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11 May 2018 • 08:09 AMT
Armenia to inaugurate its first-ever dinosaurs park

Armenia’s first-ever dinosaurs park called Dinoland will open on May 12 just outside Yerevan, the country’s capital.

11 May 2018 • 07:46 AMT
Nearly half of Russians say Armenia events ‘impossible’ in Russia

More than half of Russians polled by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center have said they follow the developments in Armenia.

11 May 2018 • 07:09 AMT
Japan reaffirms support for Iran nuclear deal

Japan’s Foreign Minister Taro Kono said his country will support Iran nuclear deal and called on Tehran to stay in the deal.

11 May 2018 • 06:59 AMT
Azerbaijan declares about territorial integrity in Karabakh issue, again

Aliyev declared that “the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan is not the subject of negotiations of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

11 May 2018 • 06:36 AMT
Turkey’s Armenian lawmakers congratulate people on revolution

“The Armenian people won in its fight for democracy. Congratulations!” said Paylan, a member of the People’s Democratic Party (SDP) on Twitter.

11 May 2018 • 06:30 AMT
US-backed forces seize large parts of Islamic State-held Deir ez-Zor

These SDF troops are currently coordinating with the Iraqi Security Forces to clear the last remaining pockets controlled by the Islamic State.

10 May 2018 • 16:38 AMT
Armenia Prime Minister appoints new head of police

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has decided to appoint deputy chief of Yerevan police as the head of the Armenian police.

10 May 2018 • 14:54 AMT
Acting finance minister quits amid wave of resignations

Aramyan resigned on May 10 as newly-elected prime minister Nikol Pashinyan is expected to form a new government within several days.

10 May 2018 • 13:55 AMT
Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem: Atlas Obscura

Armenians displaced from the former Ottoman Empire because of the genocide brought with them a special type of ceramic.

10 May 2018 • 13:41 AMT
Republicans say have yet to discuss issue of snap parliamentary elections

RPA spokesman Eduard Sharmazanov said former prime minister Serzh Sargsyan remains “our president and leader.”

10 May 2018 • 13:15 AMT
Heads of Armenia National Security Service, police dismissed

Vladimir Gasparyan and Georgi Kutoyan were dismissed from the posts of the Chief of Police and the Director of the National Security Service.

10 May 2018 • 13:03 AMT
New global study reveals increased fear of war and crisis overload

The Index shows most are misinformed on the scale of the refugee crisis, and the plight of women and children is largely ignored.

10 May 2018 • 12:42 AMT
Christie’s to auction exceptional bracelet by Armenian jewelers

Christie’s will sell an exceptional bracelet by the prominent Boghossian family – who are of Armenian descent – at a live auction.

10 May 2018 • 11:12 AMT
Azerbaijan says ready for Karabakh negotiations

Hajiyev said Baku hopes that “the new political leadership of Armenia will not repeat the mistakes of its predecessors.”

10 May 2018 • 10:50 AMT
Fukuyama: Russia will do its best to keep Armenia in its zone of influence

Russia is quite satisfied with the old system, and the events in Armenia are frustrating, the American political scientist said.

10 May 2018 • 10:09 AMT
Scientists discover Hepatitis B in 4,500-year-old skeleton

Scientists say their understanding of hepatitis B has been “transformed” after the virus was found in a 4,500-year-old skeleton.

10 May 2018 • 09:57 AMT
Pashinyan urges Armenians worldwide to visit Artsakh

According to him, Stepanakert, the capital, is a very beautiful city, while Karabakh is home to so many places worth visiting.

10 May 2018 • 09:33 AMT
Trudeau: Canada is firmly aligned with countries in supporting Iran deal

Trudeau said he regrets U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the 2015 agreement.

10 May 2018 • 09:22 AMT
Syrian army fires missiles into Golan Heights for first time in decades

A military source in Damascus said that the Syrian military fired the missiles towards an Israeli base in the Golan Heights.

10 May 2018 • 09:07 AMT
Alexis Ohanian tells Colbert revolution in Armenia was ‘fantastic’

I am Armenian, there was a major, actually bloodless revolution in Armenia which was fantastic,” the entrepreneur said.

10 May 2018 • 08:31 AMT
Lawmaker from Armenian Revolutionary Federation faction resigns

Lawmaker from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) Armen Babayan has submitted a letter of resignation.

10 May 2018 • 08:09 AMT
Armenian Genocide raised during House Armed Services hearing

Speier underscored the importance of applying the lessons of the Armenian Genocide in preventing new atrocities across the Middle East.

10 May 2018 • 07:45 AMT
PM wants to sack Armenia police, National Security Service chiefs

Pashinyan has sent proposals to the president about relieving the police chief and the NSS Director from their duties.

10 May 2018 • 07:25 AMT
Former Armenian PM ‘was in touch with Russian officials’ before quitting

Russian officials had high-level phone contacts with the protest leaders and the ruling elite that was clinging to power, sources say.

10 May 2018 • 07:00 AMT
ANCA urges State Dept. to consider $140 mln Armenia education grant

ANCA called upon Michael Pompeo to support Armenia’s successful completion of an unprecedented, peaceful, and constitutional transition.

10 May 2018 • 06:35 AMT
George Deukmejian, California’s Armenian governor in the 1980s, dies

The son of Armenian immigrants, Deukmejian had years of public office on his resumé before winning election as governor

10 May 2018 • 06:16 AMT
Top EU diplomat invites new Armenian PM to Brussels for talks

Also, High Representative Mogherini said she looks forward to working with Pashinyan and, in the future, his government.

09 May 2018 • 13:22 AMT
New Armenian PM unveils fresh approach in Karabakh process

Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday, May 9 unveiled a new approach in the process of the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

08 May 2018 • 15:00 AMT
Council of Europe chief congratulates Armenia’s Pashinyan

“Today’s decision by the Parliament shows that the constitutional reform has started to be implemented,” Jagland said.

08 May 2018 • 14:16 AMT
EU says looks forward to working with new Armenia PM

The European Union said it looks forward to working with newly-elected Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.