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15:46 10/12/2020Artsakh ombudsman meets with Aurora Prize laureate Mirza DinnayiArtsakh Human Rights Ombudsman Artak Beglaryan on Thursday met with Mirza Dinnayi, an Iraqi Yezidi writer, human rights activist and 4th laureate of Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity.
10:06 09/12/2020Venice floods as forecasts fail to predict extent of high tideVenice has been hit by high tides of up to 1.5 metres (5ft) after its flood barrier system was not activated as a result of mistaken forecasts, The Guardian reports.
18:00 08/12/2020A quarter of the victims in Karabakh over the years have been children - HALO TrustAfter the ceasefire agreement in Nagorno Karabakh, the HALO Trust has started full-scale clearance of explosive ordnance left behind by the fighting.
12:49 07/12/2020Central Italy hit by severe floods and heavy snowfallItaly has been hit by heavy rain and snowfall that caused landslides.
14:36 05/12/2020WHO warns against pandemic complacency amid COVID-19 vaccine rolloutWorld Health Organization officials on Friday warned governments and citizens not to drop their guard over the COVID pandemic now a vaccination was close, saying healthcare systems could still buckle...
10:40 04/12/2020Matenadaran’s permanent exhibition to reopen on December 8The permanent exhibition of the Matenadaran - the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, will reopen on December 8.
18:44 03/12/2020Armenia’s permanent population on the decline: statisticsArmenia’s permanent population keeps dropping. According to the latest figures released by the Statistical Committee, the country’s population shrank by 5,600 people over the past year or by 0.2%....
11:37 02/12/2020UN: Over 40 million people are victims of modern slaveryOn the eve of the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, on Tuesday, December 1, UN Secretary General António Guterres noted that at present more than 40 million people in the world are...
11:19 02/12/2020Гематологический центр: Многим солдатам на этапе восстановления нужна кровь“Гематологический центр имени профессора Р.О. Еоляна” АОЗТ Mинистерства здравоохранения Республики Армения нуждается в поддержке. «Дорогие соотечественники, мы снова надеемся на вашу поддержку. Для...
19:57 01/12/2020Armenian film earns 'Special mention' of the Jury at Cinemania film festivalThe film 'Should the Wind Drop' by French-Armenian director Nora Martirosyan has earned 'Special mention' of the Jury at the Cinemania film festival, the National Cinema Center of Armenia reports.
15:36 30/11/2020The boy who swapped his piano for a gun: BBC on missing 22-year-old Armenian soldierThe conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is over, but some families are still waiting for news of their missing relatives.
14:45 30/11/2020The National Interest: Turkey replicates its 'Syrian strategy' to tip the demographic balance in Nagorno-KarabakhThe National Interest has published an article on Turkey's demographic policy employed in nearby regions and the possibility to move it to the South Causes following the war in Nagorno-Karabakh.
14:10 30/11/2020Iran's state TV: Weapon used in scientist's killing was made in IsraelIran's English-language Press TV said on Monday that the weapon used in the killing of a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist last week was made in Israel.
10:54 30/11/2020Military hospital launched in StepanakertThe Russian Defense Ministry has deployed a military field hospital in Artsakh capital city Stepanakert, Ria Novosti reports.
19:20 28/11/2020A seventeenth-century Armenian manuscript put up for sale at the Sotheby's auctionA seventeenth-century Armenian manuscript copied in Amida by the scribe Minas has been put up for sale at the Sotheby's auction house, the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts Matenadaran reported.
11:54 28/11/2020Over 1.1 mln people fined in Russia over violations of COVID-19 restrictionsRussian law enforcement have fined over 1.1 million people since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic over violations of the coronavirus-related restrictions, TASS reported, citing Russian Interior...
14:56 27/11/2020Holy Lance to be brought out on November 28This year, the Armenian Apostolic Church will celebrate the Feast of the Apostles St. Thaddeus and St. Bartholomew on November 28. Back in 2015, according to the Pontifical Encyclical of His Holiness...
22:03 26/11/2020MEPs condemn Turkey’s activities in Cyprus, call for sanctionsIn a resolution adopted by 631 votes in favour, 3 against and 59 abstentions, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) condemn Turkey’s illegal activities in the Varosha suburb of the city of...
20:37 26/11/2020Skilling Open 2020: Aronian beats Nepomniachtchi in quarterfinalsArmenian GM Levon Aronian defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia 2.5-1.5 in the quarterfinals of the Skilling Open 2020 online chess tournament, the National Olympic Committee reported.
14:48 25/11/2020FSB nabs several IS militants plotting terror attacks in Moscow RegionRussia’s Federal Security Service has detained several militants of the Islamic State terror group (outlawed in Russia), who plotted terror attacks in the Moscow Region, TASS reported on Wednesday.