The RA government hosted a conference, chaired by Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, with participation of publishing companies operating in Armenia. Problems of publishing houses related to tax and customs legislations were in the focus of the conference, the RA government’s press service reported. Besides, increase in demand for books was discussed during the conference.

As compared to last year, Armenians, living mainly off their salaries, have seen an increase in their incomes by a little more than the rate of the rising cost of living, according to the data by the National Statistical Service of Armenia (NSS) published this week. (The published statistics presents the main macro-economic indicators characterizing the country’s socio-economic situation in the first six months this year).

Armenia has seen the scale of inbound tourism grow this year, which specialists say reflects the process of recovery from the global recession in the world. “But still one should not expect a sharp rise this year and it is necessary to work harder for the coming years,” says Armenia Hotels Association Director Amalia Stepanyan. Ani Plaza Hotel Director General...

July 21, Armenian Genocide Resolution author Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) hosted the Capitol Hill premiere of Aghet: а Genocide – a powerful documentary by German filmmaker Eric Friedler, documenting the annihilation of 1.5 million Armenians from 1915 to 1923 and calling attention to the current day Turkish Government's international campaign of Genocide denial. “I am honored to host the screening of Aghet: а Genocide in order to...

NATO military drills due in Armenia in September are widely discussed only because they say as if the Armenian-Turkish border will open temporarily over the exercises. Panorama.am already informed that Defense Ministry and the Turkish side rejected the information on opening of the border. However, the issue keeps to be in the spotlight. The director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Hayk Demoyan thinks, “in fact, the information reported...

“… it is the society that watches TV, and it should correspond not to NTRC’s tastes, but to the wishes and requirements of the community,” says Mesrop Harutyunyan.

Amid concerns from outside and internal observers about a growing government grip on local media, the National Television and Radio...