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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 »
Armenia Foreign Minister Thanks France for Adopting Genocide Bill
"By adopting the bill criminalizing the denial of genocides in the National Assembly, France re-confirmed its high place of...Read More »
Mother of Dead Soldier Wonders Why She Isn’t Receiving Full Compensation by the State
The entire amount of state assistance to be given to Nana Muradyan, mother of Valeriy Muradyan, a soldier who died while in service on... Read More »
French MPs Pass Bill Criminalizing Denial of Armenian Genocide
The vote, by show of hands, saw the bill proposed by Union for Popular Movement (UMP) MP Valérie Boyer backed by a large majority of the 50...Read More »
Armenia’s Natural Resources Being Depleted at Rapid Rate, Insists Former PM
"We're the only country in the world where, with the president's knowledge, Shaki Waterfall is turned on for 3000 drams... Read More »
Opposition Youth Activists’ Trial Again Postponed Because Defense Attorney Was Not Present
The trial of opposition youth activists Tigran Araqelyan, Sargis Gevorgyan, David Kiramijyan and Artak Karapetyan resumed today... Read More »