by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 3, 2017 | World
President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party won Armenia’s first legislative elections since the adoption of constitutional reforms that are transforming the country into a parliamentary republic, official results released on Monday showed. With votes tallied...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 2, 2017 | World
Armenians voted for a new parliament on Sunday for the first time since the adoption of constitutional reforms aimed at transforming the ex-Soviet country into a parliamentary republic A tight race is expected between the ruling party and a former coalition partner...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 18, 2016 | World
Yerevan-An armed group stormed a police station in Yerevan and took seven hostages calling for the release of a political leader who was arrested two months ago for gun possession. The Armenian National Security Service denied any coup attempt. Earlier, an opposing...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 6, 2016 | World
Moscow- Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on Tuesday to an immediate ceasefire after a recent surge of fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, the TASS news agency reported, citing Armenia’s Defense Ministry. “Operations along the line of contact between the Azerbaijani...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 5, 2016 | World
Sixteen Azeri servicemen have been killed in the clashes between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces around the Armenian-backed breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region in the past two days, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. The clashes erupted on Friday night...
