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22 January 2018 • 13:52 AMT
U.S. embassy Armenia’s Twitter page temporarily forced to stand idle

The U.S. government has started to shut down after Congress failed to overcome a bitter standoff over spending and immigration.

22 January 2018 • 13:28 AMT
Modern Talking and Thomas Anders giving a concert in Armenia

Modern Talking frontman Thomas Anders and the Modern Talking Bank will give a live concert in the Armenian capital city of Yerevan.

22 January 2018 • 13:17 AMT
Tigran Mansurian among Classical Music Awards winners

The ICMA Jury has selected musicians and organizations that have distinguished themselves through outstanding achievements.

22 January 2018 • 12:49 AMT
VivaCell-MTS reports on growth in traffic, number of calls and messages

The growth of internet traffic is conditioned by intensive communication by VivaCell-MTS’ subscribers in social networks.

22 January 2018 • 12:32 AMT
Researchers working to unlock meaning of person’s last-ever dreams

Dreams often give patients comfort as they approach death. But they’ve never been studied scientifically, until now.

22 January 2018 • 11:04 AMT
Russia may declare couples ‘actually’ married after 5 years of cohabitation

A draft law seeking the introduction of the concept of “actual marriage relations” into Russia’s Family Code has been submitted to the State Duma.

22 January 2018 • 10:43 AMT
Armenia one of world’s most ancient countries: Culture Trip

Culture Trip has prepared an article about the nations and countries whose history dates back thousands of years.

22 January 2018 • 10:30 AMT
Bloody stalemate assumes between Kurdish forces and IS: media

The push by U.S.-led forces to seize the major Islamic State strongholds of Gharanij, Haijin and Ash-Sha’fah has failed.

22 January 2018 • 10:13 AMT
Armenia will submit Blue Mosque for UNESCO consideration: Iran

According to a Farsi report on ISNA, Talebian has said that some constructions in the Armenian capital hinder the process.

22 January 2018 • 09:42 AMT
Armenia’s Yelk bloc to meet with presidential hopeful from RPA

The members of Armenia’s Yelk bloc, will meet with the presidential candidate from ruling Republican Party (RPA) Armen Sarkissian.

22 January 2018 • 09:22 AMT
Exhibition of Armenia’s Urartu relics wraps up in Iran

The exhibition called “Iran and Armenia, Memory of a Land” showcased 103 historic objects from Armenia and 200 relics from Iran.

22 January 2018 • 08:58 AMT
176 girls vaccinated against HPV virus in Armenia so far

176 girls have been vaccinated against human papillomavirus infection (HPV) in Armenia since December 11, 2017.

22 January 2018 • 08:35 AMT
One billionaire created after every two days: Oxfam

It takes a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in a U.S. company slightly over one working day to earn what an ordinary worker makes in a year.

22 January 2018 • 08:16 AMT
Two grandmasters to face off for Armenian chess champion’s title

Hovhannisyan is half a point Martirosyan who played a draw in the penultimate round to lead the round-robin tournament.

22 January 2018 • 07:52 AMT
Azerbaijan employs combat drone against Karabakh soldiers

Azerbaijan employed a combat drone against the Armenian soldiers of the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army units on Saturday, January 20

22 January 2018 • 07:24 AMT
Turkish scholar to reveal “smoking gun” of Armenian Genocide

Akcam unveils a new document, which points to the Ottoman government’s central role in planning the elimination of its Armenian population.

22 January 2018 • 06:57 AMT
Armenia, Iran looking to boost gas cooperation

Armenia is to import three KW/hour electricity into Iran in exchange for one million cubic meter gas exported from Iran to Armenia.

22 January 2018 • 06:40 AMT
Arsenal, United to confirm ‘Sanchez – Mkhitaryan straight swap’ soon

United and Arsenal “confirmation of Sanchez/Mkhitaryan swap Mon/Tue as work permits need updating,” the journalist said in a tweet.

20 January 2018 • 12:40 AMT
Turkey-led forces reportedly recruit children in north Syria

Opposition sources report that Turkish-led militant groups in northern Syria have recruited many non-adult males to fight Ankara’s battles.

20 January 2018 • 12:30 AMT
WikiLeaks reveals info about Armenia’s 2007-2008 election period

Current Republican nominee for the president’s post Armen Sarkissian was among the prime ministerial candidates back in 2007.

20 January 2018 • 12:00 AMT
Armenia president to visit France for Macron meeting, PACE session

While in Paris, Sargsyan will meet mayor Anne Hidalgo and the representatives of the Armenian community of France.

20 January 2018 • 11:29 AMT
New AI computer system can predict deaths with 90% accuracy

The computer program uses AI to achieve its high-level of accuracy and after an analysis of electronic health records.

20 January 2018 • 11:19 AMT
Armenian figure skater comes in 15th at European Championships

Slavik Hayrapetyan took the 16th spot among 24 participants of the free skating program of the European Championships in Moscow.

20 January 2018 • 10:28 AMT
150 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan registered on January 14-20

Azeri forces fired more than 1800 shots towards the Armenian positions, using firearms, large-scale machine-guns and sniper rifles.

20 January 2018 • 09:57 AMT
Syrian army resumes Idlib offensive after short break

The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their field operations in the Idlib Governorate after a brief hiatus due to the poor weather conditions.

20 January 2018 • 09:40 AMT
Best Armenian food in New York: City Guide

Armenia is the little country in the Caucasus Mountains, at the hinge of the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Russia.

20 January 2018 • 08:50 AMT
Record high air temperature registered in Armenia’s capital

Temperature at Yerevan Zvartnots weather station reached 15°C which is by three degrees higher than the record high 12°C registered in 1976.

20 January 2018 • 08:27 AMT
Number of marriages and divorces grew in Karabakh in 2017

961 marriages were registered in Nagorno Karabakha (Artsakh) in 2017 against the 934 marriages the previous year.

20 January 2018 • 07:55 AMT
Armenia is better for holidays than Switzerland: Komsomolskaya Pravda

The publication notes that despite the lack of access to the sea, Armenia houses the beautiful Lake Sevan.

20 January 2018 • 07:12 AMT
Top Obama aides ‘sorry’ for failing to recognize Armenian Genocide

“It was a mistake,” said Ben Rhodes, who served as a deputy national security adviser in the Obama administration.