About 11 citizens suffered from the activity of the “vagrant brokers” in Yerevan in 2003. Today the Armenian Aryan Union and the initiative group of the citizens who suffered from the vagrant brokers informed the society about the situation. {BR} Citizen of Yerevan Robert Amiryan needed 1500 USD. He turned to his neighbor Ruzanna Adamyan with the request to give him money with interests....

“Can the Government answer shy the salary of the scientist is lower than the average salary in the Republic?” a number of scientists expressed their indignation in the National Academy of Scientists. The reminded that their salary is only 27 thousand AMD a month. {BR} “Science has not been financed by the state for 15 years. The state budget allots only 1% of the sum to the sciences....

Because of the abrupt raise of temperature for the last few days the rivers have become dangerous. {BR} We learned from the Emergency Administration that there has already been recorded a case of unsettling in the most dangerous region – Gavar. Some work has been needed to return the river to its bed. In this connection the Emergency Administration will render a press conference on Thursday.

Yesterday the spectators of the State Academic Theater after Sundukyan did not manage to enjoy the play “Night Feast” till the end. When the first act was over, the whole theater sank into darkness. {BR} First the audience applauded for the seeming «surprise of director», but when it turned out there was no surprise, the hall was filled with light coming from cell phones. 30 minutes...

The snow and icicles accumulated on the roof of the Amiryan 3 house fell on the head of a woman named Julia Nahapetyan who was passing by the building. The accident happened on February 11, 01:37 p.m. As a result of it the woman suffered concussion of the brain and was taken to hospital. {BR} By the way, the passers by who came to help the woman had to call an ambulance several times, as it was...

The cases of bird flu in neighboring Azerbaijan forced Armenians to restart discussions about the ways to protect from bird flu. “Today there is not virus of bird flu in Armenia”, the head of the RA Veterinary state inspection Grigori Baghiryan claimed in the NA. Those responsible for the prevention of bird flu in RA were invited to the NA to inform about their work. {BR} According to...

«The right of property is not recognized and defended in the Republic of Armenia». This was the poster with which the five families from the Buzand street organized an act of complaint opposite the Yerevan municipality building. {BR} «They brought an agreement for us to sign. If we do not sign it, we will be evicted on February 14. How shall we live then? », Susanna Pogosyan says. The residents of the Buzand street were going to submit an...

On November 25, 2005 the RA Prime Minister made a decision according to which the last date of legalizing the illegal buildings was March 1, 2006. {BR} At present about 112 000 illegal constructions are registered by the Cadastre. 14 502 of them are doors, 12 320 are balconies, 4 303 are kiosks, etc. According to the advisor of the Yerevan mayor, Yervand Zakharyan has made many decisions about...

50 more citizens are going to join Iren Sargsyan’s action against “ArmenTel”. These people had to pay up to 360 AMD for one minute of internet connection instead of the established 1 AMD. {BR} «ArmenTel» has either switched off their telephones or threatens to do so demanding the payment of the international connections which according to the people they have never made. The...

“Do we need structural changes in the National Academy of Sciences?” This was the poll question of the A1+ website this week. 275 people participated in the pool. 65.5% think that the National Academy of Sciences needs thorough changes, and 18.5% are for partial changes. 9.5% think that no structural changes are needed, and 6.5% were undecided. {BR} The next poll question will refer...

Despite the heaps of snow in the streets of Yerevan, spring seems to have come: the sun shines brightly and it is warm. Nevertheless, yesterday it snowed heavily in the territory of Armenia. The largest quantity of snow fell in the region of Vayots Dzor, city of Jermuk. {BR} Fortunately there were no serious accidents because of the snow. According to the information of the Emergency Administration,...

The Azeri authorities have confirmed that the wild birds which died on the shores of the Caspian Sea had the bird flue virus. Analysis showed that it is the H5N1 virus. The Azeri Health Ministry warned the citizens to refrain from contact with wild birds. {BR} By the way, since 2003 at least 88 people have died in different countries because of bird flu.

