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06 March 2018 • 13:38 AMT
Third Armenia-Artsakh road to be ready by year-end

Preparations are underway to start the construction of a third road connecting Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) with Armenia.

06 March 2018 • 13:07 AMT
Kurds pull out more units from anti-IS fight ‘to battle Turkey in Afrin’

The last month has already seen the YPG group pull a major component of its forces out of eastern Deir ez-Zor.

06 March 2018 • 12:53 AMT
CSTO won’t intervene in Karabakh escalation: military official

“Citizens of Armenia should be confident that the CSTO will not leave them in trouble,” Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov said.

06 March 2018 • 12:33 AMT
2nd-century domus unearthed during Rome subway contruction

Top Rome archaeology official Francesco Prosperetti says the domus is adjacent to a previously excavated ancient Roman military barracks.

06 March 2018 • 12:01 AMT
CSTO to hold joint air force drills in October-November

“This year we will hold the drills of joint air forces. This will be in October-November 2018, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov said.

06 March 2018 • 10:39 AMT
How Armenians contributed to social life in Dhaka: The Daily Star

According to Ahmad Hasan Dani, Armenian merchants settled and founded a colony at Dhaka in the early 18th century.

06 March 2018 • 10:15 AMT
Culinary school with Bocuse Institute prowess to open in Armenia

A corresponding proposal was unveiled by the center’s Executive Director at a meeting with Armenian prime minister Karen Karapetyan.

06 March 2018 • 09:49 AMT
Armenia’s Gyumri a top affordable destination for Russians in May

The second largest Armenian city of Gyumri is among the most accessible destinations for Russians for the May holidays.

06 March 2018 • 09:26 AMT
New Zealand urged to recognize Armenian Genocide

“Take a stand and officially recognise that the Armenian Genocide took place. Make it law,” Tony Wright tells PM Jacinda Ardern.

06 March 2018 • 08:51 AMT
Armenia offered to sell citizenship for $50,000

Armenia would become a rock-bottom option in the Eastern European region, maybe in the world, for citizenship through investment.

06 March 2018 • 08:30 AMT
Fossil of 127-million-year-old baby bird gives insight into evolution

The university does note, however, that by 35 million years ago, “most of the bird orders that we recognize today had appeared.”

06 March 2018 • 08:04 AMT
Statement on 30th anniv. of Sumgait massacre circulates in OSCE

The statement disseminated as an official document through the efforts of the Karabakh (Artsakh) foreign ministry.

06 March 2018 • 07:44 AMT
Armenian American poet Diana Der Hovanessian dies aged 83

Accomplished poet, translator, and longtime President of the New England Poetry Club Diana Der Hovanessian passed away on March 1.

06 March 2018 • 07:17 AMT
Kim Jong Un has ‘firm will’ to pursue reunification with South Korea

Kim Jong Un met senior South Korean officials for the first time and said it is his “firm will to vigorously advance” inter-Korean ties.

06 March 2018 • 07:06 AMT
U.S. considers new military action against Syrian regime: report

The White House has considered military action against the Syrian regime in response to reports of chemical weapons use, officials said.

06 March 2018 • 06:53 AMT
Armenia president, FM attend premiere of Armenian Genocide doc

Edward Nalbandian said the film is undoubtedly a new step in the process of the international recognition of the Genocide.

06 March 2018 • 06:27 AMT
RPA to discuss Armenia PM candidate after April 9: spokesman

Eduard Sharmazanov said on March 5 that current president Serzh Sargsyan may become the country’s prime minister.

06 March 2018 • 06:20 AMT
Vic Darchinyan to start a promotion agency for Armenian boxers

It won’t hurt for Armenian boxers to gain experience in bouts against Mexican fighters in the United States, Darchinyan said.

05 March 2018 • 14:30 AMT
Armenia seeks to restrict entry of Yemeni citizens to country

According to the document, the necessity for such a move is due to the escalation of the internal political situation in the country.

05 March 2018 • 14:06 AMT
Kanye West supports Armenian American art magnate

The Gagosian gallery is owned by famed art dealer Larry Gagosian, who was once listed #1 on Forbes’ “Top Ten Art Dealers.”

05 March 2018 • 13:48 AMT
Lyon mayor visits Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan

The mayor of the French city of Lyon, Georges Képénékian, visited the Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan.

05 March 2018 • 12:23 AMT
Karabakh talks to intensify after Armenia, Azerbaijan elections: Baku

“We are going to continue the negotiations more intensively after the establishment of new governments in both countries,” Mammadyarov said.

05 March 2018 • 12:09 AMT
Syrian Air Force, army go on high-alert in north Hama

Syrian troops and armor have been assembling at designated rally points whilst reconnaissance assets survey rebel movements.

05 March 2018 • 11:24 AMT
Armenia 1st foreign buyer of Russian Iskander, Verba missiles: media

Armenia has purchased a batch of the latest 9K333 Verba surface-to-air missiles and Iskander-E short-range ballistic missile systems.

05 March 2018 • 11:00 AMT
China’s CCECC interested in building Armenia-Iran railway

China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation is interesting in building the Iran-Armenia railway, a company representative said.

05 March 2018 • 10:19 AMT
Armenian jazz artist Datevik Hovanesian to perform in Moscow

The concert will be held in Moscow. In the last 15 years, this is the second major concert by the singer in the Russian capital.

05 March 2018 • 09:35 AMT
Armenia’s Sargsyan ‘will have to accept PM’s post if RPA decides so’

“If some candidates reasonably reject a candidacy, we’ll consider the issue,” Vahram Baghdasaryan was quoted as saying.

05 March 2018 • 08:59 AMT
New discovery raises hope there could be life on Mars

The US team discovered incredibly hardy bacteria that can lie dormant in the soil for decades without a hint of water.

05 March 2018 • 08:46 AMT
Marcos Pizzelli nets a goal for Kazakhstan’s Aktobe

Midfielder Marcos Pizzelli scored for Aktobe in the Kazakh club’s friendly match against Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino of Belarus.

05 March 2018 • 08:23 AMT
Armenia to abolish visas for South Koreans, Australians, Singaporeans

The unilateral abolition will create more favorable countries for developing economic ties and tourism opportunities in the country.