EN
07 August 2018 • 06:40 AMT
Armenian National Committee of New Zealand officially launches

ANC-NZ’s inaugural Chairperson will be Hoory Yeldizian, who announced her newly-formed organisation’s goals at the Parliament.

07 August 2018 • 06:28 AMT
Moody’s assigns first-time B1 deposit rating to Ameriabank

The outlook on the bank’s local currency deposit rating of B1 is positive, driven by the positive outlook on the B1 government debt rating.

06 August 2018 • 14:44 AMT
Researchers uncover remnants of early solar system

The research started to unfold at UNM when graduate student and lead author Poorna Srinivasan, asked Agee for ideas on her Ph.D. thesis.

06 August 2018 • 14:15 AMT
Syrian army kicks off east Sweida offensive against Islamic State

A military source said that the Syrian Arab Army has already scored a major advance in eastern Al-Sweida.

06 August 2018 • 13:39 AMT
Armenia named 39th among best European countries for business

Armenia has been included in the report titled Best European Countries for Business 2018 compiled by the European Chamber.

06 August 2018 • 12:59 AMT
Aras Özbiliz reportedly joining Willem II of the Netherlands

Midfielder of the Armenian national football team Aras Özbiliz is allegedly joining Willem II on loan from Turkish Besiktas.

06 August 2018 • 12:24 AMT
Passenger traffic in Armenia airports grows by 11%

1.52 million people used the services of Zvartnots airport in the capital city, Yerevan, and Shirak airport in the northern city of Gyumri.

06 August 2018 • 12:09 AMT
VivaCell-MTS to provide contacts of Armenian diplomatic missions abroad

VivaCell-MTS provides roaming services in over 200 countries of the world in the networks of 564 roaming partners.

06 August 2018 • 10:58 AMT
Facts about Stonehenge builders emerge in new study

The researchers, including those from the University of Oxford, combined radiocarbon-dating with new developments in archaeological analysis.

06 August 2018 • 09:58 AMT
Henrikh Mkhitaryan killed a soul in pre-season friendly: media

A video shows the anger of a Lazio player as Mkhitaryan works his magic in Arsenal’s pre-season victory over the Italian club.

06 August 2018 • 09:32 AMT
Former rebels “to take part in Sweida offensive with Syrian army”

Up to 200 members of the reconciled Shabab Al-Sunnah fighters are reportedly taking part in the offensive.

06 August 2018 • 09:10 AMT
Foreigners make up 0.8% of Armenia’s job market

According to the State Revenue Committee, nearly 1500 employment contracts have been concluded with foreign nationals each year.

06 August 2018 • 08:41 AMT
“New Sphinx” discovered in Egypt’s Luxor

A new statue of the Sphinx has been discovered during the development of a road project in Luxor, Mohamed Abdel Aziz said.

06 August 2018 • 08:13 AMT
French-Armenian resistance fighter, hero Arsene Tchakarian dies at 101

Arsene Tchakarian, a tailor of Armenian origin, passed away at a hospital near his home in the Paris suburb of Vitry-sur-Seine

06 August 2018 • 07:54 AMT
Greens urge New Zealand Parliament to recognize Armenian Genocide

“New Zealand soldiers recorded the genocide and then brought those stories back home with them,” historian James Robins said.

06 August 2018 • 07:43 AMT
Wim Wenders doc “with” Pope Francis ends with Armenian canticle

The prefect of the Secretariat for Communication of the Vatican asked Wenders to “make a film with Pope Francis and not about Pope Francis”.

06 August 2018 • 06:59 AMT
Armenia sends condolences over powerful Indonesia earthquake

At least 91 people are now known to have died and hundreds of people have been wounded by the quake, officials say.

04 August 2018 • 11:52 AMT
Cooking oil ‘could help prevent’ spread of foodborne illnesses

Canadian researchers say cooking oil may be the key to helping prevent the spread of foodborne bacteria such as salmonella.

04 August 2018 • 10:49 AMT
Turkey ‘will freeze assets of 2 U.S. officials’ in retaliation for sanctions

Turkey will freeze the assets of two U.S. officials in retaliation for Washington sanctioning several Turkish ministers, the President said.

04 August 2018 • 09:34 AMT
Karabakh: 250 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan registered in past week

The Karabakh frontline units continue controlling the situation on the line of contact and protecting their positions.

04 August 2018 • 08:56 AMT
Iran protesters reportedly attack religious school

Videos on social media in recent days have shown people chanting “Death to the dictator”, but these have been impossible to verify.

04 August 2018 • 08:06 AMT
Armenia sees seven-fold increase in tablet production

The production of tablets has grown by 6.6 times in the first six months of 2018 year-on-year, the National Statistical Service reports.

04 August 2018 • 06:54 AMT
Russia offers U.S. cooperation in restoration of Syria: report

“The United States will only support refugee returns when they are safe, voluntary and dignified,” the memo reads.

04 August 2018 • 06:31 AMT
Serj Tankian to receive ‘People’s Champion’ Award from ANCA-WR

Tankian expressed his gratitude, stating “I’m very honored to be this year’s ANCA’s People’s Champion award honoree.”

04 August 2018 • 05:54 AMT
Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham says “arrests” Syrian gov’t collaborators

Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham said their security forces arrested at least 17 people inside the towns of Khan Sheikhoun and Madaya.

03 August 2018 • 14:33 AMT
U.S. Special Counsel wants to interview Aliyev’s former son-in-law

Agalarov confirmed that he helped to organize the meeting but has denied that any information incriminating anyone was discussed.

03 August 2018 • 13:29 AMT
An Armenian family’s 17th century musical secret still rings true: NYT

The New York Times has published an article about Zildjian, a cymbal manufacturer founded in Constantinople by Armenian Avedis Zildjian.

03 August 2018 • 12:43 AMT
Russia refutes $100 mln military loan deal with Armenia canceled

“This is inaccurate information. I do not confirm it. Everything works, Fomin was quoted as saying by RFE/RL Armenian Service.

03 August 2018 • 11:27 AMT
ICRC representatives visit Armenian civilian detained in Azerbaijan

The representatives of the ICRC’s Baku office have also visited other Armenian citizens, who are imprisoned in Azerbaijan.

03 August 2018 • 10:48 AMT
Syrian army strikes militant defenses near Turkish border

The Syrian army launched another round of strikes on the militant defenses in the northern countryside of Latakia this week.