The eyes of the old man are as blue as the sea and as wavering.

“Our village Kebusie was at the seaside (Mediterranean Sea); the color of my eyes is the color of that sea,” says 100-year-old Movses Haneshyan...

Sima Badalyan keeps her spices in a special place at her kitchen: the most valuable among them for her is dried ‘maraloty’ (herb which grows only in Nakhijevan and some parts of Vayots Dzor province).

The presentation of the electronic version in Armenian of “Was There an Armenian Genocide?” legal opinion piece by international law specialist Geoffrey Robertson took place in Yerevan this week.

All speakers at the opposition rally in Yerevan Monday evening offered words of sympathy to the families of ten people who were killed in street battles between demonstrators and security forces two years ago that day.

The aroma of roast flour announces that halva (a paste of mainly nuts, sugar and oil) will be ready in a few minutes.

A pilot program to make mortgage loans more affordable for home buying young families will be launched this year, says a deputy sport and youth affairs minister referring to a government-designed home buying scheme that has become a popular topic of Yerevan conversation.

Armenia has come a long way to its current internet status, with the connection speed and number of customers seeking to use more advanced technologies showing a significant increase in the past several years. While shifts towards a less expensive internet have also been made, it still remains an unlikely chance to get the best value for money in Armenia as far as internet is concerned.

The smell of bean is spread in 51-year-old Hasmik’s kitchen. While the bean is being cooked, she starts kneading dough in a bowl making something commonly known as “tail soup”. She says it is one of her family’s favorite dishes.

The government plans a new measure that it says will help drivers save money on emergency costs and stimulate growth in the banking sphere. Under the bill on compulsory car insurance, which is on the agenda of the National Assembly’s spring session, starting next year the owners of 400,000 or so vehicles in Armenia will be required to get insurance on their transport. But many car owners, especially private taxi drivers, appear unimpressed by the planned legislation as they expect it to create an additional financial burden for them.

The discussion of the tax package that created controversy in parliament last week has been delayed by two weeks. The complex initiative consists of proposed amendments to laws on “Taxes”, “Budget System” and “Local Government” which the government proposes will result in better tax administration.