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26 October 2017 • 12:55 AMT
Raqqa Armenian church cross replaced with Islamic State flag

Raqqa’s famed Armenian Catholic Church of the Martyrs and the Greek Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation were both ravaged.

26 October 2017 • 12:10 AMT
Chinese EV startup uses Tesla patents to launch all-electric SUV

A new Chinese startup openly references Tesla’s technology and the open-sourcing of their patents as the motivation behind the company.

26 October 2017 • 11:55 AMT
Armenia hosts 12th International Microelectronics Olympiad

The first stage, held in the participants’ countries, involved a test to assess the baseline proficiency of the contestants.

26 October 2017 • 10:33 AMT
How Armenian immigrants are making their mark in Ybor City

The first cigar rolled in Tampa’s Ybor City in 1885, turning the district into one of Florida’s most renowned immigrant enclaves.

26 October 2017 • 10:07 AMT
Armenian entrepreneur looks to build crepe franchise in New Jersey

Moving to New Jersey from Armenia with his family when he was 7, Mihran Sirekan exhibited quite the entrepreneurial streak.

26 October 2017 • 09:46 AMT
Bellator ex-champion wants rematch with Armenian ‘Dreamcatcher’

It was Gegard Mousasi’s first fight since April, when he defeated Chris Weidman by second-round TKO at UFC 210.

26 October 2017 • 09:34 AMT
Syrian army makes advances in different areas in Deir ez-Zor

The Syrian government troops engaged in violent clashes with IS-affiliated militant groups in the area of Hwaijet Saqir

26 October 2017 • 09:15 AMT
Armenia wants national wrestling kokh to spread outside its borders

“We have a goal to develop this type of sport and eventually hold a Kokh World Championships,” Vaghinak Galstyan added.

26 October 2017 • 08:33 AMT
Facebook’s Workplace Chat desktop app now open to everyone

It’s bringing its desktop app out of beta so all users can converse in text or over video, send files and share screens though their computer.

26 October 2017 • 08:16 AMT
Karabakh military inaugurates fresh media center

According to a presidential adviser, the new facility is part of the major changes that started after the Four-Day War last year.

26 October 2017 • 07:49 AMT
U.S. may start charging $70 for admission to Grand Canyon

The new fees are designed to increase revenue to the Park Service, which estimates it would bring in an additional $70 million per year.

26 October 2017 • 07:35 AMT
Armenia has beautiful people, great architecture and food: Quentin Moore

In a series of photos, the musician posted one depicting “the large pool” that Kanye West ran through when performing in Yerevan.

26 October 2017 • 07:10 AMT
Armenia’s progress praised at Capitol Hill reception

Ambassador Hovhannissian welcomed guests, and stated: “We are celebrating our thriving relationship with the United States.”

26 October 2017 • 06:57 AMT
OSCE envoy, top Karabakh officials talk conflict settlement

Artsakh president Bako Sahakyan met the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk.

26 October 2017 • 06:41 AMT
One killed, four injured in Kiev ‘terrorist act’

One man was killed and four others injured in a blast in central Kiev, according to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry.

26 October 2017 • 06:28 AMT
Armenian military participated in 60 U.S., NATO-led exercises since 2002

Some 5,000 troops from NATO and partner countries, including Armenia, are staging exercises in Romania in mid-July.

25 October 2017 • 15:09 AMT
Apple’s struggle to get iPhone Xs to market on time

The challenge was how to make the sophisticated phone—with advanced features such as facial recognition—in large enough numbers.

25 October 2017 • 14:46 AMT
Armenian composer’s “lost” concerto to gain momentum in Charlottesville

The Crozet Community Orchestra will perform the “lost” concerto of Arno Babajanian November 11 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

25 October 2017 • 14:20 AMT
How to send and receive money using Facebook Messenger

It’s a little-known fact that Facebook’s chat app can be used to send and receive money, and CNet reveals how to set it up.

25 October 2017 • 14:06 AMT
Half of Armenia’s population use the Internet

In particular, 1,510,906 residents of Armenia or the 49.9% of the total population go on the web as of 2016.

25 October 2017 • 13:39 AMT
Armenian Genocide film “Intent to Destroy” wins DOC LA’s top award

The film-in-film produced by Berlinger, Rosenbloom and Esrailian depicts the century of denial campaigns by the Turkish government.

25 October 2017 • 13:32 AMT
Microsoft stops manufacturing the Kinect

The company will continue to support Kinect for customers on Xbox, but ongoing developer tools remain unclear.

25 October 2017 • 13:22 AMT
Armenian figure skaters participating in several int’l tournaments

“The very fact of participation in such a tournament is already a great success for us,” said the President of the Federation of Figure Skating.

25 October 2017 • 12:44 AMT
Russian vessel taking military hardware to Syrian port

The Alexandr Tkachenko was first rumored to be headed towards Syrian waters last week after pictures emerged from the Black Sea.

25 October 2017 • 12:35 AMT
Awesome Foundation bringing fun to Karabahk kids, sick children

After a regular pitch night of Awesome Foundation Yerevan at Mirzoyan Library, two winning projects of this month were announced.

25 October 2017 • 12:12 AMT
Shukah in Australia ‘aims to reveal beauty of Armenian culture’

When Aret Arzadian and his family opened Shukah in Windsor in May, their vision was to offer something new and exciting on Chapel St.

25 October 2017 • 11:46 AMT
Armenia and Karabakh from a bird’s eye view: Travelblog.lv

The travel blog’s staff managed to shoot quite a lot of drone footage, with breathtaking photos taken from above.

25 October 2017 • 10:23 AMT
Iraqi Kurdistan offers truce, freezes referendum

Iraqi Kurdistan Region Government has declared truce with the government and postponed the September 25 referendum.

25 October 2017 • 10:12 AMT
Haypost cancels souvenir sheet dedicated to Armenia-Iran ties

Authored by Vahagn Mkrtchyan, the souvenir sheet was printed in Cartor printing house in France with a print run of 20 000 pcs.

25 October 2017 • 09:59 AMT
Mkhitaryan is the reason why Ozil won’t fit into Man United: Silvestre

Mikael Sivestre believes that there would be no space for Ozil because the Red Devils already have Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Juan Mata.