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Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited Yerablur military pantheon to pay tribute to those Armenians who sacrificed their lives for Motherland’s independence. Nikol Pashinyan paid homage to the

09/05/2021 7:42 AM

Unity and will a guaranty of victory, Armenian President says

Any achievement, especially a victory, must develop and transform into a strong state and organized society, Armenian president Armen Sarkissian said on the occasion of Victory Day. “We must wi

09/05/2021 7:35 AM

Victories can be forged with the invincible power of national unity – His Holiness Krekin II

Our victories and achievements can be forged with the invincible power of national unity, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, said in a message on the occasion

09/05/2021 7:28 AM

ANN/Groong -- Armenia’s consumer market sees 6.2% inflation in 12 months

In April 2021, 6.2% inflation was registered in Armenia’s consumer market to compare with April of the past year, while 1.3% inflation is recorded against March of the ongoing year.

08/05/2021 9:20 PM

ANN/Groong -- Yerevan.today: Armenia ruling party MP advises acting PM to

Yerevan.today writes: “To mitigate the wave of the major political event to be held on the day of the liberation of Shushi (transferred to the enemy), that is, the first event to be held by the bloc

08/05/2021 9:20 PM

ANN/Groong -- Turkey in no hurry to investigate bizarre circumstances behi

Turkish police are creating bureaucratic obstacles to investigate the death—in Istanbul—of Azerbaijani political activist Bayram Mammadov. Elgiz Gahramanov, an activist of the NIDA Movement in Istanb

08/05/2021 9:20 PM

ANN/Groong -- Armenia President petitions to Constitutional Court

YEREVAN. - The President of Armenia, Armen Sarkissian, has signed the package of laws on amendments and addenda to the Criminal Code, amendments and addenda to the Code of Administrative Offenses, an

08/05/2021 9:20 PM

Two Armenian Greco-Roman wrestlers secure Olympic berths

Armenian Greco-Roman wrestlers Armen Melikyan (60 kg) and Karen Aslanyan (67 kg) whave secured Olympic berths. In the last wrestling ranking tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, the Armenian athletes reach

08/05/2021 6:43 PM

EU calls on Israel and Palestinians to de-escalate conflict

Violence and incitement are unacceptable...

08/05/2021 4:16 PM

US-led coalition Iraqi base under attack

The hangar was damaged...

08/05/2021 2:44 PM

Czech PM asks EU countries to send 1 Russian diplomat each

Europe cannot ignore such actions...

08/05/2021 2:14 PM

Yervand Tarverdyan: The youth is our future, they will build our country

The United Armenia political party held a meeting with young people on May 7th. During the meeting, Yervand Tarverdyan said that they wish to listen to the youth as far as what projects they should i

08/05/2021 2:00 PM

Man killed on Yerevan street was 37 years old, the one wounded by gun is 39 years old

The Investigative Committee of Armenia provided details…

08/05/2021 1:57 PM

Artsakh’s Cultural Heritage Under Threat

Armenian cultural, religious and historical monuments and sites currently under Azerbaijani control in the aftermath of the 2020 Artsakh War are under immediate threat of vandalism and destruction.

08/05/2021 12:18 PM

Turkey held to account in US Congress for violations of religious freedom - Armenian News - Tert.am

“The United States must remain consistent in enforcing the expectation of shared democratic values from our so-called allies, including the demonstration of a consistent respect for religious freedom

08/05/2021 10:40 AM

Putin congratulates Armenia’s Pashinyan, Armenian citizens on 76th anniversary of victory in Great

YEREVAN, MAY 8, ARMENPRESS. Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended congratulations on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War to leaders and nations tha

08/05/2021 10:00 AM

Jirayr Sefilian: ‘We will bring back Shushi soon, we will demand that Azerbaijan leaves Gandzak and

Jirayr Sefilian, a member of the National Democratic Pole Council and commander of the Shushi special military battalion, said in his speech that we will soon bring back Shushi with the nation-army t

08/05/2021 7:00 AM

World Bank to Support Over 20,000 Conflict-Affected Families in Armenia

A Grant Agreement for the “Support to Conflict Affected Families” project was signed Friday by Sylvie Bossoutrot, World Bank Country Manager for Armenia, and Atom Janjughazyan, Acting Minister of Fin

07/05/2021 11:00 PM

Artsakh’s Water Security Threatened, Says Foreign Minister

Artsakh Foreign Minister David Babayan on Friday sent letters to the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs and the Personal Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk, warning them of a threat

07/05/2021 10:58 PM

Armenia Has Returned All Azerbaijani POWs, Says Yerevan

Armenia has fulfilled its obligations under Article 8 of the November 9 agreement and has returned all Azerbaijani prisoners of war, including the two people convicted for the murder of a minor in 20

07/05/2021 10:54 PM

Government Wants to Take Over 3 Public Universities

The Armenian government is continuing its efforts to gain direct control of three of the country’s leading state universities two weeks after President Armen Sarkissian blocked a relevant bill pushed

