  Armenian citizens to enjoy 10-day New Year holidays  November 19, 2013 - 14:09 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Citizens of Armenia will enjoy 10-day New Year holidays, starting work from Jan 8, 2014. Celebration of the Army Day will also secure 3 days off, from Jan 26 to 28, according to Novosti Armenia. Besides, the government will also debate a bill that will make Mondays after church feasts as days for commemorating the dead. Thus, non-working Mondays will follow the following church feasts: Christmas, Feast of the Glorious Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Vardavar), Dormition of Virgin Mary and Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.  Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
