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19 February 2018 • 08:53 AMT
Armenia breeds a generation of chess whizz kids: BBC

Through their dedication, Mikhael and thousands more children here have helped put Armenia on the chess-playing map, the article says.

19 February 2018 • 08:36 AMT
Armenia ready for Karabakh deal ‘if Azerbaijan shows good sense’

Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan said the issue can be resolved only when the Azeri government gets down to reality.

19 February 2018 • 08:12 AMT
Spots to relax in Armenia – the Cascade and the hot springs: media

Spending a whole day in Yerevan, Elena Gnatik managed to visit the Victory Park, where she walked the Heroes Alley.

19 February 2018 • 07:52 AMT
Armenian armed forces equipped with new Kornet anti-tank systems

With a range of 100-5,500 m, the Russia-made semi-automatic system has a speed of 70km per hour, is 152 mm in diameter and weighs 26 kg.

19 February 2018 • 07:23 AMT
Top Armenian, Iranian diplomats talk bilateral ties in Munich

Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif met in Munich on Sunday.

19 February 2018 • 07:08 AMT
EU, not Armenia, refused to sign Association Agreement: Sargsyan

The European Union, and not Armenia, gave up the signing of the Association Agreement, president Serzh Sargsyan said.

19 February 2018 • 06:50 AMT
Armenian boxer beats Mexican opponent at Thompson Boxing night

Lightweight boxer Zhora Hamazaryan of Armenia defeated Mexico’s Sergio Ramirez at the Thompson Boxing fight night in Ontario.

19 February 2018 • 06:26 AMT
Turkey urges respect for Syria’s territorial integrity

The Turkish minister added that supporting a terrorist organization against another terrorist group was “a big mistake”.

17 February 2018 • 12:41 AMT
Beijing running out of prison spaces for China’s elite

Some of the country’s most leading politicians, known as “tigers,” have been housed at the jail, sometimes referred to the “tiger’s cage.”

17 February 2018 • 12:35 AMT
Massive convoy of Syrian army tanks, artillery arrive in Damascus

Reports said a massive convoy of troops, trucks, tanks, artillery and infantry fighting vehicles were arriving in the Syrian capital

17 February 2018 • 11:36 AMT
People with hallucinations have elevated dopamine, says science

The researchers found that elevated dopamine could make some patients rely more on expectations, which could then result in hallucinations.

17 February 2018 • 11:21 AMT
Azerbaijanis leaving areas bordering Armenia due to lack of gas

The population of Azerbaijan’s Shinikh region, which borders Armenia, have started leaving their homes due to a lack of gas in the area.

17 February 2018 • 10:56 AMT
How Armenians taught locals to bake kadaif in Turkey: Al-Monitor

Locals believe that the dessert was first baked in the Armenian houses of the cosmopolitan city in the 18th century.

17 February 2018 • 10:38 AMT
Young French-Armenian actress wins Nikon Film Festival award

Young French-Armenian director and actress Nouritza Emmanuelian won the award for best female performance in the Nikon Film Festival.

17 February 2018 • 09:12 AMT
Armenian Genocide Institute chief to give a talk for NAASR

The program is sponsored by the NAASR / Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Lecture Series on Contemporary Armenian Issues.

17 February 2018 • 08:51 AMT
2500 shots fired by Azerbaijan in Karabakh in the past week

250 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan were registered on the contact line with Karabakh in the period between February 11 and 17.

17 February 2018 • 08:20 AMT
Germany wants to test free public transport

The German government said it is considering a plan that would make public transportation free in its most polluted cities

17 February 2018 • 08:02 AMT
President Sargsyan to address Munich Security Conference

The Armenian leader will participate in the Munich Security Conference and deliver a speech there, his office said in a statement.

17 February 2018 • 07:39 AMT
Arsene Wenger pleased with Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s display at Ostersunds

Wenger has revealed that he has been happy with how Mkhitaryan has been adapting to life at The Emirates this season.

17 February 2018 • 07:19 AMT
California math professor making film about Armenian Genocide survivor

A California resident, Barbara Erysian tells the story of how her grandmother survived the Armenian Genocide in a new movie.

17 February 2018 • 06:56 AMT
Armen Sarkissian accepts nomination for Armenian president’s post

Sarkissian accepted the proposal by the Republican Party of Armenia to be their candidate for the post of the country’s president.

17 February 2018 • 06:34 AMT
Kim Kardashian auctioning off clothes to benefit children’s hospital

The up-for-grab items include a Vivienne Westwood sequined skirt, Alexander McQueen white buckle and lace ankle boot heels.

17 February 2018 • 06:13 AMT
Iran says U.S is “the big problem of Middle East”

Velayati said the Islamic Republic was closely monitoring all political, security and military movements of the US in the region.

16 February 2018 • 14:48 AMT
Mikayel Mikayelyan from Armenia comes in 83rd in 15km skiing event

Mikayelyan finished in 39 minutes, 1.4 seconds, while Switzerland’s Dario Cologna won the race in 33 minutes, 43.9 seconds.

16 February 2018 • 14:35 AMT
Scientists use eggs to produce clean energy

The latest research is the result of the need for development of method to produce hydrogen without the need of fossil fuels.

16 February 2018 • 14:13 AMT
U.S. coalition warplanes reportedly bomb own allies

The reports come amid a large operation by U.S.-led coalition partner forces to eject IS terrorists from Ash-Sha’fah and its surrounding area.

16 February 2018 • 13:54 AMT
Russian blogger shares impressions about ‘real’ Karabakh

“Having traveled a lot of beautiful and exotic spots on the planet, I find Karabakh one of the few places that I call real,” Shiryaev said.

16 February 2018 • 13:05 AMT
Tatarstan to buy one million liters of Armenian brandy

100 thousand deciliters of brandy distillate will be transported to Kazan, while the contractor will have to provide services during 2018.

16 February 2018 • 12:49 AMT
Turkey-led forces scoop up 2 more towns in Syria’s Afrin

Pro-Ankara forces maintained pressure on Kurdish paras in Afrin, striking in the region’s west and scoring a small advance

16 February 2018 • 11:04 AMT
Henrikh Mkhitaryan named man of the match after win over Ostersunds

Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan was named the man of the match after playing a key role in Arsenal’s win over Ostersunds.