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YEREVAN, May 20. / ARKA /. An Armenian political analyst, Arkady Vardanian, was detained Monday by Armenia's National Security Service on suspicion of plotting a murder.

YEREVAN, May 20./ARKA/. Armenia's legislative body, the National Assembly, will discuss Thursday the possible increase of natural gas tariffs, and Friday assistance to the farmers whose areas were damaged by the strong hail, said Monday Hovik Abrahamyan, the speaker of the parliament, at the parliamentary session.

YEREVAN, May 20. /ARKA/. The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs on Karabakh peace settlement ware visiting the region at the end of May, press office of Armenian foreign ministry reported after the meeting of Armenian and Azeri foreign ministers with the mediators.

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.

On May 20-21, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan will leave for London on the invitation of Foreign Secretary of the UK William Hague.

Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia May 17 2013 Armenian government to help farms of hail-struck Armavir Region 17 May 2013 - 12:09pm The Agriculture Ministry of Armenia was allowed to purchase seeds and donate them to Armavir, a region hit by hail on May 12, 2013.

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.

Command of Armenian military unit sacked over soldier's death 19:23 - 18.05.13 Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan has issued an instruction for sacking the senior command of the Noyemberyan military in the wake of the tragic incident that saw an army private killed.

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 /. 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.

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.

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

On May 16, in Strasburg, the 123d session of committee of ministers of the Council of Europe took place.

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.

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.

Facing growing public discontent, the Armenian government pledged on Thursday to alleviate the impending sharp rise in the price of natural gas with major subsidies that will apply to all individual consumers.

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

Fire at Spayka Company building has damaged 10,000 tons of goods and refrigeration block occupying a 15,000 sq m area, Karen Baghdasaryan, Director of the company, told ArmInfo.