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Naira Melkumyan
20 Nov 12
Civil society leaders believe the state intends to restrict their activities.
Naira Melkumyan
19 Oct 12
Officials deny legal action against politician Vartan Oskanian is timed to foil election hopes.
Naira Melkumyan
14 Sep 12
Celebrations in Baku and outrage in Yerevan as convicted killer is welcomed back to Azerbaijan.
Jasur Sumerinli, Naira Melkumyan
19 Jun 12
Each side blames the other for spate of cross-border shooting incidents.
Naira Melkumyan
15 May 12
Hydrogen-filled balloons injure over 100, raise allegations of negligence.
Naira Melkumyan
27 Apr 12
Politicians respond to public concerns about low living standards, but it's unclear whether pledges will be honoured beyond election day.
Naira Melkumyan
17 Feb 12
Fears that trouble in Iran would hurt carefully-crafted economic and energy ties.
Gayane Mkrtchyan, Naira Melkumyan
23 Dec 11
While younger people have little conception of life under communist rule, some Armenians miss the positive things lost after the Soviet collapse.
Naira Melkumyan
28 Oct 11
Bound in by difficult neighbours and with monopolies holding down traditional economic sectors, Armenia places hope in new technologies.
Naira Melkumyan
14 Oct 11
After calling out supporters to demonstrate and then sending them home, Armenian National Congress has some ground to make up in order to remain serious political force.