VIDEO: Ilham Aliyev blames Iranians and Armenians for alleged collapse of mosques in Nagorno-Karabakh

During today’s session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CIS countries, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev blamed the Iranians and Armenians for the alleged collapse of 16 of the 17 mosques in Nagorno-Karabakh, adding that one mosque remained for Continue reading

Russia is warned of danger of Erdogan’s betrayal because of West

Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to trust his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, despite Western pressure mounting on Turkey. Independent geopolitical analyst Paul Antonopoulos has noted this in an article posted on InfoBrics. The article reads as follows: Continue reading

Academician Martik Y. Gasparyan was awarded the highest distinction the order «For contribution to the development of society»

RAS and Presidium of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences on the proposal of the «Fund for Support named after V.N. Tatishchev» awarded Nominee for the Nobel Prize in Economics and Peace 2020 and 2021,  academician Martik Yurikovich GASPARYAN highest distinction award the order «For Contribution to the Development of Society» for his diligence in work for the benefit of science, economy, culture and education. Continue reading

Armenia celebrates Vardavar – the Feast of Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Today the Armenian Church celebrates the Feast of Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ is one of the five main feasts of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Holy Church. It commemorates the transformation or the “transfiguration” that came over Jesus while He was praying.  Christ’s face shone like the Continue reading

Academician Martik Y. GASPARYAN was awarded the Medal of Merit

Hero of Socialist Labor, Laureate of the Lenin Prize, two State Prizes of the USSR and the State Prize of the Russian Federation, People’s Artist of the USSR, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation, Full Knight of the «ORDER OF MERIT», President of the Russian Academy of Arts, Academician of the Academy of Continue reading

Sputnik Armenia releases Serzh Sargsyan’s article 10 years after Kazan Summit devoted to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Ten years after the remarkable summit held in Kazan (where Armenia and Azerbaijan were only one step away from reaching an agreement on the principles of the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict), third President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan has transmitted to Sputnik Armenia his article on the events that took place before and after 2018.

Presents the article. Continue reading

VIDEO – Master of duduk, legendary Jivan Gasparyan passed away

People’s Artist of Armenia, famous duduk-player Jivan Gasparyan has passed away at the age of 92, his grandson Jivan Gasparyan Jr. said on Facebook.

“I am writing with great sorrow about my big loss. Rest In Peace”, he said. Continue reading

EU to allocate over €1.5bn to Armenia for five programs

The European Union (EU) will allocate more than 1.5 billion euros to Armenia in the next 5 years for five key programs, including the development of Syunik region, Masis Post reported.

The document was presented Friday in Brussels, highlighting the initiatives that the European Commission intends to implement by 2025 in the member states of the “Eastern Partnership.” Continue reading

Catholicos Aram I addresses Pope Francis on issue of Armenian captives in Azerbaijan

Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church, has asked Pope Francis to be helpful in the return of the Armenian captives in the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) war last fall. Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned about this from the Facebook page of the Holy See of Cilicia. Continue reading

Yerevan hands over new minefield maps to Baku in exchange for return of 15 POWs

Armenia presented the Azerbaijani side with new maps of about 92,000 anti-tank and anti-personnel mines in the Fizuli and Zangilan regions, the press service of the Azerbaijani Continue reading