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'VELVET REVOLUTION' THAT WON WITHOUT A BULLET FIRED
Nikol Pashinyan steered a protest movement in Armenia and looks set to be elected prime minister... READ MORE›
ARMENIA OPPOSITION LEADER PASHINYAN FORMALLY NOMINATED PM CANDIDATE
The Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan has been formally adopted by his Yelk alliance as candidate for prime minister, a day before parliament votes on... READ MORE›
CONCESSIONS BY ARMENIA'S RULING PARTY FAIL TO APPEASE PROTESTERS
Protests have continued in Armenia despite the country's ruling party announcing that it would not put forward a candidate for prime minister. Opposition leader Nikol... READ MORE›
PASHINYAN MEETS WITH PRESIDENT OVER BID TO BECOME PM
Meanwhile, Pashninyan says he has met with the country's president and asked for support in his bid to become prime minister... READ MORE›
ARMENIA'S RULING PARTY WON'T STOP 'PEOPLE'S CANDIDATE'
Armenia's ruling party said it would not stop protest leader Nikol Pashinyan becoming interim prime minister if all opposition factions in parliament support his candidacy... READ MORE›
ARMENIA PROTEST LEADER BIDS TO BECOME NEW PRIME MINISTER
There have been protests all week since Sargsyan became prime minister after term limits forced him to step down as president, ending a 10-year stint... READ MORE›
ARMENIA'S RULING PARTY SAYS IT WILL NOT PUT FORWARD CANDIDATE FOR PRIME MINISTERSHIP
Armenia's ruling party Saturday refused to nominate a new candidate for prime minister after veteran ruler Serge Sarkisian stepped down following mass prot... READ MORE›
ARMENIAN RULING PARTY QUITS PM RACE AS PROTEST LEADER BIDS FOR POWER
But if parliament fails twice to elect a new prime minister with majority support, early elections must be held... READ MORE›
NIKOL PASHINYAN URGES RENEWED PROTESTS IN ARMENIA
He said his movement was focused on improving the state of Armenia and that he would seek no geopolitical reversals if appointed prime minister... READ MORE›
AS IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING 27/04/18
Korea pledge Leaders of North Korea and South Korea sign a declaration to work for the complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula ... READ MORE›
ACTING PM CANCELS TALKS WITH OPPOSITION LEADER
Armenia's acting prime minister cancels talks with opposition for second time this week as political crisis deepens... READ MORE›
ARMENIA PLANS LEADER ELECTIONS AFTER SHOCK RESIGNATION OF PM
Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, held talks in Moscow on Thursday with his Armenian counterpart, Eduard Nalbandian, Russia's foreign ministry said... READ MORE›
ARMENIA TURNS TO RUSSIA AS POLITICAL TURMOIL WORSENS
But a lawmaker from the bloc, Edmon Marukyan of the Bright Armenia party, said on Wednesday Pashinyan was 13 votes short of a majority... READ MORE›
TENS OF THOUSANDS PROTEST AS ARMENIA CRISIS DEEPENS
Armenia's arch-foe Azerbaijan has expressed hope that a new Armenian government would adopt a constructive approach over the breakaway region of Nagorny Karabakh... READ MORE›
TENS OF THOUSANDS PROTEST AS ARMENIA CRISIS DEEPENS
Armenia's arch-foe Azerbaijan has expressed hope that a new Armenian government would adopt a constructive approach over the breakaway region of Nagorny Karabakh... READ MORE›
ARMENIA TRANSITION TALKS CANCELLED, OPPOSITION CALLS FOR PROTESTS
The two sides were supposed to discuss transition plans after the resignation of Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan on Monday following almost two weeks of street protests... READ MORE›
ARMENIANS PROTEST AS ACTING LEADER SUGGESTS NEW ELECTIONS
Pashinyan had been due to hold talks today with Karen Karapetyan, the acting prime minister, to decide on the next steps... READ MORE›
AS ARMENIANS MARK MASSACRE ANNIVERSARY, POLITICAL FUTURE UNCLEAR FOR FRACTURED COUNTRY
The abrupt resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan after two weeks of protests against his rule has caught the opposition off guard The prot... READ MORE›
ARMENIANS AWAIT CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT AFTER PEACEFUL REVOLT
For as long as I can remember, Russia has interfered in Armenian affairs, said 36-year-old physician Ruslana, who only gave her first name... READ MORE›
I WAS WRONG ARMENIAN LEADER QUITS AMID PROTESTS
Protesters throughout Armenia were angered by Serzh Sargsyans effort to prolong his stay in power and demanded that he resign. He complied... READ MORE›
