December 27, 2005 by the N1317-A order of the RA Government out-patients treatment has been announced free-of-charge. The order will be in vigor for one month only. Maybe that's the reason why the overwhelming majority of the society is not aware of it. {BR} According to the Chief doctor of the Yerevan Hospital N1 Rousanna Hayrapetyan, in comparison with the 50 patients of the previous year, 104 people...

A regional headquarters of combating bird flue has been created in the Syunik region. They have started to vaccinate the domestic birds in the region. In Goris, Kapan, Meghri and Sisian 25, 8, 2.5 and 5 thousand birds have been vaccinated respectively. {BR} Till the end of the week all the birds in the region will have been vaccinated. Besides, all the dead birds found near the state borders have...

Geneva (ICRC) – On 18 January one Armenian prisoner of war previously detained in Azerbaijan was repatriated under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The operation took place on the road between the Azerbaijani town of Gazakh and the Armenian town of Ijevan. {BR} The ICRC, participating as a neutral intermediary and in accordance with its mandate, facilitated the...

The residents of the Paronyan 15 building tried to invite the attention of the Mass Media to the start of the construction of the «elitist» building only seven meters away from their building. {BR} Right next to the four-storied building the foundations of the new seven-storied one are being constructed. Nevertheless, according to the 1989 Construction Norms and Laws, the building has to be at a...

In connection with bird flu panic workers of Armenian battery farms receive representatives of mass media “with open arms” – to show that the disease has nothing to do in Armenian battery farms. The turn to prove it today was «Arzni» farm's.{BR} The information that consumption of bird meat and eggs reduced by 50% cannot be confirmed yet as the producers state, because every year in January, after holidays the demand of these products falls....

Тhe fact ex-rector of the Yerevan State University didn’t get the post of chair of University Council wasn’t taken unambiguously by the teaching staff and the students of the University.{BR} Lecturer of Russian language Sahakanouysh Bazyan finds it strange. Even stranger she considers presence of oligarchs in the Council. «Only a man of science can be a member of the Council, not an outer...

Armeniаn hydremeteorological service informs optimistically that the frost raging in Russia in these days won't get to Armenia this time.{BR} During the coming three days the temperature won't change, and then south-western air masses will warm the weather. Tonight the temperature in Armenia will be 10-11 below zero, and tomorrow afternoon 2-4 above zero. Armhydremeteorological service...

To personalize cultural problems in the absence of Secretary of Culture “Mirror” club tried to find out today why we do not have category of culture up to now.{BR} Being concerned about this question, head of Cinema Workers' Union Rouben Gevorkyants noted: “Our culture must be endowed with ideology. One must love his nation and culture and try to present it”. Mr. Gevorkyants marked regretfully that today we are one of those unique nations...

«Armenian government must with decisive actions support international structures take appropriate measures against Azerbaijan for destroying monuments in Jugha and Nakhichevan.{BR} Armenian government may attain certain results if it turns the problem into one of the directions of the foreign policy”, - the statement of Pan-Armenian committee on protection of Armenian monuments says. As member...

FAO warned that the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza virus H5N1 could become endemic in Turkey and poses a serious risk to neighbouring countries. The virus may be spreading despite the control measures already taken, said Juan Lubroth, senior FAO animal health officer. {BR} Far more human and animal exposure to the virus will occur if strict containment does not isolate all known and unknown...

Three families continue to struggle in the Buzand street demanding full compensation for their property. Despite their efforts, one of the last houses in the Buzand 15 is being leveled to earth. {BR} The house of Susanna Pogosyan has the note «Not on sale» on its wall. Susanna says that they have been saved by miracle – on December 13 and 26 the court officers came to evict them, but they were...

The chief architect of Yerevan Samvel Danielyan confesses that the main plan of the city is full of shortcomings. “It is impossible to do without them. Even Tamanyan’s plan had shortcomings”, he said during the usual briefing organized in the Yerevan municipality. {BR} As for the shortcomings he means, Danielyan did not go into details. Perhaps he meant the recent announcement by Yervand Zakharyan. Let us remind you that he said that many...