07/05/2021 10:51 PM

Ter-Petrosian Defends Election Offers To Other Ex-Presidents

Levon Ter-Petrosian defended on Friday his public calls for Armenia’s two other former presidents to form an electoral alliance with him and jointly try to oust Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s “crim

07/05/2021 5:41 PM

Armenian Government Pressing Ahead With University Takeovers

07/05/2021 4:03 PM

‘To leave it up to soldiers to decide upon armed issues and border lines will bring about unpredicta

A member of the NSS Reserve Officers’ Union NGO and former deputy director of the National Security Service, Armen Abrahamyan, considers it dangerous to leave demarcation work to the military. During

07/05/2021 4:02 PM

Freedom and victory are attained through will and effort. President Sarkissian hosted a group of vet

Freedom and victory are attained through will and effort. President Sarkissian hosted a group of veterans of the Great Patriotic War

07/05/2021 3:39 PM

"Azerbaijan is trying to put forward fake agendas, seeking excuses for not fulfilling its human

Answers of the Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Armenia Anna Naghdalyan to the questions of journalists

07/05/2021 3:36 PM

PACE President Rik Daems on the occasion of Europe Day (video)

PACE President Rik Daems on the occasion of Europe Day

07/05/2021 3:33 PM

Armenia Has Returned All Azerbaijani POWs, Says Foreign Ministry Spokesperson

Armenian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Anna Naghdalyan, responding to a OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs' statement calling on “both parties to fully and expeditiously complete the exchange process for all

07/05/2021 2:39 PM

Armenia has returned all Azerbaijani POWs – MFA Armenia | ARMENPRESS Armenian News Agency

YEREVAN, MAY 7, ARMENPRESS. Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia Anna Naghdalyan commented on the May 5 statement of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs.

07/05/2021 2:39 PM

NA Deputies and Representatives of Staff Vaccinated against Coronavirus (video)

NA Deputies and Representatives of Staff Vaccinated against Coronavirus

07/05/2021 1:55 PM

Ter-Petrosyan: My proposal for teaming up with Serzh Sargsyan's party ‘also met rejection’ - Armenia

The first president says the format was rejected likewise the previous offer for involving all the three former presidents in a joint political bloc in the runup to the June 20 snap elections. “After

07/05/2021 1:49 PM

Ruling Party ‘Confident’ About Election Victory

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s Civil Contract party expects to win more votes than any other political force in Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections, a senior official said on Friday.

07/05/2021 1:45 PM

Legislative package on Making Amendments and Addenda to Constitutional Law – RA Electoral Code endor

On May 6, the Parliament convened the extraordinary sitting by the deputies’ initiative. The item of debating the package of draft laws on Making Amendments and Addenda to the Constitutional Law R

07/05/2021 1:10 PM

Kocharian, Allies To Hold First Rally

Former President Robert Kocharian and two opposition parties allied to him will hold a rally in Yerevan on Sunday to effectively kick off their parliamentary election campaign.

07/05/2021 12:27 PM

One Serviceman on Trial for Treason, Says Armenian Prosecutor General

Armenian Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan told reporters today that one Armenian serviceman is on trial for treason during last year’s Karabakh war.

07/05/2021 11:19 AM

France urges immediate release of all Armenian captives from Azerbaijan - Armenian News - Tert.am

“We call for the expeditious release of all Armenian detainees still being held. Azerbaijan’s release of three Armenian detainees yesterday is a step in the right direction ...

07/05/2021 8:39 AM

Canada calls for release of all Armenian captives | ARMENPRESS Armenian News Agency

YEREVAN, MAY 7, ARMENPRESS. Canada calls for releasing all Armenian prisoners of war who are currently held captive in Azerbaijan.

07/05/2021 8:19 AM

Հետպատերազմական մտորումներ սփյուռքից

Սփյուռքը չի կարող հեռանալ հիմա։ Ավելին, պետք է վերականգնել սփյուռքի ներուժը, ուղղորդել այն Հայաստան ու Արցախ, վերստեղծել կորցրածը: Ի վերջո, մենք կրթված, նպատակասլաց ու բանիմաց ուժերի մի մեծ «ավազան»

07/05/2021 7:55 AM

France calls for release of all Armenian POWs | ARMENPRESS Armenian News Agency

YEREVAN, MAY 7, ARMENPRESS. The ministry of foreign affairs of France has called for the release of all Armenian prisoners of war who are held captive in Azerbaijan.

07/05/2021 7:39 AM

OSCE Minsk Group may embark on active diplomacy after snap elections on Armenia – Russian expert - A

“The communication corridors must be put into operation and this information warfare between Armenia and Azerbaijan must come to an end to enable Armenians to feel secure, gradually doing away ...

