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Editor of ‘Hetq’ Wins Award

Edik Baghdasaryan, the editor of Hetq Online (which sponsors this blog) and the president of the Investigative Journalists of Armenia was honored with the “Defender of Armenia Freedom” award by US Ambassador to Armenia Marie L. Yovanovitch. The award ceremony was held at the US Embassy.

The ambassador noted that “Due to the unprecedented work of [...]

Armenian Big Shots Aren’t Donating This Year

Hetq recently reported that several business tycoons/oligarchs have not donated to the Hayastan All-Armenia Fund this year. The money is slated to go towards restructuring projects in Shushi, located in Nagorno-Karabagh. Apparently Armenia’s wealthiest don’t care about rejuvenating  their country anymore.

Here’s what the article revealed:

At a press conference today, All Armenia Fund Director Ara Vardanyan disclosed [...]

Swine Flu Scare in Armenia

UPDATED: Seems that the AH1N1 virus, infamously known as the “swine flu” has been frightening Armenians so much that the Ministry of Education decided to close all schools for two weeks. Apparently 49 cases of the virus have been registered nationwide.

People have been wearing masks all around town from what I’ve heard—I saw some women [...]

Latest News In Karabagh Peace Negotiations

Yesterday RFE/RL reported that the foreign minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, made a public statement in which he underlined Baku’s stance on the future of Nagorno-Karabagh. Azerbaijan demands that the self-declared republic be returned to their control, 15 years after the cease fire.

Here are excerpts from the article:

Azerbaijan insists on the restoration of its control [...]

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