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16 May 2018 • 07:37 AMT
American lawyers sue Turkey for hundreds of millions of dollars

A group of Washington, DC lawyers decided last week to sue the Turkish government, two Turkish-Americans and three Turkish Canadians.

16 May 2018 • 07:12 AMT
Armenian American Museum readies 3 major community events

“We urge our community members to mark their calendars and participate to celebrate and support the project,” stated Berdj Karapetian.

16 May 2018 • 06:54 AMT
Major attack by Syrian, Russian forces on IS-held Yarmouk Camp

The Syrian and Russian forces have unleashed a powerful assault over the Islamic State-held areas in southern Damascus

16 May 2018 • 06:37 AMT
Trump congratulates Pashinyan on election as Armenia PM

“I look forward to working with you on the many areas of mutual interest for our two countries,”
Donald Trump said.

15 May 2018 • 14:25 AMT
Azerbaijan denies entry to Patriotic War veteran over Armenian surname

The border service of Azerbaijan denied entry to a Russian citizen who had survived the Siege of Leningrad due to her Armenian family name.

15 May 2018 • 13:55 AMT
South Damascus: Syrian forces advance into Islamic State pocket

Clashes continue to rip through the Islamic State-held districts in southern Damascus as the Syrian forces score fresh advance.

15 May 2018 • 13:44 AMT
RPA lawmaker says Armenia snap elections may be redundant

Snap parliamentary elections are not an end in itself and must seek to solve a political problem, Gevorg Kutoyan said.

15 May 2018 • 12:32 AMT
Armenia PM says snap elections may be held in 2018

Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan said on May 15 that snap parliamentary elections may be held in 2018.

15 May 2018 • 12:00 AMT
Artsakh president, chief of Armenia General Staff talk army-building

Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan on met the head of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed forces, Movses Hakobyan.

15 May 2018 • 10:44 AMT
Azeri foreign minister, OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs talk Karabakh

Azerbaijan foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov is meeting the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs in Paris on May 14, Hikmet Hajiyev said.

15 May 2018 • 10:33 AMT
U.S. reportedly sets up base in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor

Iran’s Fars news agency has cited sources as saying that a new US military base is being set up in Syria’s eastern Deir ez-Zor province.

15 May 2018 • 10:11 AMT
Massachusetts may become the capital of marijuana research

The state is allowed to give out licenses for marijuana research facilities to academic institutions, nonprofits or corporations.

15 May 2018 • 09:54 AMT
Karabakh soldier wounded in Azeri fire transferred to Yerevan

It was reported on May 14 that Sergeant Shamkhal Petrosyan had been taken to hospital and undergone surgery.

15 May 2018 • 08:49 AMT
Scientists claim to have discovered a potential cure for the cold

The potential drug cure would look at treating the human hosts instead of the cold virus which comes in hundreds of different mutations.

15 May 2018 • 08:10 AMT
Armenia offers good news for democracy: Washington Post

So mass uprisings against corrupt rulers last week in Armenia ought to be celebrated as badly needed good news, the article says.

15 May 2018 • 07:47 AMT
Arsenal are significantly buoyed by Henrikh Mkhitaryan: FanSided

For Arsenal, to get Armenian midfielder Mkhitaryan in return for Sanchez was more like an upgrade than a replacement, the article says.

15 May 2018 • 07:26 AMT
Charles Aznavour discharged from hospital

The 93-year-old crooner fell at home, injuring his hand, and he had to call an ambulance. His life is out of danger.

15 May 2018 • 07:07 AMT
OSCE monitoring of Artsakh contact line to be conducted on May 16

The Artsakh authorities say they are ready to assist in conducting the monitoring and ensure the security of the OSCE Mission members.

15 May 2018 • 06:54 AMT
Lawmaker briefs EPP president on current state of play in Armenia

Head of the foreign relations committee Armen Ashotyan on May 14 met Joseph Daul, the President in the European People’s Party.

15 May 2018 • 06:37 AMT
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 59

The number of Palestinians killed in the latest clashes with the Israeli forces in Gaza has increased to 59, including an 8-month-old child.

15 May 2018 • 06:25 AMT
Iran to restore ancient Armenian sites

A budget of one billion rials (some $24,000) has been allocated to the projects that include flooring and strengthening as well.

15 May 2018 • 06:13 AMT
Turkish border guards reportedly shoot dead Syrian refugees, children

The incident took place at the Kherbet Eljoz, a small village located in Bidama Nahiyah in Jisr al-Shughur district of Iblib province.

14 May 2018 • 14:27 AMT
Bangladeshi citizens says got lost while violating Armenia border

According to them, they were trying to reach Turkey via Iran but accidentally crossed the border to Armenia.

14 May 2018 • 13:59 AMT
Turkey expects ‘sober judgement’ from Armenian authorities

Armenia remains outside the positive image of the region, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during his three-day state visit to the UK.

14 May 2018 • 12:45 AMT
Satellite images allegedly show aftermath of Israeli strike on Syria

The images provided by satellite imaging company ImageSat International (ISI) are yet to be independently verified.

14 May 2018 • 11:20 AMT
Putin hopes ties with Armenia will advance ‘as robustly as before’

The Russian president stressed that Moscow “views Armenia as its closest partner and ally in the region”.

14 May 2018 • 10:41 AMT
Sargsyan “did not discuss state of emergency” in Armenia

Petrosyan said in response to the article that Sargsyan has not discussed a possible state of emergency with any foreign leader.

14 May 2018 • 09:53 AMT
EAEU expected to sign agreements with China, Iran on May 17

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is expected to sign agreement with China and Iran on May 17 in Astana, Kazakhstan.

14 May 2018 • 09:22 AMT
“100 Aprils” to premiere at Rogue Machine

“100 Aprils” is a darkly comic look at the generational consequences of history denied, where John Saypian is a modern-day Don Quixote.

14 May 2018 • 08:30 AMT
Karabakh soldier wounded in Azerbaijani fire

A Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) soldier, Shamkhal Petrosyan (b.1998) was wounded in Azerbaijan’s cross-border fire on May 13.