07/05/2021 6:59 AM

Dealing With a New Wave of Land Mines

Following the First Karabakh War, landmines and explosive remnants of war became a major hazard for civilians. Today, four regions of Armenia are still contaminated with unexploded ordnance, impactin

06/05/2021 12:32 PM

Lavrov in Armenia: Says Moscow Works to Release All Karabakh War Detainees

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at a Yerevan press conference today, said that Moscow continues to work for the release of all Karabakh war detainees and to stabilize the region.

06/05/2021 11:09 AM

Latvia’s Parliament (Saeima) Officially Recognizes The Armenian Genocide.

The Latvian Parliament (Saeima) has officially recognized and condemned the Armenian Genocide by majority vote of 58 of 100, informs Tigran Mkrtchyan, Armenia’s outgoing Ambassador to Latvia. “Latvia

06/05/2021 9:16 AM

Lebanese-Armenian Vicken Euljekjian Who Was Captured With Maral Najarian After Nov. 9 Agreement, Put

Today, Azerbaijani Authorities placed Lebanese-Armenian prisoner-of-war Vicken Euljekjian on trial on alleged terrorism charges, reports the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office of

06/05/2021 2:13 AM

Ter-Petrosyan Calls on Kocharyan, Sargsyan to Form National Accord Alliance

First Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosyan has again called on former presidents Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan to form a National Accord Alliance to field candidates in the June snap parliame

05/05/2021 2:39 PM

Military Expenditures and the Economy: Behind the War of Weapons

Azerbaijan increased its military spending by 17% in 2020; this was among the largest annual increases in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Ani Avetisyan breaks down the numbers of the military expenditure

05/05/2021 1:34 PM

Azerbaijan Removes The Domes Of Shushi’s Ghazanchetsots Cathedral.

Today, Azerbaijani Forces removed the domes of the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral in Artsakh’s Occupied Shushi.

03/05/2021 5:14 PM

19 Armenian Civilians & Servicemen Held As Prisoners-Of-War Have Been Tortured & Killed By Azerbaija

19 Armenian Prisoners-Of-War were tortured and killed by Azerbaijani servicemen after the end of the 44-day Artsakh war, informs lawyers Artak Zeynalyan and Siranush Sahakyan who represent the captiv

03/05/2021 5:13 PM

Post-War Reflections From the Diaspora

The diaspora cannot disengage now. Rather, we must invest in rebuilding and channeling diasporic potential in healing in and outside Armenia/Artsakh and rebuilding what was lost

03/05/2021 3:30 PM

The Optics of Diaspora Engagement: Learning from Ireland in Armenia

The discussion touched on the successes and failures in the diaspora centric policies, leading to some broad and some specific conclusions relevant across small economies with large diasporas

27/04/2021 5:21 PM

‘We Have Work To Do’: A Conversation with Raffi Kassarjian

He shares his personal and professional experiences and the circumstances that led to his success as an executive leader, in the US and since his permanent move to Armenia in 2008

22/04/2021 4:01 PM

Expert Opinion - Armenia’s New Development Perspectives After the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War

We should use all the international tools of state diplomacy in International affairs on the example of Armenia

14/04/2021 8:10 AM

Dismissal of Army Chief On Hold Until High Court Review Concludes | CIVILNET

✓Armenia has reported its largest drug bust in 7 years. ✓The Diaspora Minister states that over 100 Armenians are still captive in Azerbaijan. ✓The army chief Onik Gasparyan will stay in his role f

03/03/2021 6:04 PM

Search Ops for the Dead & Missing in Karabakh Resume Once Again | CIVILNET

✓Armenia’s president has continued to refuse to sign the dismissal of the army chief. ✓The PM and the leader of the Bright Armenia party will meet to discuss future elections. ✓The search for the

02/03/2021 6:04 PM

HyeHopes - Taking an Educational Project From California to Syunik | CIVILNET

Member of the Glendale Board of Education Greg Krikorian and a group of other US Armenians have started a new project called Hyehopes. The project is aiming to provide resources and other needs for s

02/03/2021 5:04 PM

Despite President’s Refusal, Dismissal of Army Chief to Go Ahead | CIVILNET

President Sarkissian had two options: either to sign the decree or to apply to the Constitutional Court. He didn’t sign the decree, however, nor did he apply to the high court either, instead he appl

02/03/2021 1:44 PM

UEFA bans Azeri club official over racist comments against Armenians

UEFA said Nurlan Ibrahimov had also been charged with racist and discriminatory conduct over the comments.

04/11/2020 1:56 PM

Armenia could revise budget for 2021, Finance Minister says

The Finance Minister said the revision implies a change not only in the financial component, but also in the policy.

04/11/2020 1:39 PM

Artist ends Baku exhibition due to Azerbaijani propaganda trick

The institution used the hashtag #KarabakhIsAzerbaijan to caption an Instagram photo to promote his exhibition.

04/11/2020 12:06 PM

Azerbaijan launches fresh attack south-east of Berdzor

The Karabakh troops have switched to an active defence role, knocking out Azeri tanks and stopping their attack.

04/11/2020 11:21 AM