Lawmakers will drop plan to toughen penalties for tax evasion after business leaders raised concerns about the potential impact of proposed changes on the private sector

Book Giving Day is celebrated today across Armenia; the date was set in memory of the Poet of All Armenians Hovhannes Tumanyan who was born on 19 February 1869

Nearly two years after the fall of Artsakh, or Nagorno Karabakh, 25.000 displaced families remain without permanent housing despite government claims progress on assistance programs, says Founding Chairman of the NGO Artsakh Union

The detention period of Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, head of Aragatsotn Diocese, has been extended; he faces charges of coercing participation in elections or preventing participation in rallies via blackmail or material incentives using official authority

Yerevan will begin construction of an animal shelter for stray dogs this year; following international best practices, the shelter will accommodate 300 dogs, featuring cages and open-air areas so that the animals can feel safe and secure