Orange Cedes Armenian Telecoms Shares
Orange sells local subsidiary to a company with shareholder links to the finance minister.
Orange sells local subsidiary to a company with shareholder links to the finance minister.
Activists warn that plan might contaminate country’s most important water source.
Critics say proposed changes could entrench the powers of Armenia’s current rulers rather than opening up the political system.
Borrowers typically have to sign over their homes as security for high-interest loans.
After initial confrontation, demonstrations die down in fairly amicable manner.
Armenians send a team, but get a hostile reception from flag-waving crowds.
Moscow ally says it wants to engage with Brussels, too – and that there’s no contradiction there.
President offers temporary subsidy on electricity price rise, but that isn’t enough for most demonstrators.
Police intervention only increased the number of people on the street.
Talk of deportation highlights vulnerability of migrant workers.