site.news_by_theme Armenia

Armenia leader cruising to election victory Armenia votes in presidential polls Monday with incumbent leader Serzh Sarkisian set for victory in an election watched closely.

16 February 2013

Nurlan Nigmatulin meets with ambassador of Armenia to Kazakhstan During the meeting the parties stressed consistency and progress in interaction between Kazakhstan and Armenia on a wide range of issues.

08 February 2013

Armenian presidential candidate shot: police An Armenian presidential candidate was shot and wounded late Thursday by an unknown assailant in the capital Yerevan less than a month before election day.

01 February 2013

Kazakhstan's Alisher Karimov won 3rd prize at music contest in Armenia Kazakhstan singer Alisher Karimov won the 3rd place in the international contest of young pop singers Yerevan Calls on October 6-14.

18 October 2012

First CSTO maneuvers kick off in Kazakhstan More than one thousand Russian, Armenian, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan military men are participating in the training.

08 October 2012

Armenia 'ready for war' after Azerbaijan axe-killer pardon Armenia warned Azerbaijan it was ready for war as tensions soared Monday between the ex-Soviet foes after Baku pardoned and promoted an Azerbaijani officer who axed an Armenian soldier to death.

05 September 2012

Unrecognised Karabakh votes as tensions rise The self-declared state of Nagorny-Karabakh, recognised by no country in the world, votes in leadership elections as fears grow of a new conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over its status.

19 July 2012

Armenia-Azerbaijan time bomb ticks down in Karabakh Only the wind is heard rustling the wheat fields at the Karabakh frontline, but the silence is deceptive -- the soldiers lined along the Mardakert Heights know that shooting can start at any time.

18 July 2012