Armenia's festival of beards slated for September 2018![]() September 19, 2017 - 17:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A festival of beards will be held in Armenia on September 8, 2018, director of Areni Fest Foundation Nune Manukyan told PanARMENIAN.net, adding, however, that the date may slightly be changed. Other details have not been disclosed, the venue hasn't been chosen yet either. During the festival, contests for the longest, shortest and funniest beards will be organized. Manukyan said earlier that the decision to hold such an event was made spontaneously. She did not exclude the possibility of inviting bearded famous people to participate in the event. ![]() ![]() As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |