Elections in Azerbaijan: Karabakhis want Ilham Aliev to
be president
By Robert Arustamyan
Caucasus region expert in Stepanakert
Special to ArmeniaNow
Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh republic would like Ilham
Aliev to become the next president of Azerbaijan, replacing
his father, Heidar.
Presidential elections will be held in Azerbaijan October
15 and could have an impact on relations with Karabakh
and the two countries' nine-year-old ceasefire and stagnant
efforts at a peace agreement.
Marked for Life: An artist leaves
his legacy in stone
By Vahan Ishkhanyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
In a secluded alcove above the Zangu Gorge an artist
has left 30 years of his life in stone.
Near the well-known building of the Yerevan Wine Factory,
the unadvertised work of artist Vahan Ghazumyan is his
legacy, and a commentary of his nation.
No Flood for Baghramyan: A look
at life in a dry village
By Gayane Mkrtchyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
In a valley, Ararat, named for a site of history's most
famous flood, the 1,249 residents of Baghramyan village
live without water supply and without most of the conveniences
of civilized life.
As Yerevan modernizes its water utility payment service,
officials face a dilemma concerning an old tradition.
Public drinking fountains (called "pulpulacs")
bubble up from many street corners and yards throughout
the capital (as well as in other cities). But now that
residents are being required to pay for measured amounts
of their drinking water, who will pay for the fountains?
After months of waiting and speculation and anticipation,
and dust and congested traffic and broken shoes and
sweat and money, Republic Square is open again. Scheduled
to finish with other Lincy Foundation projects at the
end of this month, the Square instead opened September
21, Independence Day.
Cultural life in Yerevan has been enriched with the
reopening of the Hrachya Ghaplanyan Dramatic Theater.
One of 34 cultural centers of Yerevan, Gyumri and Vanadazor
to benefit from the Lincy Foundation's $17.5 million
donation to the arts in Armenia, the Ghaplanyan has
a $630,000 new look.
Sargis Sargsyan of Yerevan, has advanced to the quarterfinals
of the Kremlin Cup International Series Tournament taking
place from September 29 to October 5 in Moscow, Russia.
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The second half of the Ashtarak Bridge
is ready to be passed over, but not before it got a
grand opening this week.
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