News about Armenia

Demonstrators regroup after Armenian police break up energy price protest Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on a central square in the Armenian capital pledging to carry on protests over energy price hikes after police cleared a key artery they had blocked for weeks.

07 July 2015 11:09

Armenia opens probe into police violence against protesters Armenian authorities launched a criminal investigation into police officers involved in a brutal crackdown on demonstrators protesting against electricity price hikes.

04 July 2015 13:37

Armenian PM rejects protesters' demands as anger simmers The Armenian government refused to reverse a controversial electricity price hike, sparking fresh anger among thousands of demonstrators.

26 June 2015 10:51

Armenia's 'Electric Yerevan' protests enter seventh day Rallies in the Armenian capital against electricity price hikes and police violence entered the seventh day with protesters adamant they will not back down.

25 June 2015 14:58

Armenia police disperse protest over power price hikes Riot police in the Armenian capital early used water cannon to disperse several hundred demonstrators protesting a government hike in electricity prices.

23 June 2015 12:49

Joint air defense system discussed by CSTO Heads of CSTO member states’ delegations met in Dushanbe to discuss prospects of creating a unified air and missile defense system.

06 June 2015 15:52

Armenians to mark 100 years since Ottoman massacre Armenians worldwide will mark the centenary of an Ottoman massacre of up to 1.5 million of their people on Friday.

24 April 2015 16:32

Obama avoids term 'genocide' in Armenian massacre US President Barack Obama described the World War I massacre of Armenians as "terrible carnage" but avoided the term genocide.

24 April 2015 13:13

Turkey 'stops Bosnian Serb leader from travelling to Armenia' Turkey stopped Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik's plane from flying over its territory, preventing him from attending a ceremony to mark the centenary of the Armenian genocideю

23 April 2015 10:04

War of words as Armenians fight for genocide recognition a century on Armenians are still battling to get the World War I slaying of their ancestors recognised as a genocide.

17 April 2015 14:47

Turkey PM slams pope's 'one-sided' Armenia genocide comments Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu lashed out at Pope Francis for "inappropriate" and "one-sided" comments.

13 April 2015 13:32

Pope on diplomatic tightrope with Armenian genocide mass Pope Francis will mark the 100th anniversary of the mass killings of Armenians with a special ceremony.

11 April 2015 13:42

Kim Kardashian jets to Armenia ahead of genocide anniversary American reality TV star Kim Kardashian and her family flew in Wednesday to Armenia on a first trip there to celebrate her Armenian heritage.

09 April 2015 12:22

Turkey slams Armenia for halting deal to improve ties Turkey lashed out at Armenian President for his decision to withdraw from parliament a landmark deal aimed at repairing relations between the two nations.

18 February 2015 13:16

OSCE calls on Armenia, Azerbaijan to cease hostilities The OSCE called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to end deadly fighting in the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh.

28 January 2015 11:54

Turkey PM calls for 'new beginning' with Armenians Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called for a "new beginning" in relations between Turkey and Armenians.

21 January 2015 10:01

Baby in Armenia family massacre blamed on Russian soldier dies A six-month-old Armenian baby boy, the sole survivor from a family of seven apparently gunned down by a deserting Russian soldier, died from his injuries.

20 January 2015 09:54

Tunisia wants to join Customs Union Tunisia has sent a request for joining the Customs Union.

18 January 2015 05:52

Erdogan invites Armenian leader to join Gallipoli commemoration: report Turkish President has invited his Armenian counterpart, Serzh Sarkisian, to attend commemoration ceremonies in Turkey marking the 100th anniversary of the World War I.

16 January 2015 15:45

Nazarbayev speaks about launching Eurasian Economic Union The Eurasian Economic Union is coming into force on January 1, 2015. Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke about the new integration union and what it meant for the member states.

24 December 2014 18:28

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