed a wide range of economic issues and besides, this visit was a message to citizens of Georgia, its opposition, as well as Armenia and the regional countries that the Armenian-Georgian relations remain at a high level and the latest diplomatic scandal caused by a meeting of Armenian parliament speaker Galust Sahakyan with South Ossetia's parliament leader, a breakaway Georgian region, Anatoly Bibilov, did not affect the ties. The meeting occurred during Bibilov's separate visits to Nagorno-Karabakh ...
05/18/2015Public outcry makes Yerevan cinema theater to cancel premier of Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac
Cinema Star movie theater in Yerevan has thought better of premiering February 13 the scandal-courting Danish director Lars von Trier’s new movie Nymphomaniac (volume1) because of public outcry. YEREVAN, February 12. / ARKA /. Cinema Star movie theater in Yerevan has thought better of premiering February 13 the scandal-courting ...
02/12/2014Cinema Star in Yerevan to premiere Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac
Cinema Star Movie Theater in Yerevan will premiere February 13 the scandal-courting Danish director Lars von Trier’s new movie Nymphomaniac (volume 1). YEREVAN, February 10. / ARKA /. Cinema Star Movie Theater in Yerevan will premiere February 13 the scandal-courting Danish director Lars von Trier’s ...
02/10/2014Businessman, known in Armenia for involvement in offshore scandal, taken in police custody in Tbilisi
Businessman Ashot Sukiasyan, known in Armenia for involvement in the offshore scandal, was found and yesterday in Tbilisi and taken in police custody, Novosti-Armenia reported today referring to Armen Malkhasyan, a spokesman of the Armenian Police Department. YEREVAN, February 1. /ARKA/. Businessman Ashot Sukiasyan, known ...
02/01/2014Woman’s robe blow to Armenia-Russia relations
Since the beginning of the week Armenia has been disturbed by the scandal over the events after detention of Armenian citizen Hrachya Harutiunyan who is suspected of a dead crush killing 18 bus passengers near Podolsk, Russia. YEREVAN, July 23. /ARKA/. Since the beginning of the week Armenia has been disturbed by ...
07/23/2013Armenian PM assures details of “offshore scandal” will be made public
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said Thursday the media sources would get full access to all the details related to the so-called “offshore scandal.” YEREVAN, June 27./ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said Thursday the media sources would get full access to all the details related to the so-called “offshore scandal.” Hetq.am news portal published an article,...
06/27/2013ARF member urges authorities to make full inquiry into offshore scandal
YEREVAN, June 26. /ARKA/. Aghvan Vardanian, a parliament member from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation/Dashnaktsutyun (ARF) party, urged the authorities today to make a careful inquiry into the so-called ‘offshore scandal,’ involving Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. YEREVAN, June 26. /ARKA/. Aghvan Vardanian, a parliament member from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation/Dashnaktsutyun (ARF) party, urged the authorities today to make a careful inquiry into the ...
06/26/2013Resignation of Prime Minister not expected
Galust Sahakian, a senior member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, has denied today rumors that Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan may resign because of being involved in a scandal claiming that he was one of three Armenians who set up an offshore company in Cyprus and because of the latest report of the parliament Audit Chamber alleging widespread corruption in the administration of public procurements. YEREVAN, June ...
06/24/2013Pollster says offshore scandal was provocation against Prime Minister
An Armenian pollster claimed today that the so-called "offshore scandal" involving Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, is a provocation engineered by his enemies. YEREVAN, June 24. / ARKA /. An Armenian pollster claimed today that the so-called "offshore scandal" involving Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan,...
06/24/2013Horse DNA in 5% of EU-tested beef products, BBC reports
... agreed by the 27 EU member states in February after horsemeat had been found in a batch of Findus frozen lasagne. "Restoring the trust and confidence of European consumers and trading partners in our food chain following this fraudulent labelling scandal is now of vital importance for the European economy," said EU Commissioner for Health and Consumers Tonio Borg. He said the Commission would "propose to strengthen the controls along the food chain in line with lessons learned." ...
04/17/2013No horse flesh sold labeled as beef in Armenia , food safety service says
... YEREVAN, February 27. /ARKA/. The food safety service of Armenian ministry of agriculture rules out the possibility of horsemeat being sold in the guise of beef, spokesperson of the service Babken Pipoyan told ARKA Agency. In the beginning of the year a scandal broke in Europe after horsemeat DNA was found in beef burgers of Spanish AhorraMas and Irish Silvercrest Foods. After a couple of checks horse flesh was found also in some beef products of France, Germany, Italy and Sweden. “If I’m ...
02/27/2013Tens of thousands in Spain protest economic policy, corruption, Reuters reported
... non-violent demonstrations as a near five-year economic slump shows no sign of recovery and mass unemployment rises. "I'm here to add my voice. They're cutting where they shouldn't cut; health, education ... basic services. And the latest corruption scandal is just the tiniest tip of a very large iceberg," said Alberto, 51, an account administrator for a German multinational in Madrid, who preferred not to give his surname. Protests in Spain have become commonplace as the conservative government ...
02/25/2013More than 160 representatives of Armenian media demand that parliament speaker give political assessment of MP’S bad behavior
... community have undersigned a letter to National Assembly speaker Hovik Abrahamyan, demanding that he give a political assessment of the bad behavior of an MP from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, Mher Sedrakyan, who has become embroiled in a scandal after threatening to ‘break the jaw’ of a journalist who asked him for comment. YEREVAN, December 21. / ARKA /. More than 160 representatives of the Armenian media community have undersigned a letter to National Assembly speaker Hovik Abrahamyan,...
12/21/2012Stepanakert Airport opening scandal is falsely inflated- Kazimirov
The scandal around Stepanakert Airport opening is being falsely inflated, said the former Russian co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group (1992-1996) Vladimir Kazimirov, Novosti-Armenia reports Thursday. YEREVAN, November 29. /ARKA/. The scandal around Stepanakert ...
11/29/2012Armenia’s Zharangutiun Party nominates Stepa Safaryan to run for Parliament seat in by-election
..., to run for a parliament seat in by-election in a single-mandate constituency in a Yerevan district of Avan. The seat has become vacant after Armenian Football Federation President Ruben Hayrapetyan quit the National Assembly on July 3 because of a scandal over Vahe Avetyan, a military doctor, who died on July 29 after he was severely bitten by Hayrapetyan’s bodyguards in the restaurant owned by his family, according to some media reports. Safaryan raced for a seat in the National Assembly also ...
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