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11 March 2021 • 11:37 AMT
Government says will send Army Chief proposal back to President

Armen Sarkissian refused to sign the order to appoint Davtyan in the post and and returned the draft decree with objections.

11 March 2021 • 11:16 AMT
Azerbaijan holding “several hundred” Armenians captive – Tatoyan

Azerbaijan is using the detainees as a bargaining chip while the exact contours of the new post-war front lines are hammered out.

11 March 2021 • 09:43 AMT
Armenia President rebuffs PM’s order to appoint new army chief

President Armen Sarkissian has returned the draft decree with objections,” his office said in a statement.

11 March 2021 • 09:31 AMT
IRI․ Armenia Ombudsman has approval ratings higher than PM’s office

30% of respondents assessed the Ombudsman’s activity as “very favorable”, and 29% had the same opinion about the PM’s office.

11 March 2021 • 09:14 AMT
Boston Mayor apologizes, rescinds Azerbaijani-inspired proclamation

The Mayor expressed his gratitude for the “deep and lasting relationship between the City of Boston and the Armenian people.”

11 March 2021 • 08:48 AMT
Russia: Sappers have cleared 1623 ha of terrain in Karabakh

The Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh have cleared some 25,154 explosive objects since their deployment in late 2020.

11 March 2021 • 08:07 AMT
OSCE Chair announces Armenia, Azerbaijan visits

The OSCE Minsk Group is mandated to mediate and help find a peaceful settlement for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

11 March 2021 • 07:39 AMT
Karabakh search teams deployed in Hadrut, Varanda

The Nagorno-Karabakh rescue teams will search for the remains of the bodies of the victims of the 44-day war.

11 March 2021 • 07:25 AMT
Armenia reports record daily rise in daily Covid cases since December

A total of 4285 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said.

11 March 2021 • 07:11 AMT
Hampig Sassounian to be granted parole, California confirms

It is anticipated that Sassounian’s release will be processed in the coming days pending finalization of the necessary steps under law.

11 March 2021 • 06:51 AMT
Lebanese-Armenian Maral Najarian returns to Beirut from Azerbaijan

Maral Najarian boarded a flight from Istanbul on March 11 and reunited with her sons in the Lebanese capital.

10 March 2021 • 15:26 AMT
Armenia’s Sarkissian invites PM, opposition leaders over for a meeting

Sarkissian said the situation can lead to unpredictable, irreversible consequences for the state and Armenia’s statehood.

10 March 2021 • 15:13 AMT
Armenian, Russian defense chiefs talk military cooperation

Sergei Shoigu and Vagharshak Harutyunyan’s talks took place against the backdrop of the political crisis in Armenia.

10 March 2021 • 14:49 AMT
Remains of six Karabakh soldiers discovered in the past day

The remains of six victims of the Nagorno-Karabakh war were recovered from the regions of Martuni and Varanda.

10 March 2021 • 14:38 AMT
Bright Armenia withdraws memorandum proposal

Edmon Marukyan added, however, that snap elections are still on the agenda of the opposition Bright Armenia party.

10 March 2021 • 13:59 AMT
Levon Ter-Petrosyan presses for opposition-government compromise

Ter-Petrosyan also said he appreciates the army’s resilience against the opposition’s pressure to get involved in politics.

10 March 2021 • 13:27 AMT
Pashinyan meets Armenian Army Command Staff amid turmoil

The meeting comes on the heels of disagreements between the Prime Minister and the country’s top military brass.

10 March 2021 • 12:47 AMT
Bloomberg: Atomic safety concern increasingly used as political weapon

IAEA chief said there is a temptation by some to take the nuclear safety argument and brandish it against their neighbor.

10 March 2021 • 12:07 AMT
Hackers breach 150,000 security cameras, expose jails, hospitals

A camera inside a Florida hospital showed what appeared to be eight hospital staffers tackling a man and pinning him to a bed.

10 March 2021 • 12:00 AMT
UN “strongly” defends UNICEF official ousted by Armenia

A spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General was asked about the organization’s assessment of the situation.

10 March 2021 • 11:02 AMT
UN report: Fukushima radiation did not damage health of locals

Experts have attributed the higher rates of thyroid cancer to the use of highly sensitive ultrasound equipment.

10 March 2021 • 10:55 AMT
Top military brass reaffirms demand for Armenia PM’s resignation

The leadership of the Armed Forces of Armenia thus joined the message of Colonel-General Onik Gasparyan.

10 March 2021 • 10:09 AMT
Pashinyan wants to reinstate ex-Army Chief he fired months ago

Davtyan served as the Chief of the General Staff from May 24, 2018 to June 8, 2020, when he was replaced by Gasparyan.

10 March 2021 • 09:56 AMT
Karabakh resumes search for remains of war victims

Since November 13, the rescue teams have found the bodies and remains of 1490 people, including dozens of civilians.

10 March 2021 • 09:13 AMT
Armenia Army Chief slams dismissal as “unconstitutional”

Lieutenant-General Onik Gasparyan said on March 10 that he has filed an application to Armenia’s Administrative Court.

10 March 2021 • 08:28 AMT
Iran says will “raze” Tel Aviv if Israel attacks

Israel remains staunchly opposed to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action involving Iran, which it says is inadequate.

10 March 2021 • 08:00 AMT
Armenian pilgrims visit Amaras monastery in Karabakh

Russian peacekeepers also accompany Karabakh pilgrims to the medieval Armenian monastery of Dadivank.

10 March 2021 • 07:29 AMT
Armenia reports daily Covid-19 cases of 340

A total of 2312 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said.

10 March 2021 • 07:10 AMT
China rolls out Covid-19 vaccine passports

The certificate is being distributed in order “to promote world economic recovery and facilitate cross-border travel.”

10 March 2021 • 07:01 AMT
Georgia reports first case of coronavirus reinfection

According to a health official, the reinfection took place after three months after the first, and that the patient is young.