During 2005-2005 116000-147000 citizens left Armenia to find work abroad, i.e. every 10 th citizen. Taking into account that 14,1% of working migrants are women it becomes clear that every 6th man leaves for abroad work.{BR} This facts have appeared after surveys held by “Advanced social technologies” public organization. Researches were held in all the regions of Armenia. High activity of labour...

Tonight the official closing ceremony of the «Baze Winter-2006» will take place. 350 young people participated in the pan-Armenian youth gathering for seven days in the Tsakhkadzor Olympic sport base. The participants are young people from Armenia, Artsakh, Javakhq and the Diaspora who also participate in intellectuals, cultural and sport competitions alongside with having holidays. {BR} The...

Hellas church expressed protest against destruction of Armenian monuments in Nakhijevan. «Demolition of monuments is one of the black pages of human history», head of Hellas church noted.{BR} The church called international structures to “o exert every effort to keep, restore and respect Armenian historical monuments”. Hellas Orthodox church synod accused International organizations of being...

Saint Sargis is a beloved religious observance and is very popular among young people. It is celebrated 63 days before Easter, on a Saturday falling sometime between January 18 and February 23.{BR} On the night of the holiday young people eat salty pies and don’t drink water to encourage dreaming at night. They believe that St. Sargis decides their fate, that the person who gives them water to...

February 10 the Armenian and Azeri Football Federations must discuss where to organize the two matches of the two countries. Before that A1+ offered the readers of the website to answer the question about where and how to organize the matches. {BR| The answers were distributed are follows: In Yerevan and Baku in case of security guarantees – 48.4% On a neutral field – 40.3% In Yerevan...

While walking in the street people must look not only down, but also above, in order not to catch the heaps of snow falling from the roofs on their heads. For example, from the roof of the House 7 on Kochar street snow was falling all night. The same can be seen everywhere. {BR} People walking in the streets can seem drunk: they stumble along the streets; the pavements are snowy and slippery. «The...

In the 9th Conference of the RA Defense Sport-technical non-governmental Organization the 21 members of the central council of the Organization re-elected their President Major-General Arkadi Ter-Tadevosyan, the famous Commando. {BR} Mr. Ter-Tadevosyan has been presiding over the organization since 2001. In 2001 he announced that he replaces weapon with a spade. As usual, Mr. Ter-Tadevosyan is «remembered»...

“We do not solve the problem of provoking or satisfying somebody’s appetite. We will simply represent who ate what. As for how they did it – good or bad – the society will evaluate”, the head of the Communities Financing Union Vahan Hovhannisyan said during the discussion. {BR} By the program “Millennium Challenges” Armenia will be allotted 235.6 million...

Presentation day of the book by Rafael Hambardzoumyan about Armenian remarkable politician and public man Garegin Nzhdeh was not casual. It’s Garegin Nzhdeh’s 120th birthday anniversary today.{BR} As the author of the book mentioned for many years his birthday has been celebrated on January 1, and only thanks to historian Vahan Melikyan’s consistent work the exact date was found out. This is the fifth work of author dedicated to Nzhdeh....

Members of 5 families from Byuzand street gathered in front of government building today to demand justice.{BR} These families, who haven’t sign the contract with “Vizkon» Ltd. passed a letter to Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan today. The letter says: «Realizing companies violate rights of the citizens living in houses belonging to them by privatization right. First “Avan Tour” Ltd. was commissioned to carry out realization and building...

The owners of the Dalma gardens organized and act of complain opposite the RA President’s residence at 8 degrees below zero. In 2003 the municipality allotted 150 hectares of garden in the Dalma area for eh purpose of urban development. {BR} “Today the authorities whom we elected govern the people. The trees which we grew like our children are being sold to the rich. Will any of the...

«Today international corruption is carried out in Armenia», Arshak Sadoyan noted today, regarding «ArmenTel»'s activities.{BR} He has prepared an Open letter to the Minister of Tra nsportation and Communication Andranik Manoukyan and head of the Cmmittee on Cordination of Social Services Robert Nazaryan. The deputy informs in the letter that «ArmenTel»'s computer crime is realized by the following plan: «when the subscriber while connected...