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28 February 2018 • 14:26 AMT
Armenian Genocide and California legislature: The Sacramento Bee

While the California Legislature can only set policy for the state’s nearly 40 million residents, its ambitions are often much grander.

28 February 2018 • 14:14 AMT
China briefly bans one letter to dotge criticism for Xi’s plan to rule forever

Critics flooded Weibo and WeChat — China’s version of Twitter and WhatsApp — to protest the plan, but were swiftly met by the censors.

28 February 2018 • 13:57 AMT
$856.5 million invested in Armenia in a single year

The energy sector accounted for attracting the greater part of investments, with the transport, communication and IT sector coming in the second

28 February 2018 • 13:19 AMT
Researchers trying to explain how some mushrooms became ‘magic’

new research on several types of mushrooms, both hallucinogenic and not, has revealed a cluster of genes that could explain the link.

28 February 2018 • 12:59 AMT
French-Armenian filmmaker readying movie about Artsakh

The movie centers on universal stories, inspired by true events, with Khayadjanian paying homage to Karabakh, an emerging country.

28 February 2018 • 12:14 AMT
Armenia reports record GDP growth in the past decade

Armenia’s economy expanded by 7.5% in 2017, registering a record growth rate since 2008, the national statistical service said.

28 February 2018 • 10:34 AMT
Brussels Airlines mulls re-launching flights to Yerevan

Avetisyan said an appropriate legal framework has been created between Armenia and Belgium for carrying out such flights.

28 February 2018 • 10:05 AMT
Syrian army scores major advance in East Ghouta

The attack would ultimately pay off, as the Syrian Arab Army was able to kick out Jaysh Al-Islam from Hawsh Dawahra

28 February 2018 • 09:36 AMT
UAE honors Lebanese-Armenian modernist Paul Guiragossian

Paul Guiragossian’s show at the Barjeel Art Foundation in Sharjah was organised on the 25th anniversary of his death.

28 February 2018 • 09:13 AMT
Armenian messaging app Zangi at Mobile World Congress

An Armenian messaging app, Zangi is represented at the Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest gathering for the mobile industry.

28 February 2018 • 08:53 AMT
Henrikh Mkhitaryan could become a top player at Arsenal: Didi Hamann

Liverpool FC legend Dietmar Hamann believes Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan could become a highly-coveted player at Arsenal.

28 February 2018 • 08:34 AMT
Prominent Armenian filmmaker Albert Mkrtchyan dies aged 81

He has directed and written a number of successful films, including “The Tango of Our Childhood”, “The Song of the Old Days” and “Breath”.

28 February 2018 • 08:21 AMT
Azeri crimes remain unpunished after 30 years of bloodshed: ANCC

The Sumgait massacre was the first ethnic cleansing campaign that Azeri nationalists committed since the onset of the Karabakh movement.

28 February 2018 • 08:11 AMT
ANCA engages U.S. Treasury Secretary on U.S.-Armenia tax treaty

Mnuchin explained that the purpose of such accords would be to “make sure that there is no double tax for trade and investment.”

28 February 2018 • 07:54 AMT
Iraq agrees to reopen border crossing with Iran

A Kurdish minister said the Iraqi government has agreed with reopening of a border crossing located in Iraq’s Kurdistan and shared with Iran.

28 February 2018 • 07:38 AMT
Khash – Armenia’s love-it-or-hate-it hangover cure: Smithsonian

Smithsonian Magazine has prepared a feature about khash, whose recipe goes something like this: Simmer cows’ hooves overnight. Serve.

28 February 2018 • 07:22 AMT
Alternative Energy project involves more rural communities in Armenia

LED lights are more energy-efficient and durable, and can serve for a much longer period, consuming 80% less electricity.

28 February 2018 • 07:08 AMT
Canada honors Armenian benefactor with Meritorious Service Medal

Julie Payette has honoured the CFFA (Children’s Fund for Armenia) chairperson Marguerite Kazarian with the the Meritorious Service Medal.

28 February 2018 • 06:50 AMT
Armenia unveils genocide prevention bill on 70th anniv. of UN convention

Armenia has presented a resolution on Genocide Prevention during the latest session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

28 February 2018 • 06:23 AMT
Top Armenian, Greek, Roman clerics agree to open Holy Sepulchre Church

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu became personally involved and froze the measures that had infuriated church leaders.

28 February 2018 • 06:10 AMT
International open letter calls for world to “stop Syrian genocide”

The signatories come from across the globe, including many of the major actors in the conflict: Syria, Russia, the US and Turkey.

27 February 2018 • 14:53 AMT
Researchers discover more genes associated with schizophrenia

The largest of its kind, the study examined genetic data in 100,000 individuals including 40,000 people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.

27 February 2018 • 14:32 AMT
Turkey: Czech release of former PYD leader is ‘support for terror’

Turkey said the release of the former leader of a Syrian Kurdish political party by a Czech court was “a clear support for terror”.

27 February 2018 • 14:10 AMT
Vandals confuse Armenians with Jews, damage wrong monument

The monument in Novokuznetsk has the form of an open book, with Armenian and Russian alphabets inscribed on the reverse.

27 February 2018 • 13:51 AMT
Russian troops filmed guiding attack choppers against Islamic State

A YouTube channel has released footage of a Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter carrying out an assault against a group of IS militants.

27 February 2018 • 13:37 AMT
Aram Khachaturian movie goes into production in Russia

“Saber dance”, as the movie is aptly titled, was written and is directed by Yusup Razykov, while Ruben Dishdishyan’s Mars Media is producing.

27 February 2018 • 13:11 AMT
The Armenian Cathedral in New York City’s concrete jungle: Atlas Obscura

“Step into the courtyard and head inside, and you’ll feel as though you’ve left the city behind and entered a different world,” the article says.

27 February 2018 • 12:42 AMT
Azerbaijan opens fire towards Armenia border troops

According to Artsrun Hovhannisyan, only firearms were used by the Azeri forces, while the village has sustained no damage.

27 February 2018 • 12:16 AMT
Armenians among leaders of Aeroflot Open

Aeroflot Open, an annual open chess tournament played in Moscow and sponsored by the Russian carrier, is drawing to a close in Moscow.

27 February 2018 • 12:06 AMT
Saudi women now allowed to join the army

Applicants must be between the ages of 25 and 35, have at least a high school diploma, be at least 155 centimeters (5 feet) tall.