SHOCK AS ARMENIA'S PRIME MINISTER STEPS DOWN AFTER 11 DAYS OF PROTESTS
For 11 days, the opposition pressure mounted against Serzh Sargsyan, Armenia's most powerful politician... READ MORE›
ARMENIA PRIME MINISTER SERZH SARGSYAN RESIGNS AMID PROTESTS
In the past 10 days, thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets in the capital, Yerevan, accusing Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan of corruption and authoritarian rule... READ MORE›
ARMENIA SOLDIERS JOIN ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS IN YEREVAN
Hundreds of soldiers have joined anti-government protests in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Monday, accusing the country's prime minister of corruption and authoritarian rule... READ MORE›
POLICE IN ARMENIA DETAIN OPPOSITION LEADERS, PROTESTERS
Parliament voted last Tuesday to allow Sarksyan to become prime minister, angering opposition leaders... READ MORE›
ARMENIAN OPPOSITION LEADER PASHINYAN DETAINED AT PROTEST
Pashinyan's detention came hours after a televised meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan... READ MORE›
ARMENIA DETAINS 3 OPPOSITION LEADERS AMID PROTESTS
The appointment by Parliament last week of Serzh Sarksyan as prime minister after a 10-year term as president has prompted outrage... READ MORE›
ARMENIA'S CHANGING POLITICAL SYSTEM: A PARLIAMENTARY REPUBLIC OR THE PRESIDENT'S THIRD TERM?
Armenia has just sworn in a new president and next week parliament is set to elect a new prime minister, concluding a controversial transition from... READ MORE›
ARMENIA LEADER INTERVENES IN PROTEST AGAINST PREDECESSOR
Serzh Sargsyan no relation stepped down as president but returned as prime minister, breaking his own promise... READ MORE›
TENS OF THOUSANDS RALLY IN ARMENIA AS EX-PRESIDENT ELECTED PM
But Armenia's new constitution has made the presidency largely ceremonial and strengthened the office of prime minister, allowing Sargisyan to maintain his influence... READ MORE›
TENS OF THOUSANDS RALLY IN ARMENIA AS EX-PRESIDENT ELECTED PM
Another protester, 38-year-old Roza Tunyan, said Sarkisian lied to Armenians and broke his earlier promise not to become prime minister after his presidential term expires... READ MORE›
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AMAL CLOONEY ACCUSES TURKEY OF HYPOCRISY ON FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN ARMENIAN GENOCIDE TRIAL
Amal Clooney and Geoffrey Robertson QC in court Only three European countries, Greece, Slovakia and Switzerland, ban the Armenian genocide denial... READ MORE›
WHY TURKEY WON'T TALK ABOUT THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Amal Clooney's latest case Why Turkey won't talk about the Armenian genocide... READ MORE›
IRANIAN CEO SAEED KARIMIAN SHOT DEAD IN ISTANBUL
Gem TV Iranian CEO Saeed Karimian shot dead in Istanbul... READ MORE›
DOZENS KILLED IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH CLASHES
The Armenian Defence Ministry said Azerbaijani troops started an offensive with tanks and artillery... READ MORE›
AZERBAIJAN SAYS 12 OF ITS SOLDIERS KILLED IN FIGHTING
Since then, mountainous Nagorno-Karabakh -- officially part of Azerbaijan -- has been under the control of local ethnic Armenian forces and the Armenian military... READ MORE›
RIGHT TO DENY ARMENIAN GENOCIDE UPHELD BY EUROPEAN COURT IN BLOW TO AMAL CLOONEY
The ECHR's Grand Chamber ruling is final and binding on all Council of Europe members... READ MORE›
EGYPT S GLOBAL TELECOM TO SELL DJEZZY MAJORITY STAKE FOR 2.6 BILLION
Across the line in Shushi, a city whose Azerbaijani residents were forced to flee during the war, an Armenian woman, Anaida Gabrielyan, said... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS CONDEMNS GENOCIDE OF ARMENIANS
The pontiff's recognition of the Armenian genocide has drawn praise from Armenians and Armenian Americans... READ MORE›
PUTIN CALLS FOR END TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH CLASHES
Nagorno-Karabakh has been in the hands of ethnic Armenian separatists since a war that ended in 1994... READ MORE›
KAMIKAZE DRONES, RUSSIAN MISSILES JOLT OLDEST EX-SOVIET FEUD
Azerbaijan regained control of several hills lost to Armenians 23 years ago, before another Russian-engineered truce... READ MORE›
NAGORNO-KARABAKH FIGHTING: AZERBAIJAN 'CALLS TRUCE'
Azerbaijan has announced a unilateral ceasefire in fighting with Armenian forces over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region... READ MORE›
