Yerevan, Armenia News

YSMU recognized by Medical Board of California May 18, 2013 - 16:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan State Medical University has achieved recognition by Medical Board of California, Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan posted on his Facebook page.

Interfax, Russia May 16 2013 Rally against gas price increase held in Yerevan YEREVAN.

Scandal rising after death in the military: Killed soldier's father heads to Yerevan with son's body 12:05 - 18.05.13 The father of Luxe Stepanyan, the Armenian army private reported killed earlier this week, is heading to Yerevan with the coffin carrying his son's body to hold a protest in front of the Government.

Road Police trying to obstruct entry of cortege carrying body of killed soldier to Yerevan - police car damaged in clashes Saturday, May 18, 13:18 Road Police and officers of the Defense Ministry of Armenia are trying to obstruct entry of a cortege carrying body of the killed soldier Luks Stepanyan to Yerevan.

Lyuks Stepanyan, 19, was shot dead by another conscript in a military unit in the northeastern Tavush province of Armenia on May 15 in an incident in which another soldier, Hrachya Sargsyan, was seriously wounded in the head and is now said to be in a coma at a military hospital in Yerevan.

RFE/RL's Armenian service has been recognized as the winner of the "Best Of RFE/RL April 2013" Contest in innovation category for its multimedia coverage of the Armenian Genocide Rememberence Day coverage.

At a major industrial plant in Armenia that shut down three years ago, the employees are still holding out hope that an investor will come in and revive production.

YEREVAN, May 17./ARKA/. The State Committee of the Real Estate Cadastre of Armenia and the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography of Russia signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday, the government reported.

YEREVAN, May 17. / ARKA /. Armenian farmers in Armavir provinces whose vineyard and orchards were damaged by a hailstorm will be provided with 24 tons of seeds free by the ministry of agriculture, deputy agriculture minister Garnik Petrosyan said today.

Vice Chairman of the opposition Heritage party, Armen Martirosyan blames the Armenian National Congress for diverting the opposition electorate.

A Polish Language Center will be opened at Yerevan State Linguistic University after V. Brusov on May 20, with the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Armenia, Zdzislaw Raczynski, and Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia Armen Ashotyan, conducting the ceremonial opening of the Center.

YEREVAN, May 17. /ARKA/. A possible increase in the price of Russian natural gas shipped to Armenia across Georgia that will automatically trigger price hikes for other commodities will not result in a social revolt, according to Aleksander Iskandaryan, head of the Yerevan-based Caucasus Institute.

YEREVAN, May 17./ARKA/. U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern agrees with the International Monetary Fund that has urged Armenian government to step up reforms, particularly related to business environment improvement.

An Armenian army conscript has been arrested after killing one fellow soldier and seriously wounding another in unclear circumstances.

The prices of electricity in Armenia are also likely to rise soon because of the increased cost of natural gas imported from Russia, the state utilities regulator announced on Thursday.

YEREVAN, May 16. / ARKA /. The Armenian government on Thursday decided to release three million drams to the ministry of economy which it must use to attract private investors, including foreign ones, for implementation of an Armenian-Chinese program to create a venture for the production of inulin.

Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia May 15 2013 The new `old' government of Armenia 15 May 2013 - 8:10am Susanna Petrosyan, Yerevan.

Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia May 15 2013 Air Arabia to make Armenia-UAE flights 15 May 2013 - 11:21am Air Arabia will plans to launch flights between Yerevan and the Sharjah Emirate, not far from Dubai, NEWS.am cites Grant Mirzoyan, head of the directorate for regulation of air traffic of the Main Directorate of Armenian Civil Aviation.

Anahit Bakhshyan: Raising of prices for food products in Armenia is conditioned by striving of oligarchs to return expenses at the past election The election in Armenia have been followed by a rise in prices, Anahit Bakhshyan, a Heritage party member, told journalists on today.

YEREVAN, May 16. /ARKA/. A draftee of one of Armenia's military units David Khachatryan fired on his two comrades-in-arms from his AKM type submachine gun Wednesday around 15:30, the press office of Armenian ministry of defence reported.