After a pause of 20 days «A1+» restarts its work. We are glad that you continue to visit our website looking for information you are interested in. {BR} You can send your offers to the address [email protected]. They will be taken into account by all means.

The last working day of A1+ in 2005 is coming to its end. Several days before the New Year we would like to say good-bye to our readers joining to all the wishes that will be said on the Eve of the New Year and after it. {BR} And before the Old and New Years meet, we still have time to sum up our achievements and losses on 2005, to understand our mistakes, to promise that they will be corrected, and...

What do the astrologers say? According to the Chinese astrology, 2006 is the Red Fire Dog year. The astrologers claim that the most modern colors of the coming year are red and orange. But this fact does not have a political context, so the authorities of all the countries are asked to not avoid those colors, as they are simply the favorite colors of the symbol of 2006. And as far as the symbol is...

At the beginning of the week the poll question of the a1plus website was “Are you pleased with the work of the RA Government in 2005?” 380 readers have participated in the poll 53.2% of which were displeased with the work of the Government. 42.4% of the participants of the poll were pleased, and 4.5% were undecided. {BR} If the opposition wants to have more followers, it must change its way of acting. According to the poll of the A1+ website,...

The four residents of the Buzand street still continue their hunger strike. Susanna Poghosyan’s husband Avetiq Yeranosyan has received a court paper asking him to leave the house till December 27. He has decided to obey. As for his wife, they will discuss the issue in the family. {BR} Another hunger-striker Nuneh Varduni received an “Offer” (of agreement) from «Viscon» LTD. According to the document, she has been offered both a compensation...

Head of “Arshild” LTD Daniel Zaqaryan announced in the “Mirror” club that he despises the October 4 decision of the RA Public Service Regulating Committee and “Armrusgasard”. {BR} “Armrusgasard” and I do not want to have anything in common with each other”, Mr. Zaqaryan said. Let us remind you that by the October 4 decision of the Committee has approved the standards of choosing the companies providing technical service of the gas-consumption...

After the Karabakh war 394 people have suffered from the explosions of secret mines in the territory of Armenia. 271 of them have had injuries. For the last 24 months 14 people have suffered two of which are military men. 7-31 UDS is used for clearing an area of one square meter of mines. {BR} This information was given by those responsible for the UN Development Program who summed up the results...

«We demand reconsideration of the contracts»: posters with these words were in the hands of North and General avenues dwellers who gathered today in front of the Parliament building.{BR} The demonstrators were revolted by the statements of PM Andranik Margarian and Central community head Gagik Beglaryan. “The Prime Minister told he had received us, but nothing of the kind had ever happened....

The Yeranosyans’ family of 11 members has been deprived of registration in 15/19 Byuzand st. without being previously informed about it in a written form.{BR} “If I didn’t take interest in it I wouldn’t know. Where shall I take my family now?”, Avetik Yeranosyan, who has learned about the fact only today, says. Her wife, 51 years old Sousanna Poghosyan, who has recently been operated on, goes on hunger-striking. Her condition is not good...

Yerevan (ICRC) – Today, the final round of the second open Essay Competition on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for law students of Armenian universities is taking place at the conference hall of the Constitutional Court of Armenia. {BR} The competition, jointly organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Armenian Association of International Law (AAIL), was launched...

Today in the “Mirror” club the head of the NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit, Budgetary and Economic Affairs Gagik Minasyan asked the Armenian consumers to be more careful towards the usage of electricity and gas. His words came after the question of A1+ how the government is going to compensate the raise of the cost of the Russian gas. {BR} Gagik Minasyan’s opponent, NA deputy Khachatur Suqiasyan contradicted to him saying that the...

When Alexander Tamanyan was processing the main plan of Yerevan in 1924, he foresaw it for not more than 400 000 people in the capital. The great architect planned the green areas necessary for the city for that amount of people. {BR} In 1940-1950 the authorities started to create green areas in Yerevan using about 200 sorts of trees and bushes. These data have been announced by the coalition SOS-Yerevan....