NAGORNO-KARABAKH: AZERBAIJAN HITS ARMENIA DEFENCE UNIT
Azerbaijan says it has destroyed an Armenian air defence missile system in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, drawing a sharp response from the separatists who vowed retaliation... READ MORE›
PUTIN ASKS DUMA TO RATIFY RUSSIA-ARMENIA AGREEMENT ON JOINT AIR DEFENSE
The document allows Armenia to use Russian anti-aircraft systems and air and space forces, including military satellites, for defense of its airspace... READ MORE›
ARMENIA: PRIME MINISTER HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN RESIGNS
Armenia's Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan has announced his resignation, saying the country needs a new approach after an economic downturn and weeks of violent protests... READ MORE›
ARMENIA PROTESTS ESCALATE AFTER POLICE TURN ON DEMONSTRATORS
The protests in Yerevan which began on Friday escalated significantly after police fired water cannons to disperse seated demonstrators on Tuesday morning... READ MORE›
ARMENIA'S #ELECTRICYEREVAN PROTESTS IN PICTURES
Protesters call for new day of action after thousands take to the streets to denounce fuel price hikes and police violence... READ MORE›
MOSCOW CEMETERY BRAWL: THREE DEAD AND 90 ARRESTED
Russian news reports said up to 200 people took part in the brawl at the south-west Khovanskoye cemetery... READ MORE›
ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT ELECTS EX-PM SARKISSIAN AS COUNTRY'S PRESIDENT
Opposition leaders accuse Sarksyan of planning to move into the post of prime minister to continue ruling Armenia... READ MORE›
WHY ISN'T THE KILLING OF 1.5 MILLION ARMENIANS OFFICIALLY CALLED A 'GENOCIDE'?
Following the killing of intellectuals, 60,000 Armenian men were conscripted to the Ottoman army, disarmed and murdered, according to the Armenian Genocide Museum and Institute... READ MORE›
AZERBAIJAN MAKES A MOCKERY OF JUSTICE AS COUPLE SENTENCED IN POLITICAL SHOW TRIAL
I remember Leyla Yunus from numerous international conferences - a handsome, middle-aged woman with a proud bearing... READ MORE›
'EVERY HOUSE HAS BULLET MARKS': LIVING IN ONE OF EUROPE'S FROZEN CONFLICTS
As Ayvazyan says, it's just a matter of time. For families in Movses, this attack in late July is part of daily life... READ MORE›
ARMED MEN SEIZE YEREVAN POLICE STATION
Armed men have seized a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan and taken an unknown number of hostages on Sunday morning, the country's security service said... READ MORE›
STEPANAKERT JOURNAL AMID ETHNIC CONFLICT IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH AN OASIS THRIVES
In 1988, ethnic Armenians voted to secede from Azerbaijan, and fighting broke out between the mostly Muslim Azerbaijanis and Christian Armenians... READ MORE›
AZERBAIJAN SAYS TO STOP FIGHTING IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH, SEPARATISTS VOICE DOUBTS
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, a region home to around 150,000 people on the southern Armenian-Azeri border, broke out in the dying years of Soviet Union... READ MORE›
ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN HALT FIGHTING ON BORDER
After four days of battle, Azerbaijan's military said 16 of its soldiers had been killed, while the Karabakh army said it had lost 29 soldiers... READ MORE›
AZERBAIJAN-ARMENIA CONFLICT IS A REMINDER OF EUROPE'S INSTABILITY
The shelling was carried out from both Armenian territory and from Armenian-occupied Karabakh, the Azerbaijan defence ministry said... READ MORE›
WORLD'S LARGEST YAZIDI TEMPLE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN ARMENIA
The complex in Aknalich is not intended to overshadow Lalish, the most holy Yazidi temple, about 36 miles north of Mosul in northern Iraq... READ MORE›
AZERBAIJAN DECLARES CEASE-FIRE, BUT FIGHTING CONTINUES IN BREAKAWAY ENCLAVE
Armenia and Azerbaijan, both former Soviet republics, fought a bloody ethnic war over the territory as the Soviet Union fell apart... READ MORE›
ETHNIC CONFLICT BETWEEN ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN FLARES ANEW
Also on Monday, five Armenian volunteers were killed when their bus was hit by an Azerbaijani drone, a spokesman for the Karabakh military said... READ MORE›
ARMENIA HOSTAGE STANDOFF: CLASHES ERUPT IN YEREVAN
Several protesters on Friday were wounded in the skirmishes near the police building in Yerevan, Armenia's capital, where the hostages have been held since July 17... READ MORE›