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13 February 2020 • 15:59 AMT
RSF concerned about “judicial harassment” of Armenian journalists

Qnar Manukyan, the editor of a daily, is the target of criminal proceedings for refusing to reveal her sources.

13 February 2020 • 15:09 AMT
Armenia to ban smoking in public places from 2022

The legislation was approved by the parliament with 76 lawmakers voting in favor, 13 against and seven abstentions.

13 February 2020 • 13:42 AMT
Revazyan: Armenia, Syria will establish air link in 2020

The issue was raised by lawmaker Gevorg Gorgisyan at a Q&A session in the National Assembly on February 13.

13 February 2020 • 12:58 AMT
Armenian National Gallery introducing rare Dali, Picasso exhibit

300 exhibits from Russian collector and philanthropist Alexander Shadrin’s property will be displayed in Yerevan.

13 February 2020 • 11:58 AMT
Syrian Parliament unanimously recognizes Armenian Genocide

The Syrian Parliament unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing and condemning the Armenian Genocide.

13 February 2020 • 11:50 AMT
EU to remove Armenia from tax haven “grey list” – Financial Times

EU27 ambassadors on February 12 took a decision to place the Cayman Islands on a the list foreign tax havens.

13 February 2020 • 10:54 AMT
“Ghost” DNA of unknown human found in modern West Africans

Traces of the unknown ancestor emerged when researchers analysed genomes from west African populations.

13 February 2020 • 10:42 AMT
Politician with Armenian roots raises $7.6 mln ahead of U.S. Senate race

Sara Gideon hopes to challenge Republican Senator Susan Collins in the November Congressional elections.

13 February 2020 • 10:01 AMT
Iraqi forces kick off new operation along borders of Syria and Jordan

the Iraqi Armed Forces concluded that the situation along the borders with Jordan and Syria “were a pressing.”

13 February 2020 • 09:41 AMT
Armenia, EU set to sign Common Aviation Area agreement soon

The country has 49 intergovernmental contracts in the aviation sector, said the chairwoman of the Civil Aviation Committee.

13 February 2020 • 08:57 AMT
Azerbaijan “using Karabakh conflict to cover up its failure in democracy”

“We are aware of the assessment of those elections by the international observers,” Anna Naghdalyan said.

13 February 2020 • 08:03 AMT
Official: Armenia passenger flow not enough for launching LA route

“It’s just that they are interested in New York, while we are focused on Los Angeles,” Tatevik Revazyan said.

13 February 2020 • 08:02 AMT
U.S. Representatives rally for Artsakh aid in Capitol Hill

Congressional Armenian Caucus leaders attended a remembrance of the 30th anniv. of the anti-Armenian pogroms in Baku.

13 February 2020 • 07:07 AMT
Two Armenian wrestlers crowned European champions

In their final bouts, Gharibyan defeated Turkey’s Kerem Kamal, while Aleksanyan edged Italy’s Nikoloz Kakhelashvili.

13 February 2020 • 06:40 AMT
Jeff Bezos “bought LA’s most expensive property for $165 million”

The Warner Estate was designed in the 1930s for Jack Warner, who was the former president of Warner Bros.

13 February 2020 • 06:38 AMT
Iceberg bigger than Yerevan breaks off a glacier in Antarctica

An iceberg has broken off Pine Island Glacier (PIG) on the edge of Antarctica, according to satellite images.

12 February 2020 • 14:55 AMT
Tribute to Charles Aznavour traveling to Dubai

Some of his songs will sound in the UAE on Valentine’s Day, in a performance that is a tribute to the legendary singer.

12 February 2020 • 14:45 AMT
Armenian human rights activist released after detention in Turkey

“I hope to come together again [with my beloved ones] in healthy and good days,” the activist said in a video.

12 February 2020 • 13:38 AMT
Armenia PM details top court developments to OSCE envoys

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed in detail the situation around the country’s Constitutional Court.

12 February 2020 • 12:45 AMT
Movers drop virtuoso’s $200,000 grand piano

Her European recordings were performed on her Fazioli F278, which was the only one in the world to have four pedals.

12 February 2020 • 12:24 AMT
Kim Kardashian West joins SXSW 2020 speaker lineup

Lawyer-in-training, reality TV star Kim Kardashian West will sound off on criminal justice reform.

12 February 2020 • 11:56 AMT
Armenia will have its first-ever stand at Berlinale film market

Տhe European Film Market is the world’s third biggest industry meeting for the international film circuit.

12 February 2020 • 10:54 AMT
Armenia football team remains coachless again

Abraham Khashmanyan is leaving the post of the chief coach of Armenia’s national football team.

12 February 2020 • 10:51 AMT
Fallen soldier’s home renovated in Gyumri

Viva-MTS and the Fuller Center for Housing Armenia have helped renovate the home of a fallen soldier in Gyumri.

12 February 2020 • 09:09 AMT
New tyrannosaurus species discovered in Canada

A new species of tyrannosaur that stalked North America around 80 million years ago has been discovered in Canada.

12 February 2020 • 08:55 AMT
Microsoft teams up with PicsArt for Surface Neo software

PicsArt enables users to take and edit pictures and share their images with the PicsArt community and on other networks.

12 February 2020 • 08:41 AMT
China coronavirus death toll tops 1,100

The announcement came as top scientists gathered in Geneva to try and answer questions about the new disease.

12 February 2020 • 08:12 AMT
CIA secretly owned encryption firm used by 120 nations – report

The company got its first break with a contract to build code-making machines for U.S. troops during World War II.

12 February 2020 • 07:37 AMT
Samsung unveils Galaxy Z Flip, three new Galaxy S20 phones

The Galaxy Z Flip has a 6.7-inch foldable screen that Samsung says is made of ultra-thin foldable glass.

12 February 2020 • 06:58 AMT
David Hockney’s “The Splash” auctioned off for $29.9 million

The buyer is not known. It had been estimated to sell for £20m-£30m – and ended up going for £23,117,000.