In Brief

The opening ceremony of the second annual Armenia Art Fair took place in Yerevan Expo Center on May 31. 35 galleries and curators exhibited contemporary artists from Armenia, Iran, Belarus, Ukraine, Israel, USA, Spain and UK during the four days of the fair. From May 25 to June 2 Art Week was first introduced, a new format which stands for series of discussions on the topics of new art markets, the connection between art and new technologies, art and data. Regional post met the founding director of Armenia Art Fair Nina Festekjian during the opening ceremony and asked her some questions.

The recollection of Nazarbayev's sayings, which shows his views on world, politics and people.

HSBC Armenia organised an Open Day event within the framework of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy. The aim of the event was to improve financial literacy among the citizens of Armenia and increase awareness about banking services and products.

"My Step" alliance gained more then 70 percent of the votes.

The Regional Post Caucasus Magazine and the Spell Digital Marketing Agency are looking for a talented sales manager.

Once again the events in Armenia are taking a dramatic turn. Tonight at 20.00 Prime minister Nikol Pashinyan annonced his resignation. Just a few months ago, the international media was broadcasting scenes of nationwide jubilation over the election of the protest leader Pashinyan as prime minister. No wonder that it is becoming more and more difficult for foreigners following the events in Armenia to understand what is happening there and why. “What the hell is going on?” seems a completely legitimate question to ask.

Armenia’s former President Robert Kocharyan, who is facing criminal charges, reportedly hired Western lobbyist, whose previous work included defending interest of Azerbaijan.

Former President of Armenia is released after 17 days in custody.