“Thus, there is no economy, they only solve the issue of occupation. 90% of tax burden is on SMEs, i.e. we have an immense number—65 thousand of householders, however, economically we have a rather weak group of employers.”
Azerbaijani forces opened gunfire at 22:00, May 7, in several parts of the Armenian borders in Tavush province. Azerbaijani forces ceased the shooting as the Armenian Armed Forces engaged with countermeasure responsive gunfire, defense ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said on Facebook.
French actor Alain Delon said he will star in his last film in autumn, Interfax reported. “This will be my final film, where I will play a boxer who doesn’t want to fight in a scheduled fight,” the 81 year old actor said. Delon hasn’t appeared on screens since 2008.
“In nearest months the construction of Yerevan shopping center will launch in our city. The preparation works were longlasting, but already the territory exists for the center, there is a project. I am almost convinced that the construction will launch in autumn of this year or in early next year.
NASA Space Apps Challenge 2017, a 48-hour global event in cities all over the world, took place on April 29-30. For the second year in a row, Armenia took part in the challenge with a local competition staged at Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory.
What is the perfect scene? For award-winning filmmaker Atom Egoyan, it’s the “war room” from Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove. We asked him to set the scene for us – and tell us why.
One of the newborn quintuplets in Erebuni Medical Center died on May 6. The healthcare ministry conrmed the death, saying one of the 4 girls died.
The health issue of the newborns is under the personal supervision of healthcare minister Levon Altunyan, as doctors said the quintuplets require treatment.
In April 2017 the passenger flow in Gyumri’s Shirak airport comprised 5283 people, exceeding the figure of April 2016 by 745.3%. In January-April the passenger flow in Shirak airport increased by 334.5% compared to January-April 2016.
With the blessing of Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin will provide a 4-room apartment to Karapetyan family where on May 3 quintuplets – 4 girls and 1 boy were born.
