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Yerevan municipality takes over waste-collection

Previously rubbish collection was under the sole purview of Sanitek, a Lebanon-based contractor. 

Yerevan municipality takes over waste-collection

Previously rubbish collection was under the sole purview of Sanitek, a Lebanon-based contractor. 

Mutual recriminations follow resignation of Armenia’s security chief

It is the biggest row within the inner circle of Armenia’s post-revolutionary administration to date. 

Mutual recriminations follow resignation of Armenia’s security chief

It is the biggest row within the inner circle of Armenia’s post-revolutionary administration to date. 

Pashinyan gives Amulsar mine the go-ahead despite critical environmental report

The report said the environmental assessment carried out by mining company Lydian was ‘unreliable’ and ‘misleading’.

Pashinyan gives Amulsar mine the go-ahead despite critical environmental report

The report said the environmental assessment carried out by mining company Lydian was ‘unreliable’ and ‘misleading’.

Opinion | For all that divides us, music brings us together

Music has for centuries brought Armenians and Azerbaijanis together in a way that may once again offer us a way forward.

Opinion | For all that divides us, music brings us together

By Javid Agha

Music has for centuries brought Armenians and Azerbaijanis together in a way that may once again offer us a way forward.

Pashinyan calls for ‘unification’ between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia

He made the controversial remarks in a speech delivered for the opening of the Pan-Armenian Games in Stepanakert.

Pashinyan calls for ‘unification’ between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia

He made the controversial remarks in a speech delivered for the opening of the Pan-Armenian Games in Stepanakert.

Looking for a better life: the Indians coming to Armenia

Despite many Indians coming to Armenia in search of a better life, racism and human trafficking also reveal the dark side of the ‘Armenian dream’.

Looking for a better life: the Indians coming to Armenia

By Armine Avetisyan

Despite many Indians coming to Armenia in search of a better life, racism and human trafficking also reveal the dark side of the ‘Armenian dream’.

Rural communities in Armenia give mining companies the boot

Local residents and activists have united against mining companies in rural Armenia.

Rural communities in Armenia give mining companies the boot

By Samson Martirosyan

Local residents and activists have united against mining companies in rural Armenia.

Protest in Baku against ‘Iran–Armenia military production’

About 40 people gathered in front of the Iranian Embassy to protest ‘military cooperation’ between the two countries and the arrest of an Azerbaijani Iranian activist. 

Protest in Baku against ‘Iran–Armenia military production’

About 40 people gathered in front of the Iranian Embassy to protest ‘military cooperation’ between the two countries and the arrest of an Azerbaijani Iranian activist. 

Azerbaijan increases minimum wage

The minimum monthly wage will increase from ₼180 ($110) to ₼250 ($150) as of 1 September.

Azerbaijan increases minimum wage

The minimum monthly wage will increase from ₼180 ($110) to ₼250 ($150) as of 1 September.

‘I lived in hell’: life in a psychiatric hospital in Armenia

A  report by the Human Rights Defender of Armenia suggested patients were often met with poor conditions and human rights violations.

‘I lived in hell’: life in a psychiatric hospital in Armenia

By Armine Avetisyan

A  report by the Human Rights Defender of Armenia suggested patients were often met with poor conditions and human rights violations.