On June 1 around 7:30pm a soldier of Defence Army's military unit located towards south-eastern (Martuni) side, Sipan Melkonyan born in 2000 was murdered by the gunshot of the enemy. According to the Press Service of the Defence Army, an investigation has been initiated to determine the details of the incident. The Defence Ministry of …

The draw of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship final to be held in Armenia took place in Yerevan. The players of the Armenian national team, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Marcos Pizzelli took part in the draw. The participant 8 teams of the final were divided into 2 groups. The teams of Armenia, Portugal, Italy, and Spain …

The third Europe ConiFA (Independent Football Associations Confederation) championship kicks off on June 1 in Artsakh. The sports event will take place in 4 cities including Stepanakert, Askeran Martakert and Martuni, and will last till June 9. At the “We and Our Mountains” monument, the participating teams will be officially welcomed by the Grandmother and …

OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, Igor Popov (Russian Federation), Stéphane Visconti (France) and Andrew Schofer (the United States of America) as well as the Personal Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Andrzej Kasprzyk made an official announcement after the regional visit from May 27 to 30. It was stated that the main objective of the visit was the …

The Prime Minister of Georgia, Mamuka Bakhtadze sent a congratulatory message to Nikol Pashinyan on the Day of the First Republic. “It is remarkable, that more than a century ago, Georgia and Armenia almost at the same time laid the foundations of modern democratic states, the development and reinforcement of which we are successfully continuing …

France is committed to the idea of peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict. The statement was made in the congratulatory message from Emmanuel Macron to the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev dedicated to the national day on May 28. “Allow me to highlight one more time a decisive, complete and impartial approach of France as a …

The Head of the Committee on Economic Issues and Investments of the National Parliament, Babken Tunyan announced that the large package of the tax code changes will be included in the agenda of the plenary session in the first reading during the extraordinary session on the first ten days of June. Tunyan reminded that the …

During the first quarter of 2019, for the purchase of property, property alienation and social security of military servicemen for Armenian Ministry of Defence, AMD 8.672 billion worth damage to the state has been recorded due to alleged abuses. As per the observations for the same period of 2018, the recorded damage to the state …

The head of “My Step” alliance, Lilit Makunts announced that the project on vetting on RA judges is almost ready and will soon be presented to the public discussion. “The process of developing the project has started months ago and is now in the conclusive stage and hence I suggest our colleagues from “Bright Armenia” …

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Kazakhstan’s first president, Nursultan Nazarbayev during his official visit to the capital, Nursultan, RA Government Information and Public Relations Department reports. Nazarbayev stated that there were never been any issues between Armenia and Kazakhstan and that the countries have always maintained good relations. “During the recent …

The police in Baku stopped fans wearing football shirts with the midfielder of London’s Arsenal and the Armenian national team, Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s surname. SNTV shared a video on the Twitter account showing how an Azeri policeman stops a group of Arsenal fans with Mkhitaryan’s shirts on walking in Baku and lets them go after a …

Union of European Football Associations, UEFA prohibited Arsenal football club to organize any promotional campaigns in support to the club and the midfielder of Armenian national team, Henrikh Mkhitaryan in Baku. “The players were going to train in shirts with Mkhitaryan’s surname on them, but UEFA prohibited the club to organize such a campaign”, Daily …

During “My Step for Syunik Province” business forum, the Director of the Union of Information Technology Enterprises of Armenia, Karen Vardanyan announced that during 2019-2024, 150 technology enterprises with a total turnover of AMD 75 bln is expected to be founded in Armenia. As a result of the implementation of the project 1500 workplaces will …

Aram I, the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia stated that the first implementation of the vision of complete and united Armenia is joining Artsakh to Armenia during his speech in the Antelias Cathedral. “Homeland is a land and a people and their monolithic whole. And hence homeland is a sacred value; it the …

Armenian-Chinese relations have a history of centuries and millenniums. The statement was made by the Armenian president Armen Sarkissian during the meeting with a Chinese delegation headed by the Member of the State Council of The People's Republic of China and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi. After welcoming the guests Sarkissian stated that …

Ranker Portal recently published the list of the world’s most prominent violinists of our time. 30 violinists were included in the list, 3 of whom are Armenians. Samvel Yervinyan and Sergey Khachatryan represent Armenia while Ara Malikian represents Spain, culturavrn.ru reports. The published list also includes Itzhak Perlman (USA-Israel), Hilary Hahn (USA), Maxim Vengerov (Russia-Israel), …

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The Syrian army launched a new attack to advance in the northeastern countryside of the Latakia Governorate on Thursday.

A federal grand jury indicted Assange on 18 felony charges for his alleged involvement in the 2010 leak of classified documents by Chelsea Manning

California has a long history of divesting from countries that violate human rights, South Africa, Sudan, and Iran.

Theresa May has said she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June, paving the way for a contest to decide a new prime minister.

Weinstein and former associates have reached the settlement to resolve civil lawsuits over his alleged sexual misconduct.

The Armenian National Committee of Australia – Canberra Branch has organised the first Armenian Genocide Commemoration event to be held in the Australian Capital Territory. It will take place on June 5. Dr. Panayiotis Diamadis, who is Vice President of the Australian Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, will be the keynote speaker at the …

Mkhitaryan will not travel to Baku over security concerns due to the tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Your diet may have more impact on your cancer risk than you might think, a new study has found.

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They said they welcome the commitment by the government to pursue justice reform in accordance with the Constitution.

Christoph Speck, General Manager of Coca-Cola Hellenic Armenia, has recently revealed the peculiarities of the company’s 23-year activity in the country, weighing in on their current projects and the role they play, as well as programs the company has implemented and the policies practiced there.

Armenian and Djibouti Permanent Representatives Mher Margaryan and Mohamed Siad Doualeh signed the document.

The OSCE Mission conducted a monitoring of the ceasefire on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan on May 22.