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Armenia’s prime minister says his country has refused to host military drills planned by a Russia-dominated security pact.
Turkey’s foreign minister says his country has closed its airspace to Armenian aircraft, in retaliation for the erection of a monument in the Armenian capital, Yerevan.
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Hundreds of opposition supporters rallied in the Armenian capital on Wednesday, urging the government to act to unblock a vital road to the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, after weeks of rising tension over Azerbaijani protests which choked off basic supplies to the te
A senior Armenian official says Armenia and Azerbaijan negotiated a cease-fire to end a flare-up of fighting that has killed 155 soldiers on both sides.
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The death toll in a fireworks storage explosion in Armenia’s capital has risen to seven, officials said Monday, as rescuers combed through wreckage hunting for victims.
A strong explosion at a fireworks storage area tore through a popular market in Armenia’s capital on Sunday, killing at least two people, injuring 60 others and setting off a large fire.
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Thousands of opposition supporters rallied in the Armenian capital Wednesday, besieging the mayor’s office for hours as they kept up pressure on the country’s prime minister to step down for seeking a peace treaty with neighboring Azerbaijan.
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters blocked streets and gathered around government buildings in Armenia’s capital on Wednesday to demand the prime minister’s resignation over his calls for a formal peace agreement with neighboring Azerbaijan.
Police in Armenia’s capital have detained 180 anti-government demonstrators that were blocking streets to protest against the country’s prime minister.
Charter flights between Istanbul and Yerevan have resumed after a two-year hiatus amid efforts by Turkey and Armenia to improve their bitter relationship.
Turkish and Armenian envoys have met in Moscow to try to end decades of bitterness between their countries and to establish diplomatic ties.
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry says special envoys from Turkey and Armenia will hold their first meeting aimed at normalizing ties on Jan. 14 in Moscow.
Turkey’s foreign minister says Turkey and Armenia will appoint special representatives to discuss steps to normalize their ties.
Armenia’s prime minister says the country has reached an agreement with Azerbaijan to establish a hotline between their defense chiefs after last week’s deadly clashes on their border.
Armenia says one of its soldiers has been killed by Azerbaijani shelling amid simmering tensions on the border between the two ex-Soviet neighbors.
BERLIN (AP) — Germany defender Niklas Süle has tested positive for the coronavirus and four more players are in quarantine as a precaution ahead of World Cup qualifying games against Liechtenstein and Armenia.
Azerbaijan and Armenia are marking the first anniversary of the start of their six-week war in which more than 6,600 people died and that ended with Azerbaijan regaining control of large swaths of territory.
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia’s acting prime minister proposed stationing Russian border guards along the country’s border with Azerbaijan, as tensions between the two ex-Soviet nations continue to simmer Thursday.
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — In Iran, the urgency of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is growing by the day.
Voting results show that the party of Armenia’s acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has won snap parliamentary elections which he called to ease anger over a peace deal he signed with Azerbaijan.
Partial results in Armenia’s snap parliamentary elections show a strong lead for the party of acting prime minister Nikol Pashinyan, who called the election in a bid to ease anger over peace deal he signed with Azerbaijan.
Armenians head to polls Sunday for an early parliamentary election stemming from a political crisis that has engulfed the country in the aftermath of the last year’s fighting with Azerbaijan over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Armenia’s leader is praising President Joe Biden’s recognition of the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians under Ottoman Turkish rule as genocide, calling it “a powerful step.”
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Political tensions in Armenia heightened Monday, with supporters of the embattled prime minister and the opposition each holding massive rallies at separate sites in the capital.
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia’s prime minister accused top military officers on Thursday of attempting a coup after they demanded he step down, adding fuel to months of protests calling for his resignation following the country’s defeat in a conflict with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh regio
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Several thousand people marched in Armenia’s capital Monday, demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation amid pressure for him to step down since November over his handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan.
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Both opponents and supporters of Armenia’s prime minister rallied Saturday as the nation paid tribute to the thousands who died in fighting with Azerbaijan over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Separatist authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh on Wednesday accused Azerbaijan of capturing dozens of ethnic Armenian servicemen, in violation of a peace deal that ended six weeks of ferocious fighting over the region.
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Thousands of protesters converged on the parliament building in Armenia’s capital Wednesday to push for the resignation of the ex-Soviet nation’s prime minister over his handling of the fighting with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Crowds of protesters took to the streets of Armenia’s capital Tuesday, demanding the resignation of the country’s prime minister over his handling of the conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.
PARIS (AP) — The French Senate voted Wednesday to urge the government to recognize the disputed Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent republic.