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07 February 2018 • 14:45 AMT
Armenia exports grew 43.3% in January, prime minister says

During a Q&A session with lawmakers at the National Assembly, the PM said investments grew by 55.8% in the reporting period.

07 February 2018 • 14:18 AMT
Aras Ozbiliz signs for Moldova’s Sheriff

Armenian attacking midfielder Aras Ozbiliz signed a contract with Moldova’s Sheriff, the club’s official website reveals.

07 February 2018 • 13:59 AMT
Syrian forces inches from splitting Islamic State pocket in half

Elite forces of the Syrian Arab Army are on the verge of splitting an already shrinking Islamic State pocket in the country’s northwest.

07 February 2018 • 13:33 AMT
Erdogan “envied” Pope for his chair and demanded the same for himself

During the reception, the Turkish president was offered a chair that differed from the more comfortable chair occupied by the pope.

07 February 2018 • 12:57 AMT
Georgia wishing to host 2030 Winter Olympics

Kvirikashvili recalled his recent trip to Lausanne where he met president Thomas Bach of the International Olympic Committee.

07 February 2018 • 12:29 AMT
Service in India’s Chennai reminds of once flourishing Armenian community

From a flourishing community, however, they have dwindled significantly in Chennai with just a church and a street named after them.

07 February 2018 • 11:49 AMT
Turkish scholar details where Armenian Genocide began

During the spring lecture series, Dr. Yektan Türkyılmaz presented his first lecture for the Armenian Studies Program.

07 February 2018 • 10:40 AMT
Scientists following new clues in their quest to stop malaria

Some medicines can cure malaria. But those drugs don’t always work. So scientists are exploring new ways to thwart this killer.

07 February 2018 • 10:28 AMT
Iran president says Revolution helped preserving national identity

The 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran prepared the ground for preserving national identity and dignity, president Hassan Rouhani said.

07 February 2018 • 10:09 AMT
French region no more financing National Center of Armenian Memory

The Council said it recognizes the importance of the center and its role in preserving the Armenian diaspora created after the Genocide.

07 February 2018 • 09:25 AMT
OSCE Minsk Group starts regional visit from Azerbaijan

The co-chairs will also visit Armenian and Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) capitals Yerevan and Stepanakert, respectively.

07 February 2018 • 09:15 AMT
Erdogan mocks U.S. criticisms of Afrin operation, cites Afghanistan

Erdogan said, “When are you going to finish with us asking the question? When did you finish your operations in Afghanistan?”

07 February 2018 • 09:00 AMT
Viber most popular messaging app in Armenia: SimilarWeb

In 2017, the most popular messaging app in Armenia was Viber just like in 2016, a survey carried out by SimilarWeb says.

07 February 2018 • 08:42 AMT
Henrikh Mkhitaryan joins Mo Salah on Pressure Index TOTW

Henrikh Mkhitaryan finished his full Gunners debut with a hat-trick of assists in a sensational showing against Everton.

07 February 2018 • 08:16 AMT
SIL International issuing Western Armenian its own ISO code

The ISO code confers int’l recognition to Western Armenian as a distinct language branch which is important to advocate for online services.

07 February 2018 • 08:05 AMT
Armenia among most affordable holiday destinations for Russians

Armenia is among the top five countries preferred by Russian tourists for affordable holidays, a new survey reveals.

07 February 2018 • 07:51 AMT
Armenian rights in Turkey raised at 1959 meeting with Nixon: Publisher

A new article details the story of how Anastas Mikoyan and Vice President Richard Nixon met in Moscow in 1959.

07 February 2018 • 07:40 AMT
Robot interrupts Turkish minister’s speech, orders him to speak slowly

The robot, which was also a presenter at the event, interrupted the minister’s speech multiple times, urging him to speak slowly.

07 February 2018 • 07:29 AMT
Treasury Secretary to pursue U.S.-Armenia Double Tax Treaty

Rep. Sherman was joined by Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) in collecting the Congressional signatures of their House colleagues.

07 February 2018 • 07:15 AMT
Armenia-Switzerland trade turnover grew 3.6 times in 2017

“We should consistently build on our achievements in bilateral economic ties,” Armenian prime minister Karen Karapetyan said.

07 February 2018 • 06:57 AMT
Armenia parliament donates AMD10 million to Artsakh army

According to Vahram Baghdasaryan, everyone from economic employees to the parliament speaker contributed to the effort.

07 February 2018 • 06:34 AMT
Aras Ozbiliz undergoes medical at Kazakhstan’s Aktobe: media

Armenian midfielder Aras Ozbiliz, currently representing Turkish Besiktas, underwent a medical in Kazakhstan’s Aktobe, reports reveal.

07 February 2018 • 06:18 AMT
Turkey targets only Assyrian Christian in native village: The Christian Post

Karatay says that many of his fellow Assyrians would still love to return to their ancient homeland and help rebuild it.

06 February 2018 • 13:00 AMT
Young Armenian wrestlers snatch 7 medals at int’l tournament

The freestyle wrestlers have won four gold, two silver a bronze medals at an international tournament held in Moldova.

06 February 2018 • 12:32 AMT
Trump nominates attorney with Armenian roots to Justice Dept. post

According to information posted on the White House website, Anuj Chang Desai’s term in the Commission has already expired.

06 February 2018 • 12:05 AMT
Researchers seek to crack aspirin’s anti-cancer properties

For every 17 lives saved by preventing cancer or heart attacks there would be 2 deaths caused by strokes, bleeding or ulcers.

06 February 2018 • 11:53 AMT
Armenia drops 11 notches in 2018 Index of Economic Freedom

Armenia’s economic freedom score is 68.7, making its economy the 44th freest among 180 countries of the world in the 2018 Index.

06 February 2018 • 11:17 AMT
OSCE conducts monitoring of Artsakh contact line

The OSCE Mission conducted a planned monitoring of the ceasefire on the line of contact between the armed forces of Artsakh and Azerbaijan.

06 February 2018 • 10:24 AMT
Coca-Cola to display FIFA World Cup™ Trophy in Armenia on Feb 7

On February 7, a football atmosphere will be inevitable in Yerevan when the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy arrives in Armenia.

06 February 2018 • 09:16 AMT
Armenia envoy, UK State minister talk Karabakh settlement

Issues concerning bilateral relation between Britain and Armenia, regional developments and Brexit talks were also high on the agenda.