By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, October 25 — Armenian Surb Khach Monastery situated on the island in Lake Van suffered an extensive damage during the earthquake of 7.2 magnitude, which occurred in the south-eastern part of Turkey. Yet no information concerning the extent of the damage caused to this cultural monument of global significance is announced. [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, October 4 — The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia visited the Vanadzor-Bagratashen Highway. “In the near future Armenia’s best geologists will study the causes of the landslide that occurred on the Vanadzor-Bagratashen highway,” said Tigran Sarkisian, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia. The volume of the landslide [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, August 25 – Each of the six members of the Armenian men’s chess team (five players (among them Levon Aronian) and the coach) that became world champion at the 8th World Team Chess Championship will receive 7,500,000 dram. The decision was made today, at the sitting the Armenian government. The Championship was [...]

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, October 27 — The Committee on the Aarhus Convention of the UN Economic Commission for Europe examined the application by three Armenian social organizations — Transparency International, Ekodar and the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly of Vanadzor — on the violation of the Aarhus Convention during the mining operations in Teghut. “The Committee [...]

By Alexander Tagvoryan YEREVAN, October 21 – The organization Reporters Without Borders published a report on press freedom for 2010, in which Republic of Armenia holds 101th place. Armenia’s ranking rose by 10 points compared with last year. Ashot Melikyan, Chairman of the “Committee to Protect Freedom of Speech,” told Radio Liberty that this progress can [...]

By Alexander Tagvoryan YEREVAN, October 18 – On Saturday, the world’s longest ropeway, which is called “Wings of Tatev” and links the village Alidzor with the medieval monastery complex Tatev, opened in the Syunik region of the Republic of Armenia. The length of the ropeway is 5.7 km, and the cable car travels at a maximum [...]

By Alexander Tagvoryan YEREVAN, October 11 – Sunday marked the anniversary of a milestone — a year ago, on October 10, 2009, the Armenian-Turkish protocols for rapprochement were signed in Zurich. Long and difficult diplomatic efforts of the leaders of Armenia and Turkey and international mediators, (especially the United States and Switzerland) took place before these [...]