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Armenia's former defence minister arrested on corruption charges

Armenia's former minister of defence has been detained on suspicion of abuse of power, fraud and embezzlement.

World News

Armenia and Azerbaijan mark anniversary of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

More than 6,500 people were killed in the six-week conflict for control of the region.

Armenia

Armenia says 3 soldiers killed in border clashes with Azerbaijan

It's the deadliest clash since the end of last year's war between the two countries in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Armenia

Armenia's Nikol Pashinyan is fighting for his political life. Why?

He led Armenia's Velvet Revolution in 2018, now some voters won't even shake his hand. What happened to Armenia's Nikol Pashinyan?

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Armenia

Incumbent PM wins Armenian legislative ballot but opposition contests

Fewer than 50 per cent of the electorate took part in a vote that embattled Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hoped would win him a "mandate of steel".

Armenia

Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of 'encroaching' on its territory

Azerbaijan denies the accusation from Armenia. France, Russia and the US have urged the two countries, which fought a deadly war last year, to de-escalate.

Europe News

US recognition of Armenian killings as genocide revives an old debate

The United States’ decision to recognise the deportation and killing of Armenians during the Ottoman Empire as a "genocide" has revived a long-running debate in the European Union.

Turkey

Turkey summons U.S. ambassador over Biden Armenia genocide recognition

Turkey rejects the use of the word genocide and claims that both Turks and Armenians were killed.

World News

Armenia remembers the victims of mass killings by Turkey in 1915

The US is preparing to recognise the killings as genocide.

Armenia

Joe Biden 'preparing to formally recognise the Armenian genocide'

Such a move would further cool relations between the US and Turkey - although one official said Biden could still change his mind.

Armenia

Armenian Prime Minister confirms he will step down to allow election

Nikol Pashinyan has faced weeks of protests calling for his resignation in the wake of Armenia’s defeat in last year’s war with Azerbaijan.

Armenia

Armenia’s PM calls early elections in a bid to defuse political crisis

BREAKING: Armenia’s PM calls early elections in a bid to defuse the country’s political crisis

World

Armenian anti-government protesters blockade Parliament in Yerevan

Armenian anti-government protesters blockade Parliament in Yerevan calling for the Prime Minister's resignation

Armenia

Amid political unrest, Armenia's PM says he's ready for snap elections

"Only the people can decide who will stay in power," said PM Nikol Pashinyan as rival protests took place in the Armenian capital.

Armenia

Armenian president refuses order to dismiss army chief

It came as several thousand people demonstrated on Saturday in Yerevan for the third day in a row, demanding the resignation of the prime minister.

Armenia

Armenia’s PM says the army attempted a coup. What’s really going on?

Who are the key players and what was the catalyst that sparked tensions this week?

Turkey

Turkey slams Dutch bid to recognise massacre of Armenians as genocide

Turkey has strongly denounced a motion by the Dutch parliament to formally recognise the 1915 massacre of Armenians as genocide.

Armenia

Armenia's Prime Minister accuses military chiefs of 'attempted coup'

"What happened today is that some people tried to put our military staff in a non-democratic process and a military coup," said Pashinyan to his supporters.

Netherlands

Dutch government urged to recognise 1915 Armenia massacre as genocide

Turkey utterly refutes that the events of over a hundred years ago constitute a genocide.

Austria

Tension grows in Austria over the deportation of three young girls

The governing coalition is being criticised for expelling children who are considered to be "well-integrated", including a 12-year-old girl born in Austria.