Section: Hetq (Armenia)
Council of Europe Monitors Welcome “Courageous Decision of Prime Minister Sargsyan to Resign”
The PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Armenia, Giuseppe Galati (Italy, EPP/CD) and Yuliya Lovochkina (Ukraine, SOC), have issued the following statement regarding recent political developments in the country. …read more Source:...
Yerevan: People “Occupy” Parekamutyun Metro Intersection
Hovsep Muradyan, who drives the #8 minivan route, joined the protesters on foot after leaving the vehicle parked in the middle of Kievyan Street. …read more Source:...
Yerevan Protests: Truck Drivers Block Kievyan-Halabyan Intersection
Three large freight trucks are blocking Yerevan’s Halabyan-Kievan intersection, stopping all traffic, and causing tie-ups at the access to Haghtanak Bridge. …read more Source:...
Russian Revolution, 100 Years On: Who Benefited, Who Lost?
Historians still argue about the legacy of the Russian Revolution; described as “The Event that Changed the World”. But how is the revolution perceived today in the region which was most affected by it? We asked people in the streets of 5 post-Soviet capitals: Moscow, Kyiv, Yerevan, Tbilisi and Bishkek. …read more Source:...
Yerevan’s Dvin Hotel: Armenia’s Honorary Consul to Crimea Wants to Build Casino
A section of Yerevan’s Soviet-era Dvin Hotel, now vacant for many years, will house a gambling casino if the new owners have their way. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Arrests 23 in ‘Biggest Ever’ Corruption Crackdown
Ukrainian authorities Wednesday arrested 23 former high-ranking tax officials who are suspected of helping ex-President Viktor Yanukovych’s government to defraud the state of nearly US$ 4 billion. …read more Source:...
Killing Pavel
Belarusian journalist Pavel Sheremet’s reporting had challenged authorities from Minsk to Moscow and Kyiv. In a murder that shocked the world, he was killed by a car bomb in the Ukrainian capital in July 2016. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Detains Two Top Officials in Uranium Corruption Probe
Ukrainian authorities detained an ex-MP and a state energy firm deputy chief for the embezzlement of US$ 17.3 million from selling uranium concentrate at inflated prices, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said Friday. …read more Source:...
Son of Armenia’s Ambassador to Ukraine Running for Parliament; Declares $2.3 Million in Cash
Davit Manukyan, the 33-year-old son of Armenia’s Ambassador to Ukraine Andranik Manukyan, is running for a seat in Armenia’s parliament on the Tsarukyan Alliance ticket. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Top Tax Official on Trial for Corruption
A Kiyv court began hearing motions Monday on a US$ 74 million embezzlement case involving Ukraine’s top tax official who spent the night on a stretcher in the courtroom because prosecutors thought he faked a heart attack. …read more Source:...
