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Ahmadinejad in Yerevan: Why Armenia and Iran Need Each Other
Friendly relations with problematic Iran smoothly fit in Armenia's foreign policy, which local politicians and pundits have dubbed...Read More »
Opposition MPs, Environmentalists Ask Government to Put an End to Mining in Armenia
Heritage Party members and representatives of several organizations working in the environmental and human rights sectors signed a...Read More »
Armenian National Congress Belgian Activist’s Family ‘Hostages’ in Armenia, Says Wife
Belgian national, Yerevan resident Luc Wadewale, who was arrested on Nov. 28 for "brutal breach of public order" and then released three days later,...Read More »
‘Yes, We Know it’s Christmas,’ Say African Musicians as They Record Response to Band Aid
After 28 years of silently tolerating it, a group of unemployed local musicians have joined forces to release a Christmas single, entitled "Yes we do,"...Read More »
North Korea Warns South to Show ‘Respect’ for Kim Jong-il
North Korea urged South Korea on Friday to “show proper respect” over the death of its leader, Kim Jong-il, calling the South’s decision to... Read More »
Israel Cancels Contract to Sell Surveillance Systems to Turkey
A defense contract with Turkey worth an estimated $140 million was canceled at the last minute, out of fears that information regarding the...Read More »
Armenia’s Flag ‘Burned’ the Most Online Yesterday
Anyone who wants can virtually "burn" the flag of any country on flagburningworld.com. The most flags burned by visitors on the site currently are...Read More »
France’s Adoption of Genocide Bill a ‘Logical Continuation’ of Sarkozy’s Armenia Visit
Isabelle Guisnel, First Counsellor and Chargée d'Affaires of the French Embassy in Armenia, speaking to local daily Yerkir, said that...Read More »
US State Department Spokesperson Recalled Armenia and Turkey, Forgetting France
At a Dec. 22 press briefing, US Department of State Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner gave a very brief answer to a journalist's question on...Read More »
Turkey Recalls its Ambassador to France, Hints at Boycott
"As of now, we are canceling bilateral level political, economic and military activities," Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said.Read More »