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18 December 2020 • 13:24 AMT
Trump says Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine has been approved

A panel of outside FDA advisers met to discuss the vaccine and an agency decision was expected as soon as Dec. 18.

18 December 2020 • 12:55 AMT
Karabakh president approves new government structure

Karabakh president Arayik Harutyunyan signed a decree to change the structure of Karabakh’s government.

18 December 2020 • 12:05 AMT
Bodies of 35 more servicemen, one civilian recovered in Karabakh

The body of an elderly woman was discovered in the village of Vardashat, Hadrut region, Nagorno-Karabakh.

18 December 2020 • 11:24 AMT
Putin: Karabakh escalation raised terrorist threat level in the region

Armenia was the first to report on Turkey’s deployment of thousands of Syrian mercenaries to Azerbaijan.

18 December 2020 • 11:10 AMT
FBI offering $50,000 reward in Armenian church arson

FBI Special Agent in Charge Craig Fair said the investigation was about protecting the congregation’s first amendment rights.

18 December 2020 • 11:06 AMT
Former MEP publishes map of historic Armenia

Theocharous joked that despite the tensions of the last weeks, absolute calm prevailed today on the Greek-Armenian border.

18 December 2020 • 10:02 AMT
Karabakh Ombudsman: Demarcation based on Soviet-era borders unacceptable

Ombudsman of Artsakh Artak Beglaryan said the lightning-fast delimitation process an inadmissible.

18 December 2020 • 09:29 AMT
UNWTO: Tourism back to 1990 levels as arrivals fall by 72%

Destinations welcomed 900m fewer international tourists in January–October when compared with the same period of 2019.

18 December 2020 • 08:46 AMT
Pilgrimage to Armenian Monastery in Iran makes it to UNESCO heritage list

The annual three-day pilgrimage to St. Thaddeus Apostle Monastery in northwestern Iran is held each July.

18 December 2020 • 08:28 AMT
Spain’s Castellón recognizes Armenian Genocide

According to the Armenian Embassy, the decision was approved based on a motion submitted by Ararat Armenian Center.

18 December 2020 • 07:36 AMT
Covid-19: Armenia infections grew by 861 in the past day

A total of 2567 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control said.

18 December 2020 • 07:01 AMT
Russia FSB chief arrives in Armenia

The director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia Alexander Bortnikov arrived in Yerevan on December 18.

18 December 2020 • 06:53 AMT
Borrell was “unable” to arrange EU0Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting

Borrell said at the 3rd EU-Armenia Partnership Council that it was decided to organize bilateral meetings instead.

17 December 2020 • 16:23 AMT
Russian peacekeepers return bodies of 9 soldiers to Karabakh army

According to preliminary information, the bodies were recovered from areas adjacent to the villages of Hin Tagher and Khtsaberd

17 December 2020 • 14:49 AMT
Putin weighs in on Karabakh status, peacekeepers, corridor with Armenia

The status of Nagorno-Karabakh should remain unchanged, meaning it should be decided in the future, Putin said.

17 December 2020 • 14:18 AMT
Year of crises

Within a year, Armenia was struck twice. The global pandemic has impacted almost every business; for months, the country has been paralyzed with small and medium enterprises suspending operations one after the other. While it was a world problem and we had a hope to recover soon after the quarantine, the country was struck for the second time by war, the fact that was predictable but still caused a shock. The business sector that somehow survived the coronavirus pandemic and was rehabilitating, was again under attack. All resources were used for the frontline, for supporting soldiers and refugees. The war that lasted more than forty days took lives and resources; the country and every single business sector faced the fact of complete uncertainty. And now, it is time to sum up by evaluating the losses, understanding the current situation, and sharing plans for the future.

17 December 2020 • 12:21 AMT
Russian peacekeepers to be deployed in parts of Armenian-Azeri border

Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan held a working meeting in the province of Syunik on December 17.

17 December 2020 • 11:48 AMT
More French cities recognize Karabakh independence

Sarcelles, for instance, has called on the French government to establish diplomatic relations with its authorities.

17 December 2020 • 11:19 AMT
Scholar: Azerbaijan’s cynical approach to Jews is demeaning to all

Michael Rubin believes Azerbaijan’s submissiveness to an increasingly anti-Semitic Turkey should be of great concern.

17 December 2020 • 10:09 AMT
ECHR rejects Azeri request to lift interim measures lodged by Armenia

On December 3, the government of Azerbaijan asked the Court to suspend the proceedings on interim measures

17 December 2020 • 09:00 AMT
“Truth to Power” doc on Serj Tankian’s activism will be out on February 19

The doc focuses on how the singer was able to use music as a vehicle for his messages of change.

17 December 2020 • 08:21 AMT
Armenia reports daily Covid-19 cases of 1174

A total of 3537 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control said.

17 December 2020 • 07:41 AMT
Azerbaijan hiding some of Karabakh POWs, says Human Rights Defender

Artak Beglaryan said as many as 60 soldiers serving in Karabakh’s southern military posts have gone missing.

17 December 2020 • 06:55 AMT
U.S. fears “risk of destabilization” in Karabakh because of Russia

Clarke Cooper told a press briefing that where there is a Russian presence, there is a risk of destabilization.

16 December 2020 • 14:47 AMT
Russia: POW exchange between Armenia and Azerbaijan continues

On December 14, as many as 44 Armenian prisoners of war were transported from Azerbaijan to Armenia.

16 December 2020 • 14:34 AMT
Bodies of around 900 Karabakh servicemen recovered so far

Karabakh authorities said that searches continue in Jabrail and Fizuli, which are now under Azerbaijan’s control.

16 December 2020 • 14:08 AMT
Armenia says Russian peacekeepers too under siege in Karabakh

Nikol Pashinyan said there is a communications problem due to the location and “the events” in Karabakh.

16 December 2020 • 13:26 AMT
Armenia: Catholicos taking “certain steps” in POW issue

One of the monks of the Mother See, Abegha (Hieromonk) Mkrtich Karapetyan, is among the missing persons.

16 December 2020 • 13:24 AMT
Karabakh serviceman killed “in unknown circumstances”

The soldier, Vahe Babayan, died from a gunshot wound in one of the Karabakh Army’s north-eastern positions.

16 December 2020 • 13:16 AMT
Sanitek sues Armenia for “tens of millions of dollars”

A number of criminal cases have been “unlawfully” initiated against the ոaste management company, a statement reads.