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04 January 2022 • 10:49 AMT
Iran Airtour starts Tehran-Yerevan fligts

Iran Airtour started operating flights from Tehran to Yerevan and back on January 1, Zvartnots International Airport reports.

04 January 2022 • 10:10 AMT
Pittsburgh meteor explosion equivalent to 30 tons of TNT, says Nasa

A meteor that caused an earthshaking boom exploded in the atmosphere with an energy blast equivalent to some 30 tons of TNT.

04 January 2022 • 09:47 AMT
Armenia acquires Sputnik Light vaccines for booster shots

Armenia has acquired Sputnik Light vaccines which will be used for booster shots, the Ministry of Health said on January 4.

04 January 2022 • 09:31 AMT
U.S., Turkey discuss Ankara’s envoy for Armenia rapprochement

According to a statement from the Department of State, Blinken and Cavusoglu held a phone call on January 3.

04 January 2022 • 09:03 AMT
France detects new Covid-19 variant called ‘IHU’

French researchers detected a new Covid variant, probably of Cameroonian origin, and have temporarily named it as ‘IHU’.

04 January 2022 • 08:54 AMT
Yerevan’s U.S. envoy gives lecture for U.S. Naval War College students

Armenia’s Ambassador to the United States Lilit Makunts held a lecture for the students of the U.S. Naval War College.

04 January 2022 • 08:51 AMT
Turkey’s Pegasus seeks Armenia’s permission for Istanbul-Yerevan flights

Pegasus has submitted an application to the Civil Aviation Committee of Armenia for launching Istanbul-Yerevan flights.

03 January 2022 • 11:15 AMT
Late Azerbaijani general’s mother says son killed by army chief of staff

Major General Polad Hashimov’s mother has claimed that his son was killed by current army chief of staff Karim Veliyev.

03 January 2022 • 10:57 AMT
Armenia, Iran talk bilateral ties, economic cooperation

Nikol Pashinyan and Ebrahim Raisi have discussed bilateral relations between two countries over the phone.

03 January 2022 • 10:20 AMT
“Package” for unblocking Caucasus communications being “polished”

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko has said that a single package of solutions is being “polished” now.

03 January 2022 • 09:24 AMT
Armenian writer arrested in Greece faces extradition to Turkey

The Armenian Embassy in Greece is taking measures to prevent the extradition of Turkish-Armenian writer Sevan Nisanyan to Turkey

03 January 2022 • 08:36 AMT
Azerbaijani soldier kills three comrades, flees the scene

A soldier of the Azerbaijani State Border Service has shot an officer and two non-commissioned officers dead.

03 January 2022 • 08:18 AMT
Over 700,000 people fully vaccinated in Armenia

According to the Ministry of Health, 714,685 people, predominantly adults, have been fully vaccinated in the country.

30 December 2021 • 12:14 AMT
Karabakh denies opening fire on Azerbaijani civilians as “absolute lie”

The Defense Army of Artsakh has denied reports alleging that the Armenian troops have opened fire on Azerbaijani civilians.

30 December 2021 • 11:51 AMT
U.S. urges Azerbaijan to release all Armenian captives

The United States Department of State has urged Azerbaijan to release of all remaining Armenian prisoners of war.

30 December 2021 • 11:37 AMT
Pashinyan: “Serious efforts” made to keep situation manageable in 2021

Pashinyan told a Cabinet meeting that Armenia has been facing serious challenges in the “external environment”.

30 December 2021 • 11:11 AMT
Israel indicts company suspected of using drones on Armenian army

Charges have been brought against Israel’s Aeronautics, which is suspected of using drones on Armenian the army.

30 December 2021 • 10:31 AMT
Armenian Minister speaks deadlines for rail route through Nakhijevan

According to Sanosyan, it will take about 10 months to a year to transport cargo through the Yeraskh-Julfa section.

30 December 2021 • 09:43 AMT
Armenian, Russian PMs discuss cooperation over the phone

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin.

30 December 2021 • 09:07 AMT
HRD: Azerbaijani cameras keep Armenian civilian homes under surveillance

Arman Tatoyan has revealed that several homes and a fish farm in Syunik are under the constant surveillance of Azerbaijani cameras.

30 December 2021 • 08:46 AMT
Armenia intends to open Consulate General in Iran

Armenia too is working on opening a consulate general in Iran, Foreign Ministry Press Secretary Vahan Hunanyan has said.

30 December 2021 • 08:28 AMT
Armenia reports daily Covid-19 cases of 89

A total of 7216 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said.

29 December 2021 • 12:06 AMT
Armenia, Azerbaijan could “soon” create border commission – Russia

A commission on the delimitation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border could be created “soon”, Andrei Rudenko has said.

29 December 2021 • 11:50 AMT
Putin hopes further dynamic development of Armenia-Russia ties

Putin hopes Moscow and Yerevan will continue joint efforts to ensure the further dynamic development of cooperation.

29 December 2021 • 11:28 AMT
Karabakh working to repatriate civilian detained by Azeri military

A citizen of Artsakh has found himself in territories under Azeri control after losing his bearings near the new line of contact.

29 December 2021 • 10:56 AMT
Armenia’s new Israel envoy speaks 10 languages

Armenia’s new ambassador to Israel Arman Akopian speaks 10 languages, including Hebrew, Latin and Coptic.

29 December 2021 • 10:13 AMT
Armenia HRD, Russian envoy discuss return of Armenian PoWs

Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan and Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin have discussed a number of issues.

29 December 2021 • 08:59 AMT
Russia has worked “vigorously” to promote Yerevan-Baku dialogue

Russia has has vigorously promoted the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan throughout 2021.

29 December 2021 • 08:23 AMT
Arman Akopian named Armenia’s ambassador to Israel

President Armen Sarkissian signed the decree on Arman Akopian appointment on Tuesday, December 29.

29 December 2021 • 08:23 AMT
Armenia reports daily Covid-19 cases of 88

A total of 6788 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said.