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12 December 2018 • 10:36 AMT
UK will support “ambitious political, economic reforms” in Armenia

The UK Government said it is pleased to have supported the preparations for the December 9 elections.

12 December 2018 • 10:19 AMT
VivaCell-MTS offers Y tariff plan for 30 days to smartphone buyers

Those who will buy a smartphone by January 31, 2019, will get a chance to use the Y tariff plan for 30 days.

12 December 2018 • 09:41 AMT
Charles Aznavour monument to be erected in Moscow

The authorities are currently conducting a survey among residents to find out where it is best to install the monument.

12 December 2018 • 09:18 AMT
Survey gives out details about Armenians’ Pornhub preferences

The ‘Lesbian’ category was the most popular among Armenians in 2018 too, based on the site’s search analysis.

12 December 2018 • 08:25 AMT
Minerva statue discovered in margarine tub

An ancient statue of the Roman deity Minerva was discovered in a margarine tub, where it had been languishing for years.

12 December 2018 • 08:01 AMT
Iran welcomes Armenia parliamentary elections

In particular, Bahram Ghasemi described the elections as a trend of democratic changes in Armenia.

12 December 2018 • 07:31 AMT
Dr. Tom Catena announced as chair of Aurora Humanitarian Initiative

In May 2017, Dr. Catena was named as the Aurora Prize Laureate for his courageous work in the Nuba Mountains.

12 December 2018 • 07:09 AMT
Yandex Maps reveals exact locations of bases in Israel, Turkey

The obscured sites on Yandex Maps’ web-based mapping service range from airfields to munitions-storage bunkers.

12 December 2018 • 06:39 AMT
New Boeing business jet is capable of world’s longest flight

The planes will have a range of 11,645 nautical miles, enabling them to offer the longest commercial flight in the world.

12 December 2018 • 06:17 AMT
Strasbourg shooting: Three killed, gunman at large

The shooting happened close to a popular Christmas market near one of the central squares, Place Kléber.

11 December 2018 • 14:40 AMT
Iran confirms ‘important test’ of ballistic missile

Iranian officials confirmed Tuesday, December 11 that Tehran carried out a ballistic missile test earlier this month.

11 December 2018 • 14:08 AMT
Sarkissian to attend Zarubishvili’s swearing-in ceremony

According to information provided by the President’s office, the ceremony will take place in the town of Telavi.

11 December 2018 • 13:50 AMT
SDF troops capture half of IS’ stronghold in southeast Deir ez-Zor

The SDF managed to capture the strategic Hajin hospital after a fierce battle with the Islamic State militants.

11 December 2018 • 13:28 AMT
Russians prepare for special spacewalk

Astronauts Oleg Kononenko and Sergey Prokopyev are to conduct a spacewalk to examine the outside of a Soyuz capsule.

11 December 2018 • 13:08 AMT
Newly-discovered genes help understand redheads mystery

The Edinburgh University-led research has been described as the largest genetic study of hair colour to date.

11 December 2018 • 12:49 AMT
Rouhani: U.S. failed to promote economic chaos in Iran

“The government is trying to continue with the stable conditions created in economic sector,” Rouhani said.

11 December 2018 • 12:30 AMT
Russian soldier suspected of killing woman detained in Armenia

A serviceman of the 102nd Russian base was detained on suspicion of causing death by negligence to a woman.

11 December 2018 • 11:54 AMT
Venezuela’s inflation stood at 1.3 million percent in past year

The IMF forecast earlier this year that inflation would top 1 million percent in 2018 and 10 million percent next year.

11 December 2018 • 11:02 AMT
Armenia’s Levon Aronian gears up for London Chess Classic

Alongside Aronian are Nakamura, Caruana and Vachier-Lagrave comprising the “final four” at the London Chess Classic.

11 December 2018 • 10:38 AMT
American student writes masters thesis on Kim Kardshian

Corderro McMurry has written his Communication and Media Studies masters thesis on none other than Kim Kardashian West.

11 December 2018 • 10:15 AMT
Armenia “ready for diplomatic ties with Turkey without preconditions”

“Relations with Turkey are linked with Karabakh, and a third country. I mean Azerbaijan,” Pashinyan said.

11 December 2018 • 10:01 AMT
YouDrive lite brings rental of electric kick scooters to Yerevan

At the initial stage, the new park in Yerevan will consist of up to 100 Segway Ninebot ES1 kick scooters.

11 December 2018 • 09:22 AMT
Ameriabank enables customers to open SMART account from home

Ameriabank has revealed that it now allows customers to open a bank account remotely “within five minutes.”

11 December 2018 • 09:01 AMT
Women could face increased breast cancer risk after childbirth

Beyond 23 years, the risk seems to change so that childbirth appears to be protective against breast cancer.

11 December 2018 • 08:26 AMT
U.S. welcomes “competitive” parliamentary elections in Armenia

The United States congratulated the people of Armenia on the conduct of parliamentary elections in the country.

11 December 2018 • 08:08 AMT
Blood test could help accurately diagnose, predict Alzheimer’s

Researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital are working to develop a blood test that could replace these procedures.

11 December 2018 • 07:50 AMT
Armenia not striving to join NATO, Pashinyan says

“We have relations with NATO given the peacekeeping missions in Kosovo, Afghanistan,” Pashinyan was quoted as saying.

11 December 2018 • 07:27 AMT
Syrian Army unleashes major attack against Islamic State in Deir ez-Zor

The Syrian army fired surface-to-surface missiles towards the Islamic State’s positions near Baghouz Al-Fouqani.

11 December 2018 • 07:13 AMT
Merkel says looking forward to meeting Armenia’s Pashinyan

“Germany followed the peaceful change of government in Armenia this year with great interest,” Merkel said.

11 December 2018 • 06:43 AMT
EU says new Armenian parliament was ‘elected democratically’

The EU looks forward to working with “the democratically elected new Armenian parliament and the future government.”