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09 April 2018 • 09:07 AMT
Armen Sarkissian sworn in as Armenia president

Armen Sarkissian was sworn in as Armenia’s new president at a special sitting of the National Assembly in Yerevan.

09 April 2018 • 08:47 AMT
French-Armenia crooner Charles Aznavour to grace Pula Arena

Dubbed France’s Frank Sinatra, Aznavour is known for his unique tenor voice and has enjoyed a career spanning over 70 years.

09 April 2018 • 08:32 AMT
Lavrov: OSCE mediators “promoting new ideas” for Karabakh settlement

The parties to the conflict need to abandon their distrust of each other in order to advance in the negotiations, lavrov said.

09 April 2018 • 07:47 AMT
Russia says two Israeli warplanes attacked Syrian airbase

The Russian Defense Ministry has stated that it had been two Israeli warplanes that had attacked a Syrian government T-4 airbase.

09 April 2018 • 07:36 AMT
Germany to declare Armenia “safe country of origin” for asylum seekers

Germany plans to declare Armenia and Georgia as “safe countries of origin” in addition to Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria.

09 April 2018 • 07:08 AMT
Henrikh Mkhitaryan could be back to face Manchester United: Wenger

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan could still play again this season, Wenger says.

09 April 2018 • 06:48 AMT
Levon Aronian draws penultimate round of Grenke Chess Classic

Caruana now leads the tournament with 5.5 points, closely followed by Nikita Vitiugov and Magnus Carlsen with 5.0 points each.

09 April 2018 • 06:33 AMT
Azerbaijani troops fire towards Armenian positions from Nakhijevan

The Azeri troops mainly employed firearms, Armenian defense ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said in a Facebook post.

07 April 2018 • 12:59 AMT
Syrian troops, Palestinian forces advance on Douma

The Syrian army and allied Palestinian paramilitary groups have scored an advance on the rebel-held district city of Douma.

07 April 2018 • 12:20 AMT
Armenian Park reconfiguration of Abstract Sculpture set for Apr 8

The reconfiguration of the Abstract Sculpture at the Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway will take place on April 8.

07 April 2018 • 11:53 AMT
Medical marijuana a lifesaver for people with autism, families say

With a quick spray,10-year-old Vincent takes his medical marijuana. The family obtains it from a foundation in Colorado Springs.

07 April 2018 • 11:38 AMT
New test for Alzheimer’s gives hope for early detection

the new blood test for Alzheimer’s disease can detect early indicators of the disease long before the first symptoms appear in patients.

07 April 2018 • 11:28 AMT
Syrian army drones target rebel artillery in east Damascus

The Syrian military is currently targeting militant artillery positions with combat drones over the east Damascus district city of Douma.

07 April 2018 • 11:03 AMT
300 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan registered in past week

Some 300 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijani armed forces were registered on the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh in the past week.

07 April 2018 • 09:52 AMT
Massive Turkish army convoy arrives in Hama: report

The convoy is some 100 plus vehicles in size and a significant part of it consists of infantry fighting vehicles and armored cars.

07 April 2018 • 09:39 AMT
Totti, Rivaldo and other A-list football stars to arrive in Armenia

Francesco Totti, Paolo Maldini, Ludovic Giuly, Youri Djorkaeff, Hernán Crespo, Javier Sanetti, Rivaldo have so far confirmed their participation.

07 April 2018 • 08:53 AMT
5 local favorites in the Armenian capital: iNews

This former Soviet city is older than Rome and is full of ancient and modern culture interacting in interesting ways.

07 April 2018 • 07:54 AMT
World’s best banknote revealed

Switzerland’s 10-franc bill was named best banknote of 2017 to give the Swiss National Bank its second consecutive win.

07 April 2018 • 07:37 AMT
Sargsyan hails Armenian community of Argentina at meeting with Pope

“We are very grateful to the Armenian community in Argentina, we have a true community of ambassadors,” said Sargsyan.

07 April 2018 • 07:18 AMT
Armenian armed forces hold unplanned drills

According to Artsrun Hovhannisyan, the exercises were unprecedented in terms of the suddenness of operations.

07 April 2018 • 06:46 AMT
Aronian, Carlsen draw Grenke Chess Classic round 6

Fabiano Caruana of the United States, Nikita Vitiugov and Vachier-Lagrave lead the tournament with 4.0 points each.

07 April 2018 • 06:29 AMT
Pep Guardiola claims he was offered to sign Henrikh Mkhitarayan

The City manager sarcastically added that he was shocked that Raiola wanted to move two of his star clients to play for a “dog”.

06 April 2018 • 14:49 AMT
Syrian army attacks site of Turkish observation point in Hama

According to activists, the Turkish military delegation specifically traveled to the northern Hama towns of Al-Lataminah and Kafr Zita.

06 April 2018 • 14:36 AMT
Major ski resort complex to be built in Armenia

Mount Maymekh will become a skiing zone under a new project which will attract about $30 million in investments and create some 1600 jobs.

06 April 2018 • 14:01 AMT
Italy says Armenia is of strategic importance for Rome

Armenia and the South Caucasus in general have a strategic importance for Italy, president Sergio Mattarella has said.

06 April 2018 • 13:35 AMT
Ralph Yirikian gives a lecture at the American University of Armenia

The audience learned about the important steps of business ethics in VivaCell-MTS, as well as with the company’s core values.

06 April 2018 • 12:37 AMT
GOP House candidate blames gun control for Armenian Genocide

“I’m Armenian, and the Ottoman Empire ― they took the guns from the Armenians,” Nevada congressional candidate Danny Tarkanian said.

06 April 2018 • 12:13 AMT
Man’s heart started beating again 18 hours after stopping

The man was found by worried family members at the edge of a river in Béziers, hours after he had failed to turn up at his brother’s house.

06 April 2018 • 11:13 AMT
Syrian army begins major counter-assault against Jaysh Al-Izza

the Syrian army heavily bombarded Jaysh Al-Izza’s positions inside the towns of Lataminah, and Kafr Zita, a report said.

06 April 2018 • 10:43 AMT
Armenia football team boss resigns

Petrosyan submitted his resignation after a meeting with the head of the Football Federation Ruben Hayrapetyan