COVER-UP SEEN IN ARMENIAN PRESIDENTIAL BODYGUARD’S MURDER.
Armenia's society may have become inured to high-profile assassinations covered up by the justice system. Even so, a political scandal is now simmering over the... MORE
COVER-UP EXPOSED IN ARMENIAN PRESIDENTIAL GUARD TRIAL.
A British eyewitness account has helped expose an official cover-up of the latest high-profile murder in Yerevan. The eyewitness, fearing for his safety in Armenia... MORE
ARMENIAN ENTERPRISES TO BE HANDED OVER TO RUSSIA FOR DEBT.
On December 29 in Yerevan, Defense Minister Serge Sarkisian and Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov finalized the first list of Armenian enterprises to be... MORE
TURKISH-ARMENIAN RECONCILIATION COMMISSION GOES OUT OF EXISTENCE.
On December 11, the four Armenian members of the Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Commission (TARC) announced their withdrawal from that body. The Armenian members accused the Turkish... MORE
PUTIN’S VISIT TO ARMENIA ASSESSED IN YEREVAN.
Armenian assessments of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit buttress the conclusion that the country's leadership is sliding more deeply into dependency on Russia. Among these... MORE
PUTIN IN ARMENIA.
Overshadowed by the terrorist assault on the United States and ensuing events, Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Armenia passed unnoticed internationally. The September... MORE
ANOTHER ARMENIAN OFFICIAL ASSASSINATED.
Khachig Poghossian, head of the Oversight Committee attached to the Armenian prime minister's office, was assassinated on September 11 by a grenade blast at the... MORE
ARMENIA’S ROAD TO DAMASCUS AND MOSCOW.
In recent days, Armenia has moved toward even closer relations with Russia and military cooperation with Syria. President Robert Kocharian's closest associate, Serge Sarkisian, led... MORE
ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SAYS NO TO “RECONCILIATION” WITH TURKEY.
On July 31, the Armenian parliament closed ranks against the recently created, unofficial Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Commission and its proposals (see the Monitor, July 18). Five... MORE
ARMENIAN ECONOMY IN NEED OF BOOST.
The Armenian economy started the year with a bang. Recently released data, however, show that the economy may be cooling off. In the first quarter... MORE