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04 March 2022 • 11:18 AMT
Russia pledges jail time for “fake” news during wartime

Russian officials have repeatedly said that false information has been spread by Russia’s enemies such as the United States.

04 March 2022 • 10:57 AMT
Macron invites Pashinyan to France on March 9

Macron has invited Pashinyan to Paris on March 9 to participate in a meeting on French-Armenian cooperation.

04 March 2022 • 10:15 AMT
Armenia’s Covid-19 infections grew by 251 in the past day

A total of 3847 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said.

04 March 2022 • 09:53 AMT
Armenia’s incoming president to take oath of office on March 13

Khachaturyan will be taking the presidential oath of office on March 13, 10 days after the parliament elected him in the post.

04 March 2022 • 09:05 AMT
Macron says “worst is yet to come” in Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned Vladimir Putin that the Russian leader was “lying” to himself.

04 March 2022 • 07:50 AMT
Armenia bans almost all types of gambling advertising

Introduced by the government, the bill bans all kinds of gambling advertisements on radio, television and internet.

04 March 2022 • 07:18 AMT
Caparrós says Mkhitaryan’s departure a “sad day” for Armenian football

Joaquín Caparrós has commented on midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s decision to retire from international football.

04 March 2022 • 06:54 AMT
“Sit down with me, what are you afraid of?” Zelensky tells Putin

Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelensky has addressed a statement directly to Russian president Vladimir Putin.

04 March 2022 • 06:31 AMT
Fire at Ukraine nuclear plant put out

Emergency services in Ukraine have said that they have extinguished a fire at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant of Zaporizhzhia.

03 March 2022 • 15:00 AMT
Armenia denies Azerbaijan’s claims of ceasefire violation

Information disseminated by Azerbaijan alleging ceasefire violations by Armenia are false, the Defense Ministry reports.

03 March 2022 • 14:02 AMT
Robert Ghukasyan named governor of Syunik

Robert Ghukasyan has been appointed the new governor of the southern Armenian province of Syunik.

03 March 2022 • 13:30 AMT
1 million refugees flee Ukraine in a week, says UN

At least one million people have fled Ukraine in the week since Russia’s invasion, the United Nations has said.

03 March 2022 • 13:22 AMT
Armenian civilian killed in Ukraine

An ethnic Armenian civilian has been killed in Ukraine, a spokesperson for the Chief Diaspora Commissioner’s Office reports.

03 March 2022 • 13:09 AMT
Mirzoyan gives positive assessment of recent Armenia–Turkey meeting

Ararat Mirzoyan has given a positive assessment of a recent meeting between the special representatives of Armenia and Turkey.

03 March 2022 • 11:31 AMT
Henrikh Mkhitaryan retiring from Armenian national team

Attacking midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has announced that he is retiring from the Armenian national team.

03 March 2022 • 10:51 AMT
Armenia reports daily Covid-19 cases of 259

A total of 3382 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said.

03 March 2022 • 09:31 AMT
Vahagn Khachaturyan elected Armenia’s new President

Vahagn Khachaturyan was elected Armenia’s new President on March 3, when 71 members of parliament voted in his favor.

03 March 2022 • 08:34 AMT
Putin wants to introduce “coordinating state” into CSTO charter

Putin has unveiled a draft law on the ratification of the protocol on amending the Peacekeeping Agreement of the CSTO.

03 March 2022 • 08:09 AMT
Russia wants list of weapons that can never be deployed in Ukraine

Sergei Lavrov said there should be a list of specified weapons that could never be deployed on Ukrainian territory.

03 March 2022 • 07:18 AMT
Armenia abstains from UN bill demanding Russia withdraw from Ukraine

Armenia was among the 35 countries that abstained from voting on a UN bill demanding that Russia withdraw from Ukraine.

03 March 2022 • 06:55 AMT
Fitch, Moody’s slash Russia’s sovereign rating to junk

Fitch and Moody’s downgraded Russia by six notches to “junk” status, after harsh sanctions were imposed by the West.

03 March 2022 • 06:48 AMT
Parliament fails to elect new Armenia President

The parliament has failed to elect Minister of High Tech Industries Vahagn Khachaturyan as Armenia’s new president.

02 March 2022 • 14:40 AMT
Roma to reportedly offer Mkhitaryan a one-year extension of contract

Roma will reportedly offer Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan a one-year extension of his contract with the Italian side.

02 March 2022 • 12:54 AMT
Global Finance names Ameriabank “Best Investment Bank” in Armenia

The Global Finance magazine has named Ameriabank the “Best Investment Bank in Armenia” for the seventh year in a row.

02 March 2022 • 11:42 AMT
Russia says its forces have captured Kherson

Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, March 2 that its forces had captured Kherson, a Ukrainian port.

02 March 2022 • 10:31 AMT
Viva-MTS has so far invested some AMD 1 billion in housing project

Viva-MTS’s housing program, one of the company’s key CSR projects, has been implemented in all provinces of Armenia.

02 March 2022 • 09:16 AMT
Biden closes U.S. airspace to Russian flights

The U.S. president also hit out repeatedly at Russia’s Vladimir Putin, saying that he alone is to blame for the war.

02 March 2022 • 08:23 AMT
Musk takes aim at Biden as he fails to mention Tesla during State of the Union

Musk said no one was watching U.S. President Joe Biden after he did not mention Tesla during his State of the Union speech.

02 March 2022 • 08:10 AMT
Armenia’s Covid-19 infections grew by 324 in the past day

A total of 4020 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said.

02 March 2022 • 07:21 AMT
Georgia says want recall ambassador to Ukraine

Georgia will not recall its ambassador from Ukraine, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia David Zalkaliani has said.