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08/09/2025

03/09/2025

LifeSmart: A New Benchmark for Professional Wireless Smart Home Services in Armenia

Today, the concept of a “smart home” is no longer just a technological innovation,it has become a way of life. Every day, more and more people choose to automate and smartly manage their houses, villas, or business premises. Choosing a smart home is not merely about purchasing a few “smart” ...

23/08/2025

14/08/2025

Former Member of Kocharyan’s Bodyguards, “Kuku,” is in Court: Prosecutor Motioned to Exhume the Remains of Poghos Poghosyan, Killed in 2001

A hearing on the case of Poghos Poghosyan, who was killed on September 25, 2001, took place on July 28 in Yerevan Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Karen Farkhoyan. According to Iravaban.net, during this hearing, the prosecutor motioned to once again interrogate Steven Newton, a witness in Pogh...

14/08/2025

Team Telecom Armenia to Become First in Region to Replace 2G with Advanced Networks, Launching Program to Provide New Phones to Subscribers

Team Telecom Armenia has announced the launch of a large-scale project to optimize and modernize its mobile network. Aimed at significantly improving connectivity and enhancing digital security across Armenia, the company will decommission its 2G network starting November 15, 2025. The second-genera...

28/05/2025

“The burden on the public defender’s office is increasing, but the state is not providing sufficient resources in return”: lawyer

The issue of public defense continues to remain relevant, and for years the workload of the public defender’s office has been increasing. “The burden on the public defender’s office is increasing, but the state is not providing sufficient resources in return, and this is gradually worsening th...

28/05/2025

“The Prosecution Should Completely Withdraw the Claim”: Lawyer at Hearing in Arush Arushanyan’s Case

At the Anti-Corruption Civil Court today, May 27, the hearing continued in the case of forced confiscation of allegedly illegally obtained property belonging to Goris Mayor Arush Arushanyan. The session is presided over by Judge Lili Drmeyan. According to Iravaban.net, Anna Harutyunyan, prosecutor o...

28/05/2025

Prosecutor’s Office Refuses Claim Worth Around 352 Million in Vahagn Vermishyan Case

The Anti-Corruption Civil Court held a session regarding the case of confiscation of allegedly illegally obtained property belonging to Vahagn Vermishyan, former head of the Urban Development Committee and former chief architect of Stepanavan city. The session is presided over by Judge Karapet Badal...

28/05/2025

Criminal Police Development: Among Strategic Priorities – What Changes Are Expected

The new Criminal Procedure Code came into force on July 1, 2022, ensuring significant reorganizations in the criminal justice chain. With the adoption of the Code, the method of implementing pre-trial proceedings in criminal cases and a new model of the investigative bodies system was also chosen, w...

15/05/2025

“We want to find without searching, we want it to open without knocking”: Father Mkhitar on spiritual crisis

Within the framework of the “Church and Law” interview series, Iravaban.net talked with Father Mkhitar Aharonyan, the spiritual shepherd of the Tegher Parish of the Aragatsotn Diocese, on the topic of “Spiritual Crisis.” According to him, spiritual crisis arises in those people who, first an...

15/05/2025

“It turns out that there is obvious discriminatory treatment toward legal services”: Vahe Astvatsatryan on the new taxation system for lawyers

By transferring legal services to the value-added tax field, we can assert that there is undue pressure here. This was stated by Vahe Astvatsatryan, founder-director of “Best Solutions” law office and lawyer, in a conversation with Iravaban.net. He noted that legal services are services of the m...

15/05/2025

Creation of School Textbooks After Implementation of New Standards: How Many Textbooks Were Created and How Much Money Was Spent

Iravaban.net spoke with young budget specialist Elena Harutyunyan about budget allocations for creating textbooks according to the new 2023-2024 standards and the number of textbooks. She noted that they applied to the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports to obtain this data